Types of Campers by Emma Sears

     Over the summer, I got a job as a camp counselor at a rec camp in a small town in rural Vermont, since I spend the majority of my summer there. The kids who attended the camp were grades 6-8, and I had the opportunity to get to know a lot of them since the majority of kids came to camp every day. There were some campers I enjoyed interacting with, and others who I despised. Today, I will be classifying these campers into 3 categories, in a much similar format to the classification essay we studied in class.

     Sometimes, there are people in this world who are disrespectful and annoying for no reason at all. Unfortunately, there was a group of these people at this camp. While there are much worse terms I could describe them as, I have chosen to just label them as 'rude'. This group mainly consisted of four girls, who spent most of the day on their phones and never seemed to want to participate in any of the planned games. Each to their own, but I just do not see the point of spending money to go to a camp if you are not interested in the activities. Along with their lack of enthusiasm, these girls were also mean. One time, this girl went home crying because of this group. While I'm not sure what they exactly said to her, it clearly was not kind. Another day, one of them had the audacity to tell my little brother he was ugly. Unsurprisingly, these are the campers I hate most. I sincerely hope they do not return next year without a change of attitude. 
     Another camper 'stereotype' that I witnessed over the summer was the weird kid. It's probably rude of me to say that, but this kid was definitely an outcast among the rest of the group. There was one kid in particular who wore the same shirt with the creepy clown from IT three times a week, which was a little gross. This same child also consistently made strange comments that made everyone in the room feel uncomfortable. And maybe the most odd thing about him was his obsession with the game Twister.  It was the only game he ever wanted to play. It was these strange qualities that made him stick out from the rest, henceforth labeling him as 'the weird kid'.
     The last category is the people I spent most of my time with. These are the 'nice' campers. These kids were actually willing to participate, and they weren't completely rude or strange. They consistently made me laugh throughout the day, and were the reason I did not hate my job.
      Despite the 'rude' and 'weird' campers, I actually enjoyed my experience as a camp counselor. I am excited for next summer, no matter what challenges it may bring. After all, dealing with difficult types of people only makes you a stronger person, right?

Photo of the last day of camp.