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The Battalion Page 3 Thursday • April 1 7, 1997 tudents who work as summer camp ounselors say the job is as much about learning as teaching f chasing eight-year-olds, earning meager paychecks, consoling homesick campers and getting lit tle sleep does not sound like a per fect summer job, then camp coun seling is probably not a good idea. But Aggies who have worked as Immer camp counselors readily agree that le benefits of working at camps surpass joseof other summer jobs. junior recreation, park and tourism sci- pcesmajor Rye Lemons has worked as a trail Jiideat a Christian wilderness experience Imp in the Adirondack Mountains for the 1st two summers. For him, the best things put camp are the friendships he has made. I “You get to knowpeople very well,” Lemons (id. "I have friends all over the country now, pd five or six of them I still talk to regularly.” | When working at camp, relationships are built pt only with fellow counselors, but with upers as well. Junior recreation, parks and tourism sci- pces major Carrie Paris said her campers at iCA day camps tended to behave better hen she dealt with them as friends. ! “It’s awesome to have relationships with lekids, to be friends and hang out with |em,” Paris said. “You don’t have to be a rill sergeant to them. They’re going to be- tve if they like you.” | Counselors said it is sometimes easier to )lder campers. Since Lemons worked with high-school students, he said he had no problem understanding them. Jamie Walker, a junior recreation, park and tourism sciences major, said the same about her YMCA day campers. "You don't have to be a drill sergeant to them (campers). They're going to behave if they like you." Carrie Paris, junior recreation, park and tourism sciences major “It’s fun with the older campers because you can relate with them and be a strong role model for them,” Walker said. Being a positive role model is one of the most important aspects of the job, counselors said. In a Christian camp setting, counselors carry the responsibility to a spiritual level. “We try to be examples of Christ — how he looks in human form,” Lemons said. “We try to be a positive Christian influence on the campers.” Walker said she and fellow counselors aim to show campers the right way to treat peo ple through example. “We try to teach respect for others,” she said. “We treat each other [counselors] the way we want kids to treat each other. If two kids are fighting, we ask them, ‘Do you see us treating each other that way?’.” Paris said a positive outlook is important when working as a counselor. “When we are positive, it helps the campers develop good attitudes,” Paris said. 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