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After the campers
arrive, your day runs according to schedule. Kima (wake-up)
is at about seven in the morning. Then it is off to tefillot
(prayers) with the campers. By the time you arrive in the
hadar ochel (dining room) for breakfast, you have worked up
quite an appetite. Fortunately breakfast is quite extensive,
with a
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cereals, yogurt,
scrambled eggs, pancakes and toast. Now that your stomach
is full, you are ready for your day.
If you are a bunk counselor, you return to your bunk with your campers for nikayon (clean up) and see them off to their first activity. The specialists and teachers are already preparing for the first period of the day. During the course of the
morning, the campers attend their electives and classes. Bunk
staff use this valuable time to meet with other staff members
and plan programs such as peulot erev (evening activities)
and yamei meyuchad (special days). The specialists and educators
are busy for up to four hour-long sessions during the morning.
All this work has made everyone hungry. At 1 pm., lunch is
served, followed by rest time.
Rest time is an important part of the day when the specialists
and educators regroup while the counselors spend some quality
time with their campers. Campers use this time to write home,
read and even occasionally rest. The afternoon continues with
additional camper activities and planning time. This is often
a time for bunk staff to attend to personal business and spend
time with friends who work in other areas of camp. Specialists
have some free time between their last period of the day and
dinner. Dinnertime is fast approaching.
After another delicious and nutritious meal in the hadar ochel
(dining room), it is time for peulat erev (evening activity).
The counselors are responsible for planning and running these
activities and often ask for the assistance of other staff
members from around camp.
Counselors accompany their children to the bunks for the nighttime
ritual that includes getting ready for bed and a relaxed nighttime
activity. Everyone loves a good bedtime story or quiet song
from one of their counselors or a special guest from around
camp. Now that the camper part of the day is over, it is time
for staff to relax, hang out, and socialize.
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