Life at the Bay

The best summer camp isn’t necessarily a summer camp with the most facilities or the best equipment. The best summer camp has the best counselors. Everyone wants to be a good camp counselor, and in order to do so, you would need to possess characteristics that contribute positively to the needs of the camping environment and the campers. Here are the top 5 characteristics of a good camp counselor; 1. Initiative   Taking the initiative of doing something before someone asks you to, is one of the most significant characteristics that a good counselor will need to possess. For example, if you see something on your path that someone could possibly trip on and therefore get injured by, you should take the initiative to remove this object, even if you didn’t trip on it. That’s what initiative is about. This characteristic is always needed at camp. 2. Selflessness   At camp, the campers always come first. What would you do if you’re really tired, and a camper canno...