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dam Rosenberg, Eric
Michaels and Jon Block
knew each other in school,
but it wasn't until they
spent summers together at Camp
Walden that they became good
friends.
First as campers and later as
counselors, the three stayed close,
holding on to their friendship
while attending different colleges
in Michigan and pursuing post-
degree credits and work in Chica-
go, where they now share an
apartment.
The importance of strong
friendships is voiced by many
campers- turned-counselors as
the reason they transformed
playtime activities into work-
time responsibilities.
"Camp is about making
friends," said Mr. Rosenberg,
23, a DePaul University law
student who spent nine years
as a camper and four years as
a counselor.
"It's easier to make friends
at camp because kids don't
have to think about other
things like school, homework
or work. They are there to
meet other kids, have a good
time and not compete."
Nikole Fine, 20, a University
of Michigan (U-M) junior and
Sea- Gull enthusiast, believes it
was natural for her to make the
progression.
"Because so many of my
friends were there for so many
years, I just kept going with the
flow and moved up," said the five-
year camper and one-year coun-
selor, who worked with 7- and
8-year-olds.
In both capacities, Ms. Fine
liked meeting people from areas
outside her own neighborhood
and with all kinds of personali-
ties. She believes the experience
was a good foundation for ad-
justing to new friends from new
locales sharing space at her soror-
ity house.
"When you're living with oth-
ers, you learn respect for their pri-
vacy and property," she said.
After six years as a camper
and three years as a counselor at
Maplehurst, David Silver is con-
vinced that interactions benefit
from the relatively stress-free en-
vironment offered during sum-
mer getaways.
'When I started going to camp,
I was homesick off and on for the
first two years," said Mr. Silver,
21. "It wasn't until I was an old-
er camper that I started loving it.
What made camp for me was the
friendships."
A senior majoring in sociology
at the University of California at
Right:
1994 counselors
Jamie Beser,
Jesse Kaufman
and Neil
Rosenzweig.
Below:
Stephanie Lichten
and Melanie
Schlesinger.
friends and work at the
same time.
Many counselors did not
realize all the planning that
would be involved in carry-
ing out their jobs.
`There's a lot that goes on
behind the scenes," said
Sam Harvvin, 20, who spent
10 years as a camper and
three years as a counse-
lor at Tamarack. "With
our Stock Market Night
alone, there is a lot of prepa-
ration."
Mr. Harwin, a sophomore
-
Los Angeles, Mr. Silver keeps in
touch with youngsters who have at MSU, attends winter camp to
stay in the "camp mode." He also
been in his counseling unit.
While Neil Rosenzweig, 18, a keeps up his interest through the
West Bloomfield High School se- MSU Outing Club, which has
nior, enjoyed his four years as a taken him caving and white-wa-
ti
Tamakwa camper, he really pre- ter rafting.
Stephanie Lichten, 18, a U-M
ferred the greater freedom he
could bring to leading activities freshman who had eight years of
camping and one year of coun-
as a counselor.
To assure positive relation- seling at Sea-Gull, also keeps up
ships with the youngsters who with outdoor activities through-
became his responsibility, Mr. out the year. She has gone on
Rosenzweig thought back to the wilderness trips organized by
Cranbrook.
"I loved camp, and I always
•• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
knew I would be a counselor," she
nteractions benefit said. "I think that it's important
for counselors to realize their re-
from the relatively sponsibilities and be under-
standing."
stress-free
Across the board, campers-
turned-counselors affirm they
environment offered.
have gained independence, team
spirit, an appreciation for the en-
vironment and the ability to
communicate better with people
of all ages.
Eric Michaels, 22, a Loyola law
years he was a camper and re-
student
who started as a Tamak-
membered that point of view.
So did Jeff Mindell, 21, a wa camper and moved on to
Michigan State University senior Walden, remembers every coun-
who spent two years each as a selor he had during his four years
camper and counselor at Maple- as a camper.
'These were the guys I want-
hurst.
ed
to be like, and I did my best to
"I was aware that everything
I said and did made an impres- try to live up to that and be a good
sion on the campers, and I tried role model," said the four- year
to show a lot of patience," ex- counselor, who often reflects on (
plained Mr. Mindell, who partic- summer events.
"Camp really is ongoing be-
ularly appreciated his counseling
job because he could be with his cause it becomes part of us." Cl
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