Jen is returning for her second summer as a counselor at Camp Hayward. Her first summer was filled with tons of camp memories: leading co-ed day, Mariners & Pioneers and surfing during co-ed week.

After a great experience last summer, Jen returned to England to work as an admin assistant at her old high school. Her alma mater asked Jen was to write an article about her experience working at a summer camp. Below, she highlights the feelings of someone coming to Hayward for the first time:

“I thought I would be nervous at the prospect of being on a different continent to anyone I knew but I was just swept along with excitement! Since Camp America had booked my flights, I was with dozens of people who were exactly in the same position as me, and before the plane was even out of the country I knew that I had an amazing 3 months ahead of me.”

Read Jen’s full article (starts on page 10)

By Jessie Williams, Camp Hayward Director and Jen, Camp Hayward Counselor