You Know You Were A Timber Lake West Counselor If …

Camp counselors are definitely a special kind of person, a superhero some might say. As you know camp counselors are pretty easily identified by other people, especially camp people by the things they do. Here are a few things to tell that you are a superhero, I mean camp counselor! Which number is your favorite and best described your camp counselor experience?!

1. You have a fan club of 8-year olds
2. Food fights are the norm for you
3. You have really weird tan lines including but not limited to watch/bracelet/sock tan lines
4. You own an unusual amount of tie dye and this does not just include shirts
5. You have an easier time holding conversations with little kids then with your peers and adults
6. Crocs are an acceptable choice of shoe
7. You can come up with entertainment for groups in .5 seconds
8. It is not unusual for you to be covered in paint, dirt, bruises or bug spray… there’s even a chance that it is all at once
9. You have the urge to serve food to everyone at the table
10. You do not mind shaving your legs in the sink and quite possibly find this fun
11.  Your campers get pure enjoyment out of watching you do the above task
12. Tank tops and shorts are completely acceptable work clothing
13. You are totally content with getting way less than minimum wage
14. You make more memories than you ever would be able to be paid for
15. You can pack well for any and every occasion
16. You constantly smell like campfire and you don’t mind it
17. You frequently use the phrase “take a buddy”
18.  You have written at least one school or application paper about camp
19. You refer to your campers as “your kids”, this most likely has gotten you weird looks
20. You’re okay with waking up before 8 in the summer
21. One-match fires are the ultimate test of skill and becoming a huge competition
22. You know a camp song about almost anything
23. You can create a song about anything and you have had the experience doing so
24. You honestly don’t remember how many times you showered in a given week
25. Your fellow staff members don’t care that you have not showered in days because they are in the same boat
26. Trips to Walmart are considered fun nights off… and you may have gotten kicked out before
27. You can sleep almost anywhere at almost anytime
28. You have a memory box full of things campers have made you
29. You know making s’mores is considered an art form
30. You’ve had to pull marshmallow taffy out of someone’s hair
31. You have had to teach girls how to pee in woods
32. You know nothing about current events or pop culture during the summer
33. You understand that the number of friendship bracelets you have is a competition
34. You know that walkie-talkies are a sign of major power
35. You feel more at home at camp than at home
36. You talk to a counselor of the opposite sex and you are automatically dating each other
37. You have given more piggy back rides than you can count on one hand…in one day
38. You are frequently mistake for being 10 years older than you actually are
39. Your cure to almost any physical aliment is “drink more water”
40. You resort to purposely getting dirty just to take a shower
41.  You sometimes act like more of a kid than your campers
42. You take capture the flag and counselor hunt more seriously than the campers do
43.  You have friends of all ages
44. You some how manage to lose weight even when eating junk food on a daily basis
45.  You take flash lights away as a form of punishment
46.  You brush your teeth outside your cabin more often than in the sink
47. You don’t get offended by #38
48. You tend to have cuss words flying out of your mouth when you are off duty
49. You know every camp song in the book
50. You believe in the “magic” of camp

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