June 8th

We have been having the best time under Old Bald! It’s hard to believe the first week of the session has already come and gone.

Every Monday and Thursday at lunch, table assignments change in the Dining Hall. On the first night of camp, both campers and counselors fill out a survey with categories like birth month, favorite color, and hometown. Twice a week, we use those answers to reorganize the tables so that everyone has the chance to meet new people and spend time with campers of all ages. We don’t tell them the category when they switch tables, which makes it even more fun! Each table has to ask questions and gets to know one another while trying to figure out what they all have in common.

For this past rotation, we grouped everyone by their hometowns! In a more recent tradition, we play songs in the Dining Hall for each state represented. When your state’s song comes on, your whole table jumps up and runs around the Dining Hall. With songs like “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Sweet Caroline” for the Carolinas, and even “International Love” for our international campers and staff, it makes lunch that day very eventful!

We also had a camp-wide favorite Evening Program this weekend: Talent Night! Whether it’s a skit, a dance, singing, or playing an instrument, our Merrie-Woode girls always have so many talents to share. It’s so much fun to everyone step out of their comfort zones and cheer each other on. The finale of the night was the cabin of Camelot singing “Piano Man,” accompanied by both piano and harmonica. They had the whole crowd singing along and ended the night on such a high note!