How to Go to Summer Camp and Not Be Homesick (for Girls)
Try to bring your cell phone so you can call your folks back home., If you are comfortable with it (as are all the parents involved), ask one of your siblings, friends, or neighbors to come along so you already have a friend there., Try to bring...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Try to bring your cell phone so you can call your folks back home.
Make sure that the camp allows cellphones, and if it doesn't, respect the rules and bring no cellphones.
Not all camps have cell phone service.
Some have pay phones, though.
Writing letters is allowed (usually) and makes camp more, well, campy. -
Step 2: If you are comfortable with it (as are all the parents involved)
This has different results for different people, so think long and hard about whether you want them around.
Camp is a place where no one knows you and you can start fresh, so having that familiar face may be a danger to your reputation. , Maybe bringing your favorite blanket will pay off in the long run. , Be friendly! Open up, try to make buddies the very first day.
Don't be afraid to be outgoing.
Everyone else is just as nervous as you are. , Enjoy yourself! You will later regret remembering your summer at camp as the one where you did nothing but missed your parents and cried the whole time! Stuff as much fun into the summer as possible! , You could even sleep in it at night! Make sure you don't lose it! -
Step 3: ask one of your siblings
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Step 4: friends
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Step 5: or neighbors to come along so you already have a friend there.
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Step 6: Try to bring something that reminds you of your family
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Step 7: such as a photograph
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Step 8: memento
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Step 9: stuffed animal
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Step 10: or something else that reminds you of home.
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Step 11: Making friends will help you to adjust and will make the experience much easier.
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Step 12: Try to remember that this is a time for you to have fun
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Step 13: and that your family doesn't want you to be wasting your time worrying about them the whole trip.
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Step 14: It may help to bring an article of clothing from a family member.
Detailed Guide
Make sure that the camp allows cellphones, and if it doesn't, respect the rules and bring no cellphones.
Not all camps have cell phone service.
Some have pay phones, though.
Writing letters is allowed (usually) and makes camp more, well, campy.
This has different results for different people, so think long and hard about whether you want them around.
Camp is a place where no one knows you and you can start fresh, so having that familiar face may be a danger to your reputation. , Maybe bringing your favorite blanket will pay off in the long run. , Be friendly! Open up, try to make buddies the very first day.
Don't be afraid to be outgoing.
Everyone else is just as nervous as you are. , Enjoy yourself! You will later regret remembering your summer at camp as the one where you did nothing but missed your parents and cried the whole time! Stuff as much fun into the summer as possible! , You could even sleep in it at night! Make sure you don't lose it!
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