Camp Barakel

Women's Assistant Head Counselor

May - August 2021 • Fairview, MI

What I liked

I loved the vision of the work and the community working together to achieve that vision

What I wish was different

Advice

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Volunteer Worker Supervisor

May - August 2019 • Fairview, MI

What I liked

I loved the atmosphere, the fellow summer staff and the opportunity to invest in the lives of young people.

What I wish was different

I wish I had more time to rest between weeks to be more fully refreshed for the next one.

Advice

Have a positive attitude, smile often, and put forth great effort.

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Summer Staff

May - August 2019 • Fairview, MI

What I liked

Working with the kids especially in the Archery and Riflery ranges.

What I wish was different

It got very tiring without much free time

Advice

Make sure you know what your doing, especially if you want to be a counselor

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Camp Counselor

May - August 2019 • Fairview, MI

What I liked

I loved my campers and my coworkers and the entire experience.

What I wish was different

I wish I could have gotten more sleep

Advice

Honestly do it, just full on embrace it.

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Summer Leader

May - August 2019 • Fairview, MI

What I liked

I love everything about Camp Barakel. It is a great Christian camp that not only ministers to young kids but also to young adults as summer staff. You gain a new family and home when you spend a summer at Barakel.

What I wish was different

It could've been longer.

Advice

EVERYONE should counsel at a camp. Whether its a Christian camp or not working one-on-one with kids is the best experience you can have as a young adult, learning to think of others above yourself and getting a sneak peek of what parenting will be like for a short time is so exciting, fun and life-changing.

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Camp Counselor

May - August 2018 • Fairview, MI

What I liked

Working with kids and other like minded people who were my age. We bonded closely as a family and gave all we had to love on the kids that were put in out care each week.

What I wish was different

Nothing, the experience was perfect. I just would've wanted it to last longer.

Advice

Go to camp physically and mentally prepared. You will find yoursel in the midst of many crazy circumstaces that you would have never imagined being in befre the summer starts.

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