Yesterday was hands down the best day even for me in Switzerland. After finally falling asleep at 8:30am, I woke up at 12:30 to one of the prettiest Swiss days : ) The sun was out, the sky was blue and the pool seemed to be calling my name. I decided to give up my sleep and made my way down to the pool where I was able to soak up the hot sun for a few hours. After trying to even out some sweet tan lines from a few days before, I decided to accompany Heidi into town. She needed to get a birthday present for a friend, and I had nothing better to do, so into town we went. Crans is a beautiful town and I absolutely love all the random flower beds lining the streets. Heidi wanted to get a bow tie for her friend’s birthday gift so we walked into a small shop. The store clerk knew right away we were Americans and proceeded to tell us he only spoke Italian, French, and German… no English! We were in luck, in my broken German, I managed to help Heidi pick out the right tie, get a sweet deal (5 Franks off!!) and talk a little about my work in Switzerland to the nice clerk man! Score, my German skills paid off!! After that, we walked around and I got a popsicle from a small grocery store, and let me just tell you, some things are just not meant for chocolate. My fruity buzz - light year popsicle was dipped in chocolate on the tip. I thought that was a rather odd combination, but once I managed to get all the chocolate off, the popsicle was delicious!! We continued to walk around town and eventually made it back to our apartment where I showered and got ready for the nights activities. The junior campers (ages 8-11) invited all the specialist counselors (night guards included) to their special stunt night. We ate dinner with the juniors which was super cute because I am used to eating and being around all the senior campers. After dinner we were escorted into to the club room which was decorated like an underwater adventure zone. Pretty darn cute! We sat at small tables which had chips and hot sauce and guacamole. Then we had little junior servers who brought us all glasses of wine. Think about that, Little girls, with life vests on, serving counselors endless glasses of wine…. Pretty entertaining. As we drank our wine and ate the chips, we watched each junior group put on a little skit - some song and dances, a fashion show, and the ever so popular “if I weren’t a camper…” song. It was precious! Made me miss my little Star Point darlings! After the show, it was the time to get to work, where I hung out with Ally’s campers for a good part of the evening.
A pretty sweet day right? I sure thought so!! But then I was surprised to wake up to a cold and cloudy day. This is when I was reminded of my dearly beloved Texas, and its ability to change weather in an instant. Right now I am looking out of my balcony and can see the fog and clouds right in front of my face. I can not see the mountains across the way, nor can I see the pool at camp. Thunder and rain passed through a little while ago and now all is calm, quiet and cold at 5:30pm on Friday - the last day of camp. It is a sad day for Ally (as it is her last night with her campers) and a glorious day for me (my last night as a night guard!) Hooray! So now we must get ready for tonight.
Can’t believe the first session of camp is nearly over. This may very well be one of my lasts posts for a while, because Ally will be the one with all the free time! But I am sure she will keep you updated!!!
Hope all is well at home!
Lots of Love,
Amanda
I havent uploaded my photos yet, but Ill post some later!
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