How many of you have gone to summer camps?

@Hannihar (130213)
Israel
July 2, 2018 8:33am CST
I got this idea from Dianne because her two grandchildren are going to camp. I went to girl scout day camp and also went to summer camps and was a camp counselor. When I was a camp counselor we had another counselor that while the campers were in bed we had our own fun and he did levitation. It was very interesting. Do you have fun at summer camp if you went?
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
2 Jul 18
Yes, I went to overnight camp. Counselors have the most fun!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
2 Jul 18
@Hannihar Lol! My granddaughter wants to be a counselor at her camp when she’s old enough. See ya! Off to the gym to get sore.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 18
@DianneN That is great. What kind of things do they have at the camp she goes to? Enjoy the gym and do not fall off of anything.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
2 Jul 18
@DianneN Yes, they do.
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@YrNemo (20255)
2 Jul 18
It was fun, those days, when I was a child, joing those camps. I used to be a leader of my own group, and leaders often had extra camping days, all expenses paid. We talked lots during the night, telling each other ghost stories...
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 18
@YrNemo I am glad you enjoyed camp.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 18
@YrNemo Yes, memories of days gone by. I am glad you had good memories.
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@YrNemo (20255)
3 Jul 18
@Hannihar terrific time (especially since they were just memory now ).
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Jul 18
I never went to summer camp, though I wanted to.
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Jul 18
@Hannihar No, there wasn't an opportunity for them to go.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
2 Jul 18
@just4him I am sorry Valerie. Did your son go to summer camp or does your grandson go?
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 18
@just4him That is ok Valerie.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Jul 18
i experienced camping when i was in grade 4, elementary years, and it was not even overnight.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Jul 18
@Hannihar yes i did, although it was not overnight. we went home in late afternoon
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 18
@ridingbet Did you like it?
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
4 Jul 18
@ridingbet Maybe staying overnight might not be as much fun as going home after.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Jul 18
I never attended a summer camp.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
2 Jul 18
@JohnRoberts John, did you want to go?
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Jul 18
@Hannihar No, I never thought about it.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 18
@JohnRoberts That is ok John.
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@Daelii (5619)
• United States
2 Jul 18
I never did as a kid, where I spent over night. I've gone to day camps before as a kid!
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
2 Jul 18
@Daelii So you did go to camp. I went to girl scout day camp and over night camps far away.
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
3 Jul 18
I never went but I don't really miss it as I had lots to do all the time.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 18
@1hopefulman Hope good to hear that you had lots to do and did not need to go to summer camp.
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• Preston, England
4 Jul 18
we don't have such Summer camps for kids in the UK - they remind me of this hillarious song by Allan Sherman
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (Camp Granada Song), Allan Sherman, on Kraft Music Hall (aka The Perry Como Show) 1963 Get new Allan Sherman stuff at... http://ca...
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
5 Jul 18
@arthurchappell Yes, Arthur I know that song quite well. I love Allan Sherman and his songs.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
6 Jul 18
We did some trips with Girl Scouts and other groups but did not go to a camp @Hannihar
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
6 Jul 18
@PatZAnthony That sounds like fun too. Where did you go on your trips?
• United States
4 Jul 18
I went to girl scout camp when I was young and it was fun but I was homesick most of the time. I had no friends at camp so it was lonely. None of my grandchildren have gone to camp.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
4 Jul 18
@Marilynda1225 I am sorry it was very hard for you.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
4 Jul 18
I did go to summer camp and I too was a counselor when I was college age, Loved camp and Loved being a counselor. I took my kids to camp with my sister and her children and we still go every years. We camp in the mountains of New York State, a state park. My sister and I love it, our kids, now adults with their own kids join us when they get the chance.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
4 Jul 18
@PainsOnSlate sounds like a fun time with the family. I thought camp was ok.
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@Courtlynn (67081)
• United States
2 Jul 18
My brother and I went to Monday - Friday day camp, in elementary school. I didn't care for it too much.
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@Courtlynn (67081)
• United States
3 Jul 18
@Hannihar all of it. sports, bugs, woods, people.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
4 Jul 18
@Courtlynn You liked the bugs. Ok.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 18
@Courtlynn What didn't you like about it?
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
3 Jul 18
I never went Looks fun though
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
4 Jul 18
@FayeHazel Faye, I am sure you had other things to do instead.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
6 Jul 18
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
5 Jul 18
@Hannihar Ah yes.... :-)
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@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
4 Jul 18
Yeah I did participate in a summer youth camp in my place back in high school. I did it once but I still remember it. It's a very fun and memorable experience.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
4 Jul 18
@renicemae Glad it left you with good memories.
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@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
4 Jul 18
@Hannihar Yeah it did. Something memorable.
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
3 Jul 18
I did. Three weeks of horror, and fun. The good part was being away from my extremely strict parents, hanging with friends, and swimming. The bad part was that the camp was supposedly haunted by the ghosts of Native Americans (Camp Rock Eagle) in Georgia circa the early 90s. It didn't help that my window had no curtains and faced the deep dark woods. Nor that I was always the last to fall asleep. Those completely uncomfortable canvas converse high tops that I chose to wear that summer, sure didn't help either.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 18
@redhotpogo I am sorry that it was not all fun for you. I would probably not sleep much waiting to see if ghosts would appear.
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
2 Jul 18
I went to a church camp many years ago. We all seemed to have a wonderful time.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 18
@HazySue That is good.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
3 Jul 18
No , we used to ho and visit relatives.but now summer camps are there and my kids used to attend
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 18
@responsiveme Do your kids like going to summer camp?
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 18
@responsiveme What do they like about it?
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• India
3 Jul 18
@Hannihar yes, they did,
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
2 Jul 18
No dear,no went to summer camps
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 18
@Icydoll That is ok.
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• Baguio, Philippines
2 Jul 18
Does high school Summer Youth Camp count? That was with Plan International Philippines way back 2003. They are NGOs who supports Filipinos with the help of foster parents from around tge world.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 18
@BH0elmereen Yes, that can count. Did you enjoy it?