CAMP WAH-NEE 2019 | my summer camp counselor experience in america
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- Working at a summer camp in America for the 4th time with CCUSA, here's a little insight to what it was like. Watch in HD and give this video a "thumbs up" if you'd like to see more :)
Thank you Wah-Nee, for being my summer home and for the greatest two months yet. The sleepless nights, campfire smell-stained clothes, lost socks, sinus infection and infinite bug bites - I wouldn't change a thing. To the Jets of 2019, I love you more than you know and am so dang proud to be your counselor.
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Hi guys!! If you have any questions relating to working at summer camp in America, travel, visas, getting hired, campers, my experience, or anything at all related to camp - leave it as a comment here :) I will do my best to answer it in fulllll detail in my next Camp Q&A :)
Loved this video so much! I have a couple of questions as I'm getting ready for summer 2020!
Tips for hot weather? (I'm from Cornwall UK so not use to the heat XD )
What size bag? do i need to leave space in the bag for stuff when i come home?
are there any times when campers don't do what they're meant to... like how would you get a camper to do an activity they don't want to do?
any essentials that you wouldn't originally think of when packing?
And how do you have the energy for the whole summer?????
What did you put down as your 5 skills? If you put down a skill does it mean that you have to teach it to the kids?
1. What made you go with CCUSA instead of another agency such as Camp America etc?
2. When you fly over to America (I live in NZ so close to Aussie hahah) are there other people who are going to summer camp on the same flight?
3. Is it normal for people to travel before camp, or is it mostly after camp?
4. What have you done fr after camp travel in previous years? Favorite one?
5. What size group would you recommend traveling with after camp?
6. What are some extra things that will help me to get hired like any tips or things I can get certified in etc?
Sorry there's a lot of questions hahah don't feel like you have to answer all of them :)
I've worked at two different summer camps, and I've noticed a trend that I wonder is true at other camps. Do you find that the use of cell phones and technology during staff training distracts staff members from growing closer? I had one camp that had not cell service anywhere and one with free WiFi throughout camp, and I definitely felt more connected to the staff members at the first camp. Also, how do you deal with exclusive returning staff?
I’ve been watching your camp videos for a long time before finally going to camp for the first this summer.. I’d quite like to know how you find it going back considering you have been for the last couple of years?
I am 1.5 minutes into this video and I am already crying. This makes me so happy, even if I wasn't there, even if I miss this so much it hurts, I just feel so much love for Wah-nee and the people there. I just love it! Thanks for putting these videos out every year! Love you Ally
Oh man I'm so glad and proud to hear that could be felt through the video. I'm one lucky duck to know that place and those people, just as anyone who works at a camp is
Yay! Absolutely love this video! It makes me even more excited to go to a summer camp as a councillor in 2021 (gap year) you’ve inspired me so so much love you!!!!!
That makes me so happy, truly! You're going to have an absolute blast 😌
I think I'm going in 2021 too!! 🤩
Sofie's Spectrum that’s so cool!!!! I don’t know anyone else who is thinking of going so maybe we could talk?
@@sophkaitlyn yes I would love too! We also have the same name so bonus points really 😉😂
Sophie Kaitlyn I’m thinking of going as well!! After I finish my a levels hopefully 😂
I cannot get over how every. single. time I watch your camp videos, I am overcome with wanting to be a camp counselor so bad! You’re such an inspiration! 🧡💛
Mission accomplished ;)
Ally!! I got into your channel after meeting you at a Girls Who Glow workshop 2 years ago, and now I have applied through CCUSA to do camp counselling in 2020!! I'm a lifeguard, have lots of experience in performing arts, a Cert II in animal studies and really love working with and being a role model to children! I really hope my placement all works out perfectly for me, in fact I finished my application video today! This video got me so excited that I started crying! It is my absolute dream to do camp and I can't believe its all beginning to happen now! I wouldn't have done it without your videos and knowledge. Can't thank you enough xxxx
Thanks for inspiring me to go to camp ally! I still feel like I’m dreaming when I think about how I just spent two months in the mountains of Arizona and then travelled around America for a month, with people I just met who are like family now. It’s crazy! Camp is life.
dude i still feel like i'm dreaming too, it's all too good to be true
which camp did you work at??
@@AllySheehan Willow Springs! such a random little girl scout camp but made the most incredible friends also when else do you get to live in the woods surrounded by coyotes howling at night? hahaha
Andreas Skafi no I decided to travel around instead! I made so many friends at camp from America and Europe that I can go visit I decided to do that instead :)
This was beautifully edited!! Hopefully I can become a camp counsellor in 2021!
Thank you!!! Let me know if you end up applying :) :)
I’m can’t wait to be one in 2025! I’m going to lots of camps as a camper to learn more about the wilderness, but then when I’m old enough I’ll be a counsellor!
Would it be open this year though, because of COVID-19?
Did you?
@@LindzFletch17 I work at a similar overnight camp and we plan to be open this year under certain guidelines and well thought out planning.
This is making me so excited for my very first camp experience next year!!
hell yessssss
I’m definitely applying in 2021! This video inspires me a lot!
It looks like you had an amazing time!! Your videos definitely encouraged me to do a summer camp this year and I had a ball! Xx
this made me so happy and brightened my day!!!
this is my favourite of your camp videos yet!!! thank you so much for inspiring me to go to camp, I just came home yesterday from the most incredible summer in the US :) it's crazy how many of the staff at camp follow you and were the reason they applied as well! keep doing what you're doing xxx
Oh my gosh that's such a compliment, thank you! This one made me soooo happy to edit.
Which camp did you work at? Welcome home :)
@@AllySheehan Camp Agawak in Wisconsin :))
I love ur camp videos!! can u do a sit down one where you talk about ur travels after camp like what you did, budget, info etc and also one where you just talk about ur experience at camp because it honestly makes me so happy when you upload those kind of vids!! I came across ur videos and youve inspired me so much thank you thank you thank you!
Of course!!!
Filming those videos brings me so much joy too.
I have a few videos already scheduled and some I'm currently editing, but if you want to ask any specific/certain questions or if there are any topics you'd like me to talk about in detail - let me know!
love, love, love! getting so excited to go to camp next summer 😍🍃
Sike, you thought
Love this video so much, Ally!!
I'm so glad!!
Seeing your name pop up on my socials always makes me smile :)
Wow I have goosebumps all over. I really want to thank you for doing this videos I'm 16 at the moment and I will go to camp as a counselor when I finish school. I want it more than anything else. I saw your videos and I knew that this is exactly what I want to do. I can't wait to go and because of you I know that it will be the best summer of my life. Love you lots❤
Your 18 now!!!! Are you going
You've documented this so well! Makes me miss working at camp. Hopefully the travel ban will be lifted soon
was completing some camp paper work today and was loosing motivation then I saw this and it reminded me of what Im doing it for
yes yes yes yes YES!!
Wonderful video lovely Ally!!! ❤ Looks like you had an amazing time and those sunsets are beautiful!!! 😊
Thanks so much Sean!!
Ah thank you for all your videos they helped so much! Just got placed on Saturday at the job fair and can wait for next year!
Emma aw that’s so exciting! Your life honestly just changed :) Where did you get placed???
Got placed at French Woods as a film counselor!
Wow , this looks amazing. Was thinking of applying for this summer but corona is probably going to stop me 😳 2022 is the year. It’s a dream of mine to do Canada or America as a camp counsellor and the way you showed it in this video was amazing ! Look like you had a great summer and one you will never forget
ahhh no Ally, this made me miss camp even more!
me too :(
Such a sweet video! And nice editing!
As if I needed more inspiration to go to camp 😍 I work as a tour guide in Europe right now but this is definitely my next adventure!
Oh my gosh that sounds pretty exciting too!!
This one video has made me want to go to camp america sooo much!
you should!!
thank you so much for inspiring me to do camp
This warms my heart so much!!
Which camp did you work at?
Camp Mary Atkinson Girl Scouts :)
I loved this video!! You're making me miss camp even more now😢
Aw thank you so much!!!
Where did you go?
@@AllySheehan I went to Camp Pontiac in upstate New York!! I've just signed my contract so I'll be returning for my second year🥳
@@abigailsellers Pontiac!!! Our biggest rival haha
That's looks so fun !
Awesome video :)
This was really cool - I used this video to teach about summer camp activities to middle schoolers in Thailand :D Highly inspirational! They hope Thailand will have more like this in the near future because everyone looks so free :)
Just got back to NZ from doing a summer at mataponi in Maine and was partly inspired by you and your vids! Am so thankful because it was the most amazing time and I made so many insane friends!!! thanks bro
Ohhh that's so wonderful!! You are most certainly welcome :)
I have to apologise for now giving you a world where most of those friends live a world away D:
I've heard great things about Mataponi too, was it beautiful???
@@AllySheehan Yah most of my mates were from Aussie so not too far haha but a few from uk and stuff kinda sad :( Mataponi was stunning and such a great camp!
omg so nice, goose bumps 🤩💗
💗💗💗💗💗💗
This made me so happy! It is so amazing seeing how happy camp makes you :)
Do you think that you should make after-camp travel plans before you leave or wait until you get to camp and meet people and plan while you are over there?
This makes me miss my camp!!!
I LOVE YOUR CAMP VIDEOS SO MUCH AND I GO TO CAMP MYSELF AT GIRL SCOUT CAMP WOODHAVEN IN PENNSYLVANIA IT WAS A BLAST I WAS THERE ALL SUMMER.
HECK YEAH
You inspired me to become a camp counsellor, and now I'm heading towards Raquette Lake Camps in less than 2 months!
oh my goodness, that makes my heart so happy!
what's your role?
@@AllySheehan I was originally offered a position on Swim staff but I actually decided to push for General counselor- so that’s what I’m doing:)
This was amazing! I really want to do that! I have applied for 2020
So Fun in love your video
This was such an amazing video!! What types of skills do camps look for and what kind of proof for the skills do you need? X
I’m planning on doing this next year!
I recently decided that next summer isn’t the right time for me to be a camp counsellor however watching this is making me heavily rethink that ! 😩 I’m so torn
Duuuude I feel you, it's a toughie.
Can I help you make up your mind?
For the Q&A:
How do you get from the airport to your camp? Does a camp rep pick you up or? :)
Love ya! x
Just answered in my new video!!
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Awesome video 🥰 just finished working at a camp in Nebraska this summer 🙊
That's awesome!! Which camp?
Ally Sheehan camp comeca and retreat center :) it’s a Christian camp 😊
@@inabongert Oh amazing!!
I'm a little old to be going to camp, but it sure looks like fun-- wow!
How old are you?
@@AllySheehan How old you ask?? I mean really old... like older than dirt. Probably in the range of your grandparents. But hey, happy to have made this far... many I know haven't. Camp for old timers? Could work-- cheers!
Was hoping to head out to America this year... Hopefully next year goes to plan instead!
This video makes me so sad. I wish I would’ve been born in the US to experience that kinda life. Great video!!
I’m Australian! Watch my Camp Q&A videos, I work at a summer camp there and you can too :)
Спасибо, я проплакалась :(
2020 could never
:( pain
Hey I’m really late watching this but I’m thinking of applying for summer camp next year. I’ll be 18 in October but I’m worried that I’ll be younger than everyone else and get left out😂 are the majority of councillors older? Thank so much :)
I know it’s 2023 but this year was my first year at Wahnee,this video was almost like walking back into Wahnee. It’s so sad
Aww! What do you mean it's sad?
@@AllySheehan I miss camp soooooo much! It’s probably was one of my best experiences ever. My favorite consular was form Germany and she might not come back!:((
@@ariana-sc7bz Which counselor was it!!
@@AllySheehan Oh it was her first year but her name was Meriam.
I love the way you edit your camp videos. You inspired me to make my own camp videos as well. Which program do you use to edit?
Thanks so much!
I actually just use iMovie :)
hey i'm thinking of going to camp next summer .I am just wondering how much money so you recommend bringing for travel and at the camp? I really love all your videos
I love your video thanks for share
Love all your videos! I was wondering if you think everybody is suited to camp? I've been considering it for my gap year next year but I love being in the city/don't like being detached from society for too long and love my alone time/just having time to be on technology! But I am super extroverted and love making friends which would be 100% the reason I'd go to camp. I'm not sure if it's the right fit for me however and I do get homesick so my biggest fear is getting over there, hating it and freaking out/wanting to come home! S.O.S camp queen xoxo
Hey girl! I totally get you.
I would say that your best bet is to go along to a CCUSA open/info night :) You'll see a slideshow about the program, they'll talk all about it (everyone has a different experience so you can see someone else's time, rather than just mine) and can ask a bunch of questions - as well as hear answers to everyone else's.
I personally LOVE being off the grid and out of the city, which is why camp makes me so happy. That said, we can still use technology at ngiht and connect to the outside world or loved ones at home then.
A few of my friends felt super homesick in their first week (thankfully i didn't!) but then immediately fell into place - I was shocked when they told me months later, because everyone loved them immediately and they seemed to be loving it, it was just an adjustment I think.
oh my god this has made me so unbelievably excited for summer 2020.. I'm in the process of applying to be a camp counsellor and I'm so excited! I absolutely love swimming and being in the water, but also love the idea of being a general counsellor... do you have any advice on if I should specialise or not? I can't decide at all!
I forgot to say, I absolutely adoooore this video, and all your videos tbh you're the reason I pushed myself to apply!
So jelaous I never got to experience something like this.
its never too late!
can you apply to camps directly or do you have to go through a company if you're international?
You apply through an agency :) Companies like CCUSA are the sponsor for your J1 visa, which you need to work in the states!
I really hope camp is on this year :(
Jamie Sulimani I hope it is too, bud 💛
Wow this looks amazing, is there any difference between camp usa and camp Canada
this might be a stupid question but if you're a general camp counselor do you have to join in and do all the activities that the campers do or do you just like supervise them?x
You’ve influenced me to go to camp next year!! I’m so excited and wanna know how much money you recommend bringing? I know the most possible is best, but is there any rough amount? Thanks!
Yessss!! Best decision of your life.
It really depends how much travel you'll be doing!
I flew over to the states mid-may, so I had to sustain myself for three weeks of travel before camp, including a few flights, trains, busses, concert tickets, broadway shows etc, but I also had friends in each city that I could stay with.
If you're not traveling at ALL before camp, I'd want to have a minimum of $1000 just to be safe, but only a few hundred of that in cash (I don't think I took any cash this year, I just used my debit card and a travel card).
It obviously depends also how many days off you get at your camp and what you intend on doing on them. Some days I'd hang out at an American friends' house and spend nothing at all, others I'd hire a boat with friends, go to the movies, go shopping, buy food and drinks, rent a car, rent an airbnb, etc etc
Then there's travel after camp! It depends again if you want to fly to a bunch of places, rent a car, rent an RV, stay in one place, or head straight home.
As you can see, it's kinda hard to say haha!
I don't know what your salary will be or how much you want to spend travelling, but usually around $1500-2000 for the month following is PLENTY.
Ally Sheehan thank you so much! I’m so excited!!! This helped heaps!
@@AllySheehan is that AUD??
Hey Ally,
I loved the video it is really awesome and motivating.
I am from India wanted to go for summer camp, but all the agencies are online there is no such agency which operates in India or has an office, is there any you know?
If not then how reliable online agencies like camp America and ccusa are?
I have a question: Do all counsellors have to be expert swimmers? I'm a beginner swimmer right now and I'm applying for this summer.
I feel like you should just know some basic techniques to help you swim from point A to point B AND to know some techniques to use so you dont drown. You don't have to be an expert swimmer because there will most likely be swimming lessons and activities to help you practice at camp!
@@neilah7466 thank you for the reply!
For the Q&A :How many councillors work at the camp and is it hard to get to know all of them
there are hundreds of camps and each camp is different in terms of how many counsellors they need. depending on its size and states ratio laws.
I worked at Catalina Sea Camp and we had about 30 counsellors, 4 of us were international and I was the only australian.
hello! thanks for the video!does usually camps started program in June or in May?
june!
How do you choose the music for these videos? You always pick the best songs!
Well thank you!! Sometimes it's a song that I just love and get a vibe from (aka Heartbreak Dream, circa 2016 video), but usually it's a song that has been big that Summer and reminds me of that year at camp :) Every song pretty much has related to love, unsurprisingly
Great video was there much of a hook up culture at your camp 🏕
hiii, is there any chance you can pick a camp coz i would die to go to this one!!
Dream
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hello! Thanks for the video! how much approximatetly it is possible to earn during summer with this program?
Did you keep going? Are you planning to come back to camp on 2022?
How long does camp last for and how long do you usually travel for? I desperately want to do this but I just don't think I have holidays long enough :(
Camp is 8 weeks (1 week training, 7 weeks with campers) and I usually travel for another two months, but you obviously could go home right after :)
@@AllySheehan For another 2 months? Grace Period is 30 days after the J1 visa is rotten. Do you have a U.S passport?
Oh and awesome video I must add. Top shelf stuff.
Besides camp in America, do you have a job back in Australia?
Yep! I just don't post about it online obviously for privacy reasons :)
What did you film this with? It’s unreal😍😍
my canon g7x or phone!
Does it have age limit for age councelor?
Hehe I had a solo😎
You needed some time to shine !!! My lacrosse queen!!!
I was so excited to go because I was looking for camps to go to and then I found out it cost 11k 😀
For campers? Ours isn’t that much but yeah it’s expensive for two months of childcare around the clock, all meals, excursion etc :)
This is so late in the game...but was this Connecticut? I feel like this was right next to me 😂
yes!!
Hey, I am 14 turning 15 and I'm just wondering if I could be a camp counselor. Because I know that it is possible to be 15 and become a camp counselor, and I'm quite good with kids but I don't know if I would be accepted.
when it was your days off, did you still have to stay on camp
nope!
Do I need to be fluent in inglish? And do I need to be under 18? And what documentation os needed... And How do tou apply for a Summer Camp?
Summer camps are a lot of times church oriented but there are some who aren’t, there are plenty you can find online. If you are planning on doing one in the USA it would be a very good idea to learn English well, but it’s not a requirement. Hope this helps!! ❤️
Hiii idk if youre still replying to the comments here or not but i have some questions about the camp. Whats the application process like? Do they pick or do they accept all of the applicants? And is it true you can travel for a month after the camp? And is the camp only in Pennsylvania? Thank you
camps are all across the USA! yes everyone who applies will typically get hired by a camp :) and yep you can travel a month before and after!
@@AllySheehan can anyone from any country apply? I tried making an account on their website but when they ask which country I currently live in my country isn't an option. So does that mean any country that's not on the list isn't able to apply?
What is the average age that councillors are, I’m thinking of doing it in the summer after I turn 18?
Hey!! I talk about the age range in a few of my camp Q&A videos :) that should be fine
Can a international be counselor in camp during summer just for one month? I don't have the whole summer free and I would like to do it just in August
There are some camps that run multiple shorter sessions, but it might be harder to get placed.
I would definitely talk to CCUSA because there are over 10,000 camps in the states and I'm sure there are some that your dates would benefit!
@@AllySheehan Thanks so much!! I was losing hope. I thought I couldn't do this and its a dream for me. Since I watched the parent trap when I was little. I also loooove that movie. Love from Spain😘
@@juliabl6471 Keep me posted!
Hi Ally! I am considering to work at a ccusa camp. Are there any skateparks in the camp? I would like to be a skateboarding counselor.
That's so cool!! There are DEFINITELY camps that would have a skatepark!
Thanks! :-)
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does this camp accept kids from other countries - Because I am from the UK and this can looks amazingggg
Just looked at their website and they do!
Hay alguien que hable español ???
How did Colour War break out this year?
A helicopter landing in the middle of my 5th period lacrosse game haha!
I'm a 37 jamaican, an unemployed pchiatiatric aide. I was email for imformation from a camp to hire me. do you know which camp I could email to get some info
What age do you have to be to go to camp? I want to go to the camp not be a councell9r
7 - 17!
Is this camp religiously affiliated or has a large percentage of campers that are one religion such as Christian or Jewish?
Bug juice, it doesn’t come in a jar
Hey, I would just like to know if you have to be 18 for camp counseller?
Yes, 18 is the minimum age :)
@@AllySheehan thank you
what type of camp did you attend?
a traditional coed sleepaway camp :)
Are you gonna be at camp this year? Or do u need a visa
Not this year! Australia is keeping quite a tight border so there’s no guarantee of me being allowed back into my country, and even if I were it would cost thousands and thousands of dollars. Because Australia handled the pandemic so well we aren’t prioritised for the vaccine either, so I won’t be vaccinated for a few more months or even next year :(
@@AllySheehan Ah that sucks, I mean hopefully the year after this
@@ewerf9125 Yeah! What about you?
@@AllySheehan Haha, that’s not really my name but I’m going back this year
@@ewerf9125 fantastic! Does that mean you’re American?
You’re videos truly bring out the essence of camp, the fun, the happiness, friends, all of it. I’m also a counselor at a camp up in the pocono mountains. can you check out my video! Keep up with these great vids!! They helped me tremendously when I first became a counselor ❤️
Hey Ally👋 I just paid my deposit for going to camp this year, super excited to go this summer! I’m going to have my interview in the upcoming weeks🤘.Hopefully it goes well😂. My question is do the lifeguards on camp have time to socialise with all the other camp members or are they more isolated? I’m torn between applying for being a camp councillor or lifeguard, since I’m a lifeguard at home. What’s your advice? I enjoy being a lifeguard at home but I don’t want to be isolated from the rest of camp. Love your videos🤘
Oh my gosh that makes me so happy for you!!
The lifeguards/waterfront staff DEFINITELY socialise too! My bunk mate and one of my closest friends this year was a lifeguard, and I would get so excited when she could come to activities or even just eat meals with us. Waterfront staff are pretty much the closest group on camp because you guys will spend so much time together, so that's definitely something to look forward to. If you want to be more involved with the kids activities and be with them all day long, then mention you'd rather be a bunk counselor :)
Ally Sheehan Thanks for the advice!
Ally Sheehan Hey Ally! I just found out my placement for next year. I’m going to Camp Cody in New Hampshire and I couldn’t be happier, the camp looks incredible! Thanks so much for making these videos and inspiring me to apply for Camp America! SOOOO EXCITED
@@mylesjames9625 Ah thats so amazing!! Dude I'm so excited for you :) Are you going through Camp America or CCUSA?
Ally Sheehan Thanks Ally! I’m going through Camp Leaders
how do you go about legalities having students in your videos on social media?
I have been working with kids for a number of years now and at every job ive ever had including summer camps we can absoloutely not share any pictures or videos of children on any social media outlet including instagram and youtube..?
These are awesome vids dont get me wrong, but how do you get permission?
I just got written permission from my camp director and head of girls camp :)
It's pretty okay at my camp to take photos, just nothing in the bunk xx
@@AllySheehan oh thats awesome then! They are amazing and truly capture the specialness that is camp! And the passion it shows that you have for working with young people is truly inspirational! Mad respect for everything you do 😊
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