Updates from Camp

Hello! My name is Zoe, I’m a fourth–year camper her at Not Back to School Camp, and this was the last day of my last session at camp.    The day started at midnight, in the kitchen. Merle and Elijah were shredding potatoes for late night latkes. Solomon, Avi, Beatrice, and Esme were chopping potatoes for breakfast […]

Lol I woke up at 9 am bc it was a sleep in day. I normally do wake up call with Syd (the coolest Jr Staffer) but I sprained my ankle two days before so I was waiting for it to heal. I was sick yesterday but I took a two and a half hour nap and […]

I woke up in Frida’s. I slept in a row with Zoe, Esmé, Pearl, and Avi. There were lots of others who slept in Frida’s as well. After wakeup call I stayed in my sleeping bag for a while because I was very cozy. For breakfast we had the most delicious banana bread ever with […]

The low in the morning was 45 degrees! I woke up shivering due to the fact that I was wearing only a tank top and the very thin camp hoodie. I got up and had Elijah wrap many blankets and sleeping bags around me before I walked to my cabin, reminiscent of a caterpillar. I […]

My Name is Vinny and I spent part of lake day cozy inside the library with Koi, Caitlin, Pippin, and Eitan eating sandwiches. I was scared of the cold and the rain because I didn’t want to get sick… but, after a while there were rumours that the rain stopped. So with a steady heart, […]

This morning I was woken up by Syd and Syrus, I don’t remember what song they were playing. It rained last night, I went to bed slightly later then I wanted to, but the sound of the rain on the roof put me to sleep quickly and I don’t envy the people that slept in […]

I woke up in the field, a weird amount of space between me and my fellow field sleepers, more then there was when I went to sleep. everyone had somehow migrated a few feet away from me. it was wetter than the night before, the dew laid a thick layer over us.     I […]

Today is the first full day of camp, though not a ‘normal’ day, but we all woke up here. It is full here. we are full here. Wake up call crew comes along and is fronted by Syd, Merle, and Syrus. I’m in the field, the birds, which I wish I knew what they were, […]

I got there a couple days early to chip off some hours from my work trade. There wasn’t tons for me to do, so I was mostly popping in and out of the kitchen to see if I could help in any way, and getting dragged around by Oona (one of the staff kids) which […]

There’s no place like home they say… And it’s true. I could say the exact same for NBTSC. I’m excited to spend my 4th year here in Vermont as Night Owl. I’m particularly excited to see the familiar camper faces that I’ve made friends with since my very first day working here way back in […]