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Summer Fun!

Now that I'm all moved in to my new apartment and classes have started, things have slowed down a little bit, at least for the time being, and I finally have some time to update my blog! I have a lot of catching up to do! First off, my summer job! I literally had the best job this summer! It was exhausting, but it was by far the most rewarding job I have ever had! I worked as a counselor at Summer Fun, the day camp at the Herndon Community Center. I had rising 5th and 6th graders in my group. I was a little hesitant at first, because I always had thought that I would enjoy working with younger kids more! Boy was I wrong! My 10 and 11 year olds just had so much personality! Even on the not so good days, they cracked me up constantly! No matter how exhausted I was at the end of each day, I was always excited to go back to work the next day and spend the day with the kids! It was such a privilege to get to know them! On the last day of camp as I was trying to leave, I had a huge group of kids clinging to me and sobbing! It literally melted my heart! It was so rewarding to know I had made a difference in their lives, no matter how small! My summer job reaffirmed to me that I definitely picked the right major! I cannot wait to work with kids throughout my career!

After camp ended, I had a week before we left to go back to BYU! The week was spent catching up over a super fun 2 hour long lunch with Mrs. Van Slyke, Amy, and my mom, running all sorts of errands, and just spending time with my family!
                                                Latia is pretty much the funniest girl ever!
      Loved being co-workers with Fabiana and becoming such great friends this summer! She will be an AMAZING missionary!


   Me and Fabiana with Latia, Shelby, and Natalie! Shelby and Natalie loved to perform songs for me on the playground with dances that they had made up!
                                                       Guess who's finally the tallest?
                                                  5th and 6th grade counselors! I get it. I'm short.


                                                   Will is the biggest goof. Love him.
                                            The Mormon counselors! Me, Troy, and Fabiana!
                                                 Eddie thought he was a counselor. It's fine.
                                                   My favorite little first grader, Gracie!


                                                    Sianna, the sweetest little girl ever!


                                     Mrs. Van Slyke will always be one of my greatest role models! Love her!

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