20 Questions with Campers: Emilia & Quincy
Emilia & Quincy are campers (and siblings) returning after multiple years growing at camp!
Q1: What did you like best about camp last summer?
Quincy: What I liked last summer was doing the activities with my group (k).
Emilia: What I liked best about this summer was when I saw the baby calves at the farm.
Q2: What are your favorite Nature Place activities?
Quincy: I liked drama, tree climbing, mucking, and morning share.
Emilia: My favorite Nature Place activities were garden, art, swimming, African dancing and farm.
Q3: Who was your favorite morning SHARE character?
Quincy: My favorite morning share character was Brenden Banana.
Emilia: My favorite morning share character was the Chill Beaver because he was so funny- just walking around doing nothing.
Q4: How many summers have you spent at The Nature Place?
Quincy: This summer will be my 4th.
Emilia: This is my third year at the Nature Place.
Q5: What is your favorite memory from The Nature Place?
Quincy: My favorite memory of last summer was making it to the top of the tree at tree climbing.
Emilia: My favorite memory from last summer was climbing to the top of a really tall mountain on a day hike.
Q6: What are you most looking forward to this summer?
Quincy: I am looking forward to all of the awesome activities.
Emilia: I am most looking forward to seeing the baby chicks that hatched.
Q7: What advice would you share with a new camper starting at The Nature Place this summer?
Quincy: Wear your bathing suit to camp under your clothes.
Emilia: I would tell them to wear their swim suit under their clothes.
Q8: This or That: Swimming in the pond or Mucking in the Fairy Stream?
Quincy: Mucking in the fairy stream.
Emilia: Swimming in the pond.
Q9: What was your favorite camp song?
Quincy: ‘We’re off to see the Queen of Bananas.’
Emilia: My favorite camp song was ‘The Happy Birthday Song!’
Q10: Who was your favorite staff member and why?
Quincy: My favorite staff member was Brenden because they were so funny and nice.
Emilia: My favorite staff members were the staff members from my favorite activities.
Q11: What skill or knowledge did you learn this summer?
Quincy: I learned how to canoe on the canoeing overnight.
Emilia: I learned how to build a tent and how to build a fire.
Q12: What was your favorite part of your Overnight or Almost Overnight?
Quincy: My favorite part of the camping overnight was the campfire stories and songs and waking up with my friends.
Emilia: My favorite part of my almost overnight was playing octopus with Scott.
Q13: What activity do you want to get more into at camp next summer?
Quincy: I would want to get more into drama.
Emilia: I want to get more into climbing.
Q14: What is your favorite spot at The Nature Place?
Quincy: My favorite spot was the fairy stream.
Emilia: My favorite spot was in the garden and at the farm.
Q15: Where do you think the trolls go during the winter?
Quincy: I think they hibernate in their new hiding spot.
Emilia: Find a new place to hide for the campers to find them next summer.
Q16: What did you like about your counselor/s this summer?
Quincy: I loved that my counselors were so fun.
Emilia: I liked my counselors last summer because they were sooo funny.
Q17: What was your favorite dish at Cooking?
Quincy: My favorite dish at cooking was the corn.
Emilia: The eatable bowls.
Q18: What was your favorite art project?
Quincy: My favorite art project was drawing landscapes.
Emilia: Sculpting faces with clay on the trees.
Q19: What was the most unusual thing you found in the fairy stream while mucking?
Quincy: The most unusual thing I found while mucking was a plastic bag.
Emilia: The most unusual thing that I found in the fairy stream were water bugs.
Q20: Did you try the climbing tree? If so, how high did you feel comfortable climbing?
Quincy: Yes, I did do the climbing tree and I made it to the top.
Emilia: I felt comfortable climbing to the top.