Myself and about 15 other sophomores, juniors, or senior from the Seattle area were Cabin Leaders at Waskowitz Outdoor School. It was for one week during March of 2007. Fifth and sixth graders from many different schools come with their teachers to spend the week in the forest of North Bend, Washington on the Snoqualmie River.

Our job as cabin leaders was to get our cabin groups excited about being at camp and help them bond with the other kids. We had to help them learn teamwork, how to respect nature, and help them get over homesickness.

It was a very positive experience and very productive. Our cabin won the Smokey Bear award for cabin cleanliness and spirit. The girls all became friends and I made a new friend with my co-cabin leader.

My Camp Waskowitz experience will help me with service learning at the Boys and Girls Club because I was working with children there. It was interesting to see how much they want to be like you, so I had to be a good example.