What is Moroccan spring camp? Whenever I think about camp, pictures of lake-side cabins pop into my head. I think of arts and crafts and swimming and outdoors activities. Let me make it clear…. Moroccan camp is a week of a different sort. So to start off with, how did I, as a youth developer become a camp counselor? Well as youth PCVs as a part of our job we dedicate 3 weeks a year to teaching at English Immersion camps, 1 week in the spring and 2 again in the summer.
So last week I got the distinct privilege of being one of the 4 peace corps volunteers at the Khemisset English immersion spring camp. The days flowed, or were at least scheduled to flow similar to camps in America. In the morning we got up bright and early and sang some high energy camp songs, then breakfast with a lack of true coffee (which in turn caused me to wake up even earlier to grab a much needed cup from the corner cafĂ© nearby) . Following that we had 2 hours of English class, 2 hours of sports, 1 hour of free time, lunch, and then “clubs” (ie, art, music, theatre, dance) for the afternoon. Then dinner and a fun activity/ dance party at night.
So ideally it looks like a packed schedule right? Have I mentioned yet in this blog that I am working in Morocco, where the schedule has NOOOO power ? So in reality not one single day did we complete this exact schedule. But nonetheless we all found time to have fun. I taught my 35 English students to say phrases such as “your get-up is ballin’” or instead of greeting my fellow PCVs in arabic or proper English, my kids were running around screaming “yo, yo, yo, wazzzzup?” to everyone.