Hello everyone!
This weekend, I had an amazing opportunity to be a camp counselor for a camp put on by Special Olympics Colorado called Camp Shriver. It is a camp for high school aged kids with and without disabilities to come together and do outdoor activities and have a summer camp experience! We had several athletes and unified partners from across the state of Colorado.
The opportunity for me to be a counselor at this camp (for a second year in a row) is huge for me as it gives me a chance to help other individuals with disabilities and make a difference in their lives.
I connected with so many campers. One of the campers in my group had autism and came the year before and did not speak much. This year, he was talking lots and more open to trying new things. There was another camper who I got to know and it turns out that we were on the same swim teams around the same time, which is really cool and makes me think about how it is a small world sometimes!
I enjoy doing things like this because I can use my own experiences with my nonverbal learning disability and other issues to help others with different types of disabilities. I can build a connection with them because I know what they are going through or dealing with!
Anyways, this post is short but I wanted to share about my amazing experience being a counselor at Camp Shriver!
P.S. the photo is my friend Emi and I. We were counselors for the Green Team at camp!
