Written by Megan Zimmer
So far, being a Nachshon Fellow has been inspiring and getting us very excited for the summer to come. A few weeks ago, many of our camp directors came to Israel for the hiring process for many of the Israeli staff members that come to our camps each summer. Myself and many of the Nachshon Fellows got the chance to meet up with our camp directors and share our experience in Israel so far! Personally, I took this great opportunity to express how excited and motivated I am for this summer to come. It is every camp counselor's dream to be able to talk camp every single day and that is what Nachshon provides for us, along with many other things.
When sitting down with my director, Geoff Menkowitz, we got a chance to just catch up and talk about the summer to come. Ramah Darom is beginning the most amazing and inspirational program this summer, our very own Tikvah Program: an inclusion program made specifically for children with autism, which was amazing to hear all about the future plans and what has been done so far in preparation for this summer. It was also great to have an advantage and hint to Geoff what we would like for a staff gift this summer, even though he might have not actually liked our ideas. All in all, it was amazing to see a familiar face and not have to start off a conversation with "At my camp, we do...". We are all so passionate about our camp and it was great to be able to share that with our own director!
