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How
long do campers stay at Kamaji?
Great question with two answers:
- Each summer girls attend Kamaji for
either four or eight weeks - it's your choice!
- Most campers come back summer after
summer: four, five, six, seven - even eight
years in a row!
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What
are the other campers like?
They're girls of all shapes and sizes, of
many different religions and colors. The youngest girls are 7; the
oldest are 15. Campers come from all over the United States, as
well as other countries, too.
Most importantly, they're girls very much
like you. They like to have fun, learn new things and make new friends.
When they were first thinking about going away to camp, they had
a zillion questions, too! (Oh yeah, they also like to laugh, sing
and "play." How about you?)
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Where
would I live at camp?
You'll live in a cabin with seven or eight
other campers who are the same age as you. Campers live with girls
from many different cities, most of whom have never met until coming
to Kamaji.
Also living in your cabin will be three counselors who are there
to help you have the best time possible and who will, if you let
them, become some of your closest friends at camp.
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What
if I don't know anyone else at Kamaji when I first get there?
Not to worry! A lot of new girls don't know
anyone else when they come to Kamaji for the first time. So we make
sure every new camper has a "Kami Sister." Even before camp starts,
she'll e-mail you, snail-mail you, call you on the phone - even
come to your home, if she lives nearby. Because your Kami Sister
remembers what it's like to go to a new place for the first time,
she can tell you all about her experiences at Kamaji... and answer
your questions, too!
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What
will I do at camp?
Lots of stuff! From choosing your own activities
to being "initiated" into one of Kamaji's six tribes. From eating
great camp food to participating in fun, all-camp activities. From
making new friends to kayaking the Mississippi River. From moonlight
sailing to taking the horses swimming. From making your own bed
to cooking tin-foil dinners and s'mores over a campfire. And so
much more! No two days at Kamaji are ever alike!
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What
instructional activities can I choose from if I go to Kamaji?
Swimming, Canoeing, Kayaking, Windsurfing,
Waterskiing, Sailing and Fishing
AND
Photography, Ceramics and Pottery, Arts and
Crafts, Painting and Drawing, Dance and Drama
AND
Archery, Tennis, English
Horseback Riding, Ropes Course, Climbing Wall, Campcraft and Aerobics.
You can do them all, no matter how old you
are! And remember, you get to choose what you want to do!
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What
kind of wilderness camping trips can I take?
Campers can canoe and kayak lakes and rivers
in northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin - even Canada! You can
also go on overnight horseback riding trips, as well as sailing
trips on the largest lake in the world - Lake Superior! These different
trips last from two to nine days.
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What's
the staff like at Kamaji?
Most of our staff are women who work as
both cabin counselors and activity instructors. Most are college-aged
or older. Many were campers at Kamaji when they were your age! We
also have cooks, drivers, wilderness trip leaders, maintenance workers,
office staff, nurses and even a doctor - all of whom live at Kamaji.
We do our best to hire staff who are friendly, helpful, likable,
responsible and FUN! Our staff members like to spend time with kids
just like you. They like to do the same things you do. They don't
just watch you play or swim or slide through mud puddles - they're
playing and swimming and sliding, too!
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How's
the food at camp?
GREAT!
How GREAT is the food at Kamaji?
So GREAT that many of our campers'
parents and staff ask for our recipes! So GREAT that our camp cook,
who's been at Kamaji the past 25 summers(!!), is thinking of publishing a Kamaji
Cookbook! So GREAT that our own two kids want us to bring the Kamaji
cook home with us when summer's over!
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