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KuteKat

Bracelet King

1 year, 3 months ago by KuteKat

Hii, so I’m Jewish : ) I was wondering if any of you have been to sleep away camp and have good stories? I went one year and HATED it because two girls in my cabin bullied me the whole time but current my bf’s away at sleep away camp sooo I’m trying to distract myself.

halokiwi

Moderator

1 year, 3 months ago by halokiwi

I'm not Jewish, but I don't really understand the connection between you having a bad time at the camp and you being Jewish. Where you bullied for being Jewish at that camp? That's awful. I'm so sorry. If that was the case, maybe you could go to a camp where you know people are more open-minded about different religions and cultures or you could go to a camp where there are only or mainly other Jewish people.

KuteKat

Bracelet King

1 year, 3 months ago by KuteKat

@halokiwi going to overnight camp for 2-8 weeks over summer break is just a very common thing for Jewish kids to do. There’s lots of overnight Jewish camps (at least in my country) so most of my jewish friends go to camp. And no j wasn’t bullied for being jewish (the camp was jewish lol) i was bullied because i was shy and didn’t talk to many people.

halokiwi

Moderator

1 year, 3 months ago by halokiwi

Oh, okay, that makes sense now 🙂

It might be tough to really come out of your shell, if you are a shy person, but I think you really just have to try to overcome your shyness for the first day or the first few days. Try finding people to connect to in the very beginning. At this point everyone is new and there are no fixed groups yet.

That's what I always try to do. I'd say I'm a shy person, but at the beginning of something new, I try not to be, because it is easiest to form connections at that point and then you just have to put a little effort into keeping these connections going.

Try finding people with similar interests or people that just seem nice. Try to find other 'outsiders'. They might be just as happy as you to have someone else.

And it's okay to spend time on your own too 🙂 everybody needs some alone time from time to time. Just try to not be alone all the time, because then people might think that this is a little weird 😉 You could for example sit with the same people for lunch each day. This will probably already be enough to show others that you are not lonely. You don't even need to talk (much).

Try to be yourself and not change yourself too much. There will be people who appreciate you for who you are.

beastyboys

Skiller

1 year, 3 months ago by beastyboys

Omg I’m Jewish! My sleep away experience was mostly good and I was friends with basically everyone but the head counselor always singled me out and wore a shirt with a symbol that means something terrible for jewish people. But my favorite story from camp was when it was really sunny and my cabin decided to go in the woods without a counselor. We ended up finding this really cool lake with a mini beach so we hung out there for a while and it was so much fun. On the way back we did run into a grizzly bear but we all started screaming and it went away!

KuteKat Bracelet King	1 year, 3 months ago by KuteKat Hii, so I’m Jewish : ) I was wondering if any of you have been to sleep away camp and have good stories? I went one year and HATED it because two girls in my cabin bullied me the whole time but current my bf’s away at sleep away camp sooo I’m trying to distract myself.
halokiwi Moderator	1 year, 3 months ago by halokiwi I'm not Jewish, but I don't really understand the connection between you having a bad time at the camp and you being Jewish. Where you bullied for being Jewish at that camp? That's awful. I'm so sorry. If that was the case, maybe you could go to a camp where you know people are more open-minded about different religions and cultures or you could go to a camp where there are only or mainly other Jewish people.
KuteKat Bracelet King	1 year, 3 months ago by KuteKat @halokiwi going to overnight camp for 2-8 weeks over summer break is just a very common thing for Jewish kids to do. There’s lots of overnight Jewish camps (at least in my country) so most of my jewish friends go to camp. And no j wasn’t bullied for being jewish (the camp was jewish lol) i was bullied because i was shy and didn’t talk to many people.
halokiwi Moderator	1 year, 3 months ago by halokiwi Oh, okay, that makes sense now 🙂 It might be tough to really come out of your shell, if you are a shy person, but I think you really just have to try to overcome your shyness for the first day or the first few days. Try finding people to connect to in the very beginning. At this point everyone is new and there are no fixed groups yet. That's what I always try to do. I'd say I'm a shy person, but at the beginning of something new, I try not to be, because it is easiest to form connections at that point and then you just have to put a little effort into keeping these connections going. Try finding people with similar interests or people that just seem nice. Try to find other 'outsiders'. They might be just as happy as you to have someone else. And it's okay to spend time on your own too 🙂 everybody needs some alone time from time to time. Just try to not be alone all the time, because then people might think that this is a little weird 😉 You could for example sit with the same people for lunch each day. This will probably already be enough to show others that you are not lonely. You don't even need to talk (much). Try to be yourself and not change yourself too much. There will be people who appreciate you for who you are.
beastyboys Skiller	1 year, 3 months ago by beastyboys Omg I’m Jewish! My sleep away experience was mostly good and I was friends with basically everyone but the head counselor always singled me out and wore a shirt with a symbol that means something terrible for jewish people. But my favorite story from camp was when it was really sunny and my cabin decided to go in the woods without a counselor. We ended up finding this really cool lake with a mini beach so we hung out there for a while and it was so much fun. On the way back we did run into a grizzly bear but we all started screaming and it went away!

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