My Time at Croatian Camp

At first, when mom and dad talked to me about going to Croatian camp at Severin I thought it would be okay but when I actually got there, I did not want to stay!!  I felt nervous because I only knew three people, Debi , Tea and Petra.  It was all in Croatian.  Only a few of the girls spoke some English.  I was glad that my room counselor, Beka, spoke English really well. She is also an MK and her dad is Croatian and her mom is from England.  

At camp I played ping pong and volleyball, did archery, climbed on the rock climbing wall and tried to go swimming but the water was freezing!  My favorite sport was archery.  I had a Bible group and Beka was my leader.  She translated the Bible verses for me and told me what to do.  I learned a Croatian song and met some girls.  The food was great.

I listened and watched the skits at night but I didn’t understand what they were talking about.  The main character was Professor Tutu.  He was the camp leader and a pastor from Split.  The two funniest parts of the skit were when Beka was a mummy and Professor Tutu was baking and using her as a table.  He accidentally cracked an egg on her head and then spilled flour on her.  The other part was when a leader named Ana had just gotten a package full of make-up and Professor Tutu used a lot of the make up and scribbled all over her face!  Then he tried to make a facial mask by putting shaving cream on a paper plate and then smearing it on her face!

At the end of camp I was glad I went.  Some of it was fun, some of it was terrible and lots of the time I was confused!