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I thrive in Summer Camp-style environments. What job/hobby should I do? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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When I was a kid I always liked going on Scout camps. I think what I liked specifically was:

It meant spending an extended period of time (whole days, with little break) in the same collective of 20+ people.
I would drift between the various groups there, and would get to know everyone.
The collective would experience new situations every few hours, or even just being bored together when 'nothing' was happening (when waiting for stuff etc.).
(Possibly also the fact that there was an authority above us and we didn't decide things for ourselves..?)

What I liked was how there was a strong feeling of community because we were all experiencing the same thing together. Being around people meant my mind was continuously in the present. For these reasons I feel that this is the environment I thrive in the most.

Unfortunately this would only ever happen once or twice a year, and since I am 20 I wanted to ask if anyone can think of any job descriptions where this happens.

The first thing I thought of is working on a submarine but I was hoping for something a bit less radical. I thought this might be the experience in university dorms but it turns out that in my country dorms are pretty dead because with the exception of cooking, people stay in their rooms.

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[–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

A good old folks home at least.

At my grandma's (new) home she has her own apartment in the building, gets cleaning once a week, different events happen all during the day, then they have different options for each meal. Where she can either go down stairs to their little restaurant or have it delivered.

Hers is rather nice and the food is actually cooked to order, has 3 courses, and you pick 3 or so options that change each day and it actually feels like a nice restaurant since the staff take orders, deliver food, bring aroumd drinks, the like.

There is a stark difference between an independent living one like this and one where the staff are required to do showers/change briefs.

So if you look into it, make sure the level of care is what you like and they actually have a budget to take good care of their residents.

Some are understaffed and mismanaged to where the staff never have time/budget for activities and the food is basically just microwave dinners. My grandma was at one like that for far too long and she will never forgive how crappy the food was.

Nice Independent living facilities are the most camp counselor like job I can think of.