If you follow me on Twitter or read the blog post I posted last night, you'll know I am applying to work at a camp in America next summer. I'd heard about Camp America whilst I was in sixth form, then last year a meeting was held at my university about it but for the past couple of years, I've considered applying to go and work during summer overseas.
So I thought next summer, 2014, would be the perfect opportunity to step outside of my comfort zone and travel to America! So with the thought of travelling to America in mind, I began googling (and we all do love a good google!) about all the different companies which do the cultural exchange programme to summer camps. Originally, I only knew about Camp America as they are the most well-known but after researching I have found out about CCUSA, BUNAC, Camp Leaders, AmeriCamp and more. Now if your reading this looking for advice on who to go with, you have to decide who is better for you.
Some things you ought to consider when looking for the right company are: how much does each company charge for their services? How much will you earn whilst your out there? What is included in the charges? What is the application process like? And most importantly, who is the most trustworthy? Now, by this time you might be thinking
OMG?! Why do I think about all this? I thought they did it all.. Well, once you've chose a company, all is well and its pretty stress-free and your chosen company will help you along the way.
Well to answer all those questions above and possibly more, click
here, this Save The Student site I found very useful when asking all those questions and putting all those things into perspective.
So at the company which came out on top for me, when considering anything, is AmeriCamp!
Now, AmeriCamp wins it for me because overall, you end up earning something from working abroad for 9 weeks. Which for me, is a big deal because I'm a student and what do students not have a lot of? MONEY! We need all the money we can get therefore, the wages from this make it worth my while. If possible, I'd love to travel some of America after camp but I also want to go on a summer holiday with my friends so I'm passing on travelling America next summer and instead, getting a holiday fund jar and SAVING! I'm planning on getting one of those saving jars which you have to break to get into therefore, I can't touch any of my holiday fund and will get to travel after graduation in 2015.
I am just loving life at the moment!
So why don't you join the AmeriCamp revolution with me?
Sending love your way x
