Iinkampu zentsapho zenza iholide enkulu ehlobo . Abazali kunye nabantwana banandipha uluhlu olupheleleyo lwemisebenzi, iinkqubo zezingane ezizinikezelweyo, kwaye ixabiso lilonke libandakanya yonke indawo , ihlanganisa indawo yokuhlala, imisebenzi kunye nokutya.
I-Medomak Family Camp eWashington, eMaine, yavulwa ngo-1995 yaye iyakwamkela iintsapho zonke ihlobo ukususela. Yinkampu yentsapho yasehlotyeni yasehlobo, kunye neendawo zokuhlala eziqhelekileyo kodwa ezizinzileyo zokuhlala, inkqubo yezinto zangaphandle kwimhlaba kunye namanzi, kunye nomoya ophakathi, omnandi.
Le nkampu encinci, enegumbi malunga neentsapho ezili-12 ngelo xesha, ngoko i-atmosphere isondele. Lindela ukuba intsapho yakho iya kudibana nezinye iindwendwe kunye nokwazana ngexesha leveki.
Isidlo sakusasa, isidlo sasemini kunye nesidlo sinikwa umhlobo wentsapho kwindlu yokutya yasepilini. Ukutya kulungiselelwe ukususela kusetyenziswa izithako ezintsha, kubandakanywa abaninzi ukusuka kwintsimi. Kukho isidlo se-lobster esilungiselelwa ngeveki.
IWashington yindawo yasekhaya, idolophu yasemaphandleni abahlali aba-1,500 kuphela, abahlala kwi-State Route 17. I-Medomak Family Camp iyimoto yeeyure ezingama-3 ukusuka eBoston; Imizuzu engama-90 ukusuka ePortland, eMaine ; kunye nemizuzu engama-25 ukusuka kwiidolophu zaselwandle zaseConland, eCamden naseBelfast.
Imisebenzi eMedomak Family Camp
I-Medomak isetyenziswe kuma-acre angama-250 abucala, kuquka neekhilomitha zolwandle lwamanxweme. Abavakalisi bahlala ephayini enye ikamelo elinekamelo elilodwa kunye nekosikazi kunye nemibhede yebhedlele, kunye neyindlu yokuhlambela eneeshati. Iindawo zokuhlala zizinyathelo ezininzi ngaphaya kwetente yamatende, kodwa isiseko esisemgangathweni yaseNew England.
Phantse zonke iikhabhi zilala abantu abathandathu. Kukho izibane zokufunda, izitulo zokugungqa, iibhedi zabazali nezingane, itafile yokubhala kunye nehlalo e-Adirondack ngaphandle. Ikhefu lihamba ngokufutshane.
I-Grownups kunye nezingane ziyakwazi ukuzama imisebenzi emibini ekhokelwa ngabacebisi, kubandakanywa umkhosi, ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, ukuloba, ubugcisa kunye neengcweti, i-tenisi, i-yoga, kunye ne-Maine ushizi kunye ne-bast ukunambitha.
Iikhampasi zithe zanyuka zibe ngamaqela amaninzi ukusuka kwiinkwenkwezi zeeNkwenkwezi ngeRising Suns kubafundi abaphakathi kunye nabaphakamileyo. Abantu abadala bahlala "kwiqela eliphezulu lamaqela". Abantwana bakhuthazwa ukuba bathathe inxaxheba kwimisebenzi ehleliweyo kunye neqela labo leminyaka. I-Grownups, okwangoku, inokuthi isebenze okanye ingenzi nto njengayithandayo.
Ngokubanzi, le nkampu yentsapho inconywa kwiintsapho ezinezingane ezineminyaka emi-5 nangaphezulu. Ngethuba lokusa kwemisebenzi abantwana abaneminyaka emi-2 ukuya kwi-4 banokuthatha inxaxheba kwimisebenzi yokufunda yaseplasini.
IiRhafu kwiMedicak Family Family
Amaxabiso ahlukahluka ngexesha lonke lasehlobo. Ngethuba leenyanga eziphakamileyo zikaJulayi no-Agasti, iintsapho ezine eziqhelekileyo ziza kuhlawula phakathi kweedola ezingama-3,700 ukuya kuma-4,700 kwiiveki kwi-Medomak Family Camp. NgoJuni, amaxabiso aphakathi neepesenti ezili-10 ezantsi.
- Ehleliwe nguSuzanne Rowan Kelleher