Who knew that I would ever think that staying up until 10 would mean having a ‘late night.’ I now find myself eagerly anticipating sleep and the 10 PM lights out time imposed on us by our housing facility.
Living at Camp Victor in Ocean Springs was a pretty awesome experience. Camp Victor is an old sewing warehouse turned volunteer center. It has a large lounge with couches, t.v., ping pong table, pool table, and right off of the lounge—our rooms. I shared a room with five of my teammates. The room was not large by any standards, but we all fit into it—three bunk beds, a few tables with shelves. The room had no ceiling and no doors, but was brightly painted with inspiring quotes: “Honey, you are my shinning star,” (the last team didn’t exactly know how to spell…) Due to no ceilings, the sound throughout the building carried, and because it was a sewing factory, shoes had to be worn at all times. The showers and the bathrooms were on separate ends of the building, and often times it was quite chilly. The other volunteers were loud and some times drove us crazy, but overall, it was an excellent experience and a great place to stay.
The housing staff was AMAZING. Our chef Eddie was really nice and would always give us seconds and save us the leftovers. I also had a lot of fun getting to know Kendall (Volunteer Coordinator for Camp Victor) and Molly (long term volunteer). The food was good---mmm cheese grits and even ‘no chew Friday’ wasn’t too bad.
I will definitely miss living at Camp Victor and I look forward to getting to visit again some time in my future.
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