ADVENTURE CAMP AT SEA WORLD (career camp)?
Has anyone been to this camp and could describe it for me a little bit
I went to this camp three years ago. It was a lot of fun. You spend every day in a different area of the park interacting with the animals. There is a lot of food preparation involved. Be prepared to have fish guts underneath your finger nails. The camp isn’t so much educational as it is immersive. You get to explore all the backstage areas and feel like you actually work there. The best part is exploring the penguin habitat and feeding them. You also get a lot of time to enjoy the park like a guest. Remember to wear lots of sunscreen. Its extremely uncomfortable to spend the week sunburnt. The residential housing for the campers is very nice. You stay in dormitory style rooms with bunk beds. They serve very good meals and have spacious outdoor areas for playing soccer or four square.
There were some things that could be improved, however. The counselors promise a beach day then take you to one of the worst beaches in San Diego. As a local southern californian I was embarrased that Sea World was showcasing some of the ugliest locales for the international campers. Furthermore at one point we visited the aviary where we were asked to clean the flamingo food bins. Typically the camp works on a play/work formula. You have to perform some grunt task, such as cleaning or preparing food, then you are rewarded with an animal interaction. At the aviary we were shoved into a smelly back room for what felt like more than an hour and given the task of dishwasher. It wouldn’t have been that bad if we were rewarded with a guided tour of the aviary exhibit or some special lesson on the tropical birds. Instead we were relieved from our duties by some worker on break and led straight back to the dorms. This bad experience happened only once and I suspect that in recent years that aspect of the camp has been improved.
Overall it was a wonderful experience. I encourage any animal lover to try it out.
Datum: July 29th, 2010 in World Sea Adventures.
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Comment von climber_off_her_rock
Datum: July 29, 2010, 9:29 am
I went to this camp three years ago. It was a lot of fun. You spend every day in a different area of the park interacting with the animals. There is a lot of food preparation involved. Be prepared to have fish guts underneath your finger nails. The camp isn’t so much educational as it is immersive. You get to explore all the backstage areas and feel like you actually work there. The best part is exploring the penguin habitat and feeding them. You also get a lot of time to enjoy the park like a guest. Remember to wear lots of sunscreen. Its extremely uncomfortable to spend the week sunburnt. The residential housing for the campers is very nice. You stay in dormitory style rooms with bunk beds. They serve very good meals and have spacious outdoor areas for playing soccer or four square.
There were some things that could be improved, however. The counselors promise a beach day then take you to one of the worst beaches in San Diego. As a local southern californian I was embarrased that Sea World was showcasing some of the ugliest locales for the international campers. Furthermore at one point we visited the aviary where we were asked to clean the flamingo food bins. Typically the camp works on a play/work formula. You have to perform some grunt task, such as cleaning or preparing food, then you are rewarded with an animal interaction. At the aviary we were shoved into a smelly back room for what felt like more than an hour and given the task of dishwasher. It wouldn’t have been that bad if we were rewarded with a guided tour of the aviary exhibit or some special lesson on the tropical birds. Instead we were relieved from our duties by some worker on break and led straight back to the dorms. This bad experience happened only once and I suspect that in recent years that aspect of the camp has been improved.
Overall it was a wonderful experience. I encourage any animal lover to try it out.
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Comment von Louise
Datum: July 29, 2010, 9:38 am
Not me, but I agree with the person above me.
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