Camp Days 2 and 3

I can't believe it is already Wednesday night--where has the time gone? Things at Camp are going well--the kids are super sweet and affectionate, they all participate in all of the games and everyone seems really happy. Today my little 5 year old A---- finally passed his swim test!!!! He was super excited--now he gets to swim wherever he wants to! The twins are...weird...they're always picking off their scabs and then freaking out when they start to bleed--but they never learn their lesson! God only knows how many band-aids I have had to give them in the last two days (mostly it is happening to the pool so I have been sending them to the lifeguards to have them deal with it, lol). Our 12 year old B-- decided that Camp wasn't for him and left after the first day--the other kids really miss him which makes me sad.
Next week is Fantasy week, and I have already started to paint posters (so far a frog prince, a dragon, a unicorn and a turret). We're basically working at the club everyday from 7:45-8:00 pm...which is quite tiring. I have a hard time getting up in the morning these days because I am always exhausted--hopefully after we get into a routine things will be better.
WE FINALLY HAVE AIR-CONDITIONING! It is amazing! It is so hot and humid here I didn't know how long we would be able to survive, especially knowing that it only gets hotter (but apparently no more humid than it has been, thank God). Hopefully the clothes I have been hanging up will finally be able to dry! Which brings me to another topic--clothes washing. The washers here UTTERLY suck. They do NOTHING for stains, so I have been handwashing A LOT. Squatting next to the hose scrubbing my Camp A shirts makes me feel like a true pinay, mom would be so proud. I invested in a body brush (one side has a pumice stone, the other a brush) which has been great--I have gotten most of my tempera paint stains out of all of my white clothes! Also, I discovered a washer and dryer in the staff locker room at the club, so I am going to try to use that as much as possible to save money (500 yen/wash at the apartment is a lot!).
The club also has a bunk room (with bunk beds, obviously) and a shower with bodywash and shampoo/conditioner in the staff locker room...which makes me wonder why we can't just live there! I know they probably have some security issue...but the commute from Kamata is SO FAR and the trains are always SO PACKED. I don't know if I will be able to get used to this :/
This weekend Brittney and I are going to Kamakura to sightsee and meet up with other Camp A groups posted around the country. I am really looking forward to it! I would like to write more but I am feeling really tired (and I am also SUPER HOT, Brittney was on the phone in the room so I had to go sit in the hall upstairs to write this because someone is having a party in the common room).
I'll keep you posted on anything new that comes up! I miss you all! Hugs and Kisses all around!