Chapter By Chapman

For those of you who aren't following me on Instagram, (and why aren't you?!), I went on holiday with my family to New York last week for the first time and I completely and utterly have fallen in love with the gorgeous city. I really didn't know what to expect or what it would be like as I'd only been to America twice before on skiing trips to Boston with school and we didn't experience America outside the ski resort and the hotel. There were some things that I kept going, 'Oh that's the same as London' and there were some things where I was thinking 'This would never happen in London!' but what I wish I had before I went is a few tips and tricks to look out for if it's your first time in the Big Apple, so if you're heading out there for Camp this year, hopefully this list will give you a little bit of help with what it's like and what to expect, and how to have the best days off in New York! I agree, Buzzfeed! 1. Toilet Do...

For those of you who don't know, I'm doing Camp America this year! In America, sending kids to camp for the summer is tradition, like in Lindsay Lohan's best work, 'Parent Trap'. Some camps are day camps, where the parents drop them off and then pick them up at the end of the day, whereas others are overnight camp, where the kids have tents or log cabins to sleep in with their fellow campers. During the days they do activities, like dance, canoeing, archery and arts and craft, and then by night camp fire songs and smores, and obviously, lots of fun and laughter in-between. Most camps will have a lake, so water sports like swimming and kayaking are common, especially in the summer months when it's warm and sunny outside! Camp America itself is a cultural exchange programme which enables English young adults to work on a camp in America for the summer, meeting like-minded people and learning about the American culture, all whilst having the 'be...