AmeriCamp Blog

One of the quieter worries about a summer camp in America is what happens if you get sick or hurt while you're there. Here's how insurance actually works on the AmeriCamp NZ programme. Wondering about insurance for a summer camp in America? Here's how J1 visa cover works and what's included in the AmeriCamp NZ programme fee.

Wondering if camps actually want Kiwi counsellors or just tolerate them? Here's the honest reason American summer camps keep hiring New Zealanders every season.

Wondering if you'll be sharing a cramped cabin with zero privacy for ten weeks? Here's an honest look at where camp counsellors actually sleep, eat and unwind.

Worried about missing home during a summer camp season in America? An honest look at homesickness, why it's normal, and how counsellors actually get through it.

Wondering if you really need an agency to work at a summer camp in America? Here's what a J1 visa sponsor actually does, and why going it alone is harder than it looks.

Think you've left it too late to be a camp counsellor? Here's the honest answer on age limits, who actually applies, and why it's rarely too late to go.

Applying with a mate? Here's the honest answer on how camp matching actually works when two of you want to do summer camp in America together.

Worried about being on your own on the other side of the world? Here's exactly who has your back before, during and after your summer camp season in America.

Wondering what the AmeriCamp interview is actually like? Here's an honest look at what happens, how long it takes, and how to walk in feeling ready.

Wondering what a typical day at a US summer camp actually looks like? Here's an honest hour-by-hour look at camp life, from sunrise cabin chaos to lights out.