It’s the most wonderful time of the year! IGGPPCamp! This year we’re camping out under the night sky, hunting for cryptids in the woods, and wishing upon shooting stars! Night time is a magical time at camp and hope you’ve been having a blast with your Troop. Before Camp got underway, we reached out to the staff and Counselors to ask them a few campy questions and here’s what they had to say…

STAFF

 

Jen

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Camp Director Jen

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Roasting marshmallows!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
Pink and purple

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Perfectly golden

 

Joanna

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Director Jo! And it’s pretty straightforward–I’m one of the camp directors and I keep my real name to make it easy for campers to find me!

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Cryptid hunting!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
Yellow, pink, green

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Perfectly golden

 

Summer

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Camp Director Sumsy. Lol, nope. I was Camp Director Fummer for a few years which came from some horribly mislabeled junk mail I was getting.

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Night hike!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
Purple and Orange and Mint Green!

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

 

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Perfectly golden

 

Amanda

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Space & Time Coordinator Jinn. I’m a Star Wars fan, of course. 🙂

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Cryptid hunting!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
Blue, teal, dark purple

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Perfectly golden

 

Kara

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Buffalo. My fellow first year IGGPPCamp counselor Kristy gave me the nickname via some complicated inside joke story taking place in a group chat involving me doing the buffalo tap step and eating buffalo hot wings that I have long forgotten, but the nickname remained. Also, I was born with this name what are you talking about.

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Stargazing!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
black, magenta, lime green, hot pink, orange

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Set it on FIRE!

 

Kim

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Mod (and Happy Hour) Coordinator Peachy

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Roasting marshmallows!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
all the colors!

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Set it on FIRE!

 

Mafalda

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Dittany (since my first camp, where I was counselor, theme HP, of course, it always been like that, Dittany and HP troops)

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Roasting marshmallows!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
Never done one! Ups!

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Lightly toasted

 

Steena

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Lore Coordinator Steena. In 2018, for HallowIggles, we hosted an online murder mystery. It was camp themed and my camp character was the ‘victim’ of the crime. Counselor Ginger has become my alter ego and because her spirit still haunts the campgrounds, I’m the keeper of our Camp Lore and Legends.

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Night hike!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
Burgundy, orange, and brown. Fall leaf colors!

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Set it on FIRE!

 

TROOP 42

 

Caitlan

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Counselor Marvin. Life is rough even when you have space travel, it’s ok to be depressed! 

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Stargazing!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
Always one of my fave colors and one of theirs! 

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Why would I bother to cook it? I just eat them as-is

 

Kate

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Counselor Improbability, for the Infinite Improbability Drive that powers the starship Heart of Gold. A spacecraft powered by improbability, yes please!

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Singing around the campfire!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
A galactic blue, purple and silver

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Set it on FIRE!

 

Mathilde

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Counselor Beeblebrox! Zaphod Beeblebrox is a character from H2G2 that I adore. As a former political science student I can’t help but laugh at a character who rules the Galaxy because he splitted his brain in half… Really good politician. 

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Stargazing

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
Blue, teal and purple

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Flame kissed

 

TROOP SLAYER

 

Hélène

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Counselor Helsing. My vampire knowledge is not very huge. I didn’t want to go for Dracula, which is too obvious so I remember this movie I saw a long time ago with Hugh Jackman and decided Helsing sounds good (and begins like my real name).

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Roasting marshmallows!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
Green and violet or blue

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Set it on FIRE!

 

Sarah

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Counselor Summers. I like Buffy. Duh.

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Roasting marshmallows!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
Pink, purple and blue

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Perfectly golden

 

Victoria

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Nos4a2 I have always loved vampire stuff and love a play on words. When picking my name I had a list of my favorite vampire characters, but ultimately chose this one because a) it’s the original and b) it makes me laugh!

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Cryptid hunting!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
Gray and purple definitely, maybe even a little bit of pink thrown in!

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Perfectly golden

 

TROOP WISH

 

Lysette

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Counselor Jupiter just because I love Sailor Jupiter 🙂

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Roasting marshmallows!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
orange black & pink

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Flame kissed

 

Kai

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
SkyeKai I have a crush on my AC villager Skye 

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Stargazing!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
Silver and blue

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Flame kissed

 

Rhiannon

What is your Camp name? Is there a background story to that?
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, Counsellor Bibbidi will make your camp wishes come true!

What is your favorite AFTER DARK Camp activity?
Singing around the campfire!

What color threads are you choosing for your friendship bracelet?
Dark blue and yellow, like stars in the night sky

Last one in the lake is a gooseberry! Which floatie do you reach for?

How do you cook your marshmallows?
Lightly toasted

We’d love to know YOUR answers to these questions too! Chat with us over on Twitter or Discord. Enjoy the rest of camp!