YMCA Camp Sloper Welcomes Chloe Chee - International Counselor

From Southington YMCA: Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA is pleased to welcome Chloe Chee as she returns to YMCA Camp Sloper as this year’s international counselor – her second term in this role.

From the town of Singapore in Singapore, Chloe is a University of London student studying International
Relations. Upon completing her degree, and coupled with her existing degree in Communications (from
Ngee Ann Polytechnic), Chloe plans to work in International Media. She explained that her exposure to the
current political environment in the United States will help prepare her for career and in international
media.

Chloe has visited America five times seeing the US West Coast onces as a child, followed by trips to Florida, Chicago, and her two recent visits to YMCA Camp Sloper in Southington, Connecticut.

This month at camp, Chloe is working with a group of seven trailblazer girls entering grades 8 and 9. She chose this age group because she enjoied working with them last summer. This year, during preview week
she had the opportunity to try something new and work with a younger group. Having enjoyed the
experience she says, "I may go back to work with the younger kids on the Sloper ‘East Coast’, who knows!."
When asked to compare what camp is like in Singapore, Chloe explained that children do not get a summer
break, so camps are limited to one-week vacation periods. In Singapore, Chloe worked with an indoor
church camp. She pointed out that YMCA Camp Sloper is significantly more spacious and features more
activities such as swimming and hiking.

Chloe’s favorite thing about YMCA camp Sloper is how much space there is and Sloper Pond. Chloe explained that in contrast, Singapore is mostly buildings.

In comparison of the United States to Singapore, Chloe explained that “Both countries are comprised of immigrants and are in that way very similar.” She continued “Singapore is very westernized, but the culture
in the United States is still more outspoken than back home in Singapore.” There is still time to sign up for YMCA Camp Sloper sessions 3 and 4. Visit www.YMCACampSloper.org for details.

Image Courtesy of Southington YMCA