I'm a Gorilla By Morning

By Devin McGaughey

Fish Camp has been an awesome experience for me. I'm in session A Green- Camp Wellman! I have not only been able to help the incoming class of 2015 and brainwash them to be the best Aggies they can be, but I have also made life-long friends. My 23 fellow counselors and my 2 co-chairs have been amazing friends and we have all come together as a family to make sure that the freshmen have the best experience that they can. I love how everyone is working towards a common goal and just lets loose. No one is afraid to be themselves and everyone has just gone crazy these last couple of weeks getting ready for camp. We are not only working hard to make Camp Wellman a success, but we've also played hard too. Some of my favorite memories have come from the road trips that we have gone on. Travelling to Port Aransas for a relaxing weekend on the beach, driving to Middle-of-Nowhere Lampassas and enjoying a river oasis, and ending our spree of road trips at Lake Travis have all been experiences that have drawn us all closer. There isn't much that I don't like. We all get along quite well and our preparation has not been as stressful as I had planned on it being. It does take a lot of time- especially the preparation that comes four days before we leave for camp- but it will absolutely be worth it in the end. Probably my favorite part about camp is my partner, Robbie. He is perfect. He's so sweet and he's an experienced counselor, so he has really helped me get prepared. We have so much in common and he is definitely the funniest counselor in camp. We came up with our DG name on the very first night that we were placed together. As we were driving home, he asked me what kind of music I listened to and who were my favorite artists. I told him that I liked Kyle Park and George Strait and he asked if I had heard a song that Kyle Park wrote about George Strait. I even finished his sentence- which instantly made us know that we were perfect partners. We started talking about our favorite George Strait songs and I said that I loved "Amarillo by Morning", but I shared a funny story- when I was younger, I thought that the opening line said "I'm a gorilla by morning." He made SO much fun of me, and decided that should be our DG name. 

Fish Camp has been so much fun for me. It has made me more outgoing and made me a stronger person when it comes to working with groups. I hope to show the class of 2015 how much we all love Texas A&M and it will definitely be the home of some of their greatest experiences. I want them to not only learn all of the traditions but find a love for Texas A&M and realize that they made a great choice to come here. Hopefully, we'll get some of the wonderful freshman going through Rush :)