CCUSA: CAMP WAHNEE 2016 🐻🌲🇺🇸

A short glimpse into the best Summer of my life :) Thank you CCUSA for this amazing experience, thank you Wah-Nee for giving me a new family and home. Watch in HD!
I recently spent 2 months working as a counsellor at an American summer camp in Connecticut. This adventure far surpassed all of my expectations set by binge watching the Parent Trap and It Takes Two since birth. If you are considering applying for a job at a camp, I cannot recommend it enough.
I've been promising since returning home that I'll make a Q&A answering any questions you guys have, because there have been a lot (which makes me very happy). If there's anything you want to know about being a camp counsellor, my experience and stories, my tips or anything else, leave a comment below and i'll answer it in the next video :)
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Camera: Canon G7x
Editing: iMovie
Music: Heartbreak Dream
(I do not own this audio)
PS Check out Tyler Oakley and Bethany Mota's videos for more (higher quality) footage of WahNee!

[@AllySheehan]

This video gives me the biggest smile to watch so I hope you guys love it too! Give it a thumbs up if you'd like me to make a follow up Q&A about my camp experience, and feel free to leave any questions below :)

[@Wooplot]

yes please!

[@kaivanakiri5174]

this is so pure. reading your ig post about finding the right people at the right time gives me some hope that maybe i will find humans with whom i can be myself

[@andytalbot6719]

I was a UK drama counsellor with BUNAC at WahNee in 1991.

[@kingajpg8635]

this looks so beyond cool! (as you said in the description - the parent trap vibes are definitely there! haha) you just gave me an idea for a gap year haha!

[@AllySheehan]

yes !!

[@CaitlinShoemaker]

This looks like such a fun experience :) and a beautiful place as well!

[@oliviacowie5791]

How much overall did it cost you to go Ally? really wanting to apply for next year but have a holiday in between now and then!

[@stephaniex6433]

i've watched this countless times it makes me so happy!! i cannot wait until i'm 18 bc this is definitely something i NEED to do it seems so incredible

[@elishebaaka]

This looked AMAZING! I've just applied to camp so I hope I get to make some great memories this summer

[@AllySheehan]

Yes!!! How did it go?

[@kharinnadeleon9775]

omgg hearing that part where you guys were singing/jamming with a guitar, I honestly felt that it was going to be so hard to say goodbye to each other after the camp, like you guys had so many wonderful memories together T-T

[@AllySheehan]

so accurate :(

[@HannasPlanet]

I absolutely loved this! Made me want to be a camp counsellor as well! :) For your video my question would be if it matters what country you're from and what kind of visa you were on? I need to make this happen for myself haha!

[@xMia39]

This made me want to be a part of a summer camp so bad! 😍 What kind of skills do you need to be a camp counsellor? And what was a typical day like? Xx

[@simplelivingwithangelique6447]

This has to be one of the most beautiful and happy place on earth. Lake sunsets are the best :)

[@AllySheehan]

Completely agree!

[@EmmaLouise98]

This video made me so happy x I can't wait to experience moments like these and make new friends and memories 💖

[@Thevibrantvegan]

such a beautiful video! it made me so happy, looks like you had an amazing time

[@AllySheehan]

thank you so much!

[@nicolewilliams9102]

Such a beautiful video, it made me so happy, I am hoping to work on a summer camp next summer. What was it like being vegan at camp and do you have any tips? Did you travel after camp and if so where did you like the most? I would love to explore more of America but really don't know where to start! So happy you enjoyed your time at camp :)

[@ravenclawdaughterofathena709]

Not me watching this just to be jelly, knowing Ill never get to go there "insert sad emoji"

[@tarajurjasevic3191]

Hey Ally, I would love to work at a camp but the thing is I'm not very good at sports, do you think that would be a problem?

[@AllySheehan]

not all camps are sports based, and not all jobs are! you could be an art & crafts specialist, or work at a theatre camp!

[@madeleineanderson3727]

What a lovely video! Thanks so much x

[@katieelise6530]

This took me right back to the camp i worked at last year, feeling such an itch to return! this video was so beautifully nostalgic and GIRL! so glad you had the best time of your life.

[@AllySheehan]

Ahhh thats so awesome! What camp did you work at?

[@katieelise6530]

Camp Hanover way over in Virginia!

[@beckyrecky31]

go wahnee (best camp ever)

[@AliceEleanor]

This looked like so much fun! How did you get the chance to become apart of staff at the camp? ☺️

[@AllySheehan]

It was!!! I will answer your Q in detail in the video :) :)

[@AliceEleanor]

ah can't wait!! :)

[@rachelm3157]

omg this might sound really weird but my teacher was a counselor at Wah-nee in 2012 but he never told us, my mom saw on his facebook and told me😂

[@rachelm3157]

and it looks really hype there and i really wanna go but its too much money

[@AllySheehan]

thats so cool!

[@amandaelle_]

This was such a fun video to watch! It makes me want to go to summer camp next year!

[@abbiemellissa102]

Lovely video Ally! Ahhh parent trap made me dream about American camps since I was ickle too! My question for your Q & A... How did you decide which company to go with? There are so many! ^_^

[@diorsloane4789]

Amazing video Ally!💖 can't wait to see the q and a! My question is how long did it take to prepare everything in advance to actually go to America? Also how did u decide to do something like a summer camp?

[@bethcp92]

What a beautiful experience for you Ally :) What are some things you learnt through it? Life lessons, realisations, epiphanies etc?

[@rhiannonphillips8109]

What absolute magic. I would love, love to be part of the staff there, please tell me how i can do it! (Ps..i'm from Aus!)

[@SimplyKinz]

Is it tough to be vegan at a camp?? And dealing with the children? Great video :) Xx

[@adamjohnson2946]

What are the boy girl ratios like as a counsellor? And also, when your not working, are there ever parties or drinking? Or are there strict rules?

[@adamduffy8582]

Is 18 too young to go ??

[@Lauu162027]

Ally!! This was so beautiful, I could feel the love you have for these people and this place ♥ So excited to see the q&a :)

[@itsamyyy91]

What a beautiful video.... loved the sunsets & timelapses ❤

[@francescah7287]

The idea of doing something like this has been suggested to me recently and I've been down lately as I don't know what to do after college, but this video really sold it to me, I'd love to be able to travel and do something so rewarding at the same time!

[@georgiapeace967]

This is a dream ally! Looks like so much fun 😍💕🌈

[@ameliapaltridge7056]

What was it like being vegan while at the camp??x

[@writerofmanythings]

Love this video! I've been placed at camp wahnee this year, I'm super excited to go.. are you going back? Peace and love✌🏽️🌻

[@AllySheehan]

Congratulations lovely!!!! Best camp in the world. Yes I most certainly am :) What were you hired as?

[@writerofmanythings]

Ally Sheehan Thankyou so much! It looks so amazing! Ooo I'll see you there then 😊 I was hired to be on the ropes team

[@AllySheehan]

Aw yay! My best friend/bunk mate at camp is on the ropes staff :) You're going to love it

[@writerofmanythings]

Ally Sheehan Aww how amazing! I'm beyond excited.. Everyone seems so friendly too 😁🇺🇸

[@kurlykaitlyn]

ah my gosh!! literally crying!!! I'm 21 and haven't been to camp since like age 16. i sed to go every year to multiple ones from age 8-15. i miss it so much this just was major throw back. thank you so much. i am like bawling joy hahaha

[@AllySheehan]

ughhh i feel you!! which camp?

[@nuriafragua7093]

This video is so beautiful! It makes me want to work in a summer camp, hopefully I will in some years :)

[@AllySheehan]

do it!!

[@saravallazza9847]

Love you!! What a great experience!!

[@Wooplot]

Was this a camp for older teens? the people look kinda oldish for a summer camp

[@AllySheehan]

The campers were 7-17, but this video has lots of /mostly footage with my fellow counsellors :)

[@MusicMadd3]

This video is so amazing! Im coming to Wah-Nee as an Arts counsellor this summer and I always watch your video when ive had a rubbish day and need a pick me up! Cannot wait for summer! Thanks for the great video and hopefully ill be meeting you this summer/ in 91 days (how exciting!)

[@AllySheehan]

Girl welcome!!! That is so exciting :) :) Get ready for the best two months of your life. Where are you from? I spent a lot of my free time in arts and crafts so you'll definitely be seeing me haha

[@MusicMadd3]

thanks! :) I know im beyond excited! Im from Scotland! :) ahh great! WIll be nice to have a face i recognise atleast

[@KarlandJessica]

♡♡♡♡

[@alexandrmountn]

oh wow, I'm crying!

[@AllySheehan]

nooooo 😭 the 2016 video/summer is so pure i sob

[@AllySheehan]

i literally stumbled upon the video of us on the docks and you serenading us all with a greys anatomy classic it's one of my favourite memories forever

[@camiricciardi5223]

Hey! Amazing video! I applied to go with CCUSA next summer, all I have to do now is wait and see if I get placed

[@AllySheehan]

How'd it go!!

[@camiricciardi5223]

@@AllySheehan I came to this video 2yrs later because I recommend it to a friend that wants to do it next year and found this 🤣 I got placed and it was one of the best summers of my life! Thanks Ally for sharing your experience ✨ it was what made me want to do it!

[@AllySheehan]

@@camiricciardi5223 aww I am SO happy to hear that! Where did you work?

[@camiricciardi5223]

@@AllySheehan I worked at Camp Tallchief for girls in Oklahoma! I had a blast with the girl scouts and I’m thinking of doing it again in 2023! (I’m actually aupairing in tha states right now).

[@TeganMacMoss]

What camera did you use??

[@AllySheehan]

a canon g7x :)

[@HamishHBC]

you've sold me on the idea of this!!

[@AllySheehan]

yes!!