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But it was an absolute beast of a job getting to that point. >> and joining me now is dasha burns at camp ihc in pennsylvania, northeast pennsylvania. how are the camps navigating this reopening now? now theyve reached the point of having enough staffing, but what other changes do you expect campers will be seeing? >> reporter: andrea, camps have had to get extremely creative. in a typical year about 25,000 camp workers come from abroad on those j-1 visas. this year that number is down to just a...

So dasha, thinking of all the risks that come with sleep away camp, broken bones, sun burn, poison ivy and covid-19, finding p em to work at these places was never a concern until now. so how are the camps adjusting? >> jeff, you know, for a lot of us it is starting to feel like things are getting back to normal. but ill tell you, for the folks tasked with creating that experience of normalcy for us again, they are still facing enormous challenges. typically, 25,000 camp workers a year come from...

Lifeguards and boating and climbing instructors. and the number of college students applying for camp positions is way down, too. >> after a year of confinement, they want to spread their wings and, you know, coming to camp and giving up some of that really wasnt that attractive for some. >> some international camp workers are finding their way into the u.s. by way of mexico. thats where eye rush native and head camp counsellor got his visa. the. >> it was 15, 16 days. >> but others like this ro...

They want to spread their wings and, you know, coming to camp and giving up some of that really wasnt that attractive for some. >> reporter: some international camp workers are finding their way into the u.s., by way of mexico. thats where irish native and head camp counselor got his visa. >> probably 15, 16 days. >> reporter: others like roxi bradley werent so lucky. the uk native was a camp ihc counselor before the pandemic, but this summer she was unable to get a visa to return. >> im upset, ...

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