Sunday, March 24, 2013

Personal Recount- Growth Camp (Draft 1)

This year’s growth camp was a whole new experience for me. I tried different high and low element at the campsite and I had learnt to become stronger through the activities planned. At the same time, I also gained lots of experiences during this three days two night camp.

When we arrived at the campsite, we were very welcomed. Every group was assigned to a bunk and we put our bags there. We started off with ice-breaking games to get along with our group’s instructor, follow by lunch. After lunch, we were full of energy and we went for low elements. Some of the low elements were quite challenging and we need lots of teamwork in order to complete each station.

The high elements left me a deep impression. I took part in all the high elements. It was really fun as most of the activities were my first time trying it. Example the flying fox and abseiling, I have never tried it before in my life. When we are preparing for the flying fox, standing at the four level high building, waiting for our turn, I looked down at the ground; my leg was as soft as jelly.  

Finally, it was my turn for flying fox. I was quite afraid, at the same time excited. The moment I pushed myself forward, the wind hug my face and I felt really cooling. As it slows down and I came to a stop, I felt really relax. Next, I went for abseiling. It was trickier as you have to hold onto two ropes and move down slowly. When I reached the ground, I heave a sigh of relieve, and my hand was as painful as needles poking through even though I wore a pair of gloves.

The highlight of the camp was actually the campfire. We sang, dance and cheer throughout the night. Although at the end of the camp my group did not win anything, but I felt that the item that my group put up was quite well done. We get our classmate to do break-dance which was really impressing. Everyone was shouting and cheering so loudly as if we are watching a concert and the atmosphere were so high.

Everything has to come to an end. The next morning, we did area cleaning, follow by debrief and it was time to go home. It was a really fun and enjoyable camp. Not only I get to learn new things, at the same time, I learnt to communicate with people and bonded with my new classmates.

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