Saturday, April 27, 2013

Personal Recount - Growth Camp (Draft 2)

This year’s growth camp was a whole new experience for me. I tried different high and low elements 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 these three day two night camp.

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. For example, the flying fox, rock climbing and abseiling, I have never tried any of it in my life before, except rock climbing. It was a whole new experience for me.

Before we went for the high elements, all the while I doubted myself, Will I be able to complete high elements? Aren’t I looking forward to this? Why everything seemed to be so scary and different from what I had seen during the camp briefing? Will I be able to overcome it? Or shall I just back out? The angel and devil within me were having a debate in my head. In the end, I decided to give it a try.

When I was preparing for the flying fox, I was really excited and I had been looking forward to this activity ever since we were told during the briefing. On the other hand, when I was standing at the four level high building, waiting for my turn, I looked down at the ground; my leg turned as soft as jelly. At the same time, my hands and legs were shivering as if I am standing on the snow bare footed during winter.  Finally, it was my turn for flying fox. I was quite afraid, at the same time excited. The moment I pushed myself forward, I was being pushed through the wind and I felt really cooling. As I slows down and I came to a stop, I felt really relax and stress less.

Till now, I still could not believe that I actually overcome and faced the difficulties myself. Often, the memories came back to me and were flashing in my mind over and over again. I had learnt that we should never say no before we even try. If you never try, you will never know what the results will be. This is something I will not be able to learn in school. I believe I will have more courage to take up challenges in future.

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