Camp was the most exciting activity in REDbird for me! One year ago, I joined my first camp in my life. We formed a closer bond within our group and I really enjoyed it. The camp this time was different not only that it is one day longer but also I was serving as a coach to facilitate. The experience was quite different but still, I enjoyed it and I really appreciated that I had a chance to join the camp again and being a coach in the camp
1. Solo Night Walk
The most memorable part in the camp was again the night walk. Last year we went in a group and I already felt scared. This time, it was solo night walk! I could not imagine how I could go through this at first: a solo night walk in the mountains without using torch! I was scared and nervous but I had to try. I told myself that it was safe and I could do it. As a coach, in order to encourage my members, I offered to be the first to give it a try.
During the walk, it was not that scary and dark actually. I could hear the sound of wind and wave and it was so peaceful. I thought a lot during the walk, I thought about my life, my family, my grades. I realized how relaxing I was at the camp after final exam and how stressful I was back in UST and how often I complained about my life and making me more stressful. I was always worried about so many things, but many things are actually not that important. It is me and how I see those things that makes me stressful but not those things actually.
In my life, there are many things that I could achieve, but I am always afraid of doing them as they change my life. I should really be more brave to step out of my comfort zone to do things that I want to do. One can only live once, I should not live any regret! I still remember that even before I became a coach, when I gave Rufina my schedule, she told me that I was quite reserved and she wanted me to step out of my comfort zone. I really appreciate that she told me this, and I was trying to improve myself in this year. I think I did improve, I like how I am now compared to back then and I will continue to improve myself.
2. Coaching in a game
As I have gone through most of the activities last year, I knew the strategies for playing the game. When we were playing a number game, the members were discussing about a strategy which was not the optimal one. I knew that there was a faster way for the game so I just directly told them the optimal strategy and argued that it was better. Then Carol took me out of the discussion and told me that I should not tell them what to do. As a coach, I should not tell them the solution but try to lead them to find a better way by themselves. I think this is the most difficult part to be as a coach, not telling the members what to do! So in the rest two days, I kept in mind what Carol told me and let the members try first. Although they met difficulties sometimes because of a wrong decision, they learnt from the mistake and what I could do was to kept them on the main right track and shared with them about my experience.
In these three days, I re-experienced the camp as a coach. The three-day camp provided me enough time to get along with my members and practice my coaching skills. It was also a nice relax after the busy and exhausted final period.
1. Solo Night Walk
The most memorable part in the camp was again the night walk. Last year we went in a group and I already felt scared. This time, it was solo night walk! I could not imagine how I could go through this at first: a solo night walk in the mountains without using torch! I was scared and nervous but I had to try. I told myself that it was safe and I could do it. As a coach, in order to encourage my members, I offered to be the first to give it a try.
During the walk, it was not that scary and dark actually. I could hear the sound of wind and wave and it was so peaceful. I thought a lot during the walk, I thought about my life, my family, my grades. I realized how relaxing I was at the camp after final exam and how stressful I was back in UST and how often I complained about my life and making me more stressful. I was always worried about so many things, but many things are actually not that important. It is me and how I see those things that makes me stressful but not those things actually.
In my life, there are many things that I could achieve, but I am always afraid of doing them as they change my life. I should really be more brave to step out of my comfort zone to do things that I want to do. One can only live once, I should not live any regret! I still remember that even before I became a coach, when I gave Rufina my schedule, she told me that I was quite reserved and she wanted me to step out of my comfort zone. I really appreciate that she told me this, and I was trying to improve myself in this year. I think I did improve, I like how I am now compared to back then and I will continue to improve myself.
2. Coaching in a game
As I have gone through most of the activities last year, I knew the strategies for playing the game. When we were playing a number game, the members were discussing about a strategy which was not the optimal one. I knew that there was a faster way for the game so I just directly told them the optimal strategy and argued that it was better. Then Carol took me out of the discussion and told me that I should not tell them what to do. As a coach, I should not tell them the solution but try to lead them to find a better way by themselves. I think this is the most difficult part to be as a coach, not telling the members what to do! So in the rest two days, I kept in mind what Carol told me and let the members try first. Although they met difficulties sometimes because of a wrong decision, they learnt from the mistake and what I could do was to kept them on the main right track and shared with them about my experience.
In these three days, I re-experienced the camp as a coach. The three-day camp provided me enough time to get along with my members and practice my coaching skills. It was also a nice relax after the busy and exhausted final period.