Written by Jiah Park and Louis-David Mvona
As
usual we woke up as the birds chirped in our ears. The early risers started the
day with a cup of tea and piece of cake while the latecomers skipped tea time and
hurriedly put on their action gears. Like the other three mornings, we jogged
up the inclined hill and stretched our sore muscles at 7:00 am. After
stretching, we had a small discussion on what activities we’d do for the day. At
around 8:00, we began to start our team building activities after our guide put
us into four groups. We participated in activities that brought our team
spirits together and it was a good chance to make everyone get to know one another
well.
In
further detail, there were five team building activities that we had to
participate in. One of the most challenging activities was facing the infinity
knot. This activity is mind-blowingly hard as it consists of a long rope with
two nooses on each end. One of the team members had to place their hand into
the noose and untangle the knot that was formed on the center of the rope. All the
team members were allowed to help particular person who had the nooses around
their wrists. The first three groups seemed to have no problem figuring out the
solution to untangle the tied knot, but the last one had lots of trouble
untying the seemingly impossible infinity knot.
The next
most challenging activity consisted of all the teams attempting to boil an egg completely
and successfully with only ONE match. The challenge was to light an ongoing
fire that had to successfully burn during the full eight minutes so that the
egg would be completely hardboiled. One of the most challenging aspect of this
activity was that some groups didn’t know how long it took to boil a perfectly hardboiled
egg, and it seemed as though many groups had waited more than enough to boil
the egg.
These
two activities taught us how leadership and teamwork is necessary to have a
successful result in whatever challenge that faces us in life.
After a
delicious lunch consisting of ham/cheese sandwiches, we went white water
rafting. According to the majority of the group, this was one of the most
thrilling and exciting experiences that we’ve participated in. Many of us were
intimidated by the vicious current of the river, but we enjoyed it greatly as
the cool, refreshing water splashed everywhere on our bodies as we rafted on
the beautiful river. Although some students had injuries (editor’s note: the
most intensive injury is a bruised knee), the white water rafting seemed to
cool down the pain of the injured and made it an amazing experience for
everyone. This adventurous activity was followed by the testing of the boats we
previously made. Their efficiency was tested by a race downstream of the river.
The winning boat was made by the teachers. Everyone enjoyed themselves and left
the river bank with a smile. Unfortunately all days must come to an end; we
finished it with a summary of all we learned about leadership and teamwork. Our
main guide summed the beautiful day with a scrumptious feast of barbecued
chicken and marshmallows.
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