Quote of the Day: "Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you will land among the stars." - Norman Vincent Peale
Evening class:
For last nights’ evening class, we had a Metaphors and Similes lesson, held by Mr. Reeves. He had a long slightly confusing explanation on what metaphors and similes are, but in short, similes are the comparison of 2 things usually including the use of the words such as ‘like’ and ‘as’ (e.g. he is as brave as a lion) and metaphors are where a term or phrase is applied to another – although not in literal terms - in order to show resemblance or a hidden comparison (e.g. she is a walking dictionary). This went on for a bit, and then he told us where we could use this technique, and how descriptions of our time here can be so much easier with the use of these figures of speech.
After Mr. Reeves’ presentation, we got to write our own ‘story’ using similes and metaphors, describing our time here at snowy. It could be covering one certain aspect of our journey, like surfing or expo, or it could be overall how we have felt being here for the 5-6 weeks.
Today:
Today for morning, and afternoon core 1 had caving. It was a very interesting activity, and let me do something I normally wouldn’t.
We went to Buchan, and went down 2 caves – the Royal Caves, and Wilson’s Cave. When we got there, the teachers handed out slips of paper with our headcount number, and a question that we had to find the answer to. Mine was ‘How do the facilities here at the reserve affect your experience?’. It was a fairly simple question to answer, since the slight urbanization of the area didn’t allow us to have a full submersion into nature, but it did provide the comfort that most people ‘need’ in order to find a place suitable.
It was really fun to go into the caves, especially Wilson’s cave. Here, we got to go under rocks, climb up through narrow passages, and see quite remarkable scenes, that were formed naturally by the rocks. I am significantly glad I am away from electronics, because I would prefer if the next time I did something similar, it wouldn’t remind me so much of Minecraft, but it was entertaining to remember the game, and somehow ‘apply it to real life’ – although I did not have a pickaxe.
The Royal Caves, however, were a lot more ‘artificial’ as they had a concrete path, and railings, as well as lights, so it was more for tourists. The guide we had showed and explained the stalactites and stalagmites, and how the calcium deposits are formed. It was a fairly interesting day, and I thoroughly enjoyed the activity.
Teamwork Tuesday:
This week, our team has been giving out quite a good vibe. We have had a lot of fun in the activities that we participate in, and are getting more inclusive with each activity. We might need to work on how we allocate roles in the group, because our discussions can get quite noisy, and a little hard to control. However, we are progressing well.
Evening class:
For last nights’ evening class, we had a Metaphors and Similes lesson, held by Mr. Reeves. He had a long slightly confusing explanation on what metaphors and similes are, but in short, similes are the comparison of 2 things usually including the use of the words such as ‘like’ and ‘as’ (e.g. he is as brave as a lion) and metaphors are where a term or phrase is applied to another – although not in literal terms - in order to show resemblance or a hidden comparison (e.g. she is a walking dictionary). This went on for a bit, and then he told us where we could use this technique, and how descriptions of our time here can be so much easier with the use of these figures of speech.
After Mr. Reeves’ presentation, we got to write our own ‘story’ using similes and metaphors, describing our time here at snowy. It could be covering one certain aspect of our journey, like surfing or expo, or it could be overall how we have felt being here for the 5-6 weeks.
Today:
Today for morning, and afternoon core 1 had caving. It was a very interesting activity, and let me do something I normally wouldn’t.
We went to Buchan, and went down 2 caves – the Royal Caves, and Wilson’s Cave. When we got there, the teachers handed out slips of paper with our headcount number, and a question that we had to find the answer to. Mine was ‘How do the facilities here at the reserve affect your experience?’. It was a fairly simple question to answer, since the slight urbanization of the area didn’t allow us to have a full submersion into nature, but it did provide the comfort that most people ‘need’ in order to find a place suitable.
It was really fun to go into the caves, especially Wilson’s cave. Here, we got to go under rocks, climb up through narrow passages, and see quite remarkable scenes, that were formed naturally by the rocks. I am significantly glad I am away from electronics, because I would prefer if the next time I did something similar, it wouldn’t remind me so much of Minecraft, but it was entertaining to remember the game, and somehow ‘apply it to real life’ – although I did not have a pickaxe.
The Royal Caves, however, were a lot more ‘artificial’ as they had a concrete path, and railings, as well as lights, so it was more for tourists. The guide we had showed and explained the stalactites and stalagmites, and how the calcium deposits are formed. It was a fairly interesting day, and I thoroughly enjoyed the activity.
Teamwork Tuesday:
This week, our team has been giving out quite a good vibe. We have had a lot of fun in the activities that we participate in, and are getting more inclusive with each activity. We might need to work on how we allocate roles in the group, because our discussions can get quite noisy, and a little hard to control. However, we are progressing well.
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