CLEANING CAMP-SITE

To prevent environment from getthing polluted, I along with my group members thought to clean camp site.We thought ,this will contribute to protect environment. Cleaning camp site was also a task, I was given a role to pick up all garbage and dump it in soil and dustbin. I was given gloves and mask to cover mouth so that no dust gets inside. I did job actively, I picked up all wrappers, I went in search for garbage and collected and dump it in dustbin.i dumped napkins and wet paper soaps into the soil. I cleaned toilets and filled all the buckets with water so that everyone uses washrooms easily. I felt I was very much successful as I did it very efficiently and camp site was cleaned .I came to know that I can do such kind of work, and I don’t find it to be bad or undesirable activity. Other members of, my group performed different role and participated actively and made the camp site cleaned. I felt difficulty in duping the napkins but I did it by forgetting that it is of someone’s else and dumped it. This was challenging but I overcame it and did it.

TENT PITCHING

Tent pitching was a real activity that one should learn .This activity help the one who does trekking and lives in tent. i learned how to make tent and how to place pecks and where one should make tent .I also learned that while making tent we should keep in mind some factors such as tent should me on such surface which allows water to drain through gullies and should not allow water to get inside the tent. And kitchen should always be away from toilets so that smell does not get inside kitchen area, which is very essential .This task is very beneficial as this can be used efficiently in hilly area and is useful and one can take care on its own. I also learned of how to pack the materials required to make tent. I l felt that I can make tent on my own now, which is required for every student to do after learning.

TESTING TRUST

Trust fall was a interesting activity as it tested the trust of me on the other members of the group,who were holding the mat. I had full trust that they will not make me fall but still it was a task and I did it by standing on rock and fell with eyes closed on the mat which was holded by all the members of the group. I felt that my group members were the one ,on whom trust can be done and I learned that I know my friends little bit.I was successful as I fell properly and they were able to hold me properly.Before attempting the task,we were made to practise of how one should fall and hold the one,who is falling on other members of the group.It was a little difficult as i was unable to fall properly but after trying many times ,i learned that one dhould keep body light and fall without taking stress .when i fell ,keeping this things in mind,i was able to perform task properly

GETTING INTO VISHIST KUND

Vishist kund is a hot spring and has water, which contains sulphur.This have been very challenging for me as I did not carry an extra pair of clothes and weather was hot. In such hot weather and getting into vishist kund was not easy but I want to try everything and I knew IB students are risk takers and takes challenges .So I borrowed the dress from someone and towel from another, then I got into the kund. It was very good experience .I felt it takes few seconds for our body to get into that hot temperature and then afterwards I was able to be in that hot water. It was very nice. I enjoyed and then changed nicely and got ready. There were many people who did not go inside of the kund but I went inside of it so I felt nice. I learned that nothing is impossible if one try to do, everything becomes possible

VISIT TO A GOVERNMENT SCHOOL

My group and I were visited to government school. We were allowed to interact with the students’ .As I was interacting, I came to know many things about them such as about their subject, hobbies, schedule. I came to know that they do household work such as sweeping, wiping, washing, and cooking. I felt that these work are not meant for such younger children, I felt that they are 9-10 years old and such kind of work at such early age is not good. I was satisfied that they are developed with subjects such as math’s, English and are also entertained with various functions such as annual function. I was thinking that these students know the meaning of what they learn. I felt sad that they did not know the leaders of country and why do we celebrate 15th august or 26th January. I was able to interact with students nicely and I learned that knowledge can be gained in every way but there has to will and determination to understand it.

LEARNING VARIOUS KNOTS

Learning various knots is also an experience and very helpful as this can be used during rappling, rock climbing .which is very useful during disasters. I learned many knots such as cloe vich, figure of eight.I have been very successful as I learned all the knots and was able to made when sir asked.This can be beneficial to others in a way of saving them from water,hill .This is very much important in hilly region for being saved from injury.

FEILD COOKING

Field cooking was one of the activity that I wanted to once in my life. Lighting Chula was one the difficulty that my group and I faced. i was given the role of breaking the wooden sticks for Chula and placing bricks around it. I felt some wooden sticks were wet which was one obstacle that did not allow our Chula to be lighten but then after trying a lot and placing sticks with pieces of paper and bricks around it allowed the Chula to be lighten. Then I was given a role of making plates .I went in search of large leaves and then made the plates of leaves. I felt that one need to be very good in choosing the size of leaves .So that leaves are of proper size and large enough to sustain food. Initially I was facing problem in joining leaves but as I tries ad started joining it in the way I felt then I was successful and I made plates which was good enough to sustain food. I felt this time my group members were very much co-operative as food was cooked nicely and was appreciated by judges.

Rappelling

Rappelling seemed to be hard but on attempting it, I felt that standing on the edge is the hardest part of the task and is easier than rock climbing .On getting down, one need to loosen the rope properly and keep the position of toes properly. I felt I was successful to large extent, as I felt I did more than my expectations. I came to know I am capable of performing this task and I also felt that these activities were new to me but if I do once again, it would me more proper and enjoyable. In this task , Gajanan sir, who is in charge of CAC camp helped me ,while I was standing on the edge of the rock. Overall task was challenging and I felt that one should experience such task. Both rock climbing and rappelling made us walk for 10 km as it was far from camp site.

ROCK CLIMBING

Rock climbing was very much challenging for me; it was the first time that I was attempting this task. It was very difficult as I was supposed to find points on rock and then place our body such that our hands and legs touch those points. I was unable to do it but sir helped me initially to climb the rock and then in between as I was climbing, I was trying to climb the rock by touching it with my toe, which was wrong so I came down twice. But then I tried and then climbed up, it was very challenging but I learned, how to climb and never loose. I felt that I lost hope and confidence, because if one keeps hope and confidence then one is not scared but I lost confidence and was scared a lot, which acted as barrier in attempting the task successfully. Next time, I will try to keep myself confident and will perform task correctly and efficiently.

PERFORMED A PLAY DURING CAMP FIRE

My group and I were asked to perform a play about the things that we learned from our visit to kaniyal village. As we have seen that village culture was dying ,because there were children who were affected by outside forces such as attraction of outside atmosphere due to use of television and then they were using most of the things, which were purchased by them from market .So we kept the theme as village culture dyeing and presented the play ,which was about a family who is owning some machines and as per the culture son is going to take care of it ,but as son is affected by outside studies ,he leaves the village and family forever for his job. I have performed the role of mother and i felt that it was very interesting and I tried to present a mother’s feeling and expression about her child leaving everything forever. I felt that if our play would have been in Hindi then it would have been more enjoyable .seeing play of other group, I felt it was appreciated more not only because of their theme but because of way of presenting in Hindi. I suggested this to my group members but one of the member was against of presenting in Hindi, so we performed in English. Overall there was cooperation between us and that’s why play was successful and was well presented.