SINGING SONG

Singing song during camp fire was very much challenging as I have not got a good voice for singing nor i have sung infront of so many people before.But as everyone got together and sat sown for singing,it encouraged me and became a real task for me. Before singing, I was confused with the selection of song and was tensed. But as my turn came, I prepared myself and forgot all my weakness and sung a rajasthani song with full spirit, and then I was so relaxed but I was happy that I did it, which is most important and one should give try to everything. I learned that confidence overcome every obstacle and felt that that is the needy factor within me.

RAFTING OF 14KM

Rafting was a good activity which I appreciated a lot among all the activities. i wore shorts with t-shirt as wearing full covered clothes was useless as it would have got wet . Then later on, for rafting we were given life jacket to protect ourselves and to be prevented. We did rafting for 14km.i was made to sit on the edge of raft and was given the role of paddling. It was fun and nice experience,on paddling I felt difficulty as water puts lot of pressure on paddle ,which restricts the paddle to move. I overcome that and tried to do it. I was successful in doing it and did for longer period of time. This instilled a quality within me of how to do paddling. I learned the way of paddling. In between of the way we were asked to get down of the raft for swimming and I got down twice and did swimming of a small distance as water was very cold which did not allow me to swim for larger distance. It was a nice experience.

ZORBING IN SOLANG

Zorbing was the activity, which was enjoyable and interesting.It was interesting as this was the first time that i have been in such a huge plastic ball,which rolled down of the hilly way. This activity took place in solang. Initially I was scared a lot as it was like a ball with which rolls very fast as it get down of the way. But as I went inside of it I was tied to it with belt and there was another girl with me, she was also tied with belts. She was made to sit however I was made to stand. As it started rolling, we started shouting, I felt I was rotating .but when it stopped ,I felt why didn’t it continue. as I was amazed with zorbing and was interested in doing it again. There were many students who layed down the ball .Seeing them,i felt like doing it,so i also layed on the way of the rolling ball and as ball went over me,i felt like something has pased me.

VISIT TO ROHTANG PASS

Rohtang pass ia a place,which is 42 km awway from manali. On way of rohtang, the weather was changed as it was raining and we were jam-packed. So we started dancing in between of the way, which was very enjoying and amazing as I felt that’s how one should go ,this made me confident and my shyness was vanished .Dancing in the way ,which is surrounded by snow was very much amazing as I have never thought of experiencing such dance. we received snow fall, which made atmosphere very cold. To survive in such cold weather was challenging but we were trained, so we were able to walk in snow we were there for longer time and that too without having wooly clothes that one get on the way to rohtang. I was in my normal jeans that I wear on normal temperature but was having a jacket with rain coat on it. Still I was able to be in that weather was a real task.

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.