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__ PORT SEA CAMP EXPERIENCE __

This task asks that you reflect on the two day outdoor experience and respond in detail to the following questions.

1. How were you feeling prior to this experience? Before going on the Port sea camp experience I was feeling both nervous and excited. Nervous because i would be going on a camp with a lot of people that i had never met before and nervous because I didn't know how i will cope with the stress of going on camp. But I was also feeling excited before camp because it had activities i find really fun and some i haven't tried before that sounded really fun. 2. What were you nervous about? What were you excited about? I wast really nervous that much but i would have to say the thing i found that made me feel nervous was the fact that i would be bonding with people i hadn't really met and i was kind of nervous about the idea of snorkeling, the fact that we would be exploring the different types of encrustations and life on the sea seemed a little bit scary. 3. What do you think St Mary's is trying to achieve by taking you on this experience? I think that St Mary's is trying to get all of the students including me to be more open with outdoors and get more into learning about the environment and the ocean. I also think that St Mary's campus is trying to get all of us to bond more and get to know each other 4. Do you think these experiences achieved these things? Why/ why not? I personally think this experience did achieve those goals 5. What was your favorite activity? Why? My favorite activity would have to of been the giant swing because I found it really fun to be up so high and have that quick adrenaline rush when having that jolt on the first few seconds of coming down, it was also a good way of helping working out as a team because of things like pulling the ropes to make them go higher and listening out for the persons call for when there at the height that they wanted to swing from and I also found it was good how everyone encouraged people to go higher but also respected their decision. 6. what was your least favorite? Why? My least favorite activity was snorkeling, when i first heard that this is an activity that we would be doing on camp i thought it sounded like it would be a fun new experience but it ended up to be freezing cold in the water and all I could see is sand and seaweed. 7. Do you think this experience will help your time at St Mary's? Explain. This experience will help my time at St. Mary's because it will give me a chance to try new things and meet new people, it will also help with the new learning task about coastal Eco-systems because it will give me a chance to get in touch with the out doors 8. Discuss something you learned about yourself while on this experience. I have learned that I am a lot stronger and up to taking more opportunities that come my way, comparing to last time when I only went half way up on the giant swing and this time I went up to the top with no problems at all. After doing the giant swing for the second time it wasnt half as scary as the first 9. Discuss something you learned about someone else while on this experience. I learned a bit about everyone no specifics but just learnt what kind of person people are. 10. How do you think you contributed to this experience? I think I contributed very well on camp I gave it my all and couldn't ask for any better. 11. What do you think could be improved for next year’s port sea experience? The camp was very well organized and had a good area and i couldn't possibly give any tips on how it could be improved.

Week 1What is the best piece of advice you have ever received? I am sure I had heard this quote from someone in my family maybe a grandparent, uncle or aunty, my family is very supportive and will always be there for me even if I had done something wrong or they cant really help me but they will be there for me. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" this has taken a bit impact on my life because its something i can keep saying to myself in my head to get m through some pretty rough times.

Week 2
What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did? Personally i think littering is a big problem in the world, i wouldn't litter because I think it just makes the area we live in look bad, if everyone littered the garbage can be a hazard to our oceans because fish can get stuck in it especially with the plastic lining that holds cans together it can severely cut a fish and choke a fish and especially with young children with a curious mind could cut themselves with something sharp somebody has thrown away.

Week 3
What would you do if you saw a friend cheating - report it, confront the friend or nothing - and why? I would probably confront the friend so I don't get in an argument for telling on them, that seems the best way to go about things to me. What do you think courage means? Courage means to stand up to your fears and not back down when afraid of a challenge, courage is used every day even with celebrities they must have the courage to stand in front of thousands of people watching them. What do you think makes a good friend? A good friend is someone i can relate to and share the same likes and opinions with, a good friend is also someone you can tell anything to and trust them enough to not tell anyone your secrets.

Week 4
What is your most indispensable possession and why? My iPod because it helps me block out most of the struggles in my life and because music is a big factor in my life

**Week 5**
What do you think about people polluting the environment? Its a horrible thing but there's nobody to blame but ourselves.

Week **6**
How do you feel when you do something wrong? Most of the time I feel bad but it depends on what it I did How do you feel when you do something that is very good? Happy :D

Week 7
I wish there was a law that said... This would be a good law because... I am not sure they are pretty much all covered although I would say that the current laws need to be more enforced as we see all these crimes every day and people getting a way with it.

Week 8
When you are angry, how do you look? When are you happiest? When have you felt lonely? When do you feel proud? when I am angry I usually stay away and avoid others and usually have my ipod on and headphones in. when I am happy i like to take advantage of the moment and make the most of it, when I am happy I open up and talk more.

Week 9
Which quality do you dislike most about yourself - laziness, selfishness, childishness - and why? selfishness I think i will find myself do very rarely but I strongly dislike it.

Week 10
Why do you think prejudice exists in the world? I think prejudice does exist in the world because it is an issue that comes daily and almost everyone does it at some time in their lives. An example of when prejudece is happening is when someone is more favoured becuase of their race/skin colour. I think prejudice occurs because of the worlds history and reputations __**Community Links**__ - Before community links i was feeling excited and a bit scared not knowing what its like working with the elderly and on the first few days that I went in I was feeling shy but then i started settling in and getting comfortable. In the mornings we would help serve them breakfast, we would bring them there food and pour there tea and coffee. During the day we would usualy go on outings or if not just stay at the center and do small activities with them during the day; we did things like paint, watch movies, play pool and call out bingo.