G11 Bonding Trip

Trips & Expeditions

G11 Bonding Trip Khao Yai Mindfulness Trip D

uring this pandemic, we were really fortunate to have the opportunity to go on a bonding trip with our classmates. This trip undoubtedly pulled us even closer together. I learned many new things about my close friends I never knew before. We also had mindfulness sessions which helped me calm my mind. It was a getaway from all the hectic school work. I never knew how much I needed time away from school-related assignments. We also did sleep meditation where I felt energized after just a few minutes of meditation. This is a very good activity that I could use in my everyday life, whether meditating to calm myself or to just relax.

Pinn G.11

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Trips & Expeditions

uring these 2 nights trip in Khao Yai, I got to learn many things about my friends and was able to spend time reflecting on myself and things that are going on in my life. First of all, during this trip, I was able to spend more time with my friends without going on our phones all day like what we usually do. This allowed me to learn more things about my friends, hence creating a stronger bond between us. Games like bird-nest allowed me to get together with friends that I might not be close to, which for me was a very good opportunity to communicate with them. Activities like double circle were also a good chance for me to get to know what my friends like to do or what they enjoy.

We slept in a room of approximately 20 people which taught me to respect others’ personal spaces. However, I felt like the mindfulness session with the guest speaker wasn’t that effective since most of us were really bored and the content was somehow unrelatable and hard to understand. This might be because the content was more appropriate/ suitable for adults. Nevertheless, the three guest speakers allowed me to reflect on the things that are happening around me, such as social issues or how people interact with each other. Overall, I really enjoyed this trip and it could have been better if we get more breaks during the guest speaker sessions or if they had been able to find topics that were easier for us to understand.

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