A dream comes true:)

Earlier this year, I have received an email regarding Destination Imagination Singapore, and the opportunity to go to University of Tennessee in United States if the group gets top in the categories. Recalling the thought which I had when I saw this email, my eyes lighted up in delight, thinking, " Wahh..能去就好!". 

3 weeks ago, 我真的 "圆梦" :3 It was really un-un unbelievable to be given such a golden opportunity to travel so faraway with students and teachers. I was having self-doubt initially when cl and my 8.1 strongly encouraged me to go. Nevertheless, their "去啦！" really pushed me to move out of my comfort zone to explore the world out there, no regrets:D

From the pre- to post- trip, there were different ups and downs along the journey. I would not want to blame anybody here, but the different segments of the experiences made me learn alot of intangible lessons. I guess the main takeaway would be to be firm in my decisions and instructions given to students. Throughout this trip, I am proud that I have shown duty of care (as what Ann always emphasized for overseas trip...when I see Ann, I see "duty of care" xD) to students and teachers, be it taking care of their welfare, attempting to get into the conversation with them,  and making them feel that there's someone who cares although they were not with their families :) Nevertheless, I would need to learn how to strike a balance of being Miss Nice and being Miss Firm when it comes to time management. I will never forget the moment when VP and L were so angry with the students for being late for dinner after meeting their buddy team (I was the one who followed them), and I couldnt help but to see them being scolded by L ( I have the feeling L is trying to use this incident to "借刀杀人"..well nvm). On the brighter note, despite all these, I have even closer student-teacher relationship with my students, as well as having a greater rapport with my VP too :D

Thinking back now, 没有事情是不可能的, indeed :)




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