Cho and her brother, Korean Contingent, UN Day, October 2
Indian Contingent, UN Day, October 3
Monday, November 17, 2014
Best Pictures From UN Day
Cho and her brother, Korean Contingent, UN Day, October 2
Indian Contingent, UN Day, October 3
Weeks of School August - Novemeber Part !
Action:
Scuba Course, 4 Hours and First Scuba Dive of the Season, 4 hours: My first week of action was marked by the completion of my scuba refresher course. I had been out of the equipment for almost 3 years and the course marked a reengagement with skills that I thought I had lost. Amazingly over the two years I had not lost as much as I thought I had lost and over the course of the refresher course I managed to improve my buoyancy control which would has always been my largest challenge in scuba diving. It was a challenge to get back into the water but one that felt good to overcome. We worked collaboratively with the Hannack family to move the equipment.
Creativity:
Photography For UN Day 4 hours:
This was the first time I worked in the capacity as an official photographer attempting to capture the spirit of the event. It wasn't as easy as I thought it was going to be. Capturing the tone and spirit of the event is hard. At first I was trying to take pictures that had a wide focus and encompassed all the people that were present. However the best photos from the event ended up being the more intimate portraiture. It was a lesson in creativity that I plan to experiment with more in the future.
(Photos can be seen here: http://silmages.tumblr.com/post/99481752911/united-nations-day-osc-october-2014, http://silmages.tumblr.com/post/99481752911/united-nations-day-osc-october-2014)
Service:
Pursuit of Happiness Project
Scuba Course, 4 Hours and First Scuba Dive of the Season, 4 hours: My first week of action was marked by the completion of my scuba refresher course. I had been out of the equipment for almost 3 years and the course marked a reengagement with skills that I thought I had lost. Amazingly over the two years I had not lost as much as I thought I had lost and over the course of the refresher course I managed to improve my buoyancy control which would has always been my largest challenge in scuba diving. It was a challenge to get back into the water but one that felt good to overcome. We worked collaboratively with the Hannack family to move the equipment.
Creativity:
Photography For UN Day 4 hours:
This was the first time I worked in the capacity as an official photographer attempting to capture the spirit of the event. It wasn't as easy as I thought it was going to be. Capturing the tone and spirit of the event is hard. At first I was trying to take pictures that had a wide focus and encompassed all the people that were present. However the best photos from the event ended up being the more intimate portraiture. It was a lesson in creativity that I plan to experiment with more in the future.
(Photos can be seen here: http://silmages.tumblr.com/post/99481752911/united-nations-day-osc-october-2014, http://silmages.tumblr.com/post/99481752911/united-nations-day-osc-october-2014)
Service:
Pursuit of Happiness Project
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Border Lands Orientation Trip
The grade 11 trip was something I was looking forward to immensely but I was also something I knew was going to be immensely difficult for me as I have never been athletic or particularly comfortable with jumping off things. In both ways I was right, the trip was wonderful and fun but I also had to push my boundaries in a way that I had never done before.
Day 1: Day of Action
We started our trip with a short white water rafting trip. This was something I was and still am comfortable with, having done it several times before. Of all the trip this was my favorite part. I was fascinated by the way the guides described reading the river. I had never thought about making decisions in white water rafting before and had only ever worked to follow a prescribed course, nor had I been in a raft where more than the guide had to work to steer. It thus became for me a study in both collaborative work and river craft. Though I enjoyed the controlled thrill of the rapids I also immensely enjoyed the care free float down the river near the end of the day.
In the canyon I had to face the my anxiety about jumping, or rather about not being able to jump. I do fine with thing like white water rafting and water slides where i simply have to sit back and breath to calm my anxiety, but anything where i have to make my self take that last step off the ledge is hard for me. I have trouble making my self do something that is even vaguely like endangering my life even if i know on a mental level that I will be perfectly safe. In that way completing the canyon was a challenge for me that I had to meet head on. I'm glad to say I did though I know risk-taking will always be an area for growth for me at least in the physical sense.
Day 2: A Day in the Mountains
Of all the things the hike up to the cave where we would do ToK was actually the hardest for me. I had an anxiety attack on the way up the the cave after having bad moment where car sickness and physical exertion meant that for a moment I couldn't breath. Anxiety attacks are an awful side effect of having bi-polar disorder. As much as I try to self regulate them the threat of them will always be there bellow the surface of my mind. It's an unfortunate reality for me. I'm glad that I got through that one, but it reminded me that controlling my anxiety and bi polar disorder through out the CAS and DP programs will be one of the challenges that I will have to meet head on, which is a challenge I am committed to face head on.
In the cave we began talking about ToK and about how things had transpired there long ago. It was fascinating. During the meditation we participated in a meditation, it was easy fro me to feel connected to the earth and to the humans that lived there.
Day 3: Oral History
I think of all the days this day was my favorite, though that may have been less because of what we did and more because I spent the least percent of this day car sick.
We conducted an oral history interview, which was not something I had done before, but wich was something I quite enjoyed, The man we interviewed, Tissa Mama, was a wood seller whom worked about a mile from the camp.
Day 1: Day of Action
We started our trip with a short white water rafting trip. This was something I was and still am comfortable with, having done it several times before. Of all the trip this was my favorite part. I was fascinated by the way the guides described reading the river. I had never thought about making decisions in white water rafting before and had only ever worked to follow a prescribed course, nor had I been in a raft where more than the guide had to work to steer. It thus became for me a study in both collaborative work and river craft. Though I enjoyed the controlled thrill of the rapids I also immensely enjoyed the care free float down the river near the end of the day.
In the canyon I had to face the my anxiety about jumping, or rather about not being able to jump. I do fine with thing like white water rafting and water slides where i simply have to sit back and breath to calm my anxiety, but anything where i have to make my self take that last step off the ledge is hard for me. I have trouble making my self do something that is even vaguely like endangering my life even if i know on a mental level that I will be perfectly safe. In that way completing the canyon was a challenge for me that I had to meet head on. I'm glad to say I did though I know risk-taking will always be an area for growth for me at least in the physical sense.
Day 2: A Day in the Mountains
Of all the things the hike up to the cave where we would do ToK was actually the hardest for me. I had an anxiety attack on the way up the the cave after having bad moment where car sickness and physical exertion meant that for a moment I couldn't breath. Anxiety attacks are an awful side effect of having bi-polar disorder. As much as I try to self regulate them the threat of them will always be there bellow the surface of my mind. It's an unfortunate reality for me. I'm glad that I got through that one, but it reminded me that controlling my anxiety and bi polar disorder through out the CAS and DP programs will be one of the challenges that I will have to meet head on, which is a challenge I am committed to face head on.
In the cave we began talking about ToK and about how things had transpired there long ago. It was fascinating. During the meditation we participated in a meditation, it was easy fro me to feel connected to the earth and to the humans that lived there.
Day 3: Oral History
I think of all the days this day was my favorite, though that may have been less because of what we did and more because I spent the least percent of this day car sick.
We conducted an oral history interview, which was not something I had done before, but wich was something I quite enjoyed, The man we interviewed, Tissa Mama, was a wood seller whom worked about a mile from the camp.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Goals For CAS
Creativity:
As a creativity leader and member of the COMUN 2015 executive comity, and hopefully as part of the 2016 executive comity, my goal is to expand and improve my leadership skills. This is my first time being a teacher of those younger than me. I will be teaching 7th graders how to debate. My goal is to explore more creative and effective teaching techniques during the preparation for the conference.
In my personal writing my goal is to push my self to complete more personal pieces and to expand my comfort zones. (Note: I am only counting that which I write to share without profit for CAS, though I will blog about all of it. Every Piece of writing I blog about with be identified by it's purpose). I tend to stick to my preferred genre (Horror) and to characters that tend to be monotonous. During the course of the next two years I want to force my self out of my writing comfort zone by exploring new forms and genres of literary writing.
I will also be exploring acing in local theater, and want to expand my versatility as an actor. Yet sense I don't yet now exactly what extent i will be involved in the community I will wait to add more precise goals till after I have been cast.
Action:
I will be participating in Yoga classes held by the school and in Box-Fit classes held of campus. Through these I am aiming to improve my flexibility and cardiovascular health both of which I have left untended for far to long. I also aim to help correct my posture to avoid the family tendency to have problems in the fifth and 6 vertebrae
During the school year I will be participating in several drives and be working towards completing my advanced diver certification. My goal is to expand my abilities in scuba diving and to provide my self with a better outlet to connect with nature and participate in conservation methods.
Service:
While working with the pursuit of happiness project my goal will be not only to hone my skills as a photojournalist but to also explore ways of making a positive difference through storytelling. This is not just a goal for me through service but one that really shapes my life. In my personal storytelling I aim to create positive representation for people like my self, queer non-binary neuro-divergent, individuals, who rarely get positive representation in the media. I consider that to be a form of service to my community as well.
I will also be working with several LGBT education programs to spread awareness and education about sexuality and gender throughout Sri Lanka. However, I do not yet know what the extent of my work with them yet will be so as with local theater I will update my goals to be more precise once I have made more precise arrangements.
As a creativity leader and member of the COMUN 2015 executive comity, and hopefully as part of the 2016 executive comity, my goal is to expand and improve my leadership skills. This is my first time being a teacher of those younger than me. I will be teaching 7th graders how to debate. My goal is to explore more creative and effective teaching techniques during the preparation for the conference.
In my personal writing my goal is to push my self to complete more personal pieces and to expand my comfort zones. (Note: I am only counting that which I write to share without profit for CAS, though I will blog about all of it. Every Piece of writing I blog about with be identified by it's purpose). I tend to stick to my preferred genre (Horror) and to characters that tend to be monotonous. During the course of the next two years I want to force my self out of my writing comfort zone by exploring new forms and genres of literary writing.
I will also be exploring acing in local theater, and want to expand my versatility as an actor. Yet sense I don't yet now exactly what extent i will be involved in the community I will wait to add more precise goals till after I have been cast.
Action:
I will be participating in Yoga classes held by the school and in Box-Fit classes held of campus. Through these I am aiming to improve my flexibility and cardiovascular health both of which I have left untended for far to long. I also aim to help correct my posture to avoid the family tendency to have problems in the fifth and 6 vertebrae
During the school year I will be participating in several drives and be working towards completing my advanced diver certification. My goal is to expand my abilities in scuba diving and to provide my self with a better outlet to connect with nature and participate in conservation methods.
Service:
While working with the pursuit of happiness project my goal will be not only to hone my skills as a photojournalist but to also explore ways of making a positive difference through storytelling. This is not just a goal for me through service but one that really shapes my life. In my personal storytelling I aim to create positive representation for people like my self, queer non-binary neuro-divergent, individuals, who rarely get positive representation in the media. I consider that to be a form of service to my community as well.
I will also be working with several LGBT education programs to spread awareness and education about sexuality and gender throughout Sri Lanka. However, I do not yet know what the extent of my work with them yet will be so as with local theater I will update my goals to be more precise once I have made more precise arrangements.
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