A Little More In Depth...

I said that I'd go i little more in detail in another post last time, and hopefully if my brother is willing to let me use the computer a little more, I can get through with it.

So, the first day starts with registration. The scholars register into their groups, drop off their bags, and then head to a big room where all the other kids are. There are ice-breaker games till lunch.

The games included "The Cold Wind Blows" where it sorta like a four-corners game but with a category by the person left out in the middle, "Telephone Charades" where the person at the end of the line would act out a movie and it would go up to the front. If the person at the front gets the movie, that group wins a point. Then there was the shoe relay. It was a game where everone would put in their shoes in a pile in the middle of the floor. The adults would then mix them up and people were supposed to find their shoes. First time, everyone came rushing in. Then we had to start over into relay position. The first group that wold find all their shoes and sit in a line would win. Our group was the last one, and I almost tripped getting my shoes. *That's a great impression, trip when you run back to your group that's like 3 feet away.* But I didn't trip! I kept my balance and kept going. And then the adults tried to makes us do the Cuban Shuffle, but Only like half the people did it. :P

Then lunch. The food was pretty good and the program coordinator gave a speech, that was supposed to be motivational. Then we all go to the second floor with our group's FAs (Faculty Advisors), Leslie and Micah were the leaders of the Mississippi group, the one I was in. *The groups are named after bodies of water so there are Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Great Lakes, etc.* We go into our conference rooms and the meeting starts. We started off into a name game which went like this, Leslie went to Micah (they know each other already, they started the game) and it went like this...:

L: What's your name?
M: Micah
L: It's Micah. Micah, Micah, Micah, Micah, Micah! (like cheerleader) Reverse!
M: (Grab's Leslie's shoulders)
L: (Finds a scholar) Hey what's your name?
*Here I forget who was up. I'll just use the letter G*
G: Gary
L: Gary
M: It's Gary
L and M: Gary, Gary, Gary, Gary, Gary! (again like cheerleader) Reverse!
G: (Grab's Leslie's shoulders)
M: Leads line, finds a scholar)

...and so on. When a new scholar is met, the name of that scholar is repeated down the line then cheered. Everyone in line says "Reverse!" then turns around. Whoever was last in line is now the leader and a scholar. This continues until everone is in line.

Then we set standards. If someone reveals a flipchart (Basically a folded over chart paper with the lesson on it) we were to go, "Shaaaaaaa....BAM!" *This was varied depending which FA we had or on Sunday when it was someone's Birthday* If someone tells us to turn to a page in our journals we'd cheer for them, "Yeah, Leslie '08! Micah for Prez!" unless otherwise said. If we have a different FA, we'd start cheering for them once they introduced themselves.

Afterwards, we broke up into "support groups". It was a group of 3 or 4 people that, when prompted, you go to and then you did an activity. We did a little game within our groups that was sorta like a guessing game. The people in our group would first fill out a sheet about everone in their group, what they thought their likes were and where they came from, then we'd talk about it. The person that was being talked about, had to turn around so they wouldn't see their expressions. Then we'd correct the people in our support groups.

Then we learned about the Johari Window. More other things. We talked about when we get our room keys and we headed down to dinner. We got our room keyes, and I headed up to my room. I changed then went back down. I forgot my journal, so I went back up again. The 3rd time I helped my friends carry a keyboard t oher room. *All I did was carry the stand though :p* Since it was a "No-Purple" zone, I wasn't allowed up there so, I just went back down again. Me and some of my friends waited a little outside the conference room, then went in . What's funny was that, my friends and I rode an elevator before going to the Confence Room and we thought we hit "2" but instead we hit "Pool" and ir reeked of chlorine, I gott tell ya. So then workshop. It was wierd to be still doing something at night, I have to be honest.

After, we went to our room, and I met my roommate. He was pretty cool. Micah had the security check in our room. Basically, all we had to do was just let him look at our faces and name badges.

I had a hard time sleeping, cuz I didn't know which pillow to use, there were 4. 2 oversized fluffy ones and the small firm ones. I was up past 2, and I couldn't sleep. but I eventually got sleep for like 10 minutes cuz I had to change pillows again.

So that was Day One. The next three days will come up soon. (If nothing happens, e.g. brother, chores, homework, etc.)

Oh btw, if anyone has a Myspace, search me up under makimoto95@yahoo.com. Starting it up again, mostly for my friends from NYLSC, but it's growing too.