My actual experience on Malaysia Week turned out to be really fun. Sometimes I just felt like “Ugh, I just can’t wait to go home” and then I began to feel really discouraged and impatient. But my friends were there to support me and most of the time, I was ready and prepared to go into the next activity. The activities were fun and they taught me a lot.
I thought that the biggest challenge on the trip was staying away from my closest friends. I mean I made some new friends it’s just I couldn’t wait to hear about my friends Malaysia Week, and I wanted to talk to them about the things that were we mostly talked about. The second hardest thing for me was paying attention to the instructions. It was hard because I didn’t want to hear about the plantations and the plants. I really wanted to just hurry up. I also wanted to just move forward and talk to my friends while we walked because it was so hot and I couldn’t wait. The last challenge for me was to keep smiling while we did things that were out of my comfort zone. The snorkelling was the most uncomfortable thing I have been through. There was salt getting into my eyes and than there was water that chapped my lips, it also made me very thirsty, I couldn’t see anything at the bottom of the reef and I couldn’t wait to go back to shore. I kept on smiling about it though and I managed to make it to the reef and back without any complaints. These were all the challenges I faced, but for others on my site, they may have been different from what my challenges, getting along with other people, teamwork, not used to camping, too hot and sweaty. But some people also may have had the same challenges as me. But in the end, we all managed to survive and get over the problems we had. I enjoyed Malaysia Week and it’s an experience I will never forget. I had some challenges, but then I had some easy hurdles to jump over. I can’t wait for next year’s Malaysia Week, and I have some friends that I never knew before but now we’re waving to each other when pass by in the hallways.
-Rachel McKinley, (American) Grade 6
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