Rock climbing and rappelling

The last two days in the trip were amazing and we visited many places also like the B-fall, the pandav caves. Today was the last day of the trip and we woke up early got ready and reached the ground where rappelling and rock climbing was going to take place. Mr. Dinesh the main instructor of our group briefed us about rock climbing and repelling. He himself did it and showed us how it is done.  He also briefed us about the dos and don’ts. He told us that while rock climbing focus on the points where u can get the grip and while rapelling our legs should be straight, the knee should not bend or we might get hurt.

I was really nervous because I have done nothing like this before. It was a big challenge for me. I decided that no matter what I would go up till the top and complete it. I don’t care what other people think of me if I fall down or fail. Life is not about always being happy. There should always be a balance between happiness and sadness. This activity meant a lot to me. I had to prove myself that I can do it. Though I was a bit under confident, by doing this activity I would learn to be more confident about things and how to manage myself in difficult situations. While participating I felt as if I would just die. I had the spirit but at the same time I was scared, while I saw the rock of 50ft., the first thing which came to in my mind is that I would die or fall off. It was my turn and I was wearing the suit. I started off really well but in between I did get stuck. I couldn’t think of anything. But I didn’t let myself down. I gained my confidence back and told myself that I can do it. The height for climbing up and coming down was of 50 ft. In the starting I thought 50 ft. is nothing!  But when I started to climb I realized that 50 ft. is very much. My fingers were completely out of sense and as the rock was cold, the fingers also went cold. As I reached the top, I realized that I have made it. I was really happy that I took up this challenge. But this is not yet complete. I had to do the rappelling now. As I came down I came slowly and steady. Dinesh sir appreciated me a lot and said that I really did well from others. It was great experience for me. From this I learned how I should come out of my comfortable zone and try new things always. I understood that at times when you feel alone and don’t know what to do, just do what your heart says. I also understood that I should not judge things which I have not done before. Without knowing how it feels, I shouldn’t judge about it or about anything. I will carry this lesson with throughout my life. 

Paragliding

Today when we were off to the sunset point, we stopped before a ground where there were few activities like paragliding, riding bikes etc. taking place. Our teachers asked us what we wanted to do. And we were given a option of doing any one activity. I choose paragliding. I wanted to know how it feels to fly in the air. I knew that this is my first time and it’s a new challenge for me. I decided that I will not get scared and do it with all the confidence. Three people were supposed to go together. With me my friend Ketki and Vibhuti joined me. We had to dress up and sit in the jeep and go to the starting point.

The instructors tied us and gave the instructions. While taking off, it is necessary to run in the starting and while landing also. Otherwise we would hurt ourselves. My heartbeat suddenly increased, and as soon as they started the jeep, I started running and suddenly I was up in the sky. At first I couldn't believe t but then later on I felt really amazing. While I was up in the air, I realized how life can be fun and how we should enjoy by taking risks. I did learn to be more confident about my decisions and that sometimes it is necessary to take risks. It was a great experience for me. As the height was too much, taking a photograph was a problem and even the video also, as it wouldn't zoom too much.While landing, when all three of us ran, my leg twisted and unfortunately all three of us fell. Thank god no one was hurt. I didn't let myself down just because I did the landing wrong. After all Humans learn from mistakes only. I decided that the next time I do it, I will keep this mistake in mind and not do it again. I learned that as a team how communication is important. Even if it’s a very small team. Like I could have communicated with my friends while landing but I did not. Now I understand the importance of communication. Coming out of one’s comfort zone is one big thing. It makes the person more confident and allows the person to think differently. I did understand this thing and accepted it. I will always keep this in my mind and reflect it more often in the coming days of my life. 

Gardening_2

Today was the second day of our gardening session. Our CAS coordinator decided that we would be diving the work in different areas. I was given the work of weeding and ploughing in the selected area of the garden.

As I had done a little bit of weeding in the last session, I had to do it now also. I got tensed, I mean not again. But then instead of giving up I should try right. So I called my CAS coordinator Ms.Vijaylaxshmi and asked her how to do it properly. Vijayalaxshmi ma’am also like gardening and thus had the knowledge about gardening. Once ma’am told me how to do the weeding, I started off by taking out the small plants. Ma’am also told us that if there are any wrappers or plastic lying, we should clean the place first and then start with weeding and ploughing.

Doing weeding again was a tough task for me. I am not used to doing gardening SO MUCH. But as I had to do it, I took it as a challenge and did it. As I finished weeding, I realized that now I learned this skill of weeding. It wasn't really that hard as I was thinking before. And this time there were no itchy plants. After weeding I had to do ploughing of the area which I had received. Ploughing was not that difficult. It was an easy task but a tiring one. I was tired at the end of the day. But I was happy that I had completed my goal and by taking up this challenge I could complete the activity today. All of the DP II students worked collaboratively and cleaned the main garden area of the school. It was great and fun to work. I hope I do something more interesting and fun in the next session.

Till then stay happy!