Here is my fourth and final video blog for the trip! I wanted to reflect more on my experience and something that had already happened to me. Although the 'Hours by Myself" were interesting, it was difficult to make them not seem artificial. By talking about something that already happening, and having time to think about how it made me feel, seemed a lot more natural. The Global Competency that fits this experience best is "Applying Information to New Contexts". Although I am used to making plans and making decisions, it is very rare for me to be deciding important things with such a large group. Also, when making plans I am usually with friends or family, so I am familiar with what is important to them or how they will react to certain situations. With a group of new people and peers, there are many things that are uncertain which complicate decisions.
VLog: Open choice
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- important to stay together (why?), learning about how you function in a group, challenging, terrified, seemed unrealistic, worried about stepping on other people’s toes yet doing what you wanted to do
Lauren: This VLog continues the theme you started in your previous entry – learning to work with others in a group. Indeed, this important competency is often exercised in study abroad programs as students want to do a lot of different things, yet they also feel a strong need to stay together as a group. I’m glad you could be open about how you felt uncomfortable and worried during the planning phase. The more that you can focus on the specific details of your response to these situations, the more you’ll become
...aware of yourself. This awareness is key to real growth. Keep it up! David
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