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Dancing Oct 1st 2009, Oct 7th 2009

I'm learning something new again! Fun! According to me learning something new automatically gives you improvement in these CAS outcomes:
- Increased awareness of your strengths and areas for growth
- Undertaking new challenges
- Develop new skills

According to our CAS supervisor in year 2, "Planned and initiated activities" was automatically an outcome whenever you joined a new activity so I put that down as an outcome again.

Dancing in a group like you do in Street Dance definitely enhances "Working collaboratively with others" because we have to dance in relation to what the others do, if we just dance whatever it won't look good on stage! Also "Show perseverance and commitment" is something that is related to learning all these moves and then fulfilling it by performing them on stage at the end of the course. We have to practise a lot before that day comes!

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Jogging September - October 12th

I don't really like jogging but I've realised that if I listen to music at the same time, it's rather refreshing. So I'll give it a try. So far I've done a few half hours a week. I've convinced myself to stick with it and not give up!

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AFS camp leader June 12th 2009

The second camp I was a leader for was a whole lot bigger than the first one. This camp had around 80 parcipitants and we had to keep track of them all! Once, we had to wake up in the middle of the night and chase some guys out of the swimming pool. (They'd decided to take a midnight swim, but the pool was closed!) It was harder to be a leader this time because I was an actual leader and not just a helper, sort of. It's pretty hard to have authority over 80 kids just a couple of years younger than myself! It went relatively well, however, since some did respect me and saw me as someone in an "authority position"! Getting some of the kids talking and discussing was just impossible, during one of the discussions I led I had a really quiet group and I pretty much had to direct every question at one person in particular.

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Friskis och Svettis February - March 2009

I didn't post any evidence for this period neither on the blog nor on the CAS manager. I can't really say why, I guess it was a combination of stress in school and laziness on my part. When you have a lot of things to keep track of you (or at least I!) tend to prioritize the more pressing issues...

Anyway, Friskis and Svettis overall was kind of fun. No body was very good at it which in some ways made it all the more fun because there was no pressure. It really helped me get going after my medical issues again, slowly but surely. It took a few weeks and I was completely back on track again. Since there really is no pressure to be at the same level as all the others who go to Friskis and Svettis I could take my own time and only do the stuff that didn't hurt, or quit when I got uncomfortable.

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