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10 (15/7/2016)
We walked to the Stanford
Education Building with heavy hearts. Today was the last day of our lectures,
and we tried our best to hold back our sentimental tears.
Our last lesson in the short 2
weeks was Non-verbal Communication. This lesson prepared us for the upcoming
final presentation and speeches, and we learnt to use different gestures, expressions,
tones and volumes to gain our audiences’ attention. Our ludicrous lecturer, who
gave us the proper, effective tips on presenting confidently, was a perfect
example of entertainment brilliance, hooking us in with his delightful speaking
skills. And with that, our list of
courses ended on a sweet note, and we left the Education Building in lingering
bliss.
Disclaimer: the following events
brought tears to 3 of our group mates’ eyes, some sobbing harder than others,
whereas the remaining 2 were cold-hearted -.-
In yesterday’s blog, we promised
to tell you what our idea was, and of course, we will fulfill it. All of us
agreed that the mock trial was our favorite course, so we chose to act one out by
implementing the skills from Monday’s lesson, but with a new case: Maisy Lai
was caught outside her room at 2am, and she claims to be going to the bathroom.
The audience, acting as the judge and jurors, must decide after the trial
whether she should be found guilty or not.
It’s genius,
we know.
All
groups gave superb delivery about their favorite moments. We were called out
one by one to get our certificates, then followed by our head counselor Tyler
giving a concluding speech, the tears came flooding out like the Red Sea. We
wanted to stay in the green, grassy fields of Stanford forever until the end,
and the nostalgia was overwhelming. We will cherish these fruitful memories for
the rest of our lives.
We finally got to let loose and
be free in an unexpected water balloon fight. At least, it started off with
water balloons. Things escalated quickly when people started getting cups of
water, chasing after an ideally chosen, unsuspecting victim with dripping hair
and evil cackles. Even though we are still shivering while typing this blog, it
was definitely worth it.
We loved each and every moment –
the good, the bad and the weird.
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