Thursday, February 26, 2009

Increased their awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses
This is certainly something I learnt on the basketball court. I learnt that even if you are not initially able to cope with something a little persistance goes miles in improving the skill. For example, during basketball (before the team was chosen) in the early part of the season we did many suicides. Sometimes it just sort of felt like it was going to kill you, yet my desire to make the team kept me going, and I found that not only was I able to continue with suicides for longer later on, but I was also a lot fitter.

Undertaken new challenges
Making the basketball team was definetly a challenge.
Becoming the leader for the Alzeihmer elective is a fresh challenge for me where I have to work with professionals for whom taking care of Alzeihmer patients is their job, and organising a bunch of younger students.

Planned and initialised activities
The 5K service run
Cancer Hospital Movie night/ Card selling

Worked collaboratively with others
Definetly with Cancer Hospital to organise the events and with the Bball team.

Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities
Without this I most certainly would not have made the basketball team, which was quite a big goal for me this year. Hopefully, this will continue with the Alzeihmer's elective and being an active member of Cancer Hospital on Thursdays.

Engaged with issues of global importance
Helping underpriveleged communities with Cancer?

Considered the ethical implications of their actions
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Developed new skills
With Basketball as a player but also with persistance skills, and being part of quite a competetive team.
With Cancer Hospital I belive with every meeting with the children I am becoming better at interacting with people who are very different to me, with language etc.

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