UWEC Ropes Course
“Live your life without regret.” Those were the words flashing in my mind before doing the swing part of the ropes course. Unnoticeably, I was just putting on the harness, climbing the ladder and executed the swing activity. I never thought I would be able to overcome my fear of heights again. But fortunately, I was able to conquer it with the help of the Ropes Course. With all the mental and physical activities we performed, I learned more of cooperation, teamwork and the importance of communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal. With this ropes course, the professor doesn’t only want us to develop our critical thinking skills but also our interpersonal skills. I realized that American Universities are inclined to balancing the academic life and extra-curricular activities of students. That is why 12 credits are already sufficient enough for one student to be able to participate in other activities of the university.
“Live your life without regret.” Those were the words flashing in my mind before doing the swing part of the ropes course. Unnoticeably, I was just putting on the harness, climbing the ladder and executed the swing activity. I never thought I would be able to overcome my fear of heights again. But fortunately, I was able to conquer it with the help of the Ropes Course. With all the mental and physical activities we performed, I learned more of cooperation, teamwork and the importance of communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal. With this ropes course, the professor doesn’t only want us to develop our critical thinking skills but also our interpersonal skills. I realized that American Universities are inclined to balancing the academic life and extra-curricular activities of students. That is why 12 credits are already sufficient enough for one student to be able to participate in other activities of the university. 
In this outdoor course, I overcame fear when I was in the air.It was really a rare opportunity to experience the excitement and relax myself.Besides, we did some group work, which help us understand each other more and cultivate team spirit and cooperation ability.In China, we seldom have this chance to experience.
ReplyDeleteThe quotation in the beginning is a perfect way to describe the feeling, and that is something everybody should aspire to do! Unlike you though, I'm am still very afraid of heights...
ReplyDeleteI was thinking same thing before the swing part. I didn't want to do that but finaly I did!! It was great memory for us. Because of the ropes course I can understand my classmates easily than before.
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