mini-uwc夏令營感悟

mini uwc已經過去好多天了

一直想寫點關于它的點點滴滴，我沒想到短短的十多天，我卻會如此舍不得它。我其實總是在想，uwc如果沒有IB 就是天堂，我們被外面的人嘲笑理想主義，我們被外面的人嘲笑做事太過隨心所欲，但是這些地方就是uwc特立獨行且吸引人的地方。

mini-uwc可能就是我向往的：沒有IB的true uwc生活。

我從來沒有想過，10天的相處會真的讓我想念一群人，在他們離開后的幾天里還時不時想起一起度過的時光。很顯然，大家也都是如此。在離開的幾天后的discussion group仍然會有人分享自己的一天。這種短期夏令營的群，我有很多個，每一次都是很快時間內，或者就說是第二天之后，就銷聲匿跡，我也再也不會想起，不管是人還是事，萍水相逢之后注定是各走各的路從此不相交。但是mini uwc也許不會，至少我如果去歐洲，也許會想起Philippe。我遇見的這些人，都非常非常uwc。

There are tiny small memories that I think I'll never forget.

I won't forget how nervous I am, the first day picking up campers. And Chloris was there with me, we were joking around. And for some reason, she just made me super confident about what will come in the next a few days.

I missed Felicity's morning call so much that I literally panicked after she left since I had no clue if I woke up late and missed some important things. I also missed Philippe's weird sarcastic mood. I actually hate sarcasm before, mainly because I don't actually get it. But speaking with Philippe basically equals being sarcastic in every sentence. Confusing, but fun.

I missed my swimming squad. Even though I literally tried my best to drag them down the water, but apparently I'm the one who was dragged down to the bottom the most often. I missed how my squad was weirdly violent but fun at the same time.

I missed all my roommate staying up late, doing weird stuff including running into the elevator at 2 am in the night. I missed we folded trees everywhere making campers annoyed and confused at the same time.

yea, I also missed my campers a lot.

I'm like an anxious mom who is constantly worried about her kids' situation and hoping them to become better and better.

I still remembered how I got super anxious and nervous the night before the presentation that I basically rewrite their whole proposal and elevator pitch and almost yelled at them. But they were too good to be true. They were way beyond my imagination and I saw how capable and thoughtful those potential uwcers can be.

I'm so proud of them, and I always thought I'm literally the luckiest to have them. I'm not the person who guides them, They guided themselves and me. I became a better person with them.

With them, I'm more responsible, I'm way braver. I even talked about my childhood trauma. I'm so thankful, meeting these capable and caring campers who are more like friends to me, Ilsa, Josephine. They are kiddos that I'll never forget.

There are so many memories that keep on fascinating me.

Mini- uwc is definitely one of the best UWC experience. And even though I constantly complain about how busy and reasonable the schedule is. How my partner and I didn't have a good communication and etc. But without doubt, it makes me believe, what is a true UWC like.