GCW Street Boys
This GCW event was about taking orphan boys to Dream World, Ice Skating and participating in various activities inside schools. Everyday from 7 in the morning to 2 in the afternoon, the GCW Street Boys crew would take each boy as a buddy and participate in various activities. This happened from February 13th to February 17th.
To start off, this GCW trip was a first for me as I am new to ISB. To be completely, I was not really into the idea of having a week of school as I am junior. However, I realized that after this week, GCW was probably the most relaxing, least demanding, and worthy week off compared to a break. This is because by hanging out and helping the boys with my friends, time flew by quickly and I also earned valuable community service hours. The GCW Street Boys was not very demanding as well and very laid back. I am looking forward to my next GCW.
The most memorable moment of GCW Street Boys was Ice Skating at Esplanade Complex. I found this trip to be the most worthy compared to other events because I was able to use my skills to help people who do not have this skill. I am an ice-hockey player and this gave me an advantage as I was able to teach what I knew to the boys. Seeing my buddy, Chai, learn to skate made me feel accomplished and proud. Also, helping out my friends, who are not very familiar with ice-skating, added on to the proud feeling I had after the trip. From this event, I received 5 hours of community service hours and compared to the other trips, I felt that this trip was by far the most well-earned because of the feelings I had after the trip.
Another memorable moment of GCW Street Boys was going to Dream World (twice!). As soon as the bus stopped in front of Dream World, not only did nostalgia hit me but also the excitement of the boys expressed in screams and anxiety. Going through all the rides and helping the kids to overcome their initial fear of extreme rides made me feel like a parents. This also helped to understand the hardship my parents had to go through in order to allow me to have fun. Thankfully, the kids were fearless and participate. However, Chai was not able to participate in some of the rides because of his height limit. Hopefully next year, he can enjoy the rides such as Viking and the Sky Coaster.
All in all, this GCW trip was a blast. I had a great time helping these kids out and learned a great deal about being the elder person. I also realized that I had a long way to go to become a more responsible person. I am grateful that I did this trip and hopefully do this trip once more because I would love to see Chai scream his lungs out on the Viking with me on his side.
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