After a long and long time of planning, all new students had their activity called “The Amazing Race” – which in fact was just like a city tour. This activity was meant for the newcomers to explore and to have an exposure of Davao City especially in downtown. New students were to look for the places in Davao according to the clues given to them. We were divided into groups consisting of members from different countries and units. They had to find and reach the places in Davao city including the City hall, San Pedro Cathedral, China town, San Pedro Hospital, Ataneo de Davao University, Ramon Magsaysay Park and the final station, Gaisano Mall.
We started the activity in the front of our convent. The members in the groups were mixed up with different nationalities such as Filipino, Thai, Vietnamese, Singaporean, and Indonesian. It was good for us that, at least, we can use English to communicate with other people naturally. We also had to follow the rule that no one take their own money because the staff gave us money equally to all the groups. After that they gave us a clue to reach the places or stations in Davao, so when we reached each station we would get another clue to find another place until we go to the final station.
In this activity, we got a good opportunity to be familiar with some of the important places in the city, like the hospital, the University, the Cathedral, and, of course, the Shopping malls. The city was so big that it was not easy for us to reach the place we wanted to be. So we asked the people along the way, even a Jeepney driver, how to go to the place written in the clue. We walked, run, and Jumped up the Jeepney and the tricycle. We could say that we took all kinds of transportations in one day except Taxi because of our financial limitation. These were the good experiences for the new student to survive and to find all the places without losing. We finished and reached the final station, Gaisano mall, and it was almost lunch already.
As we went along the activity, we were able to see the city, buildings, houses, Churches, schools, hospitals, especially the life style of people, or even a traffic in Davao. We also felt God’s providential guidance among us when we could not find the places that we were looking for, but in the end everyone was able to finish the activity although sometimes we had to ask Jeepney drivers or take photos according to the requirement of the staff in each station. Most importantly, we found unity and friendship among ourselves.
The advantage of this activity was not only to know Davao city but also to learn and live with new friends in this foreign land. The members, especially the first years and new students, knew each other better. Thanks to the wise activity from our creative staff which helped us know the city and new friends. It was a Good start for this activity because a good experience from this activity can be one of million experiences that we will have here in the Philippines.
We started the activity in the front of our convent. The members in the groups were mixed up with different nationalities such as Filipino, Thai, Vietnamese, Singaporean, and Indonesian. It was good for us that, at least, we can use English to communicate with other people naturally. We also had to follow the rule that no one take their own money because the staff gave us money equally to all the groups. After that they gave us a clue to reach the places or stations in Davao, so when we reached each station we would get another clue to find another place until we go to the final station.
In this activity, we got a good opportunity to be familiar with some of the important places in the city, like the hospital, the University, the Cathedral, and, of course, the Shopping malls. The city was so big that it was not easy for us to reach the place we wanted to be. So we asked the people along the way, even a Jeepney driver, how to go to the place written in the clue. We walked, run, and Jumped up the Jeepney and the tricycle. We could say that we took all kinds of transportations in one day except Taxi because of our financial limitation. These were the good experiences for the new student to survive and to find all the places without losing. We finished and reached the final station, Gaisano mall, and it was almost lunch already.
As we went along the activity, we were able to see the city, buildings, houses, Churches, schools, hospitals, especially the life style of people, or even a traffic in Davao. We also felt God’s providential guidance among us when we could not find the places that we were looking for, but in the end everyone was able to finish the activity although sometimes we had to ask Jeepney drivers or take photos according to the requirement of the staff in each station. Most importantly, we found unity and friendship among ourselves.
The advantage of this activity was not only to know Davao city but also to learn and live with new friends in this foreign land. The members, especially the first years and new students, knew each other better. Thanks to the wise activity from our creative staff which helped us know the city and new friends. It was a Good start for this activity because a good experience from this activity can be one of million experiences that we will have here in the Philippines.
(Prud)
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