5位代表康橋參加高階太空學校的優秀學生，
從休士頓傳回熱騰騰的遊記囉，請為他們加油!
Have a giant goal and believe it!
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2011年1月30日 星期日
2011年1月24日 星期一
1/24高階太空學校日誌Red Team Thomas Lo 羅光偉
This morning, with tiring eyes we entered the room. It was a bit cold, but the greeting of others warmed my heart up and I was no longer sleepy. Simple breakfast filled my hunger with great satisfaction. No surprise, everyone was happy and prepared to give today a good one. The music started, it was powerful, so powerful that even my passion began to grow within the music’s beat. We danced the space dance. The action bound everyone’s heart into one big group. That moment, we were not a team, but as one individual.
After that, James introduced a man’s moment of lifetime. Erik, he is a blind man who climbed up the Mount Everest. I was touched by his story. Although he was blind, but he used his own way to see the world. He used his feet and other senses to feel the world. He had his own Mount Everest different from others. While the leader asked him if he would like to climb the mountain, he said yes. Not just because he was blind and wants to prove he can, but also because his sight came back. His team became his eyes and led him all the way up to the top of the world.
After that, we had a short break after we went to Rice University. The weather was bad, like really bad. It was raining cats and dogs. Everyone’s shoes and clothes were wet. It was a tough road to the destination. We arrived at the university with exhaustion. We finished our meal fast and clean.
We all went into a classroom. Inside the classroom, there was this old man with kind smile stood at the right corner of the classroom. He was Dr. Tayfun. He briefly introduced himself and started his speech about the parachute. He spoke in a humorous way and not forget to add jokes here and there. I found it interesting to listen to him. He explained the confusing topic so easy and clear that even we as high school students can understand his words. At the end, we took pictures with him, and I asked him to help me sign his name on a poster of Rice University. This was a new experience to me and I appreciated this. Meanwhile, we had a project about Rice University. We were going to take shots from the campus and happen to make a short movie to briefly introduce Rice University. I had to say. It was hard to tell where to go as a visitor since the campus was unfamiliar to me and it was quite a big campus.
We finally found the school of social science after a long walk. We even met the associate dean of school of social sciences. She introduced the school of social science and gave our group a guidebook and a T-shirt. It was an exciting experience. We took our shots and went back to meet others. In addition, today is full of excitement, and we participated in every project. I would like to have a good rest tonight and be ready for tomorrow’s excitement.
After that, James introduced a man’s moment of lifetime. Erik, he is a blind man who climbed up the Mount Everest. I was touched by his story. Although he was blind, but he used his own way to see the world. He used his feet and other senses to feel the world. He had his own Mount Everest different from others. While the leader asked him if he would like to climb the mountain, he said yes. Not just because he was blind and wants to prove he can, but also because his sight came back. His team became his eyes and led him all the way up to the top of the world.
After that, we had a short break after we went to Rice University. The weather was bad, like really bad. It was raining cats and dogs. Everyone’s shoes and clothes were wet. It was a tough road to the destination. We arrived at the university with exhaustion. We finished our meal fast and clean.
We all went into a classroom. Inside the classroom, there was this old man with kind smile stood at the right corner of the classroom. He was Dr. Tayfun. He briefly introduced himself and started his speech about the parachute. He spoke in a humorous way and not forget to add jokes here and there. I found it interesting to listen to him. He explained the confusing topic so easy and clear that even we as high school students can understand his words. At the end, we took pictures with him, and I asked him to help me sign his name on a poster of Rice University. This was a new experience to me and I appreciated this. Meanwhile, we had a project about Rice University. We were going to take shots from the campus and happen to make a short movie to briefly introduce Rice University. I had to say. It was hard to tell where to go as a visitor since the campus was unfamiliar to me and it was quite a big campus.
We finally found the school of social science after a long walk. We even met the associate dean of school of social sciences. She introduced the school of social science and gave our group a guidebook and a T-shirt. It was an exciting experience. We took our shots and went back to meet others. In addition, today is full of excitement, and we participated in every project. I would like to have a good rest tonight and be ready for tomorrow’s excitement.
1/24高階太空學校日誌-White Team Avien Wang 王紫兒
今天我們很榮幸得能夠經歷一場休士頓 難得一見的下雨天 可是惡劣的天氣始終沒有影響大家的好心情 乘著metro 步行數十分鐘後 抵達了Rice University 之後第一件事就是享用大家期待已久的午餐 很特別的是我們和其他大學生一樣 在學生餐廳用餐 讓人有融入環境的感覺 讓人覺得自己都不像觀光客了 以前出國旅遊 通常交通工具都是使用遊覽車 但我們使用的卻是大眾交通工具 享用美食的地點也和當地美國人一樣 感覺得出Hasse 的用心 努力讓我們了解當地人們的習慣和生活環境
在萊斯大學裡聽了博士的演講 雖然有些學術性的理論不太了解 不過也讓我們學習到 觀眾的態度 神情 和表現 其實會影響演講者的心情 洪亮的掌聲 熱情的歡呼 懶散的聽眾 消極的態度 會成就不一樣的演講者
今天在萊斯大學裡面 又被指派了一項任務 Filming the natural science 拍攝短片的過程中 大家積極的討論 分享各個人的意見 才發現原來人腦真的很厲害
短短幾句解說 大家居然能夠跑出這麼多有創意的想法 也就是我們今天早上的每日一句creativity 報告最重要的就是吸引觀眾 而能吸引光眾的方法就是含有豐富的創意 就像前幾天我們在公園玩的團康活動 大家絞盡腦汁 想著不同的 新奇的答案來解決一個再簡單不過的問題 讓我們增加了很多快樂的活動與體驗
Anyway在拍攝短片的途中 大家因負責不同的報告區域 所以分頭進行 但後來卻發生了突發狀況 大家迷路了 也走散了 大家的第一個反應 不約而同的剛好就是回到集合地點 這突發狀況反映了大家的機智反應 回到飯店後 是我第一次在西方國家 吃到米飯 讓人感到很怪異 因為我們在台灣吃的中國菜是很清淡的 但第一次吃到這麼油膩 這麼鹹的中國菜 讓人感到很不適 但這也讓我了解到 要入境隨俗 人需要為環境而改變 而不是環境應人而改變
在萊斯大學裡聽了博士的演講 雖然有些學術性的理論不太了解 不過也讓我們學習到 觀眾的態度 神情 和表現 其實會影響演講者的心情 洪亮的掌聲 熱情的歡呼 懶散的聽眾 消極的態度 會成就不一樣的演講者
今天在萊斯大學裡面 又被指派了一項任務 Filming the natural science 拍攝短片的過程中 大家積極的討論 分享各個人的意見 才發現原來人腦真的很厲害
短短幾句解說 大家居然能夠跑出這麼多有創意的想法 也就是我們今天早上的每日一句creativity 報告最重要的就是吸引觀眾 而能吸引光眾的方法就是含有豐富的創意 就像前幾天我們在公園玩的團康活動 大家絞盡腦汁 想著不同的 新奇的答案來解決一個再簡單不過的問題 讓我們增加了很多快樂的活動與體驗
Anyway在拍攝短片的途中 大家因負責不同的報告區域 所以分頭進行 但後來卻發生了突發狀況 大家迷路了 也走散了 大家的第一個反應 不約而同的剛好就是回到集合地點 這突發狀況反映了大家的機智反應 回到飯店後 是我第一次在西方國家 吃到米飯 讓人感到很怪異 因為我們在台灣吃的中國菜是很清淡的 但第一次吃到這麼油膩 這麼鹹的中國菜 讓人感到很不適 但這也讓我了解到 要入境隨俗 人需要為環境而改變 而不是環境應人而改變
2011年1月23日 星期日
1/23高階太空學校日誌-Blue Team-Lucy Chu初郁葶
Today is the first official day of the HASSE program. Long hours of plane flight finally took us here. We arrived at Houston, Texas. I enjoyed our way here although it was very tiring. We got to know each other and very quickly went ahead to discuss our team project. During the discussion I found out what my teammates are good at. Each of them has something for us to learn. I truly believe that I would learn how to communicate better and work with others better. After the program I might be able to work better in a group instead of doing all the work individually.
I learned a lot from the presentation technique lesson given by Teacher Ronald. The skills we learned from the lesson would benefit us every time when we are giving a presentation or delivering public speech. I know by heart that it is very important for us to possess the ability to express ourselves clearly. Also, deliver a persuading speech is also a way to make what you say influential. President Obama won him millions of votes by his influential speech delivered before the election. I have read a book about Obama, Martin Luther King and some other celebrities’ speeches. They all delivered strong speeches and those speeches brought them the desirable results. There will be lots of speaking practices during the HASSE space school program and I think that it is a good chance for everyone of us to participate and get involved to prepare ourselves in our future career in any areas.
In the afternoon we went to the park and played team games to build up our team’s coherence. We need to apply our creativity and we also need to work together as a team in order to win the competition. The same idea can also be used in our life. We can never succeed by ourselves. “On heroes’ wings we fly.” Sometimes we need to build on upon others’ achievements and sometimes we need to cooperate with others to accomplish a task. I’m looking forward to the rest of our days in Houston.
Today is only a start. There are still many challenges waiting for me ahead. The tasks may be hard but I have confidence and faith that I will be able to handle it if I do my best and never give up.
There’s a quote I like that I heard today, “It is difficult to say that something is impossible.” I would always remind myself to dream big and never consider anything as impossible. Everything is possible. I’m very lucky to have the chance to join this space school during my winter break. I believe that this would definitely be a memorable experience and also “a chance in a life time.” Let’s work for our goals!
I learned a lot from the presentation technique lesson given by Teacher Ronald. The skills we learned from the lesson would benefit us every time when we are giving a presentation or delivering public speech. I know by heart that it is very important for us to possess the ability to express ourselves clearly. Also, deliver a persuading speech is also a way to make what you say influential. President Obama won him millions of votes by his influential speech delivered before the election. I have read a book about Obama, Martin Luther King and some other celebrities’ speeches. They all delivered strong speeches and those speeches brought them the desirable results. There will be lots of speaking practices during the HASSE space school program and I think that it is a good chance for everyone of us to participate and get involved to prepare ourselves in our future career in any areas.
In the afternoon we went to the park and played team games to build up our team’s coherence. We need to apply our creativity and we also need to work together as a team in order to win the competition. The same idea can also be used in our life. We can never succeed by ourselves. “On heroes’ wings we fly.” Sometimes we need to build on upon others’ achievements and sometimes we need to cooperate with others to accomplish a task. I’m looking forward to the rest of our days in Houston.
Today is only a start. There are still many challenges waiting for me ahead. The tasks may be hard but I have confidence and faith that I will be able to handle it if I do my best and never give up.
There’s a quote I like that I heard today, “It is difficult to say that something is impossible.” I would always remind myself to dream big and never consider anything as impossible. Everything is possible. I’m very lucky to have the chance to join this space school during my winter break. I believe that this would definitely be a memorable experience and also “a chance in a life time.” Let’s work for our goals!
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