Section LC21

I went to a workshop on Tuesday December 1st. from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm for Personal Enrichment. I chose to go to this workshop because it was on the last workshops that fulfilled the Personal Enrichment requirement.

I had expected the workshop to be about a different topic and so when I went and sat through the lecture I was completely lost. It wasn’t what I had expected and the topic bored me to no extent. I personally had not gained anything from this workshop but I guess Ic an’t always find something that fits me.

Date Dec. 3, 2009

Time: 12:30-2:30 pm

Today I went to the Stress Relief Workshop with  Mei fulfill the Personal Enrichment Workshop. This workshop was in the VC Building, in Rm 1-107. I walked into the room expecting to be seated for some kind of lecture on “stress relief”, especially since I had been stressing over registration and the recent assignments, however I had second thoughts about that when they started to play music ( not Mozart, Chopin or Schumann but something more like Shakira and Black Eye Peas). The room was set up similar to the time when all the freshmen from Freshmen Convocation ate lunch in that room, (our first day meeting other freshmen, I guess). Each round table had a different game and people gathered around them to play. The most popular game was Taboo, there were so many people playing already, I didn’t get to play; but I got to play the Jenga game,some other people that I didnt know before joined into our game ( it started with just Mei and me) and that was fun. Subway wraps were served in the workshop too. There was also a (professional?) massaging station. However, I was a bit skeptical about cleanliness of the massaging chairs, since many people used them already so I did not sign up for a massage (even though Iwas so tempted to go). Not much was really said about “how to really relieve stress” but I think this workshop showed me that there are other ways to relieve stress other than going staying in front of a computer for 3+ hours everyday. I also realized that I am not so “updated” in terms of knowing how to play games that most people do know and enjoy. I kind of wished that I had been more exposed to these games when I was growing up. Unfortunately, the only game I knew how to play (of the many games at the workshop) is Jenga. Overall, this workshop was fun but not as informative as I had imagined. (I half expected to be informed about things along the lines of drinking tea, doing yoga, or listening to classical music. )

 I really wanted to go to the NY Piano Society Holiday Concert on Dec. 5 at 7:30 pm but I ‘d never make it there in time.

So Sam!! if you see this, save me a program :]. Arigato.

Date attended: December 3

The workshop I attended today was by far the most fun workshop of all the ones that I’ve been to. I was expecting this workshop to be a lecture, but as it turned out, the environment was very relaxed and there was music playing the whole time. There were tables set up with games such as Taboo, Monopoly, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?, Jenga, and much more. There was also food served: wraps, subs, smoothies, and drinks. Joann and I sat one of the tables and played Jenga, and soon after more people started joining. There was also karaoke performed by the hosts of the workship, which was Sigma Beta Phi (I believe that’s what it was), and we also had to fill out surveys.

I have to say this was the best workshop that I’ve gone to because the environment was so relaxed and everyone was so carefree–the perfect stress-relieving atmosphere. It certainly accomplished its purpose, to relieve stress. This was definitely a helpful workshop because it takes students’ minds off of their workload, and I would recommend others to attend workshops like these in the future.