Bonjour!
How are you all? So I went to Amiens in
France for the CROIS exchange project. It was extremely cold and windy in
France but it was soooo much fun! As a mentor I had my own team with French and
English young people. We saw some beautiful and interesting places like the
cathedral, museums, WWI battlefield and many other historic places.
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| War Museum |
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| The Cathedral |
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| The battlefield ground memorial |
The overall experience was brilliant! All the
mentors become closer and we all worked well together. I cannot wait for the
French students to come to London! I love student trips!
I have been involved working with young
people since I was 13 years old with Youth Coaching Academy and was awarded
Youth Peer Coach of the Year 2007. Being involved in projects with young people
has definitely been one of the best things in my life. I was born in India and
moved to London when I was 13 which is when I started to work with Youth
Coaching Academy and has become one of the first youth peer coaches in the UK.
It was one of the best decisions I ever made!
It has always been amazing working with young
people and watch them come out of their comfort zone and grow. The last time I
went to Youth Coaching Academy’s Youth Summit, I met some amazing young people
who had blown me away with the events that had taken place in their lives, and
during one week of the trip they had learned how to deal with things and had
come out of their shell. It is a proud moment when a young team member shines.
I have been to international events with
young people before, for example, Anthony Robbins Foundation’s Global Youth
Leadership Summit, where hundreds of young people from all over the world get
involved. These events are extremely beneficial for young people to meet new
people, emotional development and team activities, building them to become
leaders.
The French student mentoring trip was a
little different because it involved students who did not speak English, but
even with that difference I had great communication and connection with my
team. It is wonderful to know that language does not limit us from being able
to have a relationship with someone.
A little about uni now. Cheerleading has been
a lot better! I have been doing a lot more as my foot is healing fast! I cannot
wait for the next competition so I can take part in it. With doing the academic
work, I need to do a lot more than I am doing at the moment. I have joined the
gym as well and I literally have no time for anything else but work (job), work
(uni), gym and cheerleading. 3 more months now and it will be over… Need to
make the most of the time I have…
Oooh and Valentines Day is coming up! Hope
you all have a weekend filled with loads and loads of LOVE!!!!
Love,
Avneet xxx
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