A few months ago, I joined an APYC. This camp was held at Baliwoso Ecotourism Park, Bali. The issue that brought by this camp is 'the future of greeneration' (if I'm not mistaken :v). There was a schedule of what we would be doing during this camp. As I can remember, there was a barbeque time (we burn corn while waiting for the new year). Moreover, we have a first meeting and a mini-game of guessing each others' names, a firework time at 12.03 AM. And then, we also have a daily exercise, seminar, discussion time, presenting time, megibung time, kecak dance show, and many more.
It was fun to be a part of this camp. This camp is totally a new experience of me talking to a lot of foreigners. There are 10 countries that participated with 70 delegates. Indonesia has the largest amount of delegates. Usually, I just talking to my foreign lecturer or to my foreign friend through Facebook or email. So it was really nice to feel the sensation of talking, discussing, and presenting something in front of the delegates.
Before I arrived there, I didn't know that this park has a very low temperature. At noon, it could be just 15-17 degrees celsius. And dumb me, I still took a shower. So, on the last day, I caught a cold. Thanks to another delegate, Alin who gave me some medicines. I could handle it and finished it safely (even though on the bus that brought us back to Ngurah Rai Airport, I felt sick again. Thank Goodness, that was 2 hours or more trip and I should hold back my desire to vomit).
In this post, I would like to highlight the tips and not the memory. I have learned several things during and after this camp, and it might help you and me if we have the chance to join an event similar like this one.
1. Being friendly
It's great if we join the event with our friends so we don't feel confused about who we're going to talk with. But if not, we should be friendly by smiling or introducing ourselves to other delegates. It's probably tough at first, but give ourselves a try. Some delegates may feel shy at first too, so better to start a 'hi' than waiting and ended up doesn't say anything.
2. Being talkative
There will be dozens of delegates or participants, but push ourselves for talking with at least half of them. Therefore, also try to smile and say hi to everyone. It's important. By talking to others, we will gain some confidence in talking in front of them because we have known a little bit about each other. However, don't dominate the conversation. Give our interlocutors a chance to say something too. By listening to them, they will give us an interest and respect.
3. Just say it!
Of course, there will be some questions in the seminar or in anything similar to it, and we will have discussion time too. In this chance, just answer it! Say what we want to say. No matter how bad our grammar is, say it bravely. Not every delegates have this chance, so we should take it.
4. Ask for email, Facebook, or Instagram
Don't forget to ask the other delegates of their email or social media, so we will keep in touch with them.
5. Build a warm-atmosphere room
There is a possibility that we will share a room with other delegates. Make sure we have a warm chat during the event, have good care when our roommates feel sick, and offer some help if it is needed.
6. Prepare some gifts
We don't need to bring dozens of souvenirs, just prepare some of our roommates it's enough. I didn't do it actually, because I thought it wasn't important. However, I got some gifts from the other delegates and I felt really happy about it. So this last step is really a nice way to thank them for our togetherness during the event.
That's all. I hope those tips help us a bit.
Thanks for reading this!
Cheers!
My roommates
My group is presenting our discussion
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