Name: Ashley Philander
Student number: 3239748
Here
will follow a description of my experiences at the Life Sciences 152 Ecology
camp 2013 held at Bainskloof.
The
camp provided me and my fellow students with the opportunity of studying
Ecology hands on. When we had arrived at the venue, only that’s when the
excitement in me crept in. My excitement was truly satisfied in the exercises
we did. The exercise regarding the water ecology was the exercise I related the
most to. This was because of my keen interest in the properties of water; I had
also learned for the first time that water with a pH lower than 5 can be used
for drinking purposes. The exercise of the tadpoles was also very enjoying
especially seeing how the students had to catch the tadpoles. I might add, when
it came to me catching, I was always too scared to fall in the ponds. By far
the exercise that was most enjoyed was when the students had to present the
various activities we had done in the camp. The creativeness of some of my
fellow students surprised me the most; I was also inspired to improve in my
presenting skills. To top the whole camping experience was the team building
exercises, where I personally had to interact with many of my fellow students
which I am not used to do in class. The exercises were fun and full of
laughter. I admire the Life Sciences
team that made this Ecology camp possible. The only criticism that I have was
the weather, but this could not be controlled by anyone at the camp. I will
hope that next year’s Life Sciences students find the camp as exciting as I
did. Thank you!!!!
