MY CAS SATURDAY

PARK

Today I went to the park that is near to our apartment. We were walking in a park and I was doing my CAS activities during our walk. I really like this park, because it is quite big park and with interesting setting, as it was a winter park of members of royal family, years ago. Their house is missing, but being rebuilt now as communists has destroyed this house. Park is open to public and many people are walking here, some with small children as a playground for them is also here, some only walking and also many old people are here as well.

Last time when we were walking in this park, I have seen several ducks in lake that is in park. They were swimming  and I thought that it will be very good if I will bring some bread and feed them. So I did, today. I brought a bread with me and I was feeding them, they were very happy as they were probably hungry. This was a new experience for me because I have never been feeding ducks previously in my life. And I really think that this can be putted in my CAS activities. To service, to be more exact. I helped ducks  to be fed, and so they will survive with less problems. It was really interesting to feed them and to be with nature in such way, to see how they are acting if they want to get some food, to see how fast they are when they are hungry, and also how shy some of them are, that in spite of being hungry some of them refused to come near to me and they were only eating bread that was far away from me. They were younger, probably. So I was feeling very well when I was happy that I have helped them. I am also posting picture of me feeding ducks.

Another service - activity, I have done is cleaning park. I was very sad when I have seen trash in such nice park, so I have took a bag and putted trash from park to this bag. Then I have putted this bag to bin. I was happy that I have helped to environment. I am sharing pictures of me cleaning park.

Then other activity I have been doing belongs to creativity. I have took my camera with me so my mother could have taken pictures of me feeding dugs, and cleaning park. And then I have tried to take pictures of park, I have never took pictures of park and nor taken some "artistic" pictures so I was developing new skills. I am sharing some pictures.

At last but not at least I have been doing an active thing - we have borrowed a motorcycles that were working on principle of bicycle, and we were driving them for approx. 30 minutes, so I have done something for my health and I was active, developing new skills, experiencing something new, and having fun !

All in all I am happy that I have got saturday like this and I have successfully fulfilled all CAS things.

- I have increased my awareness of my own strengths and areas for growth
- I have undertaken new challenges - I have never fed dugs, or rode a motorcycle or took artistic pics, in park
- I have developed new skills - I know how to ride motorcycle, how to feed dugs, or take artistic pics in park now
- I have engaged with issues of global importance

Creativity

As I know that creativity is also very important part of our CAS,
and as I used to paint when I was in Slovakia, and as I said in my first post - "My future CAS activities"
I am planning to continue in it, so I did. I will upload a picture today.

Activity

Swimming, Dancing.. 

So I would like to write about my previous activities in last few days.
On monday we have bought a season ticket to a gym that is near to our apartment.
It is really useful as I can go there whenever I want,and I can just walk there, what is really good as well, we all know how it is with traffic here in Moscow. I also really like the programs that they are offering - dancing lessons, and different types of exercises.

So on monday I swimming, as well as on wednesday and thursday. On saturday I was doing different kinds of exercises and I have took an samba lesson as well. So I have tried something that was new for me, and I have also done something for my health so I am really happy about that.

My future CAS activities

My future CAS activities 

As I wasn't here on thursday (1.9) because I have got this visa issue. I will write about things that I am planning to do through my IB course.(For CAS) At first I d like to make a statement that due to my health problems I can not sport in a competitive way. So for each one I am planning to do :

Creativity - as I used to write articles about dogs, breeding, agility, and dangerous toys with PVC in Slovak famous dogs magazine, I will continue here in Moscow. I was thinking about writing about how it is to live with dogs in Moscow, how does society respect dog owners, what are the rules for dog owners. What facilities does Moscow offer for dog owners ( as parks, shows, agility ) And as I was painting and visiting art school, I will continue in painting.

Activity - I will be visiting gym near to our flat, and I will be swimming there. As we have park near to our apartment I will go there for walks probably each day, as I did today as well.

Service - I am not quite sure yet, but most probably as I will be in park I will try to clean the park as much as I can and I will also try to find some dog shelter but I do not know if that would be possible.

I will try to do my best in those activities.