It started in a beautiful and warm morning with decent wind. I woke up with a big smile on my face because it was Rest Day and it was also my first student leader day. I was singing cheerfully in the shower like a bird making noise on a rainy day. I walked out in the common room with my pretty woollen pyjamas on and it was kind of weird but I didn’t care because I was happy. The breakfast tasted more delicious than any normal day, but why? I was very excited.

After the headcount and the speech, my friends and I headed out with the teachers to go fishing. We sang on the bus happily and made jokes then laughed. When we first arrived, the worst thing was the mosquitoes; they were annoying. I spent 30 mins with the same position and I caught no fish but my friend was next to me and he caught a fish in 10 mins. WOW! It was a very memorable and enjoyable moment. I really wanted to do this again although I didn’t catch any fish.

I was thinking to go to the beach and chilled but I had to run soccer training that I announced the day before. It was tiring because the temperature suddenly rose but we did well to complete the drills. First we warmed up to reduce the chance of muscle cramps. After that, we practiced our passing and dribbling. Finally, we had a fun little game which was the best part of the training.

I was exhausted at night but it was fun. My roommate woke me up in the middle of the night because I snored loudly. I can’t wait for the next Rest Day and do all the activities again. My goal will be to catch at least one fish.

Phuoc - St Albans Secondary College