ISSEA is the big sports tournament that is hosted three times a year by one of the schools in east and southern africa. This year volleyball was hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa, and so i had a chance to join into that.
We had about a week after October break that we could use to get our fitness levels back up, and just finess the skills and tactics that we would be needing. Last week was actually probably the best week of practice that i have participated in this year, as we were all very motivated and excited to be going on the trip (as we also had high hopes of getting gold). But i guess it may also be a result of only having two practices instead of the normal four, as we had to leave the school after school on Wednesday to catch our flight. Unfortunately/Fortunately (depending on how you look at it) the flight turned out to be delayed. This did mean that we were able to bond as a team, and i found myself hanging out with people that i would normally never be hanging out with, which i think was a very good experience for me. It also helped us to all get to know each other more - but this was only the start!
We had a good couple days of fun, playing volleyball and socialising. There are seven schools that participate in ISSEA, which meant there was a wide background of students who we had a chance to meet and get to know. Despite going to ISSEA last year, i found that once again there was something new to learn with every person i met. Many people had their own opinions on many subjects, and i found myself in a few situations debating the political policies of various countries with other people who i found were taking similar IB subjects to me.
I learned a lot from my trip to SA, and i would be very happy if i had the possibility of doing something like this again. Unfortunately, this isn't possible, as i am leaving school in May, but i think the trip has inspired me to try new things so as to meet more people around the world who are also doing them. All in all, a very good sport competition!
Oh yeah, and we won gold ;)
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