As I first arrived in Xizhou, I was very nervous and always thinking about what was happening in Shanghai and didn't really get out of my bubble. All of the previous groups said that this experience was a remarkable one, I didn't really concentrate at that thought at first but now I finally realize how incredible this experience is. I started to get the idea of wroking in a different way and not just sitting in a classroom and learn with our notebooks. 

Our service learning project is due today. Service learning is about 4 students going out to the village and interviewing a local person that is above 65 years of age. My group, finally finished our whole service learning project today. The person that we interviewed is Mr. Zhang and he is 79 years of age. He was very open on with us, as we asked many questions and he answered all of them very well.

Today was our last day to actually just focus on our inquiry project and I made a lot of progress. I finished my reflection and also got my 'Sharing My Learning" checked. Mr. Tafel told me what I needed to fix today so that tommorrow I will not have to rush to get everything done. I hope that I will hand in my work on time and make Mr. T happy with it. 

Today, we finally started our Phase 5 or also called the Final Phase. I was so happy that I finally got to this stage of Microcampus since we have been working hard for already 3 weeks and then for the next 3 days, we get to share what we learned here in Microcampus. My topic for my inquiry project is small business case study, each of us needs to have 3 hooks that are related to our topic. My three hooks include the physical parts, the economics, and also the emotional parts. I am very excited to see what my Final Product will look like!

Today was when we had to finish up and wrapping up to Phase 3. During WIPPIS time today, all of us signed up for teacher support since it was the last day that we could talk to the locals. For my inquiry project time, I went to see Mrs. Zhang again about Ru Shan making. I went to see her one last time today since it is the last day we can work on Phase 3.

For today, it was not a usual day for me. I went to Mrs. Zhang's place at around 7 with Kailee and Nickie and we all went to try out milking the cows. At first, I was really not sure about the fact of milking a cow but as I tried, it was actually pretty fun. It was like nothing I have ever done before and I just wanted to squeeze it more since it was really fun to do. Nickie agrees with me on the fact that is was a very fun experience and wishes she can do it again. So in the future, I hope that I have a chance to do this at Mrs.

Today was much more easier than our first day hike. We only had to hike for less than 2 hours but then the whole journey was up the path. In my opinion, I actually feel really accomplished since everyone in Ignite group made it through all the ups and downs through the way. I actually can't believe we made it to 3232 meters up high! Tommorow sadly we will have to leave the mountains and hike back to Yang Zhou Ran. I hope that I will enjoy my time here and have a last day on the mountains before we all leave.

For science, we are required to write about a sphere that we observed here in the village. This assignment can help us look around and notice things that you can never see in Shanghai. For the week 2 science journal, I am going to write about the biosphere and how it is related to Xizhou.

Today it was Evian, Adeena, Nicke and my laundry day. Laundry takes about 20 minutes to walk to there since it is closer to the Linden Centre than Yang Zhou Ran. For the previous days, there has not been so much sun since there was a small thunderstrom, but for us we got lucky since our laundry day was a really sunny day. Last time that we did laundry, it took our clothes two days to dry since it was raining for the whole entire day and also we couldn't do anything about it. I hope that next time that we have laundry, it will be a sunny day like today.

Today is our relaxing weekend, for most of the time, we get down time and pitching in. What I'm going to do during this period of time is just relax for a while and also while doing that, clean my room and go to the bank. Weekends at Microcampus are pretty relaxing since we have a lot of down time. For next week's weekend, we're going to go on a hiking trip so for now, I am going to enjoy relaxing in YZR.

For our Science class, we are required to pick either the lithosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, or the hydrosphere. For the past few days, I have been looking at previous Microcampus students final inquiry project. In this journal, I will talk about how I observered the parts of Xizhou and how they are related to each sphere.

There was a big thunderstorm and a mini Earthquake that happened near Xizhou. I didn't know until the morning since I slept through the whole thing. A lot of people told me that they woke up in the middle of the night and it was really loud. Even though the ground was really wet from the thunderstorm, I couldn't do anything about it since we had a whole day planned ahead of us. The most challenging part for a raining day is Wellness and showering.

Today, was pretty much a regular day. We got a lot of time to catch up on our work such as inquiry projects. As some of the other students went biking, we stayed at YZR finishing our projects to catch up with the others. I think that today was a really good time to calm down and rest while working on work. I hope that in the future I will be able to be the same as everybody else with their work and have a good time in Xizhou. 

Today was a very exhausting day for all of us. We had to go through many challenges and difficulties such as carrying our bags, the 6 hour bus ride. We learnt many things about what the expectations for Microcampus is. Always listen to instructions and be on task, also don't fool around when the teacher is talking. We always have to stick close together with a buddy and not be wandering by ourselves on the street lonely. I am very excited about Microcampus and the adventures that I will be experiencing on this trip.