Today is our third day in India. Waking up at 6:30, we attend school at J.B. Petit High School for Girls as usual. As this is the second day of school, we get to know more about the school and the students there better. We get along well with the students there.
My school buddy, Yashina is in the 9th grade and we had our Chemistry lesson this morning. Although we have not learn the content yet in Hong Kong, it is quite interesting. We learnt about the properties of Acid and Bases, and the chemical formulas of them.
After Chemistry lesson, we had a Yoga lesson with other students whom had chosen Yoga as their elective. This is my first time experiencing yoga, and it turns out to be fun and relaxing. The teacher taught us some basic stretches in Yoga, but I couldn't do it really well. The special thing about Yoga is that they don't hold the posture for a certain time. Instead, they count the time in the number of breathes. The teacher taught us about the dog posture, which we bend our bodies while keeping a dip in our spine. That posture can allow the blood to flow to our brain more easily and we get a much clearer mind after that. The another posture is the corpse posture. We get to lie down on the floor as if we are sleeping. With the teacher's words, we get to relax every part of our body and let it sinks to the earth. It is really relaxing that I even fell asleep during the lesson. Another interesting move is that we get to step on each other's spine. It is said in yoga that if we are stressed or we have back pains, our spine get tied in knots. By stepping on one's back, we get to untie the knots. It sounds a bit uncomfortable for someone actually stepping on you, but I found it fun and a bit ticklish.
We went to the Prince of Wales museum after the yoga. The Prince of Wales museum is located in an old building. There is different part inside the museum. I enjoyed the Natural History most. In that part, we get to see different kinds of animals in different period of time. It was said that most of the animals specimens are from real animals. In the exhibition, we get to see animals like Tiger, Lion, Leopards, Sharks, Turtles, Rabbit etc. Besides the Natural History, we get to see some prehistoric tools such as stone cutter, pottery etc. Unlike museum in Hong Kong, you can actually touch the exhibits. We took a close look on the tools used a few thousand years ago. Outside the museum, there is a bazaar where some Indian style products were sold.
My school buddy, Yashina is in the 9th grade and we had our Chemistry lesson this morning. Although we have not learn the content yet in Hong Kong, it is quite interesting. We learnt about the properties of Acid and Bases, and the chemical formulas of them.
After Chemistry lesson, we had a Yoga lesson with other students whom had chosen Yoga as their elective. This is my first time experiencing yoga, and it turns out to be fun and relaxing. The teacher taught us some basic stretches in Yoga, but I couldn't do it really well. The special thing about Yoga is that they don't hold the posture for a certain time. Instead, they count the time in the number of breathes. The teacher taught us about the dog posture, which we bend our bodies while keeping a dip in our spine. That posture can allow the blood to flow to our brain more easily and we get a much clearer mind after that. The another posture is the corpse posture. We get to lie down on the floor as if we are sleeping. With the teacher's words, we get to relax every part of our body and let it sinks to the earth. It is really relaxing that I even fell asleep during the lesson. Another interesting move is that we get to step on each other's spine. It is said in yoga that if we are stressed or we have back pains, our spine get tied in knots. By stepping on one's back, we get to untie the knots. It sounds a bit uncomfortable for someone actually stepping on you, but I found it fun and a bit ticklish.
We went to the Prince of Wales museum after the yoga. The Prince of Wales museum is located in an old building. There is different part inside the museum. I enjoyed the Natural History most. In that part, we get to see different kinds of animals in different period of time. It was said that most of the animals specimens are from real animals. In the exhibition, we get to see animals like Tiger, Lion, Leopards, Sharks, Turtles, Rabbit etc. Besides the Natural History, we get to see some prehistoric tools such as stone cutter, pottery etc. Unlike museum in Hong Kong, you can actually touch the exhibits. We took a close look on the tools used a few thousand years ago. Outside the museum, there is a bazaar where some Indian style products were sold.
After lunch, we had an Art workshop. In the workshop, we get to do Madhubani style painting. The style of the painting is that there is double lines for the outline of an object and the colour used in the painting is bright. I drew an elephant and a fish for my painting.
After school, my host buddy, Anshika, some other Indian friends and I went to shopping for some traditional Indian goods. We shopped for some bangles, scarfs, keychains, and pen for souvenirs. We all had a good time shopping.
We all had a wonderful time today, and I really look forward to tomorrow's events~ :)
Good Night ~ <3
Michelle Ng
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