Reflection on playing sports at BISB

Playing sports at BISB has been an enormous part of my student life. I have played football since I was six years old but BISB has given me the opportunity to try out new sports such as basketball and volleyball. At first, I never had any intention of joining new sports such as basketball or volleyball because they didn't necessarily attract me. I decided to try out for volleyball in Grade 10 because I felt like I needed to do another challenge and train myself to get fitter.

Joining volleyball was definitely a decision that I don't regret. The only thing I regret was not joining volleyball earlier. Volleyball was a whole new sport to me as it wasn't a contact sport unlike football. Volleyball was able improved my communication skills and mentality when it comes to sports.

Basketball was another sport that was new to me. I tried out for the team in Grade 11 because I wanted to be a part of all three sports that year. Basketball wasn't really a sport I particularly enjoyed but I'm glad that I tried out for it anyways. I was able to reach the ISAC team but I didn't really play well. I didn't really understand basketball when it came to positioning and strategies unlike volleyball.

Overall, I'm glad I tried out for both sports. Both sports taught me how to play better with a team and it's helped me become fitter.

Photography and Cinematography + Hiking

One of my New Years' Resolutions was to start a new hobby that is creative and something I could do to keep my mind off of school. I started hiking with a few friends in December before the semester as a way to start adventuring more and become more active. I didn't want to spend my weekends at home playing video games or doing something not creative. While hiking, I realized that I'd like to document the hikes and do something creative with it. Therefore, it led me to the idea of recording our trips using a GoPro and my Sony camera in order to share to other people what we did.

We've gone on a few hikes now and using my GoPro, I've managed to record each time we've went. Bringing photography into our hikes has allowed me to learn new skills such as post-production work using Adobe Premiere Pro or Adobe Photoshop to improve the videos/photos that I take. Photography and cinematography are really interesting to learn about because I've never thought of myself as an artist. I have never been able to paint or draw well so I have always believed that I have no creative skills. Hiking has given me the opportunity to learn how to create interesting videos and photographs that I could share with others.

I am continuously trying to learn new techniques on how I could improve my work and it is something that I'm going to be continuing doing for a long time. I have also recently started using my GoPro to record some of my football matches.

Photography and cinematography is a hobby I'm definitely going to continue researching and learning about. Hopefully in the future I'd be able to share my work to a wider audience.