After a great sleep we the day started out with a hearty breakfast to get us prepared for a long day of team building, education and bonding.
Jeannette Saquet, PhD brought about our first challenge of the day. We were faced with identifying our own personality type using “The Sixteen Types” by David Keirsey. This opportunity offered an insight into our selves as well how to act and respond with each other. This will give us the ability to understand the thought process of fellow team members. Jeanette kept us moving along with a simulation to test our survival skills. The emergency situation took place in northern Quebec after our plane crashes. This simulation proved our skills working as a team were stronger than our skills on our own. Good to know for adventures that await us in Thailand.
The next few items on our agenda we were able to move through rather quickly. We set the dates for our future meetings to work strengthen our team as well as finish of the projects needed to be completed before our departure.
Kim took the floor next to present us with our uniform options. Well let’s just say there were a lot of styles and colours to choose from. It will be a very daunting task to choose the one right for our team.
Eileen informed the team we have funds available for our use towards language education. Brandon took on the task of finding the right program that meets our needs. As well Brandon has volunteered to take our photos for the business cards and brochures. Speaking of brochures team members were reminded to begin preparing the write up they want used for their profile.
Presentations were the next hot topic on the agenda. The will consist of two presentations to be shown in Thailand and one for use upon our return. The two for Thailand will be made up of one long, approximately 20 minutes and one short, approximately 6-7 minutes in length.
After these issues were dealt with our guest speaker arrived. We were given the opportunity to meet with a Buddhist Monk who revealed some insight into the Buddhist way of life. We learned the main fundamentals were made up of three ideas: 1) not to do bad, 2) to do good, and 3) to purify the mind. Buddhists believe in respect for other cultures, people, and every living thing and by doing this you will get far in life. He extended an offer to visit his temple to expand our knowledge of the Buddhist lifestyle. A big thank you for the insight which we were provided with.
Our final event for the day brought us right up to the evening hours, a wonderful Thai dinner with a rebound exchange student, Nolwazi, who spent a year in Thailand. Nolwazi gave us some hints and tips to make our adjustment into the Thai culture a bit smooth and seamless. Along with her wonderful stories, trinkets and souvenirs, she educated us on culture and language. Thank you Nolwazi for your tips as well as the Thai phrase sheet you prepared for us.
Jeannette Saquet, PhD brought about our first challenge of the day. We were faced with identifying our own personality type using “The Sixteen Types” by David Keirsey. This opportunity offered an insight into our selves as well how to act and respond with each other. This will give us the ability to understand the thought process of fellow team members. Jeanette kept us moving along with a simulation to test our survival skills. The emergency situation took place in northern Quebec after our plane crashes. This simulation proved our skills working as a team were stronger than our skills on our own. Good to know for adventures that await us in Thailand.
The next few items on our agenda we were able to move through rather quickly. We set the dates for our future meetings to work strengthen our team as well as finish of the projects needed to be completed before our departure.
Kim took the floor next to present us with our uniform options. Well let’s just say there were a lot of styles and colours to choose from. It will be a very daunting task to choose the one right for our team.
Eileen informed the team we have funds available for our use towards language education. Brandon took on the task of finding the right program that meets our needs. As well Brandon has volunteered to take our photos for the business cards and brochures. Speaking of brochures team members were reminded to begin preparing the write up they want used for their profile.
Presentations were the next hot topic on the agenda. The will consist of two presentations to be shown in Thailand and one for use upon our return. The two for Thailand will be made up of one long, approximately 20 minutes and one short, approximately 6-7 minutes in length.
After these issues were dealt with our guest speaker arrived. We were given the opportunity to meet with a Buddhist Monk who revealed some insight into the Buddhist way of life. We learned the main fundamentals were made up of three ideas: 1) not to do bad, 2) to do good, and 3) to purify the mind. Buddhists believe in respect for other cultures, people, and every living thing and by doing this you will get far in life. He extended an offer to visit his temple to expand our knowledge of the Buddhist lifestyle. A big thank you for the insight which we were provided with.
Our final event for the day brought us right up to the evening hours, a wonderful Thai dinner with a rebound exchange student, Nolwazi, who spent a year in Thailand. Nolwazi gave us some hints and tips to make our adjustment into the Thai culture a bit smooth and seamless. Along with her wonderful stories, trinkets and souvenirs, she educated us on culture and language. Thank you Nolwazi for your tips as well as the Thai phrase sheet you prepared for us.
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