Unprecedented faces, plastic smiles etched on each,
Among the awkwardness, teachers come and teach.
Four weeks and an icebreaker down,
You've got people willing to dance in class breaks for no reason at all.
College just began. The best part about beginning college is that you build your reputation from scratch however you like - unless your name decides it for you. What is interesting about names is their originality (or un-originality). People whose first name is weird or rather unheard of are called by their first name. But if the last name is the strange one, the surname becomes their identity wherever they go. (My favourite is DaVinci) Name isn't the only identity giver though. In fact in class, we've got an MJDancer and GuyFromDelhi as well. I guess it's important to remember that the first impression is almost impossible to change unless you do something drastic enough to overshadow it, so if you're a fresher be careful about what you do since that's what you'll be known for. :P
I drift, though. How do you get people talking? Some people are reserved and like keeping to themselves, which is fine, but there are others who just need a little push. And that's why you have ice breakers. In my college, Henil, a friend of mine, came up with the idea of a wish box. He asked people to pen down wishes and announced them in class during the breaks, making people get up and fulfilling them. We had people come up and do TONS of stuff. Needless to say, in the beginning, it's hard. People aren't usually ready to perform in front of 60 others. But slowly, as a couple of people are good sports, more and more wishes start trickling in and you're having mad fun. Singing the national anthem in class, having a Bharatnatyam session, a yoga one (where all everyone did is breathed and said ohm), people dancing in groups and having a ramp walk along with a push up competition - you name it, and it happened.
Another idea would be having a treasure hunt. Get people up and running from place to place performing tasks at certain ones. Make groups randomly and they'll work together and bond. There is one thing that any ice breaker needs commonly though, and that's an organiser. So if that's not you, go hunt one out in class and try these, I promise you that you'll have fun.
I'm one of those super impatient people who can't stand awkward silences which is also why I kind of hated the first week. But now, I've begun to get used to college and its getting better everyday. Hoping for four exciting years filled with hard work and fun, peopleeeeee!
(This is more of a one-month diary entry than a blog post. Sigh.)
*Hoping no one got bored!*
Share your college experiences in the comments section. I LOVE LOVE LOVEEEE COMMENTS. :")
Thanks for reading!
Kanksha :)
Among the awkwardness, teachers come and teach.
Four weeks and an icebreaker down,
You've got people willing to dance in class breaks for no reason at all.
College just began. The best part about beginning college is that you build your reputation from scratch however you like - unless your name decides it for you. What is interesting about names is their originality (or un-originality). People whose first name is weird or rather unheard of are called by their first name. But if the last name is the strange one, the surname becomes their identity wherever they go. (My favourite is DaVinci) Name isn't the only identity giver though. In fact in class, we've got an MJDancer and GuyFromDelhi as well. I guess it's important to remember that the first impression is almost impossible to change unless you do something drastic enough to overshadow it, so if you're a fresher be careful about what you do since that's what you'll be known for. :P
I drift, though. How do you get people talking? Some people are reserved and like keeping to themselves, which is fine, but there are others who just need a little push. And that's why you have ice breakers. In my college, Henil, a friend of mine, came up with the idea of a wish box. He asked people to pen down wishes and announced them in class during the breaks, making people get up and fulfilling them. We had people come up and do TONS of stuff. Needless to say, in the beginning, it's hard. People aren't usually ready to perform in front of 60 others. But slowly, as a couple of people are good sports, more and more wishes start trickling in and you're having mad fun. Singing the national anthem in class, having a Bharatnatyam session, a yoga one (where all everyone did is breathed and said ohm), people dancing in groups and having a ramp walk along with a push up competition - you name it, and it happened.
Another idea would be having a treasure hunt. Get people up and running from place to place performing tasks at certain ones. Make groups randomly and they'll work together and bond. There is one thing that any ice breaker needs commonly though, and that's an organiser. So if that's not you, go hunt one out in class and try these, I promise you that you'll have fun.
I'm one of those super impatient people who can't stand awkward silences which is also why I kind of hated the first week. But now, I've begun to get used to college and its getting better everyday. Hoping for four exciting years filled with hard work and fun, peopleeeeee!
(This is more of a one-month diary entry than a blog post. Sigh.)
*Hoping no one got bored!*
Share your college experiences in the comments section. I LOVE LOVE LOVEEEE COMMENTS. :")
Thanks for reading!
Kanksha :)
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