We started our day with a continental breakfast and getting to know more about the USBTers. After we talked about how journaling is an crucial tool during the program and after it. We shared some ideas about journaling, so some people have a notebook where they get all important information written on and this notebook is a very good resource for them. I think taking notes are essential too, and as I'm very visual, I like to highlight important facts or have information into categories. As for example, while watching the presentations, I took notes, and when I had an idea, I wrote it on a separate sheet of paper which I titled ideas, so throughtout the program, I'll be able to list my ideas in the same part of my notebook. Another part I created was for questions, so whenever I have a question to ask when I'm back to my center, I'll have a session just with my doubts.
We've also learned some networking skills that we'll be able to use during our campus visits and also during the conferences we'll attend. After a short break for coffee, we worked in groups to discuss some difficult questions our advisees ask us. We talked about financial aid, visa issues, and marketing US education. It's great to hear what our advisers all over the world have to say and share!
Right after the challenging questions, we received a training on how to use a flip camera. During the campus visits we'll be interviewing students and faculty as well as filming these interviews. We'll try to gather as much videos as we can in order to get more resources for our website.
Do you think it's over? No it's not, but we had our lunch break, and we enjoyed very delicious sandwiches. Just after it, we have a very interesting presentation on American Culture, and we had reflections on the American Culture values which help us understand the competitiveness, the independence, the self-reliance, and other values the Americans have. After this session, we'll be able to help our students understand why the Americans act the way they do.
We finished our training with wonderful suggestions for the weekend. I went to my room right after we were done, but I could not stay in for much longer. I called some friends and went sightseeing. We started walking and we saw the White House, The Japanese Festival that was happening here, the Capitol Hill, and some other buildings and monuments in DC. And guess what? I took a picture with President Obama and his wife! The weather was great and we had such a nice walk around town. To finish our day, some of us went out for dinner at a nearby restaurant.
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