Weekend
activities at a boarding school are very important. Indus International SchoolBangalore tries to ensure that students have various opportunities to have fun
or just get a break from campus. The enclosed article has been written by a
student and beautifully captures the varying emotions he felt during this
exciting experience.
The
WonderLa Experience
I can
still remember the excitement running through my veins on that Saturday night
before our WonderLa trip. I woke up the minute my houseparent entered the room
to wake me up and I had a bright smile on my face.
All the boys were
extremely happy and excited. It was a wonderful Sunday morning and we had a
leisurely breakfast. We had to begin assembling as soon as it was time to leave.
During the bus ride we enjoyed the scenic beauty and listening to music. It was
definitely one of the most fun filled and stress-relieving breaks we had had
from our school work. We arrived at WonderLa at around 9:30 AM and we entered
the park at 10:00 AM. We moved to our locker rooms and changed into clothes
that were fit for the water rides. We then had a short discussion on lunch
timings and assembly points. Once the discussion was completed, we all
dispersed around the park, and this was when the fun began.
The amusement park was
enormous and we were all completely bewildered as to where we should go first.
I and my friends settled on bumper cars, it was an extremely exciting
experience and me and my friends had a lot of fun. We then moved on to the next
ride, called the WaterLog. This one was amazing because it was our first water
slide of the day and it was extremely invigorating and refreshing due to the
scorching heat. The log rushed down the line and without a second to spare,
there was a great splash of water and we were all completely and thoroughly
drenched. We rushed to the water slides and since the water park had just
opened, we were hoping we would not get stuck in a long queue.
.. We
then started off with the tallest slides in the park, and I can only remember
the adrenaline rush and the happiness within. I had totally forgotten about
stress, homework, assignments and any other problems in my life. We continued
to finish as many rides as we could and after a while it was time for lunch. We
quickly had our lunch and returned back to the rides. In another hour or so, we
were done with all the water rides. There was around an hour remaining and we
planned on finishing a few more of the dry rides.
We then planned
to experience the enormous roller coaster ride. We joined the long queue and
were eagerly waiting for our turn. When our turn finally arrived, we once again
were filled with a mixture of fear and excitement. The roller coaster started
off with an explosive force. There were loops and twists and turns and it was
completely worth the wait. This ride marked the conclusion to an extremely
exciting day. I felt sad, when I got into the bus, but was also happy at the
comforting thought that there would be many such trips to look forward to.
