THE ALLEYNIAN 708 | OUT OF THE ORDINARY
THE ALLEYNIAN 708 | OUT OF THE ORDINARY
Awards
Day5 Ho-Tin Loke (Year 9)
Best wipe-out Andy Sun Most improved Dylan Niu
Quiz winners Kevin Li, Daniel Templar, Oliver Brier and Jack Tam
A s we were about to finish our breakfast, the staff down from the mountain top. The cable car carried us up, and Tony managed to overcome his fear of heights (just). We fell over countless times while skiing the slopes. Mr Swalwell had a great time following his own private ski instructor (or holiday rep – Christian) and he managed to ski at a very high speed. At the end of the day, we were lethargic and by the time we arrived back home we were relieved that we could finally rest. After dinner, we had the table tennis competition. First up was Ho-Tin versus Jack; after a close match, Ho-Tin made it into the final. Next, it was Ethan versus Jeffrey. Both were very good table tennis players. However, despite Jeffrey’s brilliant serves he could not defeat the might of Ethan’s fierce forehand returns. This led Ethan to the final, where he faced Ho-Tin. Ho-Tin dominated the game at first, leading 10–8. However, Ethan had a superb comeback, and he won 10–12. announced the plans for the day, which included a table tennis competition. Today was to be our first time skiing
Leadership Daniel Templar, John Huang and Jack Tam
Best German speaker Jack Tam Table tennis champ Ethan Gao
Most resilient teacher Scotty Swalwell
Man of the tour Siwoo Ryu
Day7 Mr Swalwell
A fter an earlier than normal wake-up call and another good breakfast, we said farewell to our excellent hosts and began our journey to Munich airport. Huge credit must be given to Mr Brown, as getting the boys through passport control was no easy job. His hair is slightly greyer and a few more wrinkles can be seen around the eyes. After a short flight to Heathrow and another sterling effort from Mr Brown at passport control, we were
all back, safe and sound. The boys had been amazing, and were impeccably behaved throughout. I would like to give a personal thank you to the other members of staff on the trip, who were extremely supportive and great company. A special mention must go to Mr Brown, as without his time, effort and diligence this outstanding trip would not have been possible.
AS SOON AS WE GOT OFF THE BUS AN ENORMOUS GROUP SNOWBALL FIGHT ENSUED
A mbitiously, we had planned to meet the ski instructors at the top of the highest lift, with the beginners undertaking their biggest challenge yet, on a run that would be their longest and steepest of the week. The expected tumbles were taken and crashes co-ordinated (mainly by Dylan – including a calculated assault on Mr Annett). However, the ability to return to their feet and thrive on the feeling of getting faster was clearly driving the boys on this final day of improvement. The more advanced groups covered kilometres in both sunny and white-out conditions, often crossing paths with us but never waiting around too long. The only blizzard of the week timed itself brilliantly as we dropped off the ski equipment and took a wander around Saalbach village. The amazing feeling of slipping back into comfortable, lightweight footwear was matched by the evident sense of achievement and camaraderie within the group in the ski-shop. As soon as we got off the bus an enormous group snowball fight ensued, instigated by Jovian and Bosco. The boys jumped at the opportunity to gang up on the teachers! Once we had dried off, we had our delicious final meal at the hotel. Following dinner, we packed up our rooms and returned to the dining area for our awards presentation. There were so many memorable moments to savour, and it was brilliant to sit and reflect on all the fun we had had, before heading off to bed.
Day6 Mr Annett and Mr Sewell
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