Beach Voleyball at Montrose Beach

Hi there! After several bonding activities with sports enthusiasts, last weekend we spent some time at the Beach Voleyball Event, sponsored by the UChicago Chinese Student Association. Each team was up to 4-people and needed to count at least one female representative. I therefore organized a team with my classmates at the Harris School of Public Policy and went to play just for fun.

Actually, we ended winning a voleyball as the third place prize of the friendly competition! Indeed, better than this was the motivation to build a voleyball team at the Harris School and to commit to play at least once a week at the Ratner Gym. This not only as a bonding activity, but also as an external endeavor that will help us manage anxiety during stressful periods.

If you have the opportunity, try to couple your academic duties with some other activities (e.g. sports, community volunteering or student organizations) to accompany your lifetime as a student grad abroad. Try to get everything from this unique experience!