Christina Kim
Everyone
stood in line with excitement as they climbed the ladders to the enormously
high diving deck. Each person would soon have to face the moment of his or her fall.
Last week on 14 September, the senior
class travelled a long journey on Monday night to the beautiful resort of
Telunas Beach, located an hour and a half away by boat from Batam, Indonesia.
As the class clambered onto the dock of the resort after a lengthy boat ride, they
noticed the high deck.
“The first time I saw the deck, it was so
scary and it was so much taller than I thought it would be,” said Brenda Ng (12).
One day after lunch, a guide named Johnny
went over the rules of diving, because he wanted to prevent as many injuries as
possible. The diving deck was about ten feet tall, and not one person wanted to
miss the dive for it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
“I wasn’t scared at all before the jump
but during the jump, I was scared for a short time. Overall it was fun,” said
Tae Woong Won (12).
Another one of the main highlights of
the trip was the hike to Air Hitam, which was a waterfall. Air Hitam means ‘black
water’ in Bahasa. Johnny explained to the class the night before that Air Hitam
was a tiny waterfall with black waters because of the minerals and roots.
“You can think of it as tea water,”
said Johnny. That day, the class hiked about 10 km there and back, but, to the
hikers’ relief, it was not that exhausting because there were barely any hills.
The day was hot, so as soon as everyone
arrived and finished their lunches, they started to head into the cool water.
Johnny demonstrated each jump from two rocks, and soon everyone was jumping and
splashing in the water.
“Even though it was a long, hot, and
tiring hike, it was so much worth it because the water was cold and refreshing,”
said Calvin Thompson (12).
As everyone was getting ready to leave
the waterfall, Johnny whispered something into Mr. Steinkamp’s ear. Johnny, another
guide named Agung, and Mr. Steinkamp started climbing up the rocks to the top
of the waterfall. As Mr. Steinkamp got ready for his big jump, everyone got
excited.
Some
people yelled, “DBS! Don’t be stupid!” as a joke (“DBS” was an acronym chosen
by Mr. Steinkamp to remind everyone not to be stupid for safety reasons during
the trip).
Finally, Mr. Steinkamp dived into the
water with a loud “splash!” and everyone started cheering and applauding for
their brave sponsor. Along with Director Steinkamp followed Agung and Johnny.
The thrills and craziness of the trip
made it even more memorable and fun.
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