From this virtual race program, there are a lot of experience that I gained including how to work as a team, how to be a better leader, how to lead a communication and I also learned how to adapt with the situation. Frankly, it was my first time joining the virtual race. Before the pandemic of COVID-19, I always love to join race as it gives me a lot of experience and also it is fun. As it was my first time joining virtual race, I was very nervous and scared at the first time. But, after joining the program, I felt like it was very interesting as the activities were also as fun as the physical race.
The program required me to team up with the person that I did not know from first year and third year of psychology student. As the person that are not really good in communication, I only have a few close friends and my classmates. This program allowed me to learn how to cope with other people even they were strangers. The activities that were held also required me to communicate a lot and adapt with other people through the activities such as work together to complete the mission, discussing what is the answer of the mission and many else. So, this program did help me a lot in enhancing my communication skills which I can apply it in the future.
Moreover, this program made me realize the importance of teamwork. As we know, teamwork is really important in our everyday life especially when we are working later in the future. This program which required all of the participants to work as a team in order to get the clue from the mission was really helped in enhance teamwork. Although I was teamed up with strangers, subconsciously we all have a very great teamwork as we got almost all of the clue from the missions. At the end of the program which they were announcing the winner, I did not expect too much but, unexpectedly, we won the second place in the virtual race. So, it made me realize that I worked as a team and it is important to maintain and strengthen the teamwork as it gives a good outcome for everyone.
Although the program was fun, I had a lot of challenges during the program. One of the challenges was I had a very bad internet connection. Most of the activities required me to open my camera and mic. As I have problem with my internet connection, it was quiet a great challenge for me to participate and contribute to the activities. Next, the other challenge was the members of my team. One of my teammate did not cooperate well in the activities. So, it not only causes inconvenience for me, but also to my other group members to complete the mission given. Despite having the challenges, the program was very fun and gave me a lot of experience.
Thus, through the program, I gained a lot of information and experience especially meeting with the new friends. The information and experience that I gained from the program were not only can be used in the future but also can be shared with others. Overall, I was grateful that I joined the virtual race program as the program helped in enhancing my communication skill, teamwork skill, and adaptability.