i've only flown a kite once in my life. and during that one time, i managed to get it caught in electric lines because i lost sight of it when it flew over a building.
lately, i've been browsing for some fun clubs/socials to join while i'm at UCL. my browsing adventures led me to a kite flying club! i think i'll give it a try :)
when i went to korea last summer, i went with the mindset that being in a new country will give me a chance to explore and reinvent myself. but i found it to be a slightly different experience when i got there. what really happens, in my opinion, is that you discover extra features about yourself that you wouldn't have been able to realize at home, for whatever reasons (expectations, intimidation, responsibilities etc). with this in mind, i want to be a little more experimental when in london. some of you know that i like to collect hobbies. (in fact...collecting hobbies is my hobby.) this doesn't mean i want to go crazy and only look for new hobbies to pick up while studying at UCL. hobbies need time to cultivate and perfect, so i like to choose my hobbies selectively and wisely. that being said, here are a few other clubs i've been eying. by the end of this process, i only want to join two clubs when i arrive at UCL.
similar to my interests in kite flying, there's also a Gliding Club. according to their club description, 'no prior flying experience needed.' i'm not sure if i can afford to go gliding every other weekend. but it's FLYING, dude.
i'm also having thoughts about joining the British Sign Language Club. since i'm going as a linguistics major, i was hoping to take a sign language course at UCL, but alas, they only offer the course during fall term. so why not join a club instead? less stress, more fun, more interaction with actual people who are fluent in BSL. i think this one has potential. i've always been fascinated by the deaf community.
then you have Christian Union, and music, and other typical clubs that i've tried and experienced, but still want to keep up with while i'm away.
i'm stumped by these choices!
(i think kite flying is a top priority though...)
Don't bother learning BSL, it's incredibly complicated and not as useful as ASL. Also, there's a very low cognate rate between the two. If you do join, though, you can teach me the BSL alphabet and I'll teach you the ASL alphabet!
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