 So it's Monday, which means it's the buddy mentoring international student scheme It's currently 6 a.m. Quarter past five I got up this morning to get ready because I have to be in there at 8 a.m. This morning Whatever done But you know what I've got a free t-shirt look There's your buddy. I had to adjust the sleeves So I've just I've sewn up my sleeves a little bit because they were really long it says it on the back as well How am I gonna do this? Hang on? Who's excited? So first things first. I am no longer a buddy. I am a co-captain So I put my name down to be either a captain or a co-captain and then the people that run it They pick who they want to be the captains and co-captains. So I am now the co-captain But I've swapped from yellow team to blue team I think I mentioned this in my last vlog So we've all been split into two separate teams yellow and blue and we're in competition with each other so I am now on the blue team and They are fantastic So we've had all of our international students come in today. We've met them all this morning I was on the welcome desk giving out the welcome bags to everybody So I was giving them all out welcoming people smiles. Hi. Welcome. Good morning for a good couple of hours after I handed out all of the packs and everyone's been assigned to students so far I It was then my turn so I was giving 20 students to sort of buddy for the morning and Basically, we had these packs that we had to go around with so we took them over to one of the buildings in the IT room got them to fill out their registration forms any Dietary requirements or allergies health problems anything like that and we had to get them to register online with the doctor We had to get them to update the UK details online We had like a bit of an icebreaker. So I introduced myself what course I was on and then we went around the room and they introduced themselves and What courses they were doing and then I gave everyone the Time table of events for the week. I told them we're in a competition So make sure they come to all the events because we need to win points for our blue team That was obviously top priority and we went on a big tour around the three campuses that we've got So there's cause I'm building there is Millennium Point and there's Parkside building massive buildings And can I just remind you I've only been to these buildings like once or twice before so for me touring people around I was just like But I winged it of course So I did have a step-by-step guide and it was sort of a rough. Okay. What's on each floor in each building? So I literally just went through that with them Then we headed back to our main room where the all the lunches were being served I helped hand out all of the lunches to people and then after that we had a little bit of a rest We had lunch and then Half past two So I was I don't know I think I was just in that the wrong place at the wrong time or even the right place at the right time I don't know which one it is yet, but I was in a place at a certain time and I was given the task of being in charge of This color hunt that we had to do I was the chief person for our blue team I had to organize everyone into seven separate teams So seven but seven buddies had a certain amount of students each and then they were all given a clue each to go and find a location in the building and Then once they've gone to the location There'll be a little ticket to bring back to me and that'll score them some points It's I think it's to sort of get them used to the building Get used to the surroundings of the building and where things are and where to find them So it was a really good task I think so there was bonus points as well so for their bonus points there to do things like take a selfie with the group They had to take a selfie with the bcu tiger to find out some information So they went off and did all of that And so the first people that come back I just gave them a bonus task to go and do and then the next people come back I gave them a bonus task to do and that's how I sort of ran it, but It was chaos. It was absolutely chaos and I've discovered that my delegating skills are absolutely Appalling I am terrible and I'm gonna write a reflection about this because it's really useful I think to reflect on learn from and Hopefully get more experience and grow because it's something you need as a nurse is to delicate tasks to your team So I wasn't very good and I wasn't very comfortable with telling people what to do. I was just sort of like, okay So now everybody we just need to get into teams and then there was a couple of people that were like, okay Let's do it this way. Let's do it this way. So I was like, okay, just do what you want. Let's get the teams together Let's get it sorted. We ended up with ten teams instead of seven. So I was like, oh Listen, just okay. You go there. You go there fine sorted. We've got 17 now Okay, everyone sorted good and then towards the end So people rushing back all at once and I was I was on the score sheet at the end So people were coming to give me their tokens when they found them and I was on the score sheet trying to score it But then everyone was coming at once everyone was speaking at once. I was like, okay. Wow Whoa, whoa, whoa. Chill out. I was getting really confused and then I missed some tokens People forgot to give me their tokens back. So at the end when I realized I was like, hang on I need some tokens. I'm missing two. So we got those token back in the end. Thank God and then at the end of it we had to The last thing we had to do was once we've got all of our points and everything we had to go into the graduate plus office all together I don't know if we were supposed to go in all together But I sort of went and everyone followed So we all went to the graduate plus and the graduate plus office was tiny. It's like probably a quarter of this room It's so small and we all went into there. We all piled in. It was filled and I saw one of the ladies in grad plus. I won't say a name because Confidentiality again. So the grad plus and I was like, yes, we're here. I've got my little flashy pen We've won. Hopefully so everyone was there and then she was like, okay, everyone together I'm gonna explain graduate plus to you. So she did a whole talk about graduate plus and then I was like, let's get a photo So I may have stood on a table and health and safety went out the window. Don't tell anybody this. I Know just on this table and I was trying to get this photo And then I got up to take this photo of everyone and then everyone was cheering I was like, oh my god I've gone bright red because everyone's cheering because I've got up on a table to take a photo. I Was so I'm getting embarrassed thinking about it. Can you see I'm going red already and then I was like So everyone was about to leave and I was like guys, let's get a video Why don't we get a video for this? So then I got consent from everybody to take this video I'm about to show you so I was like, let's all get a video. Come on I'll put it on social media if you are already on the social media. You've already seen this video So I'm really sorry. I'm gonna play it for you. Anyway, so playing it now for you So there's quite a lot of us in that room as you can see and we were all like blue blue blue It was just a massive massive high to end the day and it proper it made my day And I was just like, yes, this is amazing. I've got people vlogging for me. Come on So I'm hoping they're gonna want some more videos so I can show you what we do through the week because this is just gonna be Amazing if we can get this get this going. Oh, I just I would love it So that and that was it really so that took us to half past three when my shift ended Didn't go and see Coco. I know I said that I was gonna um and are about it and I'm really excited for it But you know, I'm so tired and then my exams next Monday as well So I really want to make the most of this afternoon to just revise for the exam because I don't feel like I've revised enough So I'm gonna be doing that now after I finish this vlog And tomorrow I'm back in at nine o'clock nine till half four. I think or nine to half three I can't remember. I'm gonna have to look at the rotor to have a look at what I'm actually doing tomorrow So that's it. So I will see you all tomorrow bright and early and see what tomorrow brings Day two of the buddy mentoring scheme for the international students. Are you ready for this? I'm so excited. Let's go We finished for the day and what another amazing day So today we sat and we did activities with everybody played board games jenga and connect full bowling things like that It's been such a good day and then to end the day We all planned a flash mob a surprise flash mob for There during that one of their talks so whilst they were all in the lecture theater talking we all slowly sort of Creeped in and sat by all of the students in the airs And then we just started Katy Perry hot and cold Flash mob and you know what they all joined in it was amazing I didn't get a video because I was doing my dancing But I pray that someone's got a video that they're going to send me so I can post it So it was just a really good end to the day And really left the day on a high. It's been amazing I'm absolutely knackered. Who'd have thought having so much fun tires you out So I'm off to eat. I'm going to have a drink and go to bed That is my day and tomorrow it's the bond dance. So I'll see you all tomorrow for that All right