Team Building Blanca Suárez by

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-09-25 09:42:15 UTC

1. This summer was amazing in general but what I would I remember with more joy is the trips with my friends that I made in my erasmus in Maastricht. They were in my house for a few days but the best part was when we were in Cataluña, it was like a goodbye trip, we went to different cities and made different activities. I was all the time 100% happy and thinking about how lucky I was to know them.

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-09-25 09:43:22 UTC

2. Trip to Greece with my friends

This was our last trip as a group in my Erasmus in Maastricht. We planned a less touristics trip, looking foward to spend time in different beaches, have a good time, and say goodbye to our trips in the best way posible. I could no find a good photo of everyone because we were almost 20 people in the trip. I remmeber this week like one of the happiiest of my life. Having a more relax trip let us our time to work in our friendships and be gratefull about them

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-09-25 09:54:43 UTC

-Experience
-Reflect
-Share
-Experience

Academic year 22/23

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-09-25 10:04:26 UTC

This past academic year was full of personal growth and new experiences. The first semester was really new, my nearest friends were split around the world in erasmus while I stayed home, I started a new relationship, we had new dynamics and groups in my university class and I also reconnected with past friends. I was really happy and fulfilled. I learned a lot about myself seeing me in new situations and challenges both in personal and professional life.

The second semester was amazing, even better than the first. I was in Maastricht on erasmus were I had what I think it was the best time of my life. It was full of travelling, new method of learning in the university, new friends that I hope are for life, new parties to remember, a city that felt like my second home. Really intense experience that I would repeat it 100% if could.

This past Academic Year was really good and happy, I learned a lot and the most important thing for me was the awesome people I was surrounded with.

Intentions for this Academic Year 23/24

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-09-25 10:29:33 UTC

Right now there is a lot though decisions that I have to make, I feel that I am procrastinating them. For this year I want to be more brave and less indecisive, try to think more about myself without losing the empathy that I have now. This year is going to be the key to my future and I have to be really focused to it. Als

About my time in France, I want to try to stop comparing it to Maastricht, be more open about new people and experience, and learn French! 🇫🇷

Experience

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-09-26 13:14:47 UTC

Easy one for me, Experience. I am comfortable taking risks and being in new environments and situations, although not that much asking questions when I am uncertain, I usually try to have the answer by myself before.

Difficult one for me would be sharing but in the way of notice how much I am sharing. I tend to oversharing without noticing, sometimes I regret it.

Challenges

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-09-26 13:17:05 UTC

3 satisfying moments

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3 satisfying moments from the weekend

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-10-02 09:29:18 UTC

1. I went to a roadtrip around Lac Leman.
2. I realised how my friendship with the people I went on this trip with, were more close after the trip.
3. My little brother rang me to ask me which new shoes should he buy.

Activity with the Sphirish group

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-10-16 09:21:00 UTC

International party with the BDE

What is happiness?

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-10-16 09:25:37 UTC

Happiness for me is joy, laughs, friends, beautiful landscapes, nice music, a warm day, brunch with my girls, starting a new series that I am excited about, going shopping and finding the perfect piece of cloth, being remembered, having a good sleep...

For me, happiness is the little things that make you smile and think that you are lucky to be alive.

PERMA MODEL

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-10-16 10:08:34 UTC

P,
E, is key to thrive because when we are doing nothing we are not part of an activity if something we feel useful, however when we are part of a community or a sport, we become more focused, and we enter a state that is called flow, that means immersion in the present moment that brings joy.

R, humans are social animals, everything shared is better. Sometimes relationships can be hard but balance is key and necessary to make the work.

Feeling part of a community that aligns with your values is important, and doing a job that keeps in that line.

A, being confident and happy about yourself is the foundation of happiness

Ted Talk Summary

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-10-23 08:44:07 UTC

In this TED Talk, the speaker Tom Wujec, introduces the "marshmallow challenge," an exercise where teams of four have to build the tallest free-standing structure using spaghetti, tape, string, and a marshmallow. He makes an analysis of this activity and interprets different results coming from different types of persons, professionals backgrounds and ages.

The challenge is normally done in the following steps by the teams doing it. Initially start by planning and organizing, but the typical outcome is an "uh-oh" moment when the structure collapses due to the weight of the marshmallow. Not all structures end with a ¨Ta-da!¨ but having some types of integrants in the group makes it easier.

The best structures are done by architects and engineers because they understand the importance of triangles and doing geometrical patterns to build stable structures. Surprisingly, kindergarteners tend to pass this challenge because they begin with the marshmallow and build prototypes, allowing for iterative improvements with an approach to playing.
This last approach is sometimes necessary to try and prototype in the designing process, something that is lacking in teams with older participants and more when there is a prize or money for the tallest structure, pressure is a not helping factor.

In conclusion, the marshmallow challenge serves as a valuable tool for understanding collaboration, the interactive design process, and the impact of incentives on success. And at the same time, it helps understand team-work.

Top Strength: Kindness

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-10-23 10:53:47 UTC

Be kind and generous with others. Ability to help, care or do a favor with affection.

Top 5 strengths

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-11-06 10:32:10 UTC

Kindness
Creativity
Curiosity
Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence
Love for Learning

Project that worked well and gave me satisfaction

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-11-06 11:05:58 UTC

Surprise goodbye party to a friend.

In the last weeks of my last erasmus in Maastricht we had to make a lot of goodbye parties or dinner to my friends but I remember specially this one as I organised it last minute.

Andrea, one of my friends that was supposed to go back home the last one, something that she was all the time complaining about because of how sad it sounded.

Suddenly, going back

Overuse and Underuse Strengths

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-11-06 11:08:10 UTC

For Overuse I will say Kindness, bit in the way that sometimes I think that much in others that I forgot about myself. This is something that I realised this weekend in my trip.

Top Strengths of my friend Andrea

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-11-06 11:22:27 UTC

Kindness
Sense of humour
Zest
Social intelligence
Love

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-11-07 10:32:17 UTC

Spotlight on Kindness

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GROWTH MINDSET

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-11-07 10:57:25 UTC

Both videos analyze how your brain can develop, grow or even get smaller with diferent activities or more or less challenging environments

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absence because of illness

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-11-27 10:16:21 UTC

Hapiness Dashboard

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Energy: normally high, but since its monday morning, low
Emotions: mostly positive, sometimes my negative side take part of me. 7.5/10.
Time balance: I am not really organized about my time, but in the lasts months I am making lists and trying to achieve my goals. For the activities I am interested in, I find my time.
Ladder of Life: I want to gave some space for improvement, and while right now I am not in my 10, I know that I do not have big problem and I am surrounded by good people, 8/10
Domain Satisfaction:
-Health: I am recovering from my illness, so still feeling a little low but getting there and hoping to be full recover soon 4/5.
-Hobbies: I am discovering new hobbies but sadly not having time to do the old or not even having the instruments to do it, like a piano to play 5/5.
-Work: 5/5 I am an studing and not work I will say a 5, I am happy not working, I am lucky that parents can and want to support me financially.
-Relationships: Since I have been changing friendships from one erasmus to another, I have meet really amazing people and end up with good friends but I am really liking to seatle a little bit 4/5.
-Money: 1/5 because I do not have money of own.
Stress Counter: I am really relaxed about everything that is going on, letting the destiny do its thing and going with the flow
Eudamonic Well-being: Taking everything together I consider the activities of your life as

Emotions and feelings yesterday

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-11-27 11:11:35 UTC

Worried, Nervous, annoyed, hurt, disappointing, guilty, fragile, lonely, optimistic,trusting, loving, thankful, Joy, Sadness, Surprise and Anger

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I talked with my friend Andrea and she felt really happy that I talked about her in class. She also said she felt identified with the characteristics that I assigned to her.

Brief Emotional Intelligence Scale (BEIS-10)

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-12-04 10:19:48 UTC

1. I know why my emotions change= 2

2. I easily recognize my emotions as I experience them= 1

Appraisal of others’ emotions

3. I can tell how people are feeling by listening to the tone of their voice=1

4. By looking at their facial expressions‚ I recognize the emotions people are experiencing=1

Regulation of own emotions

5. I seek out activities that make me happy=1

6. I have control over my emotions=3

Regulation of others’ emotions

7. I arrange events others enjoy=1

8. I help other people feel better when they are down=1

Utilization of emotions

9. When I am in a positive mood‚ I am able to come up with new ideas=1

10. I use good moods to help myself keep trying in the face of obstacles=4

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-12-04 10:25:47 UTC

25/09

-We made a recap of the integration week and it was really funny.

-It was Lea´s birthday and we made her a surprise and then, have dinner together eating a poke.

26/09

-I talked to new french girls in my rugby training

-I could go to the hockey game with some friends and had so much fun with them.

-I talked with my boyfriend about our day before going to bed

27/09

-Was my first anniversary with my boyfriend, he gave flowers and a letter as a present.

-I went to Lyon with Alex, Laura, Lucía and Fernando to watch the Mundial Rugby Match

28/09

-Going by car with Carlos, Alex and Laura to Chamonix and seeing how the former were arguing about what music to play, I laughed a lot.

-When I arrived in Chamonix I was super happy because of how beautiful it was.

-The laughter before sleeping with Lucía, Carol and Laura

29/09

-We stopped with the cars just after passing the border with Switzerland and I went up a hill to see the town from above, super beautiful views.

-Alex and I threw peanuts in Carlos's mouth after bathing in Lac Leman.

-I tackled a 2-meter person.

30/09

-We camped for the night and in the morning we went swimming in a beautiful lake.

-When we arrived to Nyon everyone liked my sweater, a few of them said I was looking good.

-Going from Nyon to Gex in the car with Alex as a driver I put some good music, I was really happy.

01/09

-The weather was really nice in Geneve.

-My friend Alex with who I didn't talk much before, started showing me some pictures and videos with his family while we where in the bus.

-I realized how between the people that I went to the trip with, we have more connections and how happy I was with them.

-In the car back to Grenoble, I went with the guys and they told me I have character and a good personality

02/09

-I saw Billy's Padlet, he has a lot of funny gifs.

-I ate a good lunch

05/09

-I played my first rugby match in Lyon with Laura, we had so much fun

-We end up second in the tournament

-We started talking in french or at least trying it, and having some beers with our team mates.

06/09

- I had a siesta in the middle on the morning

- I made a beautiful and delicious poke

07/10

-We did the Seven lakes route.

-I had an interesting and open-heart conversation before going to sleep

08/10

-After walking yesterday 20 km I woke up at 7 to make another route of 4 km with 800 m of altitude

-While I was so tired hiking my boyfriend made me laugh

-I ate sushi

09/10

-I was telling a story and some friends said I was telling it very well, that they were really immersed in it while I was talking

12/10

-I was a really complete day

-I went to the oktoberfest with my friends

-At night we end up in Tacos de Grenoble, it was really tasty.

13/10

-After a long day I wen to see a hockey match with some friends, we had a lot of fun.

-I put on a really nice outfit, I felt beautifull.

14/10

-Olimpades of the university, all my friends came to see Laura and I play rugby.

15/10

-My boyfriend made me an avocado toast for breakfast as a surprise

-My friend Alex remembered that I wanted to go climbing and asked me to go with him

-I put one of my favorite trousers

Regulating emotions

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-12-04 10:52:04 UTC

I am not really able to prevent some emotions but I leave inside me sometimes, and I sometimes I dont even talk about it. I always said that talking and writing my feelings down would make them real, so when I want to make a feeling pass, I just silence myself. There are some friends that make me talk about my feelings when I isolate myself, I dont know how they do it, but they ask always in the right time.

Understanding emotions

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-12-04 10:54:26 UTC

I am better at understanding other emotions than myself. And I always try to help everyone to feel better, not everyone, but the people that I have a little relationship and mostly the people that I care about.

Emotional Intelligence

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-12-04 10:55:05 UTC

Barbara Fredrickson: The Positivity Ratio

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-12-04 11:22:13 UTC

Positive emotions (joy, gratitude, peace) are crucial, not trivial, especially during difficult times.
They open our minds and hearts, broadening our perspective on the environment and our connections with others.
Studies demonstrate that positive emotions enhance creativity, resilience, academic performance, and trust.
These emotions help us see beyond racial and cultural differences, recognizing individual uniqueness and unity.
Inducing positive emotions expands awareness, allowing us to see the bigger picture and find commonalities between elements.
They enable us to perceive larger systems and interconnections, potentially aiding in addressing societal problems.

Character Strengths

blancasuarzviedm — 2023-12-05 11:08:50 UTC

Davin: Humor/Hope

Billy: Humor

Aoife: Leadership

Ava: Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence

Erin: Prudence

Tara: Self-regulation/Kindness

Carol: Kindness

Lucia: Honesty

Laura: Zest

Vicente: Judgement/Love of learning

Aoife: Social Intelligence

Fionan: Self-regulation

Britney: Social Intelligence/

Isabella: Kindness

Virginia: Zest/Leadership

Matyas: Honesty/Humor

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blancasuarzviedm — 2024-02-01 08:23:29 UTC

The project happened because I talked with the BDE and José invite us to be part of the International party. After asking what was going to be our role and other details we arranged the selling days for the tickets. We made an schedule with the BDE so we would someone of our group always at the selling table. Were we had a bowl with different flags which colors we had to be dress up as in the party.

blancasuarzviedm — 2024-02-01 08:25:02 UTC

The day of the party we had the following schedule where we divided the work with BDE. Personally, I learned a lot in just one hour in the "Vestiare". Managing the numbers of the coats of more than 100 people, with a lot of them coming and going. Having to speak in French and English (or even Spanish with some friends that came). For me that was kind of a challengue.

I really enjoyed the party, I got to know new people and got closer with french and Erasmus students and at the same time I felt really uselfull and I liked being part of this events inside the BDE

Evaluation of the activity. Assess of my performance

blancasuarzviedm — 2024-02-01 08:26:28 UTC

Challenges

blancasuarzviedm — 2024-02-02 11:50:21 UTC

In my opinion, the biggest challenge was deciding the topic of the event. I realized of some cultural differences in a group full of Irish people. Their ides were really different as mines, but not worst. They talk about 12 pubs challenges (typical between their friends and Irish), pub quiz, and other party traditions with original names that nowadays I don´t remember.

In the party I can only think of the mix of languages as a challenge. The coat management, promoting the event and selling the tickets was easy.