Hurray! The second day has come! It was quite intense trying to learn everyone's name yesterday. A new day has come and hopefully, I will get to learn more names and soon, I will know them all!

I woke up at 7:05 and took a shower. We left our residence and ate breakfast at the cafeteria. Afterwards, we came back to the residence and played several games to ''break the ice''. I suggested a game of ultimate rock-paper-scissors. It got really intense and everyone was yelling and cheering!

After the games, we went to a class about the design process in engineering. We took a break to eat lunch in class. The class was five hours long, and most of us did not expect to be in a class the second day at Shad Valley. Following the class, we went to the cafeteria to eat dinner.

Then came the P.A.'s Shad Tile presentations. It was really fun to learn about them. Scott's presentation was the best because he took 10 minutes to talk about his blanket... that he found last minute... that he never actually cherished in his childhood. He wanted to show us that he's spontaneous and he never plans things out, he goes with the flow.

For the rest of the night, we made a party for Emily, another fellow Shad. The party was great, but I did not stay up long, because it was getting late. Sure, 11:30 is not that late, but I know that MANY adventures are to come and every bit of sleep will help me enjoy this fantastic 4 week trip that will help me open my horizons and live on my own!

Denis Cormier
Shad Valley Université Laval
Hometown: Lutes Mountain, New Brunswick