As I am a substantial way through my CAS experience, I have certainly already experienced a multiplicity of setbacks and challenges in each of my activities. Whether the challenge is physical, mental, or emotional, each challenge has presented itself in a different way depending on my position. For example, in my service I have experienced a bit of a mental struggle to adjust myself to the role of the logistics officer in terms of the things I need to do to plan for next week’s video conference. In order to improve this, I have reached out to my superiors and asked for guidance. I intend to dedicate more time at home this week to getting my organisational responsibilities in check. As for marimbas, I’m thankfully not undergoing any significant challenges considering we just completed a piece and are learning a new, fun, upbeat one together. However, on the gymnastics-front it is fair to say that I have experienced both physical and emotional setbacks as of recently. Physically, I am still struggling from my injury in spite of having been doing my designated stretches from physio. This has made me feel rather hopeless, however that best thing to do for now is to continue to let it heal and facilitate this by strengthening the muscle. Additionally, our gymnastics team has been notified that our ‘Prime Competition’ has been officially cancelled after being delayed for quite some time due to covid. This has taken quite an emotional toll on the team in terms of lack of motivation and drive, no longer having anything to look forward to in the foreseeable future. When paired with the fact Anna and one of our head coaches has just left, most people (myself included) aren’t feeling as though we’re currently thriving in the sport. Faced with all these challenges, I understand that it is so easy to get caught up in the negativity of it all, so I intend to use this space of uncertainty as an opportunity to grow my personal skills and explore capabilities in all activities. My hope is that this will have a knock-on effect to the people around me and that I come out the other side of these challenges with good experiences and lessons.