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Second Day

 The rains in the morning made the walk from the hostel to the college refreshing than usual. The classes began with a short prayer. A glimpse of the curriculum was given during the Math hour by Dr. Deepthi, who is also our class teacher. This gave us an overall idea about the practical work to be done in the first semester. We had our orientation class taken by Dr. Joju. He stressed on the importance of taking initiative and letting go of all our inhibitions to become an ideal teacher. 

For some reason, the one incident that really stayed with me was when one of my classmates during our lunch asked another about his native place. Instead of naming the place, which is Valakom, he told the entire story of how the place got its name. The story in short is that the sword (Vaal in Malayalam) of Raavana which was used to chop off one of the wings of Jatayu landed here and hence its named Valakom. I don't think anyone who heard the story will ever forget the name of the place he comes from. It is not the story which rang a bell but the fact that the story had more of an effect than the simple name of the place. This is a wonderful example which illustrates the importance of using different tools to get the point across to another person.

The day ended with a game of "Who's the leader?" during the PT hour. 

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