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                                                                        STORY BY>>  TANYAPAT CHAISERI (PLERN - 4/331)
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                             The Scavenger Hunt:




                 Searching for


                            the right club for you






       Art, photography, debate,           deeper you will be able to go.
       sports, academics; there are so     For instance, LP, our very
       many opportunities for us and so    own debate coach
       many pathways to choose from.       started pursuing his
       But there are so many pathways      passion before
       packed into so little time. This    finishing
       spawns the question: How do we      elementary
       know which club is the right one    school,
       for us?
       Sometimes we spend so much
       time trying to figure out which
       path is the best for us academical-                                                    competitions. It’s
       ly that we forget to focus on what                                              hard to theoretically put in
       we really want to do;                                                           words how to know when
       what our passions are.                                                          you find your club, but
       In a situation like                                                      when   it happens, you’ll know it.
       this, the best action                                                    The best advice here is that you
       to take is to try                                                        have to try a lot of things until you
       and broaden                                                              find your “click”.
       your vision
        and open                                                                If you find it, great, but if you try
        your mind.                                                              one and it’s not your way, it’s still
                                                                                part of your life experience.
                                                                                Whatever you choose,
                                                                                don’t give up easily. Follow your
                                                                                instincts and try to really ask
       Ask yourself,                                                            yourself what you enjoy and want
       what’s your                                                              to try, and eventually you’ll find
       personality?                                                             the right clubs for you.
       What are your
       current interests
       and which clubs will
       help foster them?
       For instance, if you see
       yourself as an extrovert,
       you might want to try sociable
       clubs. Another tactic is to choose
       clubs that tackle your fear or
       weak spots. If you’re not so into   and now he is one of the most
       giving presentations in front of    successful debaters in Thailand.
       the class, you might, for example,   However, it’s never too late. If you
       join the debate club.               find plenty of time at hand, go out
       Taking early action is key. The     and try all of the clubs you are
       quicker you find “your place”, the   interested in and try finding out
       more you will develop and the       about any upcoming events or




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