It is not just a vacation. It is a UIC vacation.

I speak on behalf of the activity staff when I say that the UIC vacation course is not just great for the students; it is our vacation too, and we enjoy it just as much as they do!  In my opinion the UIC junior vacation courses are the best language courses in the world.  They are a great opportunity to experience a vast variety of cultures from all over the world and create a wide network of lifelong friends.  The work that the activity staff team does is both rewarding and really good fun.  The activity staff plan and carry out a wide selection of games and entertainment for the students when they are not learning the English language.  Not only that, the activity staff have the important job of bringing the camp to life and it is great to see so much energy and enthusiasm in one place.

This is a short blog about who I am and what I do when I am not on UIC vacation.  I have a Masters Degree in Physics from the University of Nottingham and I now work full time in radar design and development.  I look forward to going to work every day; the work is both enjoyable and challenging, and I get to design some really cool and sophisticated inventions!  I am motivated to work hard by the reward of creating a world class piece of modern technology which can do things people only dreamed of about ten years ago.

I am a very outgoing person and like all types of outdoor sports.  My passion is mountaineering and I spend much of my free time walking and climbing in any mountain region I can.  Last year I went to the French Alps to experience some really big mountains.  It was an exciting and inspiring experience; some of the best weeks of my life.  Imagine climbing the highest mountain in Europe, four thousand eight hundred metres straight up, under your own steam!  The feeling when you reach the top is one of euphoria.  I often think about going back when my motivation is waning.  If that fails, the only thing left is to think about the next UIC vacation!

Vince, UIC Vacation Activity Staff Since 2006

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