Tuesday, December 16, 2008
♥ tbc retreat 2oo8
so yes! i am back from the yr 12 tbc retreat...
and it was great fun...
there was a few things and bits that i was unhappy with.. or maybe even annoyed with.
but i think i'll let that go. and just focus on the good things - for this blog entry anyways. haha.
it was a great trip. great beach. great fun. great people.
i think, being from church, we get to see each other once a week, and sometimes we dont get to talk or spend time with each other, as we might do with school friends.
i think the retreat was a good as i was able to spend time with some really good friends. some that i am already very close to.. and also some that i use to be very close to - but where time and busyness seemed to take its toll over the past year.
this retreat gave me the opportunity to be able to strengthen friendships and to also know everyone a bit more than i did...
and i think thats what i love most about these camps and stuff... u grow so much closer to ur friends. and u also learn a lot more each other... sometimes good things. sometimes badthings.
sometimes u realize the not so good qualities in particular people... and when u notice these kinda things, u become concerned. maybe even judge them. which is bad. because u may have this perspective of someone.. and by spending time with them - u may get to know them even more... and u find out aspects of their personality u dont like. but then again - everyone will have bits about themselves that others won't like. it's called being human.
anyways on a more positive aspect. i actually went into the water! and for quite a long time. and for those who dont really know me to well.. i dont really like being in water for too long.. esp when it gets pretty deep haha. its like im scared of drowning - because i nearly have before.
at first, i didnt really want to go in the water. but then i ended up goin in for a while. and it was just so much fun. i even tried bodyboarding and surfing. haha. things that i think i wouldnt do with other people. but i think i was with people i really trusted and i knew they would save me if i was in trouble haha. and the water was pretty shallow and REALLY nice... like not too crashy waves style. so i felt more reassured when going in.
yeah it was a great experience.... and i really enjoyed it. and it helped me overcome some fears i guess xP that i may have had beforehand. like the second time we went to the beach - i just went straight in... and i wasnt as freaked out about drowning as i was before...
ive also realized how very stubborn i can be. how much of a leader i am use to being... and how much i am not use to being lead. but we'll keep that for another blog entry.
soo... the end of the year draws in...
and we're leaving TBC. oh the memories. we share so much as a group... all the camps and youth nights... the outings and socials... the cookie bakes and moviess...
it's something that has been a big part of my life. these people - have been a big part of my life.
they've help me grow... yet we've grown together. and we've been through so much.
but now comes the time to move on. and i guess its not really too daunting for me.. because the year 12's are moving on together! to a different stage of life. to uni life. and to lighthouse.
it will be a tad weird being the youngest again. the youngest in the group... but im the kinda person who gets along with older people... just as well - or if not better, than as i get along with people in my age group.
so we've had awesome memories as a group... but i know we're just going to be having so much more =) just as good! and if not better... im lookin forward to it.
Yr 12 TBC retreat <3.......>
and it was great fun...
there was a few things and bits that i was unhappy with.. or maybe even annoyed with.
but i think i'll let that go. and just focus on the good things - for this blog entry anyways. haha.
it was a great trip. great beach. great fun. great people.
i think, being from church, we get to see each other once a week, and sometimes we dont get to talk or spend time with each other, as we might do with school friends.
i think the retreat was a good as i was able to spend time with some really good friends. some that i am already very close to.. and also some that i use to be very close to - but where time and busyness seemed to take its toll over the past year.
this retreat gave me the opportunity to be able to strengthen friendships and to also know everyone a bit more than i did...
and i think thats what i love most about these camps and stuff... u grow so much closer to ur friends. and u also learn a lot more each other... sometimes good things. sometimes badthings.
sometimes u realize the not so good qualities in particular people... and when u notice these kinda things, u become concerned. maybe even judge them. which is bad. because u may have this perspective of someone.. and by spending time with them - u may get to know them even more... and u find out aspects of their personality u dont like. but then again - everyone will have bits about themselves that others won't like. it's called being human.
anyways on a more positive aspect. i actually went into the water! and for quite a long time. and for those who dont really know me to well.. i dont really like being in water for too long.. esp when it gets pretty deep haha. its like im scared of drowning - because i nearly have before.
at first, i didnt really want to go in the water. but then i ended up goin in for a while. and it was just so much fun. i even tried bodyboarding and surfing. haha. things that i think i wouldnt do with other people. but i think i was with people i really trusted and i knew they would save me if i was in trouble haha. and the water was pretty shallow and REALLY nice... like not too crashy waves style. so i felt more reassured when going in.
yeah it was a great experience.... and i really enjoyed it. and it helped me overcome some fears i guess xP that i may have had beforehand. like the second time we went to the beach - i just went straight in... and i wasnt as freaked out about drowning as i was before...
ive also realized how very stubborn i can be. how much of a leader i am use to being... and how much i am not use to being lead. but we'll keep that for another blog entry.
soo... the end of the year draws in...
and we're leaving TBC. oh the memories. we share so much as a group... all the camps and youth nights... the outings and socials... the cookie bakes and moviess...
it's something that has been a big part of my life. these people - have been a big part of my life.
they've help me grow... yet we've grown together. and we've been through so much.
but now comes the time to move on. and i guess its not really too daunting for me.. because the year 12's are moving on together! to a different stage of life. to uni life. and to lighthouse.
it will be a tad weird being the youngest again. the youngest in the group... but im the kinda person who gets along with older people... just as well - or if not better, than as i get along with people in my age group.
so we've had awesome memories as a group... but i know we're just going to be having so much more =) just as good! and if not better... im lookin forward to it.
Yr 12 TBC retreat <3.......>
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