It was an experience in which you had to be there to be able to know how it was. I joked about the teachers and other older peers who have been though year 12 retreat and the quote " trust the mystery"
After going though retreat all i can say is that you have to trust the mystery or else you wouldn't be able to have that enriching experience. I was very opened throughout the whole retreat and i got ALOT out of it, a mate of mine even posted this as his facebook status " just realised that half of marist yr 12 will be in tears right now" this was posted on friday, during the last bit of retreat before the day i had to go back to Sydney (which was at Saturday)
I loved it, a friend who kept saying that its one of the best thing to happen to you was true, it was a wonderful experience. I was happy, before the trip i joke stating that it was going to be a male bonding retreat, in some way it was :P but my group had a very open and wonderful female teacher who was our group leader.
The farm was beautiful, apart from the fact that there was cow dung everywhere but the main building and the dorms. We were allowed to walk freely though the farm, and even able to walk to a grave yard which was over 100 years old. It was for brothers and some close family's of the brothers.
So what did you actually do?
Im not going to say its something thats a secret to room7, but we did do activities as a whole, had ALOT of recreational time.
Anything that you hated?
some female private school came on the second day, and when my friends and i where exploring the farm you could hear them following us and themselves chattering between others. Also some school before us stole the pool balls so we couldn't play any pool :( . Finally the gass went out when group 2 got there, so we didnt get hot water = no showers, unless you wanted to freeze your privates off.
The most important thing that has happened to me was that i am able to appreciate my family and grow even closer to them, my fellow students at MCNS, we where able to come together (cant really explain the feelings) The teachers treated us a young men, not students (well only at night time in the dorms, stupid sleep! We dont need it :P)
Sorry for the late update, ive been working on school work and some assessments, didnt have time.
that was a lie, i just needed time before i posted about the retreat.
