First year as a chaperone 2017

I can't believe I haven't written a blog for about 2 years...thank god I still have my account and didn't deactivate it. Besides that, this is my first year as a chaperone for the Leadership Retreat of 2017. In my own perspective this was different compared to when I was a student in the class and being one of the alumni. I enjoyed my time being there and being able to come back as a different position that only a few get to have an opportunity at. I can say that this is one of the events in my life that will be unforgettable and left an impact on my individual. Although this was Laila's last retreat as a chaperone (maybe), it was nice having her around and being able to know her a bit more personally. Along with the other chaperones, it was also nice to see them and be able to catch up on a lot of things because we hardly see each other around. It truly does remind me of the things I miss about being in leadership, the relationships built here...I got to escape from reality for a bit and be able to focus on what we do best at, teach the kids from our own experiences. I got to see the kids get along with each other and be able to collaborate with another so hopefully everything will eventually be better in a way that will benefit the class and Mr. Ing. Like many of us said, this year was very relaxing. Getting to learn what the "body dump" was quite frightening hearing it lol but I could see what they mean. Along with cooking and setting up everything with chaperones gave us a different responsibility that kept us occupied which I liked, I admire the feeling of being useful. But overall, my highlight of this was being able to sit down and have those "talks" with Mr. Ing and the chaperones or even just Mr. Ing because it's always going to make me think about the whole picture of situations and I need that. I could definitely say these three days was a cleanse for me to change my perspective on myself where I'm at with leadership and my own being. Now that I'm where I want to be in terms of leadership, I wouldn't want to change my "spot". 


*For Mr.Ing, thank you for everything you've done for me and continuing to impact my life in the most simplest ways.*

Now, something I always enjoy reading at the end of a retreat is our magic notes. My favorite magic note would have to be from Arianne. Arianne was one of my kids in my period when I was a group leader and reading what she wrote was very heartfelt knowing I helped shaped her to be the person she is currently. She came a LONG way to be where she's at and I'm proud of everything she's done to contribute to leadership.