Tonight is our first night at the Youth Leadership Institute in Sierraville Hotsprings. This marks the official beginning of our Global Voice 2011 trip. We will be traveling to Loreto, Mexico and are eagerly planning our trip. This year we have decided to keep and update our blog as we plan our trip, instead of just updating it while we are there.
Joining us tonight are Darren, Rachel, Josh, Jake, Peter, Donovan, and Brooke. We're a lively bunch and can't wait to have Sophie's presence tomorrow. Unfortunately we will be missing Cambria for this retreat, but we will surely make up for lost time in the future!
After getting settled and eating a delicious pasta, garlic bread, and salad dinner, we sat down to get to know the each other better.
As part of the group activities of the night each person took turns writing their expectations for a group culture on a balloon.
Some of the things we added to the balloon are:
Group Journal
Jump into the unknown
Enjoy the food
super ninja
Big smiles
Never settle for less than your best
Learn to Dance
Enjoy all the
Saludar (greetings)
SIAWPSTWARAAPMOMNKWWATA (longest acronym ever) ((thanks Jake and Josh!))
Music Fest
Add colors (randomly)
Hot Seat
Fun
Respect personal time and space
Spot Backs
Love
Family Hikes
Cosmic Yumm
These were great starter suggestions and we are looking forward to adding more things to our group as we grow!
We ended our nights journey with a few fun activities and some guitar serenades by Peter.
We are all looking forward for another great day tomorrow!
hasta pronto
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