Hello All!
Well, I was gone this weekend on a retreat for school that is absolutely amazing and everyone should know about it. It is actually a retreat that is secretive to those who have not been on it. It is actually very hard to get on because people want to know what the secret is and once you have gone on the weekend you fall in love with it. There are those who have mixed feelings about the events that happen on the weekend, but most people enjoy the experience very much. I know that for me, the experience basically changed my life and I was so excited to have gone on it last school year.
Being that there is this secret, there is not that much that I can say about it as to not give away a lot of details. What I can tell you is that it is a time where candidates hear talks and make some close relationships. It is held by the campus ministry, but it more of a spiritual weekend than it is full on religious. But the whole idea is to open up and connect with those who are around you. It is a great opportunity to get to know new people very quickly and make some amazing friends. Because of the events that happen you can not help but to get to know and love those people on the weekend. I actually gave a talk on the weekend and I feel so connected to those candidates after they heard my talk, so I had such an amazing experience as well.
As a candidate, you find out that you are loved. That is the whole idea of the weekend and you walk away all happy inside. It is just such a great experience. There are those who feel that the weekend is a little creepy and they are skeptical about going, but there are four retreats a year with about 40 people on it every time, and they all love it. So all I have to say to that is that if you want to find out the truths and see if the weekend is worth it, you will have to go on it to find out! It is just such a great experience and I honestly wish I was still there now. The feeling on the weekend are just incredible and I feel everyone should go on it before they graduate.
It is also amazing because each LEAP weekend is different. There are similar events that happen, but because there are different students running the show or giving talks with different candidates, each weekend has its own experience. This past weekend was the first time that I was on team and it was great to witness this experience a second time because it was not the same as my first time. It was similar, but also different. So I got another amazing experience but different, and that is what was absolutely amazing about this retreat. I know that I have made some amazing friends yet again, and I am so glad to be able to witness all those feelings once again.
This really is a retreat that is unique to SMC and I encourage all people to participate in this retreat. One of my roommates and I were both a part of the weekend, and even though we were not candidates, we both got so much out of the weekend that we will never forget it. My other two roommates also have been on team before and are applying for the next one. We all love it and want to be apart of it to help give back to those candidates the amazing experience that we had received. I know that I wished I had gone on LEAP earlier because it is such a great time in my life and I would not give it up for anything. Live the fourth baby!
Joshua
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