Kamis, 21 September 2017

Extensive English : Journal about "Last Retreat in GSV"

Well, ini adalah tugas setelah pulang retret terakhirku! Enjoy!
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The Most Touching Moment in Retreat
On September, my class had retreat at GSV Prigen. The theme of this retreat is “Life With Purpose”. The teacher expected that the student will have a clear view about their future. This retreat was a must. In this retreat, we did various activities, such as getting moral teachers from Father Werang and Frater Agustinus, playing games, small night discussion with the teacher and holy mass.
At the first time we started the retreat, we were so excited and happy, because we thought that by having retreat, we had no class. We were free for 3 days from the boring school subjects. The other fun thing was we had the retreat at the same place when we were in 10th grade.
Among those activities, there are some touching moments that change my life gradually. One of them was a small night discussion with the teachers. At that time, each student got a chance to tell anything, any problem to teachers and friends. It was a good chance to be more intimate among each other. From what I witnessed, I know that most student felt better after telling and discussing their problems, whether there were big or small. Even though, they didn’t get a solution from the problem they still get support from the teacher and friends. At the end of discussion, the teachers and the student hug and give moral support to each other. During the discussion, the students were asked to make commitment to themselves. Our class commitment is to be united, energetic, care, and optimistic students.
At the 3rd day, the time for us to get back to Surabaya, we felt anxious. It seemed that we wanted to stay there forever. We know that there will be no more opportunity to visit this place in the future. We will miss it very much. This place has given us many unforgettable memories and lessons.
We went back to Surabaya at 13th September. After the retreat, I practice to apply anything that I learnt from the retreat. I realize that, I have to have a purpose in my life to direct my future. Besides, I should become a better person for my family and my own future. I should also have a balance life to achieve something that I have planned. In the future, I expect to be loving, strong, and tough individual, therefore I should learn to forgive one’s wrongdoings, to apologize for my mistakes, to accept my past, to forget any harmful things happened in my life and to keep developing my abilities, independence and good characters.

By. Feiamanda
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