Wednesday, March 24, 2010

International student retreat

Organized by the University of Houston, the international student retreat has more than 40 participants. They are from different universities, University of Houston, Lone Star College and Trinity University. This was a three day camp in Grapeland, which is two and a half hour from Houston.

It is a very beautiful campsite. It is located in a forest of tall and straight pine trees. There is a shining blue river running beside the camp.


In order to travel to the camp, we need to drive from Trinity to University of Houston and from Houston to Grapeland. The total ride was six hours. It was very tiring but it was nice to see a green and humid landscape than the yellow and dry landscape in the North. After we arrived to the camp, we worshipped a bit and got to know other participants. It was interesting to know that the 40 plus participants came from almost 20 countries. What a diverse group!

The second day was the most exciting day. We had a wonderful worship time, singing not only English but Spanish and even Swahili songs from Tanzania. In the afternoon, I went to horse riding and this was the first time I took a horse ride through the forest. I also went to river canoeing, the lake was very beautiful. It had a great view. At night, we went in the jungle and ate around the campfire. The most amazing thing was that the dark sky was filled with twinkling stars. I do not think any camera could ever capture the breathtaking moment of the stars in the sky.


This was a great camp and I enjoyed a lot. Also, I am very happy to meet a lot of people from different countries.

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