Snow Trip

Yesterday, Koinonia freshmen and sophomores went to Sierra Lodge for a snow trip. I was part of the early crew to prepare the place for others to come. Our car stopped by Davis to pick up some supplies for Sierra Lodge, but there was SO much traffic. Usually, it would take at most 3 hours to get to Sierra Lodge, but it took us maybe 4-5 hours total...But, It was actually pretty exciting going early and just shoveling snow and making pathways for people. It was hard work, but it was fun at the same time. Others all came around 10 or 11pm, and we just played different games and hung out with freshmen. Then, we had a campfire at night, and I think we all went to sleep around 230 or 3 in the morning. The next day, we went on a hike and played some games in the snow. I think my favorite part was just getting a lot of snow in my arms and just throwing little by little to one person, sort of like a machine gun. I don't want to go too in depth about what happened. I mean this blog is for me to write my feelings after all.

I think this trip was really good in the sense that I got to meet a lot of new people. Last semester, I didn't get to meet a lot of freshmen because of how the structure worked out and different factors. I think this trip was the first time where the sophomores and the freshmen actually did something together WITHOUT the juniors. Surprisingly, I knew a lot of freshmen already. I thought my interactions with the freshmen were nonexistent, but I guess all those times spent at Durant Loft paid off. However, there were a lot of people that I didn't know. It was amazing getting to know them, and knowing that I was once at their shoes makes me want to help them grow. Even though I didn't get to talk for a long time or get deeper in our relationship, this still was a step in growing closer together. Just looking at the relationship that our staffs have right now, I can't wait until I have those relationships with younger/older brothers and sisters and my peers. From the snow trip, I saw the different interactions that the older staff was having with the younger staff and just having fun while ministering together. The relationship that Nathan Chung and Sean's class has with Mike Kim and Albert Kim is like the relationship I'll have with my peers and the freshmen class. Even though we are not at that same level, I believe that this was a step, and I really look forward to this semester.

There's something else I want to talk about, but I guess it's too late right now. I'll write it later.