Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Autumn Weekend Away
Canvas went on our second retreat ever this Fall to the English countryside in Shropshire. November 12- 14 we loaded up into cars and drove to Cloverley Hall, built in 1868 for a Liverpool Banker and now converted into a Christian Conference Centre. It was a beautiful location with grass and sheep as far as the eye could see!
The theme of the weekend was sharing our stories. Some of the staff members shared parts of their life with the group, and students shared parts of their lives with each other. It was a beautiful weekend! As usual on retreats, everyone stayed up ridiculously late playing games. Nertz and Bang were the popular games of the weekend. As you would imagine, Mike and I are loving the new game culture at Canvas. :)
The weekend away was so important for the new Canvas community. We had lots of "regulars" now that can't get enough of Canvas, mostly due to the retreat. We didn't get much sleep, but we wouldn't have missed it for anything!
I didn't take any photos, so here are a few from one of our exchange students.
The theme of the weekend was sharing our stories. Some of the staff members shared parts of their life with the group, and students shared parts of their lives with each other. It was a beautiful weekend! As usual on retreats, everyone stayed up ridiculously late playing games. Nertz and Bang were the popular games of the weekend. As you would imagine, Mike and I are loving the new game culture at Canvas. :)
The weekend away was so important for the new Canvas community. We had lots of "regulars" now that can't get enough of Canvas, mostly due to the retreat. We didn't get much sleep, but we wouldn't have missed it for anything!
I didn't take any photos, so here are a few from one of our exchange students.
Group photo, minus a few still sleeping.
The obligatory "crazy" photo.
Our rental car and silliness.
Mike and I in front of Cloverley Hall.
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