19 AbbyHardinTechBlog

Yesterday was my freshman retreat. I thought it was nice to have a chance to be at school, but not go to classes and have a day to focus on our faith. However, I do not think the retreat day was put together well for our age. Sister’s talk was nearly three hours long, and we were sitting on hard floors without chairs for all of it. No one was focused on what she was saying because our backs were aching. I understand that we are young, but trust me, everyone was uncomfortable and in pain. I I recognize that they tried to break up the long talks with some small group activities in between, but it wasn’t really much help. No one was able to focus on what she was saying after the first hour.  The content of the lectures were just not able to keep any of our attention.  This is because we already heard the same story just a month ago on Foundation Day. Personally I feel like Sister’s talk was more appropriate for an Alumnae Group, as it was much more of a history class than an ...