Location: Bandera, Texas
I just got back from a weekend backpacking trip to Lost Maples State Park! It was deep in the Texas Hill Country, about an hour and a half west of San Antonio. It was absolutely gorgeous and the people I went with turned out to be very cool. We camped out for three days in the wilderness underneath a wide Texas Sky, surrounded by rocky cliffs and crystal clear water.
This was a great experience for me, especially as I get closer to moving to Central America. We had a very unique tour leader. My first impression of Marla was that she was a little rough around the edges, and maybe a bit butch. I was so pleasantly suprised at how inspiring and deep thinking she is. For Marla saw this whole process as an intimate experience. She would frequently romanticize the things we were doing, or add a perspective that wasn't there before.
My favorite moment came on the first day when we were hiking to our campsite. The hike to our campsite was about a mile or two from where we parked, and of course we were all carrying 40-50 pound packs. A young girl made a comment about how heavy her pack is, not even complaing really. Marla turned to her and said,
"This is a time when a lot of people start thinking about how heavy their pack is, and what they wish they could have left behind to make it easier. While you're thinking about how heavy your pack is, think about all the weight you carry around in your life. Everybody has some extra weight that they carry around everyday that they just need to let go."
Marla had an enthusiasm that was contagious. I found some great qualities in a person that I want to bring with me to my new job.
I just got back from a weekend backpacking trip to Lost Maples State Park! It was deep in the Texas Hill Country, about an hour and a half west of San Antonio. It was absolutely gorgeous and the people I went with turned out to be very cool. We camped out for three days in the wilderness underneath a wide Texas Sky, surrounded by rocky cliffs and crystal clear water.
This was a great experience for me, especially as I get closer to moving to Central America. We had a very unique tour leader. My first impression of Marla was that she was a little rough around the edges, and maybe a bit butch. I was so pleasantly suprised at how inspiring and deep thinking she is. For Marla saw this whole process as an intimate experience. She would frequently romanticize the things we were doing, or add a perspective that wasn't there before.
My favorite moment came on the first day when we were hiking to our campsite. The hike to our campsite was about a mile or two from where we parked, and of course we were all carrying 40-50 pound packs. A young girl made a comment about how heavy her pack is, not even complaing really. Marla turned to her and said,
"This is a time when a lot of people start thinking about how heavy their pack is, and what they wish they could have left behind to make it easier. While you're thinking about how heavy your pack is, think about all the weight you carry around in your life. Everybody has some extra weight that they carry around everyday that they just need to let go."
Marla had an enthusiasm that was contagious. I found some great qualities in a person that I want to bring with me to my new job.
