staff retreat
Yesterday the Student Life staff went on retreat for the day! We drove about 30 minutes outside of Klaipeda to a very rustic but beautiful location. Everything was very green and lush, and even though it rained for the majority of the day, we got a chance to explore the area - there were apple trees, flowers, a garden, a river, and much more!
Our meeting was in a barn with wooden tables and benches and a stone floor.
For lunch we had the traditional shashleek - marinated meat grilled over an open fire, along with fresh tomatoes and cucumbers and other items that people brought to share. Our host even brought some of his homemade apple cider/wine for us to try!
Later we went walking, and found a river and a picnic table in the middle of the woods with a reserved sign on it - not for us, but for people who might be kayaking down the river that want to stop for a picnic!
Susie and Olena
Susie and me
Towards the end of the day, we got to use the sauna, which is a popular activity in Lithuania. It was small, but 10 of us squeezed in and then we all jumped in the pond afterwards to cool off!
Crazy group shot. A very fun bunch of colleagues - I'm really looking forward to the year!
Looks like a wonderful place for a retreat! Your group looks like you will have loads of fun together! Thanks for the "rest of your apartment" pictures. As for decorations: is there a fabric store where you could buy a piece of locally printed/dyed fabric or a woven tapestry to hang on the wall? Or baskets or something else locally made like fishing net or wooden pieces from the docks....
ReplyDeletei did find some fabric at a thrift store that i'm planning to put in frames or covering a piece of cardboard. i'm not so much into the beach theme - if i do nets and things then i have to have colorful fish and all that stuff too.... :)
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