Winter Retreat

After 3 years, we are finally back to this warm and cozy place for our winter retreat. Winter retreat has always been a time for volunteers and staff to come together, to reflect, to look forward, to share, to express, to inspire and be with each other

On a freezing Saturday, we started our day by having an interactive session chatting about what we can do to or offer this city: a place that we call HOME. We also chatted about some upcoming plans at Across U-hub. One highlight was the upcoming City Mosaic. With the new features added to CM, everyone seemed to be excited about this new yet familiar project! Please stay tuned for more information about CM 2023!

With some free time between the sessions, a few of us walked out to the frozen lake near the camp site where it has always been a stunning place to give ourselves a break from a busy life and to remind ourselves how great mother nature is. Not to mention, there was always a group of lovely helpers getting busy in the kitchen preparing for the meals. A big shout out to the food team who made sure everyone ’ s tummies were filled with delicious food!

In the afternoon and evening, it was time for us to explore! Little did we know that, a common food that we eat daily: bread, could lead us on a 2 hours appreciation and exploration session. Through this session, we had a journey exploring different kinds of bread from around the world and listened to stories on one ’ s bread-making journey.

The winter retreat wrapped up successfully As always, it was a warm and cozy time for us to be with each other and to catch up with each other.