Well here comes the end of another busy week, and the start of a new one!  The last week of school, and then spring break! I am very excited to have a week off of school, I think that we all deserve a break. (:

This week’s lesson was about how to lead groups effectively.  I thought that Josh and Brady did a very nice job of teaching class on this topic.  When we first listed qualities we thought made up a good leader, I really enjoyed when everyone else shared their ideas.  I thought that others came up with some really good answers that I didn’t think of at the time. 

One thing we were asked to reflect on is whether we think a leader is born or made; a good question to think about.  I definitely think that the atmosphere you are born into and the genes you are dealt do play somewhat of a role.  However, I do think that a leader is made.  Just like the traits we were asked to think of at the beginning of class…you can’t tell me that you were just born with all of those traits.  You develop them over time through experience and learning situations.  Everyone is their own kind of leader.  That is what I like about leadership, there isn’t just ONE correct way to act as a leader.  Everyone brings different things to the table.

At the retreat today, I really enjoyed Allie’s presentation on financial literacy.  I am not very familiar with loans, so I always find it interesting to hear statistics and learn about them.  I feel very fortunate to not have to take out any loans while I am in college.  However, I know that once I am out, I will one day take one out!  Another interesting topic that was brought up at the retreat was Sebastian’s article.  I wasn’t aware that undocumented citizens could attend college.  I guess I had just never thought about it before.  It’s definitely something I am going to look up and learn more about.

Good icebreakers today too! (: