Archive for April, 2008
Of rain and ropes
One of the newest and most exciting parts of our company is a world class high and low ropes experiential education site in a village about 3 hours north of our mega city. Chinese companies using our training services can bring their employees to the site for team building, character building, life-stretching and spirit renewing retreats.
Our local team went to the site last Sunday to catch a glimpse of the amazing facility that has been built – and to dedicate the course, the land and the leaders. We learned the history of the land – a place of centuries old idol worship, a place decimated by the Japanese in the 1930s and 40s, where many villagers lost their lives – is now a place of healing and growth and new beginnings.
Our day began and ended in the rain, so the photos do not do the site justice. We will bring our Inner Mongolia team to this site for 3 days of training before we board the train for the 26 hour trip north, so hopefully, we can post better pictures in June. Til then, here is a glimpse …
Our ever adventurous TCK (third culture kids) eaters – Zach and Noah enjoying roast goat for lunch
