Reflection #1: Backpacking Club

When I came to the University of Michigan, I knew I wanted to experience new and unique things that I would not have the opportunity to do otherwise. My new, Chinese transfer student friend, Cat, told me about the backpacking club and how she really wanted to go on their fall break trip to the Smoky Mountains. I was a bit nervous at first, but I remembered my goal to create new experiences in my life so I went for it! I had never been camping before this experience, and I now know so much more about the outdoors. We slept in tents, cooked our own foods in the middle of the woods, hiked a mountain and saw a waterfall. Overall, it was an amazing trip and has greatly enhanced my college experience.