The past two and a half weeks or so have been spent in my home away from home: the Adirondacks. Not only has it been a change adjusting to the Adirondacks as my surroundings, but I have also had to adjust to college. So far, it has gone as well as I could have hoped for. I settled into my dorm room quite quickly, and while it does not yet feel just like home (and it probably never will) it has served quite nicely.
It is sure different to be sitting in a room with the door open and have so many different people popping in to say hi, or to introduce themselves. It is also quite different to have to walk such distances to go places. Instead of turning the corner in my living room and being able to walk into the kitchen, I have to leave my room and walk to the dining hall. Instead of walking downstairs into my basement, I have to walk across campus to the gym. It is also quite different living in a community, like that of a college dorm. Not only do I now basically share a bedroom with two people who used to be complete strangers, but there are complete strangers next door, across the hall, and all throughout the building.
As far as college campuses go, I don’t think there is a better one around. Where else can you wake up, walk outside and have the cold breeze blow off the lake and provide a means of truly waking you up. Okay, so maybe a blast of cold air in the face isn’t the best thing in the morning, but once you truly learn to embrace it, you will be glad you’re there. I can honestly say I’ve never been able to sit and eat my cereal in the morning while looking out at a lake and looking at the mist floating around, and eventually uncovering a mountain. It’s a great start to the day, and sometimes it feels like I’m just on vacation, because it can provide so much relaxation. The best part is: I haven’t even scratched the surface yet. There are so many things that I want to do up here that I don’t even know where to start. I suppose it’s a good problem to have, and just like my surroundings, I’ve learned to embrace it.
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