The end of the second week.  Wow it’s moving a lot quicker and the homework is starting to pile up.  Thankfully it’s Labor Day Weekend and the first football game of the season is this Saturday.  Woohoo!!!

So as I have mentioned before, it’s a necessity to bring your bicycle.  I must warn you that this campus is filled with MONSTROUS hills.  Today while heading back to my place, I conquered my huge hill.  Now I must admit that this summer I was pretty lazy, so I am not in the best of shape, but this hill is a monster.  It just…..keeps…..going.  So I am pedaling back from class, trying to keep steady and not wasting all my energy.  I’m pedaling and pedaling, psyching myself up.  I see the hill in my distance.  I coast down a hill by the bridge and try and keep up my stamina.  I make it to my hill and  pedal like my life depends upon it.  By the middle I am struggling, but I am determined not to give up.  A lady near by weed-wacking has stopped and is watching me with utter amusement.  As I pass her I almost tip over.  A guy listening to his Ipod across the street is trying not to make it obvious that he is laughing at me.  I ignore and just keep pedaling.  I make it to the top and a feeling of accomplishment comes over me.  I look at my apartment building and I notice another hill.  So I take a deep breath, sorta, and keep on pedaling.  I make the hill, park my bike, open my apartment building, and……it occurs to me that after my journey I have two flights of stairs before I can crash in my apartment.  So I take a deep breath and start climbing.  I open my apartment and crash on the floor.

Campus is wonderful and I wouldn’t want to be getting my education anywhere else, but if you plan on coming here prepare yourself.  Go for walks and bike rides daily over the summer.  One thing to look forward to is sledding down these MONSTROUS hills during the winter months.

See you on the trails 🙂