The end of the second week.\u00a0 Wow it’s moving a lot quicker and the homework is starting to pile up.\u00a0 Thankfully it’s Labor Day Weekend and the first football game of the season is this Saturday.\u00a0 Woohoo!!!<\/p>\n
So as I have mentioned before, it’s a necessity to bring your bicycle.\u00a0 I must warn you that this campus is filled with MONSTROUS hills.\u00a0 Today while heading back to my place, I conquered my huge hill.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 It just…..keeps…..going.\u00a0 So I am pedaling back from class, trying to keep steady and not wasting all my energy.\u00a0 I’m pedaling and pedaling, psyching myself up.\u00a0 I see the hill in my distance.\u00a0 I coast down a hill by the bridge and try and keep up my stamina.\u00a0 I make it to my hill and\u00a0 pedal like my life depends upon it.\u00a0 By the middle I am struggling, but I am determined not to give up.\u00a0 A lady near by weed-wacking has stopped and is watching me with utter amusement.\u00a0 As I pass her I almost tip over.\u00a0 A guy listening to his Ipod across the street is trying not to make it obvious that he is laughing at me.\u00a0 I ignore and just keep pedaling.\u00a0 I make it to the top and a feeling of accomplishment comes over me.\u00a0 I look at my apartment building and I notice another hill.\u00a0 So I take a deep breath, sorta, and keep on pedaling.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 So I take a deep breath and start climbing.\u00a0 I open my apartment and crash on the floor.<\/p>\n
Campus is wonderful and I wouldn’t want to be getting my education anywhere else, but if you plan on coming here prepare yourself.\u00a0 Go for walks and bike rides daily over the summer.\u00a0 One thing to look forward to is sledding down these MONSTROUS hills during the winter months.<\/p>\n
See you on the trails \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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