Yesterday was our campus hike. Well was I surprised or what. I wasn't even aware that there was a swampy area on our campus. I mean obviously there are the wooded areas that are protected, but I had never even thought of stepping foot in there. Not even on the nature trail. The last time I had been so deep in the forest was when I would go camping in New Jersey. That was more than 11 years ago. And it was New Jersey, completely different landscape; definitely not as wet and sticky as Florida.
But we are in Florida, so I figured it was going to be hot. So I wore shorts. Not the best idea by far. I'm short as it is, so most of my body was being attacked by the grass and my legs were the main victim. By the end of the trail I had scratches all over my ankles and lower calves. And yet somehow that wasn't the worst part of the hike. I did, of course like always, get a couple mosquito bites, which is never fun.
Aside from the scratches and the mosquito bites, I have to say I did enjoy the hike. I was getting a different type of fresh air, air that can't really be found anywhere else. And there were so many different things to look at, although I have to admit most of the time I was looking at the ground watching my step.
It really takes you time to get adjusted to so much greenness and nature surrounding you. There was so much to take it. If I hadn't been looking at my feet the whole time, I think I wouldn't know where to look. There was just so much. Even a knife in the middle of the forest and measuring tape. The random purple flowers that were so beautiful. And the giant bug that landed on a fellow student's shirt that made me scream. Yea I'm glad I decided to go on that hike.
Although I have to say that my utmost favorite part of the entire hike was hearing Professor Wilkinson's ringtone....they see me rollin'...they hatin' definitely an unexpected laugh.
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