When you're a student, you don't really get "vacations." Even though the school system tells you there are a number of "breaks," "vacations," and "holidays" within a semester, they're lying. Well, maybe not if you're a freshman and can afford to take a break. But the further you get into school, the bigger the lie of the vacation is. I was settled in at my desk for a long day of reading through three monographs, taking notes on them, and possibly doing a few of the logistical tasks that have been written on my To-Do whiteboard for ages.
And then my housemate said she was going mountain biking.
Dang.
On the one hand, that meant the house would be quiet and I could focus, and on the other, that meant no one would be around and I would probably end up watching half a season of Doctor Who or something. I believed a compromise was in order. I asked if I could come with. She would bike for a few hours, and I would hike until I found a nice spot, get out my blanket, and do my reading in the lovely outdoors.
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| The view from my 'desk.' |
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| Under a shady pine tree. |
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| Wildflowers. |
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| I will never get over New Mexico's skies. Never. |
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| The dry streambed behind my pine tree. |
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| Wildflowers...with messed up camera settings. |
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| Grass. |
Really. Why would I do homework INSIDE?
For real. Homework sucks but Homework Outside makes it marginally better, :)
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