I volunteer at Riverside Hospital to occupy my
vacant hours on Tuesdays. Since I don’t have any classes scheduled that day I
thought it would be the perfect thing to do. I love volunteering at the
hospital however, I find the hours assigned to be very inconvenient; for
instance I have to wake up at 7:00 am to make it to my shift at 8:00.
Nevertheless, since I find the work satisfying and productive I can usually
make myself get out of bed in time to get there. Last Tuesday morning was
highly unusual for I had woken up five minutes before my alarm was set to ring
– which never happens – and slipped my head from under the covers. I peaked at
the window across from my bed trying to predict the weather – cloudy, probably
chilly I concluded, and crawled out of bed. After I had gotten ready, I
realized I had plenty of time left over to get something to eat. As I was
waiting for the microwave to cook my oatmeal. I finished my breakfast and
headed five minutes earlier than I normally would have. I usually walk to
Riverside hospital. I decided I would walk at a leisure pace but despite my
attempts to delay my arrival at the hospital I seemed to be approaching my
final destination quiet quickly. As I approached the Noland trail I decided to
take a detour and visit the turtle and pass some time. So I took the turn and
walked right over to the second bridge that over looked the water. It is my
favorite spot of the entire trail. I just love the atmosphere of the place.
Other than few bridges there are not much architecture but it has an energy
about it. In class we talked about how a “place” differs from a “space”, “a
place occupies a space”. To me the things that occupy the a place is what
provides the energy, or the atmosphere that place and therefore makes it
beautiful.
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