Questions

I'm not going to lie.  When I first heard about this assignment, I was scared, and I still am.  I've always thought of myself as reflective. However, when it comes down to it, I haven't thought very much about the land on this campus, at least not more than being annoyed when a garden piece I enjoy looking at is changed suddenly, or the construction around Thompson Hall forces me to change my usual commute.  I walk and spend time all over campus, but actually thinking about the places I spend time in just doesn't seem to happen.

So where do I begin?  What places mean the most to me?  Is it the land I spend the most time on?  What if I don't gain anything from that land, or the way it's laid out means nothing to me?  What about the places I spend the most time wishing I could go, but never make it?  When do I reflect on it?  How often do I reflect on it? How often should I reflect on it? Should I even force myself to reflect on it, will those thoughts be self-made to a negative extent?  If I don't, will I have enough time to develop something meaningful?

All these questions keep running through my mind, as well as many more.  I hope these will no longer be the questions I'm asking myself come December, or that if I am it's on a different level, not one based on this assignment.  I hope that I learn to look around and actually gain something from a walk to the library or a run in the woods.  Maybe I'll learn to appreciate the way the pathways are laid out, or maybe I'll find something to be annoyed with out in the natural lands.  Who knows?  Hopefully by the end I'll be able to tell the world what the landscape of this campus adds to my understanding of myself and my place here.