Starry Nights and Clear Water

It's weird to think that I haven't even been on this college campus for a week and I've already made memories that will impact my life forever. I've made a lot of friendships already, and even one with a ginger!!!! (which trust me, is very exciting.)
We were put into groups of about twenty people and those people spent pretty much the whole week together. I made friends with some guys and a couple of girls, and I have gone on tons of adventures. I've also had very little sleep. Very very very little sleep... but it is so worth it.
I've made many midnight and later Walmart runs and I've had video game nights that have lasted until 3 in the morning. We even got to the point where the conversations just didn't make sense anymore, and we were all lost in the pure bliss of uncontrollable laughter.
With all of these amazing people and memories, none can quite compare to the adventure I went on last night with a new friend of mine. Growing up where I did, I was often not very daring or adventurous. But last night that sort of all changed. We decided that we needed to go for a walk at midnight down a biking path covered in trees. The sky was completely clear and the stars were so bright.

I don't think I will be ever able to get over the beauty of the stars. Back home, you could drive to a dark area and see the stars and gaze at them. But something about being on the water and the night air being so crisp, and the nature all around it made the stars all the brighter and all the more beautiful. It made me think of my best friend back home. I really do miss him.
I was walking with my friend, just talking and laughing and enjoying the clear air. We found a ledge on the water and sat and just talked for hours. We decided that the water looked like glass, reflecting everything off of it and creating one grand illusion. It won't ever get old.
When 3 AM rolled around we decided that it would be a good idea to just jump into the water and not worry about the fact we didn't have swimming suits. Besides, undergarments are pretty much the same thing, right? We had the most amazing time swimming around and just taking in all of what beauty had to offer us.

This week has been truly amazing and I have had the craziest adventures. So dear reader, I encourage you to walk away from the screen you are staring at and going on into nature and taking it all in. You really don't know what you're missing out on. Go out and get lost and not worry about it. Just laugh and enjoy the little things. This week up on campus has definitely taught me that.

A true nature lover,

Barber

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. 
~Plutarch