Justified

As many of you may know or not know I am a recreation major. I started out as a communications major but after my fall at Appalachian I decided to switch to recreation. I have hopes of becoming a travel agent and an international event planner.

For my intro to recreation and leisure I was required to attend a recreation management event. My teach Dr. Joy James, who has become one of my favorite people, lead the hike. We started out at Moses Cone along the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was a part of the parkway I have never seen before. It was more of a carriage pathway with wide open mountain ranges. The sunset was beautiful and along with the change of scenery it was also a change of colors that I had never seen before on the parkway. Sunset was beautiful but after that the darkness started to become eerie. However, the darkness and rains clouds in the sky only added to the hike and made it even more of an adventure. Those rain clouds finally let their bottom fall out and the rain came. As recreation majors we pursued on and continued. The winding road leads to overlooks of Blowing Rock and Boone and finally a fire tower. This fire tower was about 5 flights high with not a whole lot of siding. Also the rain and darkness only added to my nerves of climbing up this fire tower. I am proud to say that all of us made it up and down without any injuries. Standing on top of this tower overlooking my college and surrounded by my friends that share my same love for adventure justified my decision to become a recretion major.

During this hike I talked to a guy in my class who as aactually hiked the entire appalachian trail. It took him 5 months and 3 pairs of new shoe to hike north from Georgia to Maine. Hearing him talk about is experience made me realize that he could do it so could I or anyone for that matter. I also got to discuss studyind abroad with my professor. Knowing that in a year and a half I could be studying abroad anywhere is an overwhelming but exciting experience.

Right now I am on my way home from Boone and cannot wait to be with my family to celebrate my sisters engagement but also Easter! Get out your sundress ladies becuas e everybody knows that easter Sunday is the social debeut of the season!

xoxoxo,

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