Recharging your batteries - part c

This year over Fall Break, I went up to Brunk's cabin with a few friends for a lovely time. I originally wasn't sure that I should go because I more just felt like staying at home and trying to relax rather than feeling like I needed to go somewhere and organize something. I definitely made the right decision though. I think that if I had stayed home, I would have felt pressure to do homework rather than take time to relax. In addition to having lovely, low-key company, our activities were very informal and relaxing.

For dinner, soon after we got there, we made hobo dinners over the fire. Rather than have one or two people cooking, hobo dinners require each person to put together their own meal, package it in tinfoil, then throw it into the coals. So after each person put theirs on the fire, we just sat around and talked until dinner was done. After eating and more conversation, s'mores, of course, were a necessary component of the evening. The rest of the evening included putting a puzzle together, listening to several friends singing and playing piano and just sitting around talking and relaxing.

After sleeping all next to our wood fire and eating breakfast outside, we took a walk through the woods. Thankfully it was a beautiful day and the trees were just beginning to change. After exploring the woods around the cabin, we returned to campus. Though I initially wasn't sure about going, I am very glad that I did. It is always a nice change of pace just to be off campus for a little while. I certainly was much more relaxed for my upcoming homework than I would have been otherwise.