the more and more time I spend in Burlington the more and more I fall in LOVE with it. to continue with my haphazard running routine as of late, I decided to run a loop along lake champlain which is def the most gorg view you can imagine, especially when i run in the late afternoon and the sun’s setting over the water with the mountains in NY as the backdrop and little sailboats cruising around… get’s me every time. so i found a route on a map where i can run about 4.5 miles along the lake and loop back to downtown, but of course i once again kinda messed up with remembering the place markers and road signs so i went waaay far past where i meant to. all in all, the run ended up being roughly 6.5 with a mile and a half long walk back up the hill (learned my lesson the first time). whoopsies but it felt good and then i stopped in starbucks for iced water because they’re supposed to give you that shiz fo free and when i asked for it the guy barista made a disgusted face when he realized i didn’t actually want to pay for it/have money and reluctantly handed it over. baristas these days.

went on another run around the lake tonight and every time i go down to the waterfront i think “god this would be such a pretty pic” but i’m usually running and therefore don’t have my cam, but i always think about it.  one of these days i’ll prepare and take pictures of the pretty sailboats at sunset!! and it will reinforce why everyone loves vermont.

i’m happy to report that i am currently reporting from underneath some shrub that resembles a white lilac bush and outside of my next class, a whole 40 minutes early and stress-free.  wednesday i figured i’d try my luck at running down to the waterfront and back, which was so pleasant on the downhill way there but nearly killed me on the trek back up.  i then thought i would give myself an easier run yesterday and explore the 5k loop from the athletic complex, down past the farm, around the research complex and back, but i had read alternative trails thru the country club next to the trail so i wandered that way as well. what a mistake that was- i ended up running THROUGH the golf course, waving to a few pleasant golfers, before i almost ran into these crabby old women who stopped me dead in my tracks. they informed me, quite harshly i might add, that “you have your own trails apart from the golf course; you need to get out because it’s dangerous out here and you might get whacked in the head. there is a gate across the green, i suggest you run over and get out immediately before blah blah blah.” i missed the last part of her rant. so after squeezing thru the locked gate i was dumped onto some road which i still do not know of and somehow made it back to my dorm. 

i decided i needed some soul-soothing after my traumatic days’ run and went to an excellent yogs class late last night on campus. this time i actually knew where the room was and didn’t spend 20 minutes scrambling around the athletic complex. that also seems to be the pattern in terms of me finding my classes… i’ve yet to know exactly where i’m headed to a specific building and end up literally speed walking in circles and thru random buildings to find the one i’m suppose to be at, sometimes at the expense of my bladder which has suffered a lot the past few days.

luckily in the midst of all this getting lost and running loops around the same building i managed to score a spot in Plant & Soil Sciences’ Home and Garden Horticulture which i have happened to LOVE. apparently it’s required for all business majors (?) so there are a lot of those types scattered around but it’s a fascinating class where we get to talk about plants the whole time… could be a possible major. considering double majoring in that and psych, which is a bit of a rando combination but i’m ok with it.