UNH: My Favorite Place To Be

UNH, you are so perfect, and I love to wander through your barren pathways. Every day, I fall more and more in love with your potholes and dead grass.

But I experience the most peace when I think about the things of the past — like the tree that used to stand proudly in the Maxcy Quad.

Maxcy Hall

Perhaps my favorite place to be is the area behind Bergami and in front of Kaplan, which has become a wind tunnel. Every time I exit Berg, there’s nothing quite like the taste of my hair flying into my mouth at 10 a.m.

Kaplan Hall

When I escape the wind and want other ways to reconnect with nature, I find myself going to the green behind Bixler to take in the lush trees of beautiful Connecticut. No matter the season, one tree always remains greener than the rest, and that is proof that things will be OK.

Bixler Hall

When it’s too cold to bear and I need to quickly get from one side of Bergami to the other, I take the secret passage located in the basement — which has never once made me feel scared!

Bergami Hall

Bergami Hall Basement

And to wind down, I like to take in the art of the campus — specifically that weird metal statue near the shuttle stop, which, for my Pokémon Go enjoyers, is a PokéStop. Shoutout to that!

I'm not sure what this is, honestly.

Each day, I am astounded by the beautiful campus we are lucky to call home. It is warm and inviting, and I have never once had a complaint about my surroundings.

UNH, I love you despite your many, many flaws and cherish every place where water pools when it rains, forcing me to walk through the mud. Thank you for being you.