So for those of you who don’t know, which at this point there aren’t many who do know. I had only been out of state(Florida) 2 times total before going on this trip. This first time I was a baby so I don’t remember it at all. It was one of the Carolinas I think, but I’m not positive which one. The other time was in May 2016 to Oklahoma for my older brother’s graduation from his army bootcamp. That trip was also supposed to be my first time flying, but they suddenly canceled our flight at the last minute because of a little drizzle and we had to suddenly change our route and and just drive up to Oklahoma. Even though the stuff I saw on that trip was normal for everyone else there was a lot of firsts for me. I saw my first hills, first cliffs, first boulders(kinda) and it was just a great experience for me even if everyone else in the car was suffering. I specifically remember when I saw hills for the first time how much I just wanted to run around on them. The fact that I’ve been so starved for the outside world is both kind of sad, but also what brings me a ton of happiness now that I am finally able to experience the little things. Likewise this trip was also a ton of firsts for me.
Now for people who aren’t from Florida let me tell you, there are no non-man made hills where I’m from. The ground is flat with very few exceptions. There are NO boulders, there is absolutely NO mountains and there are NO caves. It’s mostly suburbs and cow pastures around here honestly.
Anyway on this trip to training camp I’ve experienced a ton of things for the first time. Both of my plain rides there and back God stuck me on a window seat like I wanted and I stared enamored out the window the entire time and I didn’t even care that I was hurting my back and neck because I couldn’t afford to miss one second of it. Most of the windows on the plane were closed which makes me wonder how anyone could ever get tired of looking out the window of the plane. On the drive from Atlanta to Gainesville I couldn’t stop staring at the hills around me and I was completely amazed by the fact that there were so many bridges there just to fill in gaps between hills and uneven ground. I was amazed at the greenery and just how much more lush and green it looked compared to back home, and it was crazy witnessing vines cover huge areas just everywhere.
The mountain was something else. For our man hike we went to Mount Yonah. I was amazed just looking at the mountains in the surrounding area let alone the one we climbed which seemed to be the biggest one even touching the clouds. We got there and I was amazed just looking around at all the boulders. Never seeing boulders never even occurred to me until then. I haven’t ever even had to use that word before you know. The part of my group that was in front of me was walking slower than I was used to so I sped up to pass them but as I walked I noticed that I was constantly having to use my stamina just walking at that speed. I was out of breath quickly but I didn’t want to slow down. I was in awe of the misty scenery I found before me.
I’m not sure if this blog is going anywhere or really has a point. I know my brain is going everywhere at least so I’m going to stop for now. I don’t know if this is going to show up in public after I hit save but I thought I’d write this part just in case. If it does let me know whether I’m right about this blog being pointless or if you’d like me to continue.
