The students are gathered around the compound of the school, sheltered from the blistering sun under the 'peachy-pink' painted corridor. It’s the first general assembly on the first day of the new school year. The principal, a well-put-together and passionate man equipped with a handful of notes and a microphone, runs through the announcements and [...]
Month: October 2017
“Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls…Or Do;” My Hike to Mt. Saint Mitchell’s Falls
I adjusted my wide-brimmed hat to block the blinding early morning sun in front of me. The mud stuck to my boots like suction-cups with each step I took on an open path. Two tire-tracks were imprinted into the soft ground, evident of a vehicle having recently driven up the path. Beyond the various types [...]