the stanford walking club
yesterday, p, a, and i ventured out for a walk to compensate for the amazing pakodas that p made for us (that's p1 and p2). after a point, we were a little lost, but we continued to walk until we reached the top of a hill that gave us a glorious (and very distant) view of campus. hoover tower seemed so far away, that we decided to retrace our steps back home. google maps told us we had walked 1.4 miles out.
but it really didn't feel like 3 miles. not only was the walk invigorating (it was 48f/9c), it was lovely to walk by beautiful faculty housing, to realize that the earth was round, and to stop and smell the roses :). at one point we saw a bright spot in the sky and decided it was mars, because it looked kinda reddish. it was just a matter of time before we realized that it was only an airplane :(. we were even going to call a and ask him which planet it was. good thing we waited for it to move a fair distance.
there is something about conversations on a walk... perhaps because of the constantly changing surrounding environment, though at a pace that one can talk comfortably... topics of conversation change rapidly. things get introspective sometimes, casual and entertaining at other times, and are overall stimulating. it's also about sharing an experience we all find positive and desirable...
anyway, it was good fun. we're planning on doing this regularly, especially come thanksgiving break. if you'd like to join, ping me for an application.
but it really didn't feel like 3 miles. not only was the walk invigorating (it was 48f/9c), it was lovely to walk by beautiful faculty housing, to realize that the earth was round, and to stop and smell the roses :). at one point we saw a bright spot in the sky and decided it was mars, because it looked kinda reddish. it was just a matter of time before we realized that it was only an airplane :(. we were even going to call a and ask him which planet it was. good thing we waited for it to move a fair distance.
there is something about conversations on a walk... perhaps because of the constantly changing surrounding environment, though at a pace that one can talk comfortably... topics of conversation change rapidly. things get introspective sometimes, casual and entertaining at other times, and are overall stimulating. it's also about sharing an experience we all find positive and desirable...
anyway, it was good fun. we're planning on doing this regularly, especially come thanksgiving break. if you'd like to join, ping me for an application.
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