My room will be in The Ballfields which is up at the top left had corner of the map just below the soccer fields and to left of the tennis courts:
I don't think I have ever actually talked about Warren Wilson my blog but now seems like good a time as any so here goes.
Warren Wilson College is a liberal-arts private school in Swannanoa, NC about 10 miles outside of Asheville--the coolest mountain town I have ever seen. The school itself is settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains and quite literally on the side of the mountains.
Everything about Wilson captivated me when I went to the Open House in November 2011--the trees, the professors, the students, the garden and farm, the community, the compulsory work and service programs. I couldn't stop smiling during my visit and this gap year has been especially challenging, regardless of how much fun I've had and where I've been able to go and the things I've been able to do, because Wilson is there and I am here. But being separate from a place I very much want to be a part of has really helped me to value where I am and the present moment, which something I didn't really know how to do before this year and that kind of out look is certainly going to help me enjoy my college years much more than I would have otherwise.
This summer will be spent working and getting ready for college and I'm going to be counting down the days until orientation (which is a whole week long and from past pictures that I have seen from it looks amazing!) Right now I'm not sure what I want to study but lately I've been leaning towards an Anthropology major with a French minor or some other language although I really love French. I've also thought about studying Religious Studies and Women's Studies has been picking up more of my attention as has Global Studies. Wilson offers a concentration in Pre-Peace Corps, International, and Non-Governmental Service Preparation which I think would complement an Anthropology major well and all of the other things I'm interested in studying and becoming after college, but graduation is four years away so I don't want to think to hard about that right now.
This post became a lot longer than I had planned but now everyone knows about the school I've been dreaming about for two years now.
Have a great weekend everyone!
xoxoxx
More pictures and links:
The Farm