Several times a week I find myself with time in between classes and instead of hauling all the way back to my dorm, just to turn back around soon after, I explore campus. I promised myself upon arrival at Penn State that I would spend each day taking in a new part of campus. While there are beautiful spaces all over campus, one spot in particular that I eventually find myself at by the end of the day. Down on the southwest end of campus at the intersection of West College Ave and South Allen St, facing the Sacket Building is my personal escape. Under a canopy of oak trees sits a wooden bench, enough to fit two or three people, if you squeeze, that absorbs a just enough sunlight to keep you warm without becoming too overwhelming. In close proximity to downtown there’s a mixture of the blue loop coming and going, the shifting gears of bikes making their way up the daunting hill, students on the phone walking to and from class, the mouth watering smell of freshly baked bread and hot coffee from Irving’s, and possibly the most alluring characteristic is the family of ducks that wait by the bushes behind the bench for a kind student to spare some food. This particular spot on campus perfectly juxtaposes both the fast paced downtown with small town appeal that drew me to Penn State in the first place. It displays the best of both worlds, making it the perfect escape from the stresses in my life.
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