My Principality

On chilly, rainy days like today, I miss my years in the Pioneer Valley. Thanks to a hot chocolate machine and an endless supply of white bagels in the dorm dining room, we were always cozy in our carb induced comas. 

Since 1877, the Smith College President has declared Mountain Day, an impromptu, unscheduled holiday that celebrates Fall in New England. At dawn, the college bell in the Quad clock tower rings out the news that class is cancelled. Students hoot and holler out their dorm windows. Some Smithies go back to sleep; others hike, pick apples, or catch up on that psych paper. It’s a day to step out of the library, to shake up your routine, and take inventory of where you are at this moment in life. It’s also a moment to enjoy the warm sun before the snow falls and the sinus infections begin. 

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