I have been visiting here for as long as I can remember. I have early memories of swimming at the farm, of learning how to ski, card games and stopping to get ice cream after hiking for the day. Now, my admiration is different but still rich. I've spent summer months biking, long hours swimming in its falls and many long conversations on hours of runs and walks in its landscape. The hill overlooks the mountain with a seemingly perfect barn with a silo in front of the view. The two together create a “perfect” landscape, one that has been photographed, painted and documented thousands of times. You can't see the barn or the mountain or the silo in my photograph.

When I decided to attend a university I focused on the program, on what I was to learn. My well- being is place based and I felt a strong calling to be back here.