On Nature and "The Wild"
“Nature is just life if you ask me.” –Eric Beverly (Sec 55)
“I remember the exact spot in my neighborhood friends and I would go to almost every day. We made seats out of logs, doors out of big palmetto branches, and even used rocks as our walkway.” –Jackie Garcia (Sec 55)
“When among people that judge me I feel as though I’m in the Amazon and everyone is a predator, quick to tear me apart with their eyes and thoughts. Around people I am not well acquainted with, I feel like I’m in my own modernized version of the Lewis and Clark expedition. My surroundings are new and uncharted, and every person I run into are some indigenous people not yet discovered.” –Marvetta Castle (Sec 55)
“When I was in first grade, I lived in Atlanta. In the backyard we had what seemed at the time a large amount of woods. It had a four foot ditch that ran through the woods, so we used a dead tree as a bridge. When me and my friends crossed that line, we felt as if we were in our own wild.” –Matthew Ross (Sec 55)
“All beauty has its imperfections and when humans self indulge themselves in naïve, irresponsible fantasies, it is no surprise that tragedy shows itself.” –Jacob Wilbanks (Sec 24)
“I miss those days when a baby deer could be seen almost like a ghost on the top of a hill in a clearing outside my window. It was like a ghost because by the time you had run outside it would disappear into the thick greenery of the woods.”—Drew Shook (Sec 24)
“The wilderness or wild is that which is uncontrollable. Not tamed by humanity. It is that which has unknowns, that which has secrets from humanity.” –Kraig Williams (Sec 24)
“I remember the exact spot in my neighborhood friends and I would go to almost every day. We made seats out of logs, doors out of big palmetto branches, and even used rocks as our walkway.” –Jackie Garcia (Sec 55)
“When among people that judge me I feel as though I’m in the Amazon and everyone is a predator, quick to tear me apart with their eyes and thoughts. Around people I am not well acquainted with, I feel like I’m in my own modernized version of the Lewis and Clark expedition. My surroundings are new and uncharted, and every person I run into are some indigenous people not yet discovered.” –Marvetta Castle (Sec 55)
“When I was in first grade, I lived in Atlanta. In the backyard we had what seemed at the time a large amount of woods. It had a four foot ditch that ran through the woods, so we used a dead tree as a bridge. When me and my friends crossed that line, we felt as if we were in our own wild.” –Matthew Ross (Sec 55)
“All beauty has its imperfections and when humans self indulge themselves in naïve, irresponsible fantasies, it is no surprise that tragedy shows itself.” –Jacob Wilbanks (Sec 24)
“I miss those days when a baby deer could be seen almost like a ghost on the top of a hill in a clearing outside my window. It was like a ghost because by the time you had run outside it would disappear into the thick greenery of the woods.”—Drew Shook (Sec 24)
“The wilderness or wild is that which is uncontrollable. Not tamed by humanity. It is that which has unknowns, that which has secrets from humanity.” –Kraig Williams (Sec 24)
On Things We've Almost Done, but Didn't:
"In the movie Benjamin Button, he says something towards the end which is a quote I find very significant. It's something like, "Our lives are defined by the opportunities we take and the ones we miss." There's a continuous thing I wish I do, but don't. And that's not holding back what I have to say. I feel like if I'd have spoken up in certain situations, things could be different." --Jacquie Hollander (Sec 24)
"I almost let someone out in front of me and further down the road someone ended up running a red light and hitting the car that I had let go ahead of me. It was scary because it almost hit me too, but that was supposed to be me. I was supposed to be the one that got really hurt, not the guy ahead of me." --Katie Fife (Sec 55)
"I almost let someone out in front of me and further down the road someone ended up running a red light and hitting the car that I had let go ahead of me. It was scary because it almost hit me too, but that was supposed to be me. I was supposed to be the one that got really hurt, not the guy ahead of me." --Katie Fife (Sec 55)
On Going Away to College:
"Having a chance to go to FSU is a major opportunity I could not refuse to take. I am the first person in my family to ever attend a four year university, and the fact that FSU is prestigious makes my opportunity that much more personal. Not only am I getting a great education, but I am making vital life connections in the process, and I am getting hands on experience in the music business that I am pursuing by playing guitar and singing in the college-student filled local bars." --Nick Vinson (Sec 55)
"When I was six years old, my parents decided it was time to leave Peru and come to the US in hopes for a better future for all of us. By being the first person in my family to even attend college, I've made my whole family really proud, especially my parents. In addition, I've motivated my brother to be determined to get into the best university he possibly can." --Monica Loli (Sec 55)
"Sometimes I think, 'what if I stayed?' Yeah, my life would be completely different, but I don't know if it would even compare to my experience so far at Florida State." --Kimberly Frenot (Sec 55)
"It is hard to break away from the nest and do my own thing when my entire life has been spent returning to this very nest for insight and guidance. Going away to college is different than living at home because it gives me a chance to develop my own personality and to develop my own feelings about topics and subjects that my parents would normally decide for me." --Nick Marra (Sec 55)
"In so many ways I see going to college as an opportunity because back home most people don't have the chance to go. So, I see it as a starting point for the young kids growing up. If they see a role model doing something positive they are going to do the same. It's different because I rarely get to see my family and friends that I grew up with. What I left behind is both positive and painful because I also have a life to live but at the same time I don't have my family with me." --Eric Beverley (Sec 55)
"When I was six years old, my parents decided it was time to leave Peru and come to the US in hopes for a better future for all of us. By being the first person in my family to even attend college, I've made my whole family really proud, especially my parents. In addition, I've motivated my brother to be determined to get into the best university he possibly can." --Monica Loli (Sec 55)
"Sometimes I think, 'what if I stayed?' Yeah, my life would be completely different, but I don't know if it would even compare to my experience so far at Florida State." --Kimberly Frenot (Sec 55)
"It is hard to break away from the nest and do my own thing when my entire life has been spent returning to this very nest for insight and guidance. Going away to college is different than living at home because it gives me a chance to develop my own personality and to develop my own feelings about topics and subjects that my parents would normally decide for me." --Nick Marra (Sec 55)
"In so many ways I see going to college as an opportunity because back home most people don't have the chance to go. So, I see it as a starting point for the young kids growing up. If they see a role model doing something positive they are going to do the same. It's different because I rarely get to see my family and friends that I grew up with. What I left behind is both positive and painful because I also have a life to live but at the same time I don't have my family with me." --Eric Beverley (Sec 55)