At home, whenever I am stressed, I always go for a drive around my neighborhood to clear my mind. I usually only go for about ten to twenty minutes, however, it acts as a destressor and always distracts me from all of my responsibilities. This Sunday, I realized that I had a lot of homework and assignments due this upcoming week. I started to get stressed and decided that I should find a way to relax, so I decided to go on a drive around Lewisburg alone. I started playing my favorite songs on shuffle, and started driving throughout different areas of Lewisburg. I did not have a destination in mind; I was randomly making right and left turns, or continuing straight depending on where I wanted to go in the moment. I started out in downtown Lewisburg and ended up in the middle-of-nowhere with farms surrounding me. By the farms, I saw multiple buggies, which I would never see in my hometown. I ended up getting lost, so I did have to put my navigation on, however, it was fun to choose where I wanted to go and not feel any pressure to go to a certain place at a certain time.
Instead of stressing about my assignments, I decided to focus on myself and recollect my thoughts to ensure that I could be more productive later in the day. Also, each part of the world is unique in some way and the only way to fully experience its uniqueness is to immerse oneself in that location. This gave me the ability to see where I go to college outside of Bucknell and how Lewisburg differs from the Bucknell campus and my hometown. Most Bucknellians, including myself, tend to get caught up in the Bucknell Bubble and do not experience the town outside of campus. It was also important for me to go alone, not only to clear my mind, but also to gain a sense of control. I had the ability to choose my own music, pick my own destination and direction, and choose the amount of time I needed to get away from campus.
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