One of the
many places I walk during the day is to the Joe. By the end of the day the fact
that it is uphill from my dorm room in Argenta really starts to get old. I
always go across the bridge and then cut by Nye and walk by the gym volleyball
plays in on my left then by the Education building on my right then I make my
way to the Joe passing by the Knowledge center.
The
differences at night and day are in the vibe. The only similarity that I can
think of is the fact that it is still uphill and that pisses me off a little
but sometimes. During the day there are so many more people walking by. I
always people watch when I go to class during mid day but at night it is
completely different. People are spaced
out with stretches where there is nobody. The people that are out travel
together. That's smart Reno really isn't the safest place to walk around at
night. Got to watch out for people lurking around corners and in bushes. It's
amazing how light shapes what we see. The only light that beats down at night
dimly glows from street lamps with black in between. Humans don't like the
dark. It's unknown. The unknown is scary. I stick to the route most everyone
takes which is closest to the street lamps where I can see and the scary thing
in the dark can't get me.
This sets a
much creepier vibe than the daytime vibe that I'm used to. It's a little weird.
The shadows covering people's faces distance them from you. There are no long
boarders flying recklessly through campus and no bikes. Once I cross the bridge
back over Virginia the vibe gets better. Being closer to the dorms brings me
closer to home. More people are out. Laughter fills the air with groups of
people hanging out. A couple bros play football in the grass courtyard between
Nye and Canada. I draw this conclusion about night time travel. The further
from bed the less comfortable I get.
My favorite activity is lurking in the bushes after dark...
ReplyDeleteHow dare you turn it into something that sounds creepy.
But really, I've never felt afraid walking about the campus at night. Though, it is always a good idea to use the buddy system, just in case.
I do think you make a very valid point about how people feel afraid in the dark; but I also believe that they feel safe where things are familiar. So I guess those things balance each other out.