Friday, September 6, 2013
The Hills
I moved from Florida to Virginia to attend RU. There have been many differences in both the weather and the surroundings but the main one for me are the roads. Driving in Virginia compared to Florida is definitely a different experience, for one we have absolutely no hills in Florida. If we do have hills they are nothing compared to the hills and mountains up here. I was driving this week around the area surrounding the campus and was amazed at how scary driving on the hills was. I was actually nervous and I am not a nervous driver. I went with my roommate to get food late at night and we got lost. We ended up going down the road farther than we expected and we went over some pretty big hills. As my car climbed the hill the road disappeared in front of us and it felt like I was on a rollercoaster. As we went down the hills the car felt like it was almost vertical with the road. I was scared having rarely driven on hills, plus it was night time and I couldn’t see as much as I wished I could. All I saw was the headlights shining on the top of the small mountains over and over again as we climbed and descended at least five hills in a row. During this adventure I kept thinking my car, all though fairly new, would not make it up the hills. I was worried we would be stranded in a part of town I didn’t know with no idea where we were. I won’t be driving on that road until I have more experience with hills or it’s daytime.
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It would be really scary to drive on the hill and get lost at night. Could you easily find the way back?
ReplyDeleteI like your description of what it was like when the car went up the hill. How you said "the road disappeared", I really felt like I could visualize being on the hill. Like I was on a roller coaster. I could imagine being in the car with you. I have lived in Virginia my whole life and I am definitely not a fan of all the hills.
ReplyDeleteThis a great example of how even when we're from the US, things can be incredibly different going from place to place. It makes perfect sense to me that--when you're used to completely flat roads--being on a mountain would feel like you're almost vertical.
ReplyDeleteI also thought this was well written. I love the comparisons--rollercoaster, feeling like you're vertical--and the concrete details--particularly the part about how the headlights shone in front of you.
I think its interesting that you thought it was scary to drive on the hills. I guess since Im only from Maryland im used to it. Most people tend to just look at the beautiful scenery but I guess it would be hard to enjoy them being scared to drive over the moutains.
ReplyDeleteBeing from around here my entire life, it's so funny to hear students I've met from other areas talk about all of the differences. Like the roads, for example- I learned to drive on the hilly, mountain roads and have never thought anything of it. I've grown up on these roads and whenever I go to the beach or on vacation, I always think how easy it must be to drive on consistently flat roads, though the traffic patterns are much more confusing to me. Another thing is my accent. Apparently I have a strong southern accent to all of my friends I've met from New Jersey, but around here I have a relatively 'city' accent for lack of a better word. I guess it just shows how many 'cultural' differences there are, even with people only a few hundred miles away.
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