Spring Break

Over Spring Break I was stuck in lovely Brockport for the American College Dance Festival. It is an annual event that brings school from all over the country to compete at a college level as well as a week long intensive to train from teachers from all over the world. Long Story short it was a rather intense Spring Break and UB is still ranked among the top Dance Programs in the Country! The most interesting part though about my trip even thought the dancing and class were incredible was how through Landscape I was able to learn more about my parents. Strange statement I know but Brockport is where my parents met the first day of freshman year. One of the days during my stay my parents came to visit me and show me around their college town. I spent the day looking at every house, restaurant, and shop that meant something to my parents. The craziest part is they all still exist. I was even brought into a store that my dad bought my mom's first piece of jewelry from and the owner is still the same lady who went to school with them that owned it when they shopped there. I know have a great ring from there. What was so great about this experience was that I realized landscape is not just important to historical concepts but it all defines so much of personal history. Its incredible how much what we know and remember is made up by the landscape around us.