{"id":1064,"date":"2019-04-15T22:29:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T22:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/?p=1064"},"modified":"2019-04-15T22:29:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T22:29:33","slug":"wrapped-in-the-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/uncategorized\/wrapped-in-the-leaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrapped in the Leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tap tap tap. I hear these few sounds from the gate in Guilford Woods that refuses to be anything but silent. I closed the gate to preserve my sanity. The gate is something that was <g class=\"gr_ gr_93 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"93\" data-gr-id=\"93\">man made<\/g>, set there for a reason; my preassumption is so students won&#8217;t drive their cars through the woods. I love nature though because it&#8217;s so silent. Whenever I am able to really indulge in my place, I start to think &#8220;I haven&#8217;t heard <g class=\"gr_ gr_526 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"526\" data-gr-id=\"526\">silience<\/g> quite this loud.&#8221; <g class=\"gr_ gr_575 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"575\" data-gr-id=\"575\">Silience<\/g> is something I am all to <g class=\"gr_ gr_639 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"639\" data-gr-id=\"639\">fimilar<\/g> with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_6155-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1336\" data-link=\"http:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/?attachment_id=1336\" class=\"wp-image-1336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_6155-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_6155-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_6155-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_6155-1200x900.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_6148-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1337\" data-link=\"http:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/?attachment_id=1337\" class=\"wp-image-1337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_6148-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_6148-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_6148-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_6148-1200x900.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connecting with my place is something that is vital in order to become one with nature. I do this by reflecting on my past struggles and finding <g class=\"gr_ gr_79 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"79\" data-gr-id=\"79\">strength<\/g> within myself to speak on it. The <g class=\"gr_ gr_88 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"88\" data-gr-id=\"88\">silience<\/g> of my place makes me think back to my childhood. Due to a rare speech disorder, I struggle with getting words out. I know what I want to say, however, my brain has trouble sending signals to my tongue to pronounce words. I really picked up on talking the best I can so far in my life whenever I was thirteen. Beforehand, <g class=\"gr_ gr_494 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"494\" data-gr-id=\"494\">silience<\/g> was what I had known. Kids would try to talk to me and although I knew what I wanted to say, nothing would come out. I was silent. Hearing the <g class=\"gr_ gr_978 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"978\" data-gr-id=\"978\">silience<\/g> in my place makes me reconnect with my childhood self. A part of me believes if it wasn&#8217;t for my other complex health issues, maybe he would <g class=\"gr_ gr_1413 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"1413\" data-gr-id=\"1413\">of<\/g> found comfort in the <g class=\"gr_ gr_1412 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"1412\" data-gr-id=\"1412\">silience<\/g>. However, <g class=\"gr_ gr_1467 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"1467\" data-gr-id=\"1467\">in<\/g> this moment, I believe he loves it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tap tap tap. I hear these few sounds from the gate in Guilford Woods that refuses to be anything but silent. I closed the gate to preserve my sanity. The gate is something that was man made, set there for a reason; my preassumption is so students won&#8217;t drive their cars through the woods. 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