{"id":115,"date":"2019-01-29T16:02:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T16:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/?p=115"},"modified":"2019-01-29T16:07:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T16:07:35","slug":"my-first-post-liam-connolly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/uncategorized\/my-first-post-liam-connolly\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Post-Liam Connolly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background has-light-blue-background-color wp-block-paragraph\">And so the long journey of self-discovery in the natural world begins here, inside a classroom ironically. But I&#8217;ve always been more of an indoor kind of guy. I got proper exercise and Vitamin D mind you, but I&#8217;d usually read comics instead of climbing trees. But I do remember there was and still is always one place in our great big natural world that&#8217;s quite special to me: the quiet and beautiful South Beach, in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-light-blue-background-color wp-block-paragraph\">It was always peaceful as waves washed against the sand as the seagulls dive-bombed the water, almost like a carnival act. And so, as one could imagine, I&#8217;ve always been more of a tropical guy when it comes to nature. Give me palm trees, sandy beaches and coconuts any day of the week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-light-blue-background-color wp-block-paragraph\">Which is why I believe that this journey will be quite essential to broadening my own horizons. Nature comes in many forms. Getting out of your comfort zone and thrusting yourself into the unknown is ideal to becoming a more well rounded human being. And for me, if all goes well, a better writer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"http:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wrpalocpmpfqtciu1h2t-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wrpalocpmpfqtciu1h2t-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wrpalocpmpfqtciu1h2t-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wrpalocpmpfqtciu1h2t-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wrpalocpmpfqtciu1h2t.jpg 1044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/rootsrated.com\/stories\/an-islanders-guide-to-hilton-head-beaches\">https:\/\/rootsrated.com\/stories\/an-islanders-guide-to-hilton-head-beaches<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" src=\"http:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-29-at-11.07.17-AM-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-29-at-11.07.17-AM-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-29-at-11.07.17-AM-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-29-at-11.07.17-AM-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-29-at-11.07.17-AM-1200x666.png 1200w, https:\/\/ds.guilford.edu\/classes\/english\/228-2019s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-29-at-11.07.17-AM.png 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And so the long journey of self-discovery in the natural world begins here, inside a classroom ironically. 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