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2015 April 18 - Morikami Hatsume Fair (Pictures)

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TLDR: Hatsume Fair was very fun, very hot, and I look forward to going back next year! The  Hatsume Fair  at Morikami Japanese Gardens is an annual spring festival held at their beautiful (and huge) garden and museum! Husband and I met up with several cool cats from FAU (mostly the math department) and took in the spring and the costumes. (More after the jump.)

Appalachian Trail Summary: 25 miles through Georgia

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Let me tell you a little about what I did last week! I hiked nearly 25 miles of Appalachian Trail in Georgia, with the   Certified Student Leadership   course I took (the "Wilderness Track"). We Drive to Georgia on May 2nd, and from May 3rd until May 7th, backpacked up and down the mountains. I really believe it's the hardest thing I have ever done. I'd gotten to know the other students just a little, but I believe I've made a few new good friends. I was so nervous that my knee or slowness would make me a liability, but as we went along we all adjusted to each other and learned how to support one another. We each had a day where we led the entire group, and on my day a girl twisted her ankle, exacerbating an an old injury. It was really hard to keep camp organized for such a long period of time. We hiked only 3 miles that day and after just an hour in camp people were napping and wandering off. I found it so much harder to organize them in camp than on the trai