This place is very near and dear to my heart, it is the only place I can go to and really be myself. This place has helped me through the toughest times in my life yet, it has also caused me great pain. The pain that it has caused me is easily overseen because of the many irreplacable memories it has given me, I love everything about this place and I love all the life long friends that I get to be at this place with everyday.
This place is like no other around campus, it is were pain and beauty meet. During the day this place is taken over by many athletes who are deeply deticated to one sport, they come here everyday to run around this place trying to master how to flawlessly manage one object that is round, perfectly filled with air, and has blue dynamic designs on it. At this beautiful masterpiece of a place there is only one large strip of cement dividing the dirt from the grass. It is encased in a large retangular shaped fence that itself is covered all around by red tarp which contains people who have made history in this very place and people who are unforgettable. This place is literally covered in our schools history. The smallest details ommit perfection in this place. I breathe in all the components of the field, from the freshly cut grass that the gardners mowed early in the morning, to the powder white dust that lines and confines the space that we play in. There are two goals opposite eachother. They seem massive from afar, even from the sideline, but every soccer player knows how the goal miraculously shrinks when they become our target. I can imagine and vividly picture the ball forcefully impacting the back of the net with that indescribable sound that happens every time. Over to the right stands the same old red shed that holds all of the gear and tools that the team uses to better their game. The shed reminds me of a small farmhouse with its crisp apple red paint detailed with white intersecting lines. Benches are lined up on one side of the field that hold my family, my teammates and coaches, but also my friendly enemies; the opposing teams. Later, after practice is done, the balls are put away and they goals are off the field I often glance at the sky, it is simply breath taking, colors such as purple pink and blue mash together in the sky to make a scenery where that you can't help but stare and think about how lucky you are to be alive. At least, that's what I think about. Everyday this scenery is here and its beauty never fails to catch my eye. The sounds that surround this place are sounds of happy birds chirping and hungry squirrels scruffling through trees and trash cans searching for food. Although I am at this same place everyday, I will never truely grow tired of it because the love I have for my sport conquers all pain and exhaustion.
Cynthia is currently on the womens soccer team.