in high school, i would bike & walk through the forest every day to school instead of taking the bus like everyone else.

i memorized the huge network of trails by heart and can easily get from point a to point b, even in complete darkness.

i often traverse the routes at midnight, and even when the snow was as high as my knees. there were occasionally coyote sightings that closed the forest entry off, but i enter anyways.

to me, this was freedom.

cool project ideas like phuture were inspired by spending time in nature and exploring hidden paths.

the forest will always be a part of my identity, i sometimes miss my daily journeys, but i'm on the next chapter now.