The term fall is relative. For example, a Southern-California girl like me thinks light sweaters and the occasional glimpse of a red/orange leaf is fall. But my friend from New York associates fall with gorgeous sights of crimson, orange, and gold leaf-covered streets coupled with the chilly air promising snow. Despite our differences, we do think similarly about what do […]
If you were paying attention last week, you can tell that the weather has been cloudy with a large chance of rain, humidity, and messed up hair. Having experienced rainstorms back home, and having recently endured some here in Florida, you would think that this storm wouldn’t faze me. Wrong. I honestly spent all of Monday complaining about the rain […]
Undoubtedly, the best part of attending college in Florida is the early spring. Except for rare Attacks of the Three-Inch Snowmen, Pensacola's winter usually consists of light-jacket weather. PCC students can expect to see springtime while parts of the north anticipate blizzards, regardless of what any groundhog has to say. Flowers cover campus more quickly than they do in northern climates, making it quite obvious why Ponce de León called this place Florida.
In case you were wondering, winters in Florida, especially here in the northwest part of the state, are not always sunny and over 70 degrees like Orlando or Miami. Our winters here can be chilly, but at least we don't have snow and subzero temperatures. After hearing students talk about how unprepared they were for the not-so-perfect winters, I compiled […]
Do you see this umbrella? Not the blue and white one--anyone can get an umbrella like that. I mean the huge, clear one on the left, that covers your whole head. It's amazing! So amazing, I took a picture of it on a rainy day last week and decided to make it famous. Umbrellas like this are FABULOUS for our […]