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InYourColors

ChrisCheung

AsacitylocatedinNewEngland,northeasternUnitedStates,Bostonslandscapesare
remarkablydistinctinallfourseasonsinparticular,theautumnseasoninbetween
OctobertoNovemberismostattractiveandravishingtotheeye.Ifspringisthe
seasonofcherryblossom,summeristhetimefortulip,thenautumniswhenmaple
castsaspellonthecity.

Berklee College of Music,


Hemenway Street

Maple Leaves of Boston's Fall

Assomeofyoumightknow,joggingisoneofmyfavoritepastimeswhenIamaway
fromstudying.Beingabletolivehereandwitnessthestunningfallistrulyablessing
whereIliveonHemenwayStreetthissemesterisproximatetothefamedFenway
Park,MuseumofFineArts(oneofthelargestandoldestmuseumintheStates)along
withthequietBackBayneighborhood.AftermovingtothenewdormonHemenway
Street, I formulated my new jogging route herewhere I call the backyard of
Boston.
Infact,Bostonhasalwaysbeenanamesynonymouswithrunning.Ithasbeenthe
hostfortheBostonMarathoneversince1897andisalwaysaplaceabundantwith
spiritedrunners.DespitebeingshadowedtemporarilybytheMarathonattacktwo
yearsago,thecityhadshoweditstruecolorsandrecoveredbeforelong.Iremember
vividlyseeingwheelchairrunnerscompetingonthestreetsnearbyduringthisyears
competition(Someofthemweresurvivors);seeingthembeingsalutedandapplauded
bypeopleonthestreets,Icouldfeltthecityrevitalizingandfindingitsstrengthonce
againafterfacingadversities.

Fenway Park

Forme,joggingisawaytorelaxandbe
inspired. The legendary runner Eric
Liddelsaid:IbelieveGodmademefor
a purpose, but he also made me fast.
WhenIrunIfeelhispleasure.CertainlyI
dont run as
fast as himbut while running and being
surroundedbytheautumnalcolors,Iwas
grateful to God for
His creation and I could felt his presenceI
almostfeltlikeIwaswalkinginHiscolors.
AsthefamousjazzstandardAutumnLeavesgoesThefallingleavesdriftbythe
window,theautumnleavesofredandgold,autumnisatimewhenBostonshines.Be
preparedforthewarmgreetingsfromthesquirrelsonthestreets!(Yetanotherfeature
ofthecity)Inthemeantime,winterwillarriveattheexpenseofthispleasingautumn
view.Neverthelessspringwillcomesoontorefreshandinspirehereistoahappy
andexcitingspringsemester!

With my friends at Berklee, on my 20th Birthday this October

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