I go to a relatively small college in a small town. While I usually love being in a small town, sometimes when it's a weekend and you don't have much homework, you find yourself bored. Without school work to fill in your free time, you're left wondering what you could do, and in a small town, this can sometimes be difficult. There are a few restaurants you could go to, but that is about it.

This past weekend some friends came to visit me and a few of my friends who go to school with me. We didn't want to stay cooped up in our rooms the whole weekend, and since the weather is actually nice now despite it being the middle of winter, we decided to seek out adventure.

The first place we went to were some Kaolin mines. We had the hardest time finding this place. We got lost so many times, stopped to figure out where we were, and drove on so many dirt roads. We drove around for almost 2 hours before finding it, and were actually about to head back to the dorms when we finally found it. The drive there was an adventure enough but we made it just in time to watch the sunset.

The view was amazing. There were so many pinks and purples and oranges in the sky - it was absolutely breathtaking. There was a small lake in the middle of the mines that was turquoise because of the kaolin that had dissolved in it. As crazy as the journey was to get there, the view was definitely worth it.

The next day we went to a bridge right by our campus that has a ton of graffiti and artwork on it. It's cool to see everyone's ideas and look at the drawing and read the quotes. Plus, it's a great place to get a cool Instagram picture.

I had been here once before, but there was still a ton of new artwork on the bridge. I loved looking around at everything and taking pictures of what caught my eye, and most of all, I loved being able to spend time there with my friends.

Today, my friend and I decided to venture out to a small forest near us called Bartram Forest. This forest has super tall yet thin trees that are lined up pretty symmetrically. It's a great place to hang your Eno and just relax in the calmness of nature. There is also a small lake that you could hang out around and have a picnic. The whole forest is just a neat place to relax.

Despite living in a small town, there is always adventure out there. You just have to go in search for it.