So I decided to take a journey outside of the East Randolph to South Royalton limits.  Where did my journey take me? To Middlebury, Vermont with the Fighting Swans, the VLS Rugby Team.  I traveled to Middlebury College to watch our rugby team beat Middleberry with a score of about 50 to 10.  Middlebury was an amazingly beautiful town with many architecturally pleasing buildings, large trees, a campus that fits in with the surrounding town and it was surrounded by a scenic view that can be seen when traveling around Vermont during this time of the year.  The campus overlooked the mountains which were covered with combinations of red, yellow and orange so it provided me with serenity while I watched the game between VLS and Middlebury on the game field.  The day also provided us with clear blue skies, temperatures in the low 80s and a sun that provided me with the tan I now have today. 

 

Watching the game intently, I was trying to figure out how the game was played since I have only seen it played two times previously.  I found that I could actually concentrate on the game instead of being distracted by the keg, VLS students walking about or the 20 dogs that were at the previous two rugby games held at VLS.  In watching the game, I realized how talented the players were and how much pain they put themselves through and how they rely on others to support them through every move they make.  During rugby someone always seems to go to the hospital, or at least the games I have seen.  Today was my day to help out someone in need.  The guy I traveled to Middlebury with had a Middlebury player run into him and land on his leg, which caused him to limp to the sidelines.  After the Middlebury trainer looked at his foot, they decided it would be best to go to the hospital to check out his foot.  So what did the hospital say?  His Achilles tendon was torn!  He has surgery tomorrow at Dartmouth to stitch it back together, but all that we could do was help him to the car and go to the pharmacy for his pain medication.  He seemed to be taking the pain better than I would be, but after the events of the day, we traveled home to the beloved town of SoRo.  It was an exciting day for my usual Sunday afternoons, but I am glad that I got to see the Vermont countryside and have a little time away from studying.