“Life’s greatest adventure is finding your place in the circle of life.” –Lion King
Here in Calvert we are all beginning to understand the cycle we are destined to follow. We have encountered death, life at its fullest and the expression of love.
On September 23, 2009 we lost a member of our hall. My suitemates and I were sitting in our room when we were startled by a loud bang on the window. We rushed outside to find the perpetrators only to look down on the ground to see a fallen friend. Our avian visitor must have mistaken our closed window for a clear path, flying right into the face of death. After attracting the attention of all of Calvert with some rather chilling screams, we named the bird Calvey. He was buried in an old cupcake box and we had a funeral procession down the hall to his final resting place. We all said a few words and had a moment of silence for our dear friend. A tombstone was made and placed next to the mark his beak made on our window as a symbol of the mark he made on our hearts. Calvey taught us how quickly life can be lost.
As a result, we residents of Calvert now strive to live everyday to the fullest. Several members of second floor have begun to participate in Parkour--an ancient art of using various urban architectural features as a playground. As you can see in the video below some of us prefer to parkour off the floors instead of taking the stairs like normal people.
Perhaps our most moving experience so far was our witnessing of the expression of love in Miller. The couple decided to partake in their activities with the blinds completely up and lights on so all could watch their late night antics. All of the inhabitants of Calvert gathered to witness the phenomenon. Some even decided to yell comments at the two lovers. We walked over and taped a note on their door thanking them for the show and kindly suggesting they might want to close their blinds the next time they decide to express their love for each other. When the two lovers were departing they read our note and looked out their window to see everyone on Calvert second smiling and waving at them.
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