Community is what makes Spelman College. It’s the principle that is both its foundation and its heartbeat. A community brought the college to life and continues to nurture it as the years pass. My sit spot is part of that ongoing network of life, connecting people, plants, and the unseen systems beneath us. Spelman’s landscape […]

When I return to my sit spot, I imagine closing my eyes and feeling my feet grow roots deep into the ground beneath Spelman’s campus. My roots would encounter manmade materials and the layered systems that power both the college and the wider Metro Atlanta area—water lines, electrical conduits, and infrastructure optimized to stay contained […]

When I return to my sit spot, I close my eyes, breathe slowly, and tune into my senses: Sound: I hear distant traffic. There’s a low hum of cars on nearby streets. In my vicinity, I hear rustling leaves, occasional bird calls (a crow?), and the soft creaking of branches swaying in the breeze. Smell: […]

My sit spot is beside a large oak tree near the Sisters Chapel lawn at Spelman College. From where I sit, I can see the pathway that leads toward the center of campus, with benches lining one side and patches of grass and flower beds on the other. Across the open space I can see […]