1. April 26 – 9:00AM – my room
2. Early morning light muted by clouds showing through the blinds on my window
3. My roommate’s alarm had just gone off, and I sleepily woke up and rolled over to make sure she was getting up. In doing so, I saw that the muted light from outside was shining straight into our window per usual, but because the blinds were somewhat open, the room was cast with striped shadows covering every surface the light could touch. As my roommate stepped out of bed, she as well had those horizontal shadows cast on her, and her own shadow stretched across our tiled floor. There was nothing profound about the moment, but rather, it reminded me of waking up at home. Back in Hanover the sun rises directly in front of my house, where my window is located. So each morning, long shadows are cast through my blinds (or straight into the room if I forget to close them the night before). It’s always an early morning wake up call, but it can be peaceful and beautiful at the same time.