Squirrel!!!
I now remembered a funny event that happened to me my first year in college, so let me take you bloggers back t0 August of 2005….
It was a lovely weather at Augusta State University, summer time, flowers blossoming, students with shorts and t-shirt, and several campus activities everything was like back home (Guinea- Bissau, West Africa); however, something was different.
As I was leaving my class at Algood Hall to my next class at University Hall, a little creature or animal, was running towards a tree which was to my left. For some reason I thought it was running towards me. It was a robust squirrel, about one foot long. I was terrified, I had little time (seconds) to think about what to do; should I run, kick the squirrel away, or just stand and wait for him/her to hit me or bite me??? I had never seen one before, so I chose option A, that of running. I ran towards JSAC with tremendous speed and kept looking back to see if the little squirrel was following me. AMAZED! I realized the squirrel was only trying to get to his/her destination, that of reaching the tree. Once I stopped, I looked around and it came to my attention that I was the only one running from a squirrel. People laughed, stared and some even had the audacity to ask me if I was OK? I kindly answered YES and went on my way to class. I was extremely embarrassed; nonetheless, I had to ask someone about this animal.
I later realized that it was an animal with no harm and a very common one in this country (USA). Now, I often see them on campus and whenever that happens I look at them and smile.
