Pack yourself a picnic!

 Pack yourself a picnic

It’s slowly getting warmer outside and creates the opportunity for you to partake in one of my favorite activities for when the weather is nice, a little picnic. So whether it's 50 degrees or 75 degrees, whether you like peanut butter and jelly or veggies and dip, or whether you have a blanket or prefer just sitting on the grass, it's time to pack yourself a picnic and read about my favorite places to have a picnic on campus. Below are my favorite spots, in no particular order, to have picnics throughout the warm weather season.

Spot 1: The Alumni House Gardens

When picnic-ing at the Alumni House Gardens, you don’t even need to have a blanket. All throughout the garden area there are beautiful flowers you can sit next to and smell. Along with these flowers, the garden has multiple benches, a gazebo with a table and chairs, and the fountain which you can sit on to eat your delicious food. However, if you don’t feel like sitting in a “normal” spot, you can always bring a blanket to sprawl across the comfy green grass.

Spot 2: The front VoHo quad

Now I am not one to be biased about certain areas on campus; however, if I must tell the truth, the front VoHo quad is my absolute favorite picnic spot on campus. When you first think about this spot, you might think “but that must be so noisy! You’re right in front of the horseshoe with a bunch of cars coming and going!” and while you are slightly correct with this statement, you're missing out on the best part. The front VoHo quad is super close to the heart of campus meaning you are basically in the center of everything Coe has to offer. 

One day while picnic-ing you might see the group of guys who role play Star Wars, the next day you might get to see a handful of people walking their dogs and if you're lucky enough, you might get to say hi. A little added word of advice: one thing you might definitely want to bring is a blanket, whether you want to sit on it so you aren't sitting on the hard ground, you will definitely want it for a little extra warmth depending on the temperature and the amount of shade coming from the building and the few trees in the area.

Spot 3: The AD quad

This spot for picnic-ing depends on the convenience for you. Personally, I think that the AD quad is a fun and quiet place to have a picnic. Similar to the front VoHo quad, this quad is an area for high traffic. You might get to see dogs, there might be some people playing spike ball, or you might get to see the ultimate frisbee team practicing. Also for this area, if you do not have a blanket don’t panic, there are plenty of areas around the quad that have spaces where you can sit on the concrete.

Spot 4: The New Apartment quad

For the final spot on my top favorite picnic places is the New Apartment quad! This quad is one of the biggest on campus and it gets both a lot of sun and a lot of shade from both the buildings and the couple trees. What is nice about this quad is that, like the front Voorhees quad, you can see and say hi to people who walk by. This is a great central location to gather with people who live in all different areas of campus. Also similarly to the AD quad, there are also times where people might be playing spike ball or you might see the Ultimate frisbee team practicing but what is nice about this is that the quad is large enough that if you feel more comfortable being secluded there is plenty of space to do so.

Have you packed your picnic yet?

Coe has so many more places on campus where you can picnic other than just these four. If you didn't see your favorite spot on my list, feel free to comment and let us know where we should picnic next. Maybe a picnic isn’t for you, in this case pack up your homework and do it outside. Maybe a picnic is for you, in this case I can’t wait to see you outside when the weather is warmer. So what are you waiting for, grab your blanket, your food and/ or your homework and get going! The weather is so nice! Go take advantage of it!