Living in Maine means loving the outdoors. At least that’s how I have come to see the state. In the summer, it is simply too beautiful to stay inside. The beaches are awesome; the rivers, lakes, and mountains of New England are at least as fun. The woods are inviting in all four seasons. It’s cold in the long, dark winter months. But the cold and limited daylight make getting outdoors even more important. The snow-covered landscape completely changes the experience of the outdoors, and the Vacationland crowds disappear in winter, opening up a world of possibility: Ski slopes are a couple hours away, winter swells bring good surf, quiet woods with frozen streams calm, and there’s nothing like skating on a sheet of pond ice after a bout of subzero temps.
Of course, working at a campus with gorgeous ocean views from the mouth of the Saco River makes it a little easier to see the bright side of even the darkest months.
