Sunday, November 18, 2007

Into the Room

If you read these directions you will end up in a different room than the one you are looking for, figuratively. This is my disclaimer that what you will find here, will not satisfy your two-and-a-half-hour trip. After I took this trip three years ago I found Wilmington is a place growing substantially in many aspects of city culture. With this in mind, the town is filled with older establishments; such as, the University of North Carolina. The college is having trouble keeping up with the large population increase and its impacts. An educational institution that should prides itself on fairness. I believe I might go as far as saying they are having trouble keeping promises. When all is said and done I guess it's all the same, but this is not why you are here. Your directions to room 206.

Find I-40 east in your city, prepared to drive for an unusually long two hours, there will be no sense of road trippin on this road. The interstate will be lined with the fields that are in turn lined with large pine trees. No getting lost here, you simply continue on the road I-40 when you will literally run into Wilmington. For less confusion I'll remind you that I-40 connects to South College, this is the road which connects you to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington college campus.

It's about a five minute commute once you are on South College before you reach the first turn, New Center this will in turn connect you onto Racine. Turn left off South College on to New Center for a brief moment, then take you will make a right onto Racine. It should be known that if you were to continue down South College you would be driving along what is referred to as the front of campus; however, for the purpose of making it to room 206 in Morton then New Center to Racine is the quickest way.

Once you are on Racine continue straight, and you will come up to the University. Welcome to your first encounter with Uncw. A four-way-stop light marks an intersection which Randall drive crosses Racine and can be considered as the "loop" for getting around the campus. You must drive straight through this intersection for the destination.

When you make it to a cul de sac-esque-car loop at the end of Raine drive. Realize that on your left there are two buildings, one of which is Morton, the building on the right of these two buildings.

You may park shortly at the island in the middle of the cul de sac. Take note: there is parking lot on the right, but you cannot park here unless you are faculty. Click on the cars four ways and everything is handy dandy.

Walk through the side doors and climb the stair case. They will lead you to the second floor, where you first walk through a lobby filled by the faculty offices on both sides of the hallway. Continue this walk and open the two doors which will lead you into a student waiting area or lounge with Pepsi and a Dasni refreshment machines are on your left. Continue until you are able to make a right where hallways intersect. After you turn right the room you are searching for will be found here. Room 206 will be on your left, two doors down from the intersection.

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