Submitted by Eric Varakian on the 2019 summer session program in England sponsored by the Department of Art & Design…
During the long weekend, I paid a visit to the White Cliffs of Dover which was extremely liberating. It felt so good to get outside and do some hiking away from city life. This was somewhat surreal for me because I always listened to the song White Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson when I was growing up so I played that track the second I reached the top. After hiking for a couple of hours, some of us climbed all the way down to the bottom of the cliffs and jumped in the water. It was cold as anything, but it was honestly one of the coolest experiences I have had in my entire life and I am going to remember it forever.