Life is a training field

From the fields of the midwest to the mountains of Korea, if it doesn't kill you it will make you stronger. My calfs are in protest to the mountain climb from the dorm to the dinning hall, but I did ask for this training... no whining.

The greatest contrast is
between the urban development and the vast natural state in the same space. The development has let nature be part of the landscape, the buildings and the steps are part of the harmony, but not the melody of life. There are insects but few birds and cats and dogs are not seen living together. In fact no pets on leashes here?