As mentioned earlier, Arrowmont offers students dormitory-style accommodations. It had been many years since I stayed in a dormitory, but, in the end, it was all part of the adventure. I stayed in Hughes Hall, a more modern dormitory. Hughes has a great screened in porch, laundry facility, sculpture garden and an upstairs lounge - where I set up my coffee pot. (I wasn't walking all the way down the hill for coffee!) Walking down in the morning, I would come around the Red Barn and be greeted by the sun and the Smoky Mountains off in the distance. I would make my way to the Dining Hall for breakfast and then, on to the wood studio. After dinner, it was time to face the walk back up the hill. And it was a big one for this flatlander from the Texas Gulf Coast! I learned to take it slow and steady in order to make it back to the dorm. I probably should have walked it faster and multiple times to work off the delicious meals we served!
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