Oh, The Places You'll Go !

Oh, The Places You'll Go ! Take my hand, and I'll show you a place where skeletons play the saxophone ! I'll take you to the sea-shore, where we'll watch mountains disappear, travelling to imaginary lands between the ocean and the fog. Together, we'll climb the never-ending sand-dunes that eat your feet away and burn your skin, until you make it to the top, and there - oh, there ! - you will see the world at your feet, like a map ready to be marked, like a patchwork of fantastic lands and unknown territories. You'll blend its colors together, and you'll take your hiking gear and create your own path. What a beautiful, dangerous, inspiring, intense path it will be !

Oh, The Things You Will See ! The dozens of dolphins playing around the submarine, the rainbow flags dancing together in a hidden meadow, the cougar roaming in the local park, the dancing bearcat and the curious puppy, the sunset deer at the fork in the woods, the vanilla swirl, the real Lucius Malfoy, the welcome of the chaplain, the buffalos all around, the ghost in the mirror, the sky so wide above the clock tower, and the candles floating on the river !

Oh, The People You'll Meet ! Dozens of escapees from Alcatraz reaching the shore under your eyes, one grumpy man on the Golden Gate Bridge, one ever-happy librarian, one character from a show you like and a fake doppelganger! Just go on, go on, and on your journey you'll also find the evil Master of Campus Life, the excited and fragile freshmen, the little girl shouting "I win! I win! I win!" and the magic of dancing!

And this is just the beginning, but all of these are already there for you, for your eyes and for your mind, for your heart and for your soul, all in one place at the same exact time on the same precise date, so welcome everyone, welcome to Willamette University...