reading on the lawn

 i spent my sunday at reading on the lawn at brooklyn bridge park, hosted by reading rhythms - a reading community that brings ppl together through shared reading events (some are free and some cost) and honestly, it was the perfect way to end my weekend.

the event was basically a few hours of reading in the park with other readers. throughout the day, we would read for about 30 minutes, stop and talk to someone about what we were reading, go back to our books, and eventually break into groups to talk about books and get to know each other.

now... if you know me, you know i will go somewhere by myself with NO problem lol. but actually socializing once i get there? that's another story. i'm the type of person who will talk to you all day if you approach me first, but me walking up to somebody? girl. LOL so i was a little nervous about that part.

but it really wasn't bad at all. a lot of people came alone, everyone was there because we love books, and it ended up being such a nice environment.

i left feeling so good and genuinely excited going into a new week. there's just something about sitting outside, reading a good book, and being surrounded by other people who love reading too.

would i go again? maybe! they're doing another one next month, so we'll see lol. but i'm really happy i went. here's their tiktok @readingrhythms so you guys can check them out!

but hey, sometimes a good sunday is all you need  :) 

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