VTech spirit is contagious. It raises all bars when it comes to team spirit, building strong tribes and thousands of people finding a common thread and preserving it. The color of the skin hides behind the smile that sips from glasses of yellow beer and burgers. Cheers for the Hokies echo in every corner, every turn and every stop. A friend, beaming with smile, confessed and claimed “Blacksburg is a town where the grass is always green, the sky is always blue and people will always hold the door for you.” Its true, chivalry persists in the air. And happiness, well, let’s talk about that.
The town has had its share of downs but everyone comes together and prays. Two years have passed since the tragic occurrence, everyone still lights a candle with warmth in their hearts and condolences for the affected families. Every year, hundreds of new students come, hundreds leave and yet it remains the same. Vibrant, warm, green and happy.
For the Hokies, everyday is a day worth living. In the library, in Cabo Fish Taco, in the Rec Center, in Terrace View, in the Lyric theatre, in Blacksburg. Bikers ride around the town, hikers climb the steep hills, poets muse by the pond, kids play in the pool, couples lunch on the patio, everyone basking in the sun and glory of the long summer.
Let yourself be taken away by the smiles, give yourself away to canopies of foggy hill mornings and June sunsets.
Let yourself be carried away by the hues of orange and maroon.
