Sometimes, we all just need to starfish in the grass. As school gets hard, you get tired and your skin gets paler. And your body yearns for the warmth of our beautiful star, the sun. It becomes imperative that you reconnect with your primordial roots \u2014 hunter-gatherers, neanderthals and grandparents who trekked the Sahara to get to school. Luckily for you, we have our very own Saharas of grass and green right here in the Bay!<\/p>\n
Hike the Clark Kerr Fire Trails for some taller grass to starfish in<\/p>\n
You might find yourself lost in the greenery, feeling like a fairy and fearing for the coyote you swear you saw around the corner. But if this is truly your time, at least it\u2019ll be among the trees.<\/p>\n
For an underrated place on campus, head to the Valley Life Sciences Building<\/p>\n
With green surrounding you in all directions and the eucalyptus grove nearby, there are places aplenty to touch some grass. Relax your tired mind, ignore the couple displaying far too much PDA and splay.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re tired of Berkeley\u2019s green scene, take advantage of BayPass<\/p>\n
BayPass provides free public transportation for all UC Berkeley students across all nine Bay Area counties. Venture on BART into San Francisco and take a bus up to the Legion of Honor, where you can begin the Lands End Trail. In addition to beautiful views of the Bay and grand expanses of nature, you can catch a glimpse of the Golden Gate Bridge on a clear day. Don\u2019t worry; there are plenty of areas to take a quick starfish break on this hike \u2014 especially when you reach the fields at the end.<\/p>\n
While in the area, take the opportunity to stop by Golden Gate Park<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a high chance you will have to pretend you\u2019re the only fella in town and ignore the passerby for a solid starfish. In the end, it\u2019ll be worth it to bask in the natural glow of the flower gardens and unpredictable San Francisco weather.<\/p>\n
After making your way back to Berkeley, set up a cute picnic on the Crescent Lawn<\/p>\n
This luscious lawn resides in front of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Since this area is mostly clear, it\u2019s usually quite sunny \u2014 the perfect place for sunbathing and starfishing.<\/p>\n
Stellar students need their rest, vitamin D and the occasional posture correction. Finding spots to destress and take a break is a crucial part of a UC Berkeley education. Not only will it give you an excuse to start living out your gorpcore Pinterest board, but it will also build your starfishing muscles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sometimes, we all just need to starfish in the grass. As school gets hard, you get tired and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[3767,84162,764,28546,84163,11917,2985,82897,18237,84164,32044,143,145,144,1833,101,14791,19583,6905],"class_list":{"0":"post-176772","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oakland","8":"tag-bart","9":"tag-baypass","10":"tag-berkeley","11":"tag-berkeley-art-museum-and-pacific-film-archive","12":"tag-clark-kerr-fire-trails","13":"tag-golden-gate-bridge","14":"tag-golden-gate-park","15":"tag-grass","16":"tag-green","17":"tag-lands-end-trail","18":"tag-legion-of-honor","19":"tag-oakland","20":"tag-oakland-headlines","21":"tag-oakland-news","22":"tag-park","23":"tag-san-francisco","24":"tag-sun","25":"tag-trees","26":"tag-valley-life-sciences-building"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}