What To Do With Arms While Walking

H didn't know what to do with his arms while walking. He wanted to leave them straight by his side. But he had seen other people do the same and they looked awkward and uncomfortable.

H tried to casually swing his arms with his steps as those around him did. But he worried about people seeing through his attempt at walking naturally and calling him out as an impostor.

He wanted to fold his arms in front of him, or dig his hands into his pockets. But C once gave out to him about his body language for being too cold and “stand-offish”, so he didn't want to do that.

He decided to put his arms behind him and clasp his right wrist with his left hand, just at the small of his back. H walked comfortably in this fashion for several paces. He then worried that walking like this could appear old-fashioned and eccentric.

By this stage H had reached the store. He bought something to hold for the way back.

From There To Here By Water

Dublin was grey so H decided to leave. He followed the Tolka River to Dunshaughlin and then the Boyne to the Bog of Allen. The Brosna took him to Lough Derg and the Shannon and her estuary plopped him into the Atlantic Ocean.

The Atlantic Ocean is easily crossed if one takes a run at it, so H soon found himself at the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. After resting for the night at Grosse Isle he followed Saint Lawrence to the lakes Ontario and Erie.

The Grand River flows roughly North to South. This pleased H so he walked her banks until he got a hole in his shoe. In New Berlin H found a job as an apprentice baker, using part of his wage to pay the cobbler. Liking his work and being tired from two days walking, H stayed put to complete his training.