- I’m a student at Cornell University studying government, but one afternoon on campus was unique.
- I started my day at the on-campus farm, meeting the sheep, pigs, and cows.
- After that, I had lunch at the student-run, on-campus luxury hotel.
As a government major at Cornell, I hadn’t expected agricultural enrichment to be part of my college experience. However, my love of plants and animals consistently leads me back to the Cornell barns and fields — despite having no immediate relevance to my degree.
Usually, I don’t have time to trek to the barns during the week, but one day, Cornell unexpectedly canceled classes at the end of last year, allowing my friend and me to have an adventurous early weekend.
After a lengthy search for a parking spot (Cornell’s parking, or lack thereof, is notorious), my friend and I waded through the mud into the barn. As my friend was an animal-science major and researcher who worked there, she lifted the latch and led us inside, starting my unique day as a Cornell student.
