October Reflection

The month of October was very exciting for me. It was the start of in-person labs for my animal science class. I got first-hand, up close experience with cows, pigs, and digestive tracts. I stuck my arm in a cannulated cow and felt its digestive system. I also learned all of the different meat parts of the pig. And I also got to measure the digestive tracts of different species. I learned in my animal systems class how humans evolved alongside animals and also how hybrid animal species are a result of climate change, and are endangering many other species. The second half of the semester, I took on two additional classes, and was worried that I wouldn’t be able to juggle all of the work and fit it all into my already busy schedule. Luckily, I have found that my organizational skills have allowed me to adjust well and I now have a schedule of which classes’ work I work on each day. I also learned that I am good at juggling my work/ school life and my extra-curricular/ relaxation life. I am in three clubs, and I do still struggle to go to every meeting, but I try and participate in them as much as possible. The biggest struggle for me is probably maintaining a good sleep schedule. I also learned that I have pretty good study habits, as my second round of midterm scores have improved. I am also stepping out of my comfort zone and trying new things. I joined the dairy club’s cow showing, so I will be able to learn how to halter break a cow. The month of October, I went to Cincinnati for the weekend. I went to a drive-in movie theater for the first time, ate at Skyline for the first time, and left campus for the first time since I moved in.