It is 60 degrees outside, and the world feels new!

I've been back from spring break for about a week now.

It went really well.



I went to Farm Sanctuary in upstate New York. I cleaned barns. I fed cows. I petted pigs. I cleaned up after the chicken that lived in the kitchen.



It was really cool. I think I was too busy/exhausted to get depressed. I learned a ton - not just about animal rights, but about animals in general. Did you know that when sows pee, it squirts out the back of them like a super soaker? Fascinating.



So I guess I didn't have anything to worry about. I don't think I really made any friends (surprise surprise), but I was sociable. I didn't lock myself in the cabin and cry. I didn't write in my real diary about how I hated everyone. I actually felt very comfortable there.



I rented a documentary called Peaceable Kingdom - about Farm Sanctuary - for all of us to watch on the trip. After we got back, I didn't have time to return it before I left again to go home, so I just brought it back with me. On Sunday, Ethan and I were bored, and I suggested we watch the documentary. My mom sat down and watched it with us. And now she wants to try to be a vegetarian.

I think that is the coolest thing ever.

posted at 7:25 PM by Alison

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