The New York State Fair

Hello everyone!

This weekend was an extra long one for me. Besides not having class on Fridays we also had Monday off for Labor Day. Although I did have some homework to complete, I was able to take a break on Sunday to visit the State Fair. Although this is my fourth fall in Syracuse, I had never been to the fair before and it proved to be a fun way to spend the afternoon. The food was all fried and tasty and there was delicious 25 cent chocolate milk. Of course there were odd dairy specialty items such as the butter sculpture. There were many of my favorite farm animals for the petting including cows, sheep, donkeys, goats and llamas. The big attraction as far as animals go was the giraffe. I bought some carrots and fed (meaning got my hand licked) the giraffe. My roommate and I also won two gold fish, Winston and Webster, by playing the game where you throw the ping pong ball into the little bowl. Winston, unfortunately, has since gone the way of many carnival fish and is no longer swimming in the clear waters of his bowl.

In my home town we have a fair as well, called the Grange Fair and being at this fair, although larger than what I'm used to, made me feel like I was at home.

Until next time,
Gitta