Senior Event at Leeds Farm

Okay. Again, it was been far too long but once again, I was swamped with assignments for the past couple of weeks. I am back for now. A couple of weeks ago, I went with the other seniors (about 40 of us or so) to Leeds Farm on Route 37 about 15 minutes away from the school. I needed a break and this was perfect for me.

Most of the time while I was at the farm, I wondered aimlessly with a couple of my friends. The first thing I did was the corn maze; however, it was not really a corn maze because most of the maze was torn down so it looked barren. The supposed of the maze was to dip each finger into some kind of gel throughout the maze. Once you found all five of them, you could solve the maze and see that kind of farmer you are. One problem: the gel was dried up and I could barely see the gel. Basically, I walked through a dead maze for about 30 minutes with little to show for it.

Next up was the zip line. This was the most exciting activity of the day for me. I actually had to wait in line (I guess most people would agree with the previous statement). The exhilaration of being in the air was enough for me although it was too short. I did not get to go on the zip line as it was raining very hard at that point and the walkway was very slippery. Bummer.

I waited around for the rain to stop then I went on a hayride on a locomotive. The experience was peaceful and the staff tried to make it as comfortable and interesting as possible. There was many animals during the ride even though none of them were real. Still, they were cool to look at. I liked the peacefulness of the ride into the woods and the sun started to come out.

The rain came back at the end of the ride so I had to seek shelter immediately. The shelter was the barn where I saw many pigs, cows, and hens. I have not been to a farm in a long time so I enjoyed it. I realized that I could get food in the barn upstairs so to avoid the rain for a longer period of time, I went upstairs. I realized earlier in the day that most of the group disappeared and I had no idea where anyone went. Lo and behold, most of the other seniors were upstairs in the food area, eating. My second highlight (if I had to say another one besides the zip line) was the food. The food was inexpensive and just what my body craved after being on the farm for about 2 hours. I had chili cheese fries and a hot dog and for my dessert, I had granny apples with caramel poured on top. So good!!

The last thing I did was to buy a pumpkin. It was a pumpkin farm and the senior class advisory council had a hook up by taking 2 dollars off with the purchase of a pumpkin. The pumpkin were of all different sizes and colors. The pumpkin I purchased was $2- it was a medium size bluish-gray pumpkin that I still have sitting on top of my refrigerator.

Overall, it was an all right experience for a senior class college trip. Very simplistic and cheap but fun. The next blog will be about the senior class trip to Dave and Buster's!! Stick around!!







With much OWU Love,
Hasani Wheat
Class of '10