Today I got very nostalgic as my second internship for Cargill is now full swing, thinking back to my time spent in California with Cargill last summer. I traveled almost 2,000 miles from all of my family and friends to pursue my dream internship; performing research on hundreds of calves and working with dairy producers to help improve their farms. I ended up meeting the most amazing people and put 9,000 miles on my vehicle, but learned so much as I travelled parts of California, Utah and Idaho.
I always thought that I was an independent person, but I never learned true independence until I had to find my way alone in so many strange cities, including Oakland (because of course I had to visit another Major League Baseball stadium.) I learned to be strong and stand up for my friend at midnight in a sketchy emergency room because they would not listen to us. I learned to take peoples' harsh words (because I was a white girl from the Midwest on their farm) with a grain of salt. But more importantly, I learned that no matter where I go, I want to help dairy farmers more than anything. They are my inspiration and my heroes. I hope that one day I can truly impact all of America's dairy farmers with my promotion or my research.
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