Rabbit Food
As tough as it is to read through hundreds of files this time of the year, one of my favorite things about working in admissions is that I am always learning something new. It’s a really cool feeling when I can put down a file and say “Hmmmm…. I never thought about that before.” The wisdom of 17 year olds.
This year there were no shortage of essays and responses that were very provocative (both good and bad) and gave me some time to think about my own perspective.
One new thing in my life that has been influenced in large part by your applications is that I have severely cut back on the amount of meat I eat. There were a number of essays this year from people who talked about their reasons for being vegetarians, certainly not an easy feat in places like Texas (did you know that in Houston meat particles are actually abundant in the air!? I learned this from a student’s application, so it must be true). For some not eating meat is political, for others it is cultural or religious, and some people just really love animals, either way there were a lot of interesting arguments made about the virtues of not eating meat. I decided to give it a try to see if I could keep it up and I am happy to report that it’s been about 3 weeks since I’ve eaten chicken or beef. I’m not going to completely cut it out of my life. In fact I can’t wait to get back to Texas this fall and indulge in some BBQ. But for now I can say that I do feel “better” and a little “healthier” and it has been much easier to not eat meat than I originally thought it would be. The only meat product I’ve craved in recent weeks is prosciutto (random right?) but other than that I haven’t minded eating like a rabbit.