Kristiyana Ilieva PC3 Lulin

Writing- p. 36; ex. 2

Sprouting as a new person

As a person that has lived in a big city for their

whole life, going out of my comfort zone and
indulging into the farm life was quite the
experience. I can reassure you that it’s not that
big of a deal to spend your day out leading the
livestock to pasture or sowing the fields.

My main question that i was looking forward to

getting an answer to is whether country life is
better than city life, which is probably what
you’re wondering as well. At first when I arrived
at the farm, that was chosen by the organizers
of the project, I felt out of my element.
Probably because I’ve been adhering to the
monotonous city life for the whole duration of
my lifespan up to now. But once I met the
people there, walked around the yard and
petted the animals I took to it like a duck to
water. Also engaging in such activities as
milking the cows, harvesting the crops and
trimming the sheep’s fur can be quite
entertaining and educational. In general
husbandry is something that most of the
people from the younger generations are not
familiar with, and if the opposite they think of it
as something that peasants do, which is
absolutely erroneous. I can’t relent the fact that
rural life is dull and monotonous, it is in fact the
other way around. There’s always a new task to
get done with, a new obstacle to go around and
last but not least new people to meet and
befriend. Everyday you wake up with the thirst
of living the day to the fullest. Village life is
filled with so much excitement and cheerful
ventures, although it might be tiring and you
might feel drained at the end of the day.

At the evening after everyone’s done with their

work, we sit around the table, chatting about
life, sometimes arguing but most of the time
we call it a day at a jolly environment.

Now let’s address the elephant in the room.

Which is “Did I find myself preferring country
life over city life?” Yes, I relished it a little more
than my basic, day-to-day, scheduled life. It
certainly opened my eyes to more possibilities
that I now see myself as an old lady, owning a
little farm in the countryside, nurturing
newborn goats, which was something I’ve
never thought of hitherto. I as an exponent
who wholly supports the idea of agriculture and
organic farming, with all my heart, suggest you
try it yourself for the sake of experiencing
something new so you can sprout as a new
person, just like me.

You won’t be left

disillusioned!