This has definitely been my favorite Rose Scholars event so far. I had just finished my first round of prelims, so I decided to go to this self-care workshop to destress and relax a little. They set up a bunch of pumpkins, tools, and decorations on the tables in Rose Library. I had never carved my own pumpkin before, so I was pretty excited.

Before we started carving pumpkins, a special guest (and Rose House Fellow!) came to talk to us about managing our health and well-being at Cornell. Sarah, a CAPS counselor, told us about the support services available to us. Sarah also carved her own pumpkin with us later! Below are some pictures of my pumpkin.

Before:

And after:

My roommate and I brought our carved pumpkins up to our room, but we unfortunately had to throw them out after ~4 days due to horrifying amounts of mold that aggregated.