Last weekend our Rose Scholars group took a stroll to the Ithaca Farmers Market, a giant pavilion with foods and local foods from vendors all over Tompkins County. When GRFs Shiv and Sam told me there are over 5000 visitors to the farmers market I was not convinced, there is no way that there are even 5000 people in Ithaca I thought. Well turns out I was wrong and the large farmers market pavilion was jam-packed with students, couples, and kids.

I have to admit that I have not left Cornell’s campus except for trips to Collegetown, making our morning weekend stroll all the more interesting. Just the walk alone allowed me to see what the charming little town of Ithaca was like and maybe this trip would be the reason why I would go out exploring a lot more. I would definitely recommend anyone with time on the weekends to take a nice walk to the Farmers Market and leave their comfort zones and coursework behind for a day to enjoy what Ithaca is all about.