My sister and I went to the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. This is a festival held every year dedicated to wildlife and the wildlife lovers. I m one of those wildlife lovers and have been going to College of Charleston for three years and this was my first time going to the expo. This festival is to promote wildlife and nature conservation. I was a little overwhelmed by the amount of people that attended the expo but happy that so many people cared about saving wildlife and had an interest in wildlife. There were three exhibits that stuck out most to me and made me want to go back for the next expo. Those three were Turtle survival Alliance, the Department of Agriculture, and the Boone Hall Farms one.

The turtle survival Alliance really struck me because I have heard a lot about turtles dying because of all of the plastic and other pollution in the water. It is very unfortunate that they have to suffer because people are so careless with the environment. I love how this organization was built off of the fact that they wanted to save species of turtles that were being captured and going extinct. I never knew anything about the Asian Turtle crisis until I was introduced to this organization. I visited their website and was amazed at how many turtles they house and keep safe from extinction. Their website is amazing and the pictures they have of turtles are great.

I was interested in the Department of Agriculture because of everything that was going on with the government and how it effected food industries and providers. I was curious to know if they had been as effected. I have been trying to change my eating habits and want to start eating more healthier, fresher foods which is another reason I was drawn to this exhibit. They have a state farmers market and I have been wanting to go to one since I can remember. I was surprised to know that they had one about 45 minutes away from where I live and two more in Greeneville and Columbia. I will definitely be paying them a visit over the summer.

Boone Hall Farms brings back so many memories. When I was younger, I used to go there for Halloween or thanksgiving and getting pumpkins, participate n the haunted houses and everything. I love Boone Hall farms and seeing them made me feel like a child again. Their food is so good and they also have different farmers markets. I have not been there in so long but I want to go back.

SEWE was definitely a great experience for me and I would love to go again. I’m not looking forward to the people traffic or car traffic either though!