Our team of Student Ambassadors recently went to the Royal Adelaide Show to take part in the “Celebrity Milk-Off” cow milking competition. It was a great day and a learning experience for all of us!
We were paired with a small but spunky cow named Olivia, who liked to move around a lot during the competition! Olivia was a very pretty cow and we were lucky to have her!
It was the first time milking a cow for everyone on our team, so we were all a little confused as to the best technique to use to get the maximum amount of milk! Luckily for us, we got some coaching from Olivia’s owner and we were on our way!
I must admit that the first time that I got some milk to come out, I was pretty proud of myself. It was much easier to do once you got started and keeping your hand wet was really important so that you didn’t pull too hard! Olivia certainly wasn’t afraid to let you know when you were doing something wrong, as she’s kick or move around pretty quickly.
We quickly learned that the entire event was a farce, with the goal basically being to cheat as much as possible. We had about two buckets filled with pure cow milk (and nothing else...) until Olivia kicked over one of our buckets right at the end! That may have made the difference between us winning and losing, but we had a good laugh and a good day overall.
So as a piece of advice to anyone who is considering applying to be an ambassador with StudyAdelaide next year, start practising your cow milking and put that on your resume! After coming so close to victory, we’re looking to take home the prize next year!