A couple of weekends ago I attended the Big Pig Jig with my class in Vienna, Georgia. The trip was filled with CAS experiences, so I’m sure there have been multiple other CAS blogs about it.
The trip began on a Friday (one in which we didn’t have school for the state cross country meet). I rode with a few friends to get some things we would need. We went to a few different grocery stores, and also got lunch. When we got to the school we needed to work together to get all of our bags into the bus.
Around one we left for Vienna. The bus trip was a few hours long, but it did not feel long since almost everyone on the bus played a card game to pass time (Cards Against Humanity). We got to Vienna, checked into our hotel, and settled down for a bit before going out for dinner. We drove for around half an hour before we got to the restaurant, which turned out to be owned and operated by Mennonites. It was an interesting experience to see the people (not in a weird way), their decor, furniture, and food, and I’m glad I got to try and experience it.
That night we went to the Big Pig Jig, a large barbeque competition. We got our volunteer t-shirts and had the opportunity to walk around the grounds. What I saw was incredible. There was a vast amount of music, bonfires, food, and people. I also got to see the different teams preparing their barbeque entries (I even got to see someone roasting a whole pig! Which was disturbing, but also neat!). We were supposed to see a music festival, but the artists canceled due to the weather. We left the grounds, went to Walmart, and went back to the hotel.
The next morning we woke up, ate breakfast, and went back to the Big Pig Jig. This time, however, we went to actually volunteer. Some people were in charge of a ticket booth, some were in charge of cleaning and setting up tables, and some (including myself) were in charge of carrying the barbeque entries to the table for the judges. In between judging, we had the opportunity to walk around the grounds.
After volunteering a bit, we packed up our things and got back on the bus to head home.
The Big Pig Jig offered tons of opportunities and was definitely interesting, but it also offered tons of CAS experiences.
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