I've told you about this farm already, haven't? The splendiferousness of it? Well, I'm at week two and I guess I've found more to say.
I've fallen in love with several things here. Some people, with kind eyes and sweet smiles, and some... actions? I walk around covered in dirt basically all the time and I love it. My hands are perpetually smudged with soil, insect bites and small cuts; same goes for my arms and legs in general. I went to market like this on Thursday, my overalls folded down and filthy and my bare feet sizzling slightly on the pavement as I told customers the price of green beans.
I go barefoot more. I take off my glasses and brush my hair out of my eyes. I go swimming in my clothes. I throw unripe tomatoes at the boys I like when they fall off the plant I'm weeding. I trampoline. I talk to people first rather than waiting for them to approach me. I wonder where the day has gone because I was busy the whole time. I try to learn the asalatos. I relish the opportunity to dig potatoes and pick green beans. I play with the kittens that live on the deck. I say yes to basically everything asked of me (except gardening topless... I declined). I make fun of my accent and Canadians at the same time. I run through the field whenever I get the opportunity because it feels good to do it while I'm laughing.
There are some great things happening. I think I'ma go back to the first farm I was on on Monday. I miss them terribly and I'll be excited to see how the plants and the people have grown. Tomorrow I may be going to Niagara Falls. And I met this awesome girl who is moving to Australia around the end of the year to stay for a few years so yay! A travelling friend I will actually see again soon after going home. And a trip to NYC may be looming. But everything changes with me from day to day right now, so we'll see.
I can't say this was all a result of where I am. Some of it has been a long time coming, I think.
It's not a perfect metaphor.
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This makes me happy :-)
ReplyDeleteI feel like this entry should be a short film. Sort of like one of those montage type things. Just because it sounds so wonderful, and I feel that you running in a field, barefoot, should be something that we can all see.
ReplyDeleteDespite all this, I agree that this has all been a long time coming. It's a fantastic and wonderful change. And I know that you'll relish it in years to come.
I love you.
xx