i can't believe it's already june

Hey weshos!!

Sorry i'm a bit behind with the blogging. I haven't had internet access for the past two weeks. So my summer so far has been pretty awesome. The first week of summer I went to stay at my dad's house in wilmington. It was a lot of fun getting to catch up with him and some of my friends that live around there. I even got to go to the beach one day which was really nice. I also went bowling and to the movies which are two of my favorite things to do. The next week I was really lazy. I spent the whole week laying around, watching movies on netflix, and packing. On May 22nd, the real fun began. I rode the train to dc to meet up with kara. We left that sunday to begin our organic farming adventure. We stopped overnight in ohio, iowa, south dakota, and montana. We even got to see mount rushmore and visit a corn palace(which, btw, is definitely not much to see). On the drive I was able to read a book called the hunger games. It was really good. We stayed with kara's family and friends every night except for the night in montana. That night we decided to camp out. It was cold and rainy and not very fun at all. Other than that the whole road trip was a blast. We got to see a lot of pretty scenery. On may 28th, we arrived at the farm in idaho. The farmer's name is rick and he has a twelve year old daughter named Salange who we get to see when she is staying with him. Every morning we wake up around seven, eat breakfast, and do the morning chores which consist of collecting eggs and feeding the chickens, sheep, and goat. He has several lamb. They are so cute, but I am trying not to get too attached because he is raising them for meat. He also has about 30 really adorable chicks that he is also raising for meat. The rest of the day we usually do whatever else he wants us to do which so far has included drilling, sawing, and screwing as we are helping him build another greenhouse, planting vegetables in his garden, scooping manure and straw out of a barn to make a new home for the chicks, and stacking wood. The work can be a bit exhausting but it is also quite rewarding. It is nice to not have to worry about tests and papers for awhile. Last Sunday we went to a Quaker meeting. It is an hour of complete silence which was so nice because I was able to just think and pray and relax. Rick can be a bit of a talker so it was nice to have some time to myself. The food so far has been both good and bad. The first day we had some form of egg for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don't like eggs so I was a bit concerned that I was going to starve. It has gotten much better since then though. I tried tofu for the first time the other night. ugh. it was gross. Currently we are house sitting for Rick's ex-wife until sunday. It is nice to have a bit of a break and to be able to get on the internet. We return to the farm on Sunday and stay until friday. Then we will head on to another farm in Oregon. I am hoping it will be a bit warmer and less rainy there. We are going hiking tomorrow and it is supposed to be sunny. I am really excited about that. I hope you all are enjoying your summer so far!

BWL,
Brittaney