02 July 2009

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Realized today that I belong here. Thought that was something of note. I finally feel comfortable on the farm. Maybe that's the wrong word. I feel at home here. I know where things are (or who to ask if I don't), I know everyone's name, and everyone knows me. I am friends with my Clairvaux Farm family. Fancy that! I don't think its possible to adequately express how excited I am about this.

Today has been a really good day for the farm. Cameron is staying! Alison (she manages the farm, lots of responsibility and stress and amazingness) had a long conversation with him, and they decided he could stay. This morning, he told me her was leaving, and I made it clear how much I would be thinking about him, and that I would really truly miss him. And this afternoon, he told me I'd have to deal with him being around for a while longer! Hurray! I realized then that Cameron and I are friends. We hugged, and I really felt love for this man who I only met one month ago.

Its funny to have friends who are so different from me, in so many ways. Normally, one "knows" someone in a different age group, and is "friends" with someone in the same age group. My new friends are so important.

The other day, Udo mentioned that next week is the midpoint of the summer. I can't believe it. Earlier, I was thinking about the day I leave. What will that be like? How can I ever say goodbye to my friends here?

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  1. AndreaJuly 2, 2009 at 9:45 PM

    yay! i'm glad you feel at home now! haha when you said "fancy that" i was reminded of christine stuart from anne of green gables. :)

    but yes about the friends with people different age groups!! i definitely have been thinking about that a lot and experiencing that at home :)

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  2. LeslyeJuly 3, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    That sounds simply amazing! I pretty much knew from the beginning that you were going to love being there and never want to leave, but I'm happy to hear it from you! And I'm so glad that Cameron got to stay, and that you can spend even more time with him. It's hard to believe that you're a month into your experience and I'm really only a week. I have so much to tell you about what happened this week--I started working with my NGO and moved in with my host family. Dios mio! (Yikes!) We are going to work in a very low-income immigrant neighborhood. It's heartbreaking to see the poverty, the trash in the water supply, and the packs of hungry dogs on the streets. I'll have to post another blog entry soon to share!

    I love your blog! Can't say how happy I am to hear that you're doing well. Post more soon, please. :)

    Love, Leslye

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