I haven't checked the blog in a while and I was suprised to see so few new coments!
I always enjoy reading what other people put up and what they are up to, but never write anything myself so here it is.
I just came back from a short visit to Emerson, where I joined in with a few lessons the 2nd years had on Arable with Jurgen, Fruit production with Auke and the BD-preps with guest teacher Ferdinad Vondruska (an Austrian farmer living and farming in Canada and producing high cuantyties of high quality preps).
The atmosphere at the Rachel Carson Centre was amazing. The building has been painted so now all the classrooms have a colour (light blueish/green- Horticulture year 1; golden yellow- Agriculture year 1; light purple- BD year 2) and the entrance is a huge display of flowers, animals, fields, minerals and stars! One has to see it for him/her self.
The garden has also come to life and is highly productive. Three indian runner ducks bring some astrality (and a lot of character) to the place and Rob runs back and forth between this garden and the Tablehurst polytunnels, working working working, followed by a gorgouse happy girl called Flow.
I didn't have much contact with the first years, but they seem like a colourfull bunch that have made the course come out of the dark a bit. Like every year there's a wide range of cultures and ages mixed in one, evenyone with it's own reason to be there.
It was also great to see a few of my old classmates again and catch up a bit.
And what about me? well, I'm back in Holland and I started in September with a physiotherapy study, but it did not work out as I thought and I decided to stop a few weeks ago. I'm finding it very difficult to live in the city and I really miss the Emerson life. I'm working hard at the moment and in the mean time looking for new things I can do/want to do/ should do with my life. Any ideas?
I would love to hear about everyone and keep in touch better, also I would like more people to join this blog and keep it thriving.
All the best to you all and keep spreading the bd-love!
ps. pictures of my visit are still to come!
