It's great to be back on the farm-- it feels a little like a homecoming; I also had the feeling as I turned onto Mt. Gilead Road that I always had turning onto Lac La Belle Drive heading back into OSRUI; a stomach churning excitement combined with a bit of nerves. Will my friends be back? Will the new kids like me? What will be different this time? What will be the same?
Well, the folks are nice; Gabe and Jakir are the old friends, and there are a small group of new ones living in the village. There's another Joel-- this one from Australia, on his way to study at Hadar. And Rachel, who worked on the farm all last summer, is coming up on Mondays and Tuesdays as she has decided to focus her PhD on Kayam!
It seems it'll be a nice group. For now, I have my own tent. It's funny to have such a small group in the village; by the time I left last summer, there were 20 people to cook for; tonight, there were 7.
I walked down to the farm, and was instantly "lost." Other than the grape vines and the strawberry bushes, all the crops have been rotated, so I don't know where anything is! I'm sure I'll learn quickly.
Off to bed for an early rise tomorrow.
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