Only two more weeks

Sorry to everyone for not updating in a while. It seems like there isn't much to write about, but only because I am used to 50 new and exciting things happening every day and now it is only about 15 so it doesn't feel like there is nearly as much to write about. So a few of the more interesting things that have happened lately (in whatever order I think of them):

We started a worm farm at the cottage. There are at least 3 other worm farms just here on the farm, plus many more at Eden (I never know worm farming was so popular). The best part about this for me is that I don't have to walk very far to get rid of my organic waste. Worm farms are made out of everything here: most of the ones on the farm are stacks of old tires and the ones at Eden are mostly old metal drums (the storage kind not the music kind) cut in half, it is a great way to get something productive out of things that would otherwise be sent to the dump, Eden even runs a business selling worms and the juice that they produce.

The Eden businesses are up and running! which means that in addition to being able to get my laundry done there I can also buy vegetables and second hand clothes, and Terry is even getting the holes in his pants patched. My favorite part is the vegetables, they grow great organic vegis at Eden and they are almost always on my table for dinner :)

I only have two more weeks left, and I am trying to ignore the fact that I have to leave soon as much as possible. I was home sick for about 1.5days a couple weeks ago, but I think that has been the only time I have wanted to go back. I have really fallen in love with it here, the people, the places, everything. And to make things worse the last week or so I have really started to connect with a lot of the students. I think the only reason I am going to make it back is because I am really looking forward to the AmeriCorps position I have for the next school year.

There was a drag show at in Karatara last weekend. I though it was great, Terry is scared for life. I was hoping that it was going to be Eden students in drag, but it was all people from George and Knysna, the Eden students were all there though and everyone laughed a lot (as much from the drag queens as from everything else that happened).

My favorite party of the week is the Saturday morning Sedgefield market. It is a great place to get breakfast, bread, fruits, veggies, cheese, yogurt, and local crafts (it is half farmers market half craft market). I wish I could take enough pictures to really show you what it is like tucked back in the forest, but you will have to survive with just this one. And while I am on the topic of food, one really interesting thing I have noticed about food here is almost all of it comes from South Africa. Even things like Lay's Potato Chips advertise how amazing South African potatoes are, and Heinz Ketchup is 'Made in South Africa'. I am so used to everything in the states (especially fruits and vegetables) coming from far away that this seems both odd and really cool, it is nice to not have to think very hard to buy local.

And now I am off to bed, I have to get up early to drive a bunch of Eden students down to an event tomorrow morning.