Content in a Tent
I am content in a tent, to use a term that my friends coined a year earlier. I am on my first stop on my volunteering project with my sister Katie and my best friend Chris. The farm that I have been staying on this past week is owned by Elisa Young, an activist, in Southern rural Racine, OH. Most of my belongings are tucked away safely in various backpacks and boxes stored in our B.A.D. Mobile. I am on the go, but stay in places quite frequently. Time doesn’t matter much, only getting the job done is what matters. So far I’ve helped build a chicken coop that will allow the chickens to roam free range. Next I helped my colleagues thoroughly cover a freshly plowed field with manure. This tainted land will eventually become green again with a lush wonderful landscape. it’s nice to know that I have created a place where Elisa will be satisfied by the great food grown here. Helping Elisa takes a big load off her back for the long summer ahead of fighting the pollution and harm done to this surrounding area due to major coal companies.
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Elizabeth | June 10, 2009 @ 2:31 am
Hey andrew! (btw… this is Elizabeth from HOBY Candyland:))
I have been reading through chris, katie, and your blogs and i love your writing style! The puncuation, vocabulary, and even the way you vary sentence lengths and structures makes what you are saying so interesting! I am having so much fun reading. Keep up all of the great work/volunteering. I hope all of you enjoyed HOBY!