A First Day to Remember

So the farm seems kind of cool but it is very small. There are however, 10 chickens about 4 cats (outdoor thank you), 2 dogs, don't know how many ducks (they bought them), goats will be here on the 26th. I think that I will be doing a lot of similar work to when I was at Fanny and Christian's. I am okay with that.

The place is a little boyish. What do I mean by that? I am sleeping in a boxcar. The bathroom is in a separate box car and the floor has been squegeed but not cleaned in I don't know how long. The wet has made part of the walls rot and mold. The kitchen is very small but has all of the basics.

So, my arrival of the farm was greeted with a quick tour and introduction to Jonathan. I was told to relax for about an hour but after that Amir never returned. I helped Jonathan sweep out one of the green houses so that it looked presentable for any customers who many walk through. It is filled with all kinds of herbs. I took a break and ate some more Prince cookies. I was glad that I bought some in the airport!

I them helped Jonathan begin to cut the plastic on one of the planting beds. Amir told us we would plant strawberries there but that weeding was more important for now. The sun was so hot and I had gone too long without my hat; I had a headache. Amir and Jonathan were going into Tel Aviv to do some personal business. I was asked to turn on the water at 4:00 - 4:20. I said sure and set my alarm as it was only 1:00.

After they left I grabbed some lunch. The fridge is stocked with vegetables but not a lot of stuff to help make the veggies into a good dish. I relaxed for a while on a hammock where I swung, but was just touching the ground. By the end of it, I am pretty sure my butt was on the ground. I turned on the water and then wedded two of the beds.

It was getting dark so I wasted some time on the internet. Then on my Sodoku book. Then...I had nothing to do. I took a shower and really just wanted to clean the shower and the floor. In fact, I just wanted to clean in general, I was going to be here for a month and this place needed some woman lovin' and a good scrub down! Only problem: no cleaning supplies.

Basically, I was alone from 1pm until 7am the next day. My roommate never came back so I slept with the door open and ear plugs in to block the noise of the highway. I had no sheets or blanket as I was told that they would give it to me later when I first arrived and they never came back. I piled on the clothing and then in the middle of the night laid my wet towel on me. The good news: my towel is now nice and dry.

I woke up about every hour and looked to see if Jonathan was back - nope. At 5am the rooster began his morning call. I got up at 6 and wasted time. I ate my last Prince cookie and hoped that when people arrived they would eat some breakfast before beginning to work.