literally! ha ha ha!
But seriously, I am in Georgia right now after some really excellent couch surfing experiences, a day of waiting + train + waiting + train, and a delicious breakfast at the "Flying Biscuit" this morning.
Last night was a really chilly train ride (I forgot how much AC there is on those things) with not that much sleep, but it was all worth it for the Gary and Me reunion, and meeting his friend Steve (who is super cool and lives in Atlanta).
Anyways, tomorrow we are leaving for Bonnaroo! Woo!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
And On The Surf We Found Our Friends...
Sometimes it just feels like you've been screaming for a really long time, and then it stops suddenly and you wonder "how did I forget what silence is like?"
That's kind of what I feel right now. Being at the homestead had frustrations that I couldn't even vocalize sometimes, so I felt like my brain was kind of screaming at me "figure out what it bothering you!" for the longest time. Now, however, I am in a place of awesome silence because:
WE ARE COUCHSURFING! YAY!
It has been such a great weekend so far! First we started out by couchsurfing at this fantastic families home. We were there first couchsurfers ever, so it was kind of neat. They made us some amazing veggie-Indian food, and we spent the evening talking about one million things that we all had in common. Great times!
Yesterday we arrived at our current host Lori's house. She is also fantasticly fun! We spent some time touring around with her yesterday as well as going to a show with four exceptionally great bands. Today we went exploring a place called "The Last Unicorn" (http://www.thelastunicorn.com/) which was a sight to behold. Basically this man, who works with Iron, has turned his five acres of land into this odd-mapped out-spectacle-show room. I never really knew what I was looking at... but it all seemed to be there for a reason. Odd, but cool.
We also hit up the Carborro farmers market today, as well as a thing called "the really really free market". What that is, is once a month some neat people around here organize a place for people to bring whatever they want to get rid of to. So you bring your stuff to this once public, outdoor location, throw it down, and take whatever you want. There was free clothes, shoes, books, toys, games, toiletries, office stuff, etc. There was also free food and zines. On the poster it also suggests that you can bring your skills to teach for free, or provide services for free (i.e. if you were learning to cut hair, you could give free hair cuts. Or, if you taught hula-hooping, you could teach for free). The banner that flew above the whole thing said "Anti-Capitalism Carnival" and it really committed to the point it was making. I (obviously) loved it, and I could see a lot of happy people because of it. I think Edmonton needs something like this!
Anyways, the weekend has been good and will continue to be good with these fabulous people we are with. And then, on Monday, I am off to Georgia to meet Gary and his friend Steve to begin our Bonnaroo adventure!
That's kind of what I feel right now. Being at the homestead had frustrations that I couldn't even vocalize sometimes, so I felt like my brain was kind of screaming at me "figure out what it bothering you!" for the longest time. Now, however, I am in a place of awesome silence because:
WE ARE COUCHSURFING! YAY!
It has been such a great weekend so far! First we started out by couchsurfing at this fantastic families home. We were there first couchsurfers ever, so it was kind of neat. They made us some amazing veggie-Indian food, and we spent the evening talking about one million things that we all had in common. Great times!
Yesterday we arrived at our current host Lori's house. She is also fantasticly fun! We spent some time touring around with her yesterday as well as going to a show with four exceptionally great bands. Today we went exploring a place called "The Last Unicorn" (http://www.thelastunicorn.com/) which was a sight to behold. Basically this man, who works with Iron, has turned his five acres of land into this odd-mapped out-spectacle-show room. I never really knew what I was looking at... but it all seemed to be there for a reason. Odd, but cool.
We also hit up the Carborro farmers market today, as well as a thing called "the really really free market". What that is, is once a month some neat people around here organize a place for people to bring whatever they want to get rid of to. So you bring your stuff to this once public, outdoor location, throw it down, and take whatever you want. There was free clothes, shoes, books, toys, games, toiletries, office stuff, etc. There was also free food and zines. On the poster it also suggests that you can bring your skills to teach for free, or provide services for free (i.e. if you were learning to cut hair, you could give free hair cuts. Or, if you taught hula-hooping, you could teach for free). The banner that flew above the whole thing said "Anti-Capitalism Carnival" and it really committed to the point it was making. I (obviously) loved it, and I could see a lot of happy people because of it. I think Edmonton needs something like this!
Anyways, the weekend has been good and will continue to be good with these fabulous people we are with. And then, on Monday, I am off to Georgia to meet Gary and his friend Steve to begin our Bonnaroo adventure!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
And AWAY We Go!!!
In about three short hours Beth and I leave the homestead! We are going to be couchsurfing for four nights in Carborro, and then parting ways.
To be honest, its not the saddest of farewells. My expectations or 'wants' were just different than what we got from this place. And the people are cool, but I don't feel incredibly and deeply connected to them so it makes the goodbye a lot easier than say, our last farm. We are both looking forward to some good times in town though, as the music scene is apparently pretty legendary.
So, to good food, new friends, and some excellent music adventures - I am excited for you, Carborro.
To be honest, its not the saddest of farewells. My expectations or 'wants' were just different than what we got from this place. And the people are cool, but I don't feel incredibly and deeply connected to them so it makes the goodbye a lot easier than say, our last farm. We are both looking forward to some good times in town though, as the music scene is apparently pretty legendary.
So, to good food, new friends, and some excellent music adventures - I am excited for you, Carborro.
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