Cheers
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Window Seat
Yesterday was my last day working on the Farm where I've spent the past month. I snapped this one in between Miranda de Ebro and Vitoria, Spain, on my way back to Pamplona to see my girl. A new month is upon me, and I look forward to experiencing (and partly documenting) the horizons to come.
Cheers
Cheers
Friday, March 16, 2012
Roughing it
Hola!
Lately I have been taking a break from posting many words and fotos. However, I will take this time to explain a little bit about what I´m up to for the month of March. Now, I am living in the tiny Village of La Prada in Northern Spain. Every weekday morning at around 8, I venture ten minutes from the door of an ancient stone dwelling, in which I have a bedroom, and arrive at a small organic farm where I work until 2pm. The work I´ve experienced over the past 2 weeks has consisted of anything from harvesting carrots, beats, and leaks to general weeding/maintenance or building planting boxes for strawberries.
This is my second month-long work exchange in Europe so far this year, and, my first true farming endeavor. Living here (in a village of 12 inhabitants) and being so secluded (roughly 8k from the nearest bar) from the everyday bustle of a more populated community is completely new for me. Yet, I´ve found that it is just what I need in order to regain a sense of direction and understanding in this transitional period of my life. Plus!...The food is fresh, the mountains are close, and the sun has been shining. Ahh, how fortunate I am to have this opportunity to learn from.
In the not so distant future, I look forward to processing some of the images I have taken over the past few weeks. This will most likely occur when I am reunited with my computer and a reliable internet connection again (probably mid-late April).
Cheers,
Maxfield
p.s. Mustache March has found me in good form. Unemployed, working for my meals, and sporting a dirty upper lip.
Lately I have been taking a break from posting many words and fotos. However, I will take this time to explain a little bit about what I´m up to for the month of March. Now, I am living in the tiny Village of La Prada in Northern Spain. Every weekday morning at around 8, I venture ten minutes from the door of an ancient stone dwelling, in which I have a bedroom, and arrive at a small organic farm where I work until 2pm. The work I´ve experienced over the past 2 weeks has consisted of anything from harvesting carrots, beats, and leaks to general weeding/maintenance or building planting boxes for strawberries.
This is my second month-long work exchange in Europe so far this year, and, my first true farming endeavor. Living here (in a village of 12 inhabitants) and being so secluded (roughly 8k from the nearest bar) from the everyday bustle of a more populated community is completely new for me. Yet, I´ve found that it is just what I need in order to regain a sense of direction and understanding in this transitional period of my life. Plus!...The food is fresh, the mountains are close, and the sun has been shining. Ahh, how fortunate I am to have this opportunity to learn from.
In the not so distant future, I look forward to processing some of the images I have taken over the past few weeks. This will most likely occur when I am reunited with my computer and a reliable internet connection again (probably mid-late April).
Cheers,
Maxfield
p.s. Mustache March has found me in good form. Unemployed, working for my meals, and sporting a dirty upper lip.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Last day in Italy
I snapped this photo on the way to the Rome airport from Cortona. I boarded the train in an early morning fog and was soon presented with a beautiful sunrise. This was taken just as the glow from the sunrise had dissipated.
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