Second week not quite over. We have started our work placement. It's about 7 min bike ride down the road from us, so not to bad. It's an organic farm, a few large sized gardens with a small orchard attached. We spent most of the first day weeding and hoes the herbs and leeks, then threw down some mulch, probably going to be the Monday story of the next 2 1/2 months. Wednesday we went to the school for the second part of our work placements, where we will be giving presentations for a bunch of different classes from gr. 7 social studies to grade 12 global history. I'd forgotten what high school was like, more angst than I remember. Also, I think little kids are losing their fear of large people, we need to work on that. Today was a short harvest. We'll be doing that every Thursday to help with the farmers market. Today it was snow peas, crab apples and tomatoes. It kind of works like a U-pick, so I got my fill. Not sure how long till the first frost comes in because that's when we really start farming. Till then the weeding will probably get tedious. Still easier than tree planting though.
We've been gaining attention in town, a few organizations that we're working for and a few that we reached out to. We may be involved in the Olympic torch party, a few groups on campus, theater groups (our host parents are pretty active on their own), etc. Hopefully we get free access to the campus gym, we already have library membership. People seem to love giving free stuff to volunteers, which works for me. Second weekend, I'm hoping things are going to be a little more exciting, no being able to officially drink puts a damper on things but we can have fun without alcohol.

I've been keeping a decent record in a fairly neutral journal that people can read should anyone wish a detailed story. Not sure who's reading this, so please drop a comment.