My life has taken a complete 180 for the next couple of months. Here's why...
I moved to Kauai
I am doing a horticulture/floral design internship rather than attending class
I am learning to dress for mosquitoes rather than snow
I live on a farm
I work in a WWII military barrack
My back yard is the jungle
I have a beautiful view of the ocean from the hill where I live
To make a floral arrangement I just go cut the flowers myself
I wake up to a "cockle-doodle-do" rather than an alarm clock
Rather than going to the grocery store I walk a few hundred feet and pick my grapefruit, oranges, tangerines, apple-bananas, avocados, macadamia nuts, and other fruits that I wasn't even aware of before I came here.
I work with and am surrounded by some of the most amazingly beautiful flowers. This is the first tropical arrangement I did by myself... How does it look?
This is the inside of the farm shop. To be honest, when I first got here I was absolutely mortified by the working environment! I don't know how such beautiful arrangements are created amidst such a mess, but some how it happens.
The past few days have been a wonderful adventure. I truly am living a beautiful place, and my new "family" Merv and Carol are the nicest people. I just can't wait till it gets warm this week so I can go to the beach!
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jdub! im so happy that we can at least keep in touch through the blogs... and i have to say how incredibly jealous i am, it looks so warm, and sooo pretty out there! hope all is well, love you girlie!
ps.. great job with the boquet!
I am so happy I got to see you! i love it! keep them coming! Miss you!
Jena!!!!!! Oh my goodness so much to comment on! First, I LOVE that you live on a farm...I also love that you can just go outside and pick an avocado-pick one for me every day that you are there! And third, I love your working conditions, it makes me feel at home! (my house feels like that):) And last I love that you are having this adventurous adventure! I better call you, this is getting too long!
It is so good to finally see some pictures of what you ahve been talking about! And.... I LOVE the view to the beach from your house, the back yard jungle, and of course all the fruit trees. Keep the pictures coming!
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