I came back yesterday after a loooong drive through Arizona, Nevada and California. It was better than the last time, time flew by and we had fun. During the last project I realized a couple of things I want to change in the future, I must have been really pain in the ass in the last few weeks for those around me because of complaining all the time about me going to Arizona and stuff but from now on I decided to change. I want to be more positive, not only to stop bothering those around me, but especially to live things better. In a way what happened is that I was really upset and angry because of what happened and I felt so bad and couldn't really get over with it. So I was just doing things and communicate to people in the wrong way. Especially in Chiricahua I worked as hard as always but all the time with some shadow of unhappiness within my thoughts. It is time to stop.
Since yesterday (which of course was not the most brilliant of days, sitting in a car for 11 hours or so) I started take things easy, which is also more in the Californian style.
My next project is going to be in Stenford University (I don't really know what American Conservation Experience can do for a University, I'm curious to find out) but as usual it's not really sure until the very last day. So finger crossed everybody, this time it might be the right time.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Over the hills and far away
So I am back in this beautiful hippish, surfish, summer city. Yesterday it was such a beautiful day, we played football on the beach. The sun was high and the tan was coming.
To spend a few words about my first project: it is pretty hard work. I wasn't expecting it to be that hard, the first day I wanted to commit suicide. It's only after a while that I saw the purpose and the beauty of what I was doing. I am learning to build dry walls and channels and water bars. It's called "trailwork" and involves everything is necessary to reconstruct, renew, remodel existing trails. I did it near Tucson and it was extremely hot. Until yesterday I was pretty sure my next project would have been in California but apparently since the branch has just started up here (I'm in the very first crew working here in Santa Cruz) there is not that much work to do et so we'll help the guys down in AZ to get things done. It pisses me off very much, it is frustrating that I applied for a California project and now I find myself working in Arizona for another hitch. But still I don't want to blame anybody, I see that they do everything they can and things will go the right way in a while.
Speaking about myself, there's not much to say. I enjoy the work part, the project and everything that goes with it because it really is fulfilling and self-satisfying. Though I think this is still a vacation, I'd like to have a little more night life a little better company while drinking (the US underage-no-drinking policy is a fucking joke). But best is always yet to come.
To spend a few words about my first project: it is pretty hard work. I wasn't expecting it to be that hard, the first day I wanted to commit suicide. It's only after a while that I saw the purpose and the beauty of what I was doing. I am learning to build dry walls and channels and water bars. It's called "trailwork" and involves everything is necessary to reconstruct, renew, remodel existing trails. I did it near Tucson and it was extremely hot. Until yesterday I was pretty sure my next project would have been in California but apparently since the branch has just started up here (I'm in the very first crew working here in Santa Cruz) there is not that much work to do et so we'll help the guys down in AZ to get things done. It pisses me off very much, it is frustrating that I applied for a California project and now I find myself working in Arizona for another hitch. But still I don't want to blame anybody, I see that they do everything they can and things will go the right way in a while.
Speaking about myself, there's not much to say. I enjoy the work part, the project and everything that goes with it because it really is fulfilling and self-satisfying. Though I think this is still a vacation, I'd like to have a little more night life a little better company while drinking (the US underage-no-drinking policy is a fucking joke). But best is always yet to come.
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Back from Coronado
I just arrived in Santa Cruz after the eight days project in Coronado, Tucson, Arizona.
It was cool, I have done impressive hard work, it was extremely hot (around 40 degrees at noon). Mostly what we do is trail reconstruction, I am learning how to build dry walls, water bars, channels and some other tricky stuff.
I wasn't maybe expecting it to be this hard but now I am so happy I came you wouldn't imagine.
I am too tired now to give details, more will follow.
It was cool, I have done impressive hard work, it was extremely hot (around 40 degrees at noon). Mostly what we do is trail reconstruction, I am learning how to build dry walls, water bars, channels and some other tricky stuff.
I wasn't maybe expecting it to be this hard but now I am so happy I came you wouldn't imagine.
I am too tired now to give details, more will follow.
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