For instance, the most common bumper stickers are "Be a Hero, Buy Locally Grown!" and something praising strong and opinionated women. Maybe, "Everything I Need to Know, I learned from my mother."
The Pioneer Valley is an interesting place, and I really should have started recording some of my daily encounters, thoughts, anecdotes, musings, etc etc way back, but better late than never. Here area couple things which happened to me over the past few weeks, a fruit salad of the different parts of my summer thus far:
Survey question for an immigrant alumni of CNA: "How do you feel about where you live? Do you like your house, your neighborhood?"
Answer: "Yes, it's quiet...but there are too many trees."
In my daily wandering about Northampton during my lunch hour, I stopped by the Tuesday Farmer's market. A nice lady gave me 6 apricots for free, because I said I didn't need a bag and was going to eat them right there.
On Monday evenings, ladies of all ages--pre-high school to post-menopausal-- congregate to play a friendly game of frisbee as part of the Summer Ultimate League of Amherst. There's an adorable baby named Parker (I think...) who watches. When his mom comes in for a point, other women and girls take turns holding him. He's an apt replacement for the requisite bandana-wearing mutt usually hanging aroundthe sidelines of frisbee games.
Today I hit a record of four Nature Valley granola bars. Despite owning my very own Smokey Joe grill, and having access to the glorious Tyler dorm kitchen facilities (that was a funny one!), my culinary skills have been rotting away.
It's a lumpy mix of activities for me this summer, but overall I'm loving the relaxed atmosphere, and the casual luxury of getting to know the place I'm at. A new month starts tomorrow, and I'll be rededicating myself to the task of blogging! Sounds ambitious : )
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