Missouri

I'm back at EW for two weeks. Well, I guess another 9 days then I'll be heading out actually. Preston drove me to Chicago last week so I could catch the bus to Springfield to meet with the EW trip that comes into town every two weeks. I took Megabus from Chicago to St Louis for $27, caught a taxi to the Greyhound station ($10) and then the dog to Springfield ($38). It would of cost me $120 and taken 6 more hours had I taken only Greyhound from Elkhart.

It was really nice to spend some time with Preston - he's thinking about ways to come travel with me. We'll see how that panes out over time. We took a drive to South Bend before I left to see Notre Dame, which was nice. A real ritzy campus. We also visited some of his friends down state a bit and played croquet - which I won. Drank some nice beer and what not. I'll miss him a lot.

EW has been nice. It's good to see my friends and spend time with them. I know I won't be back this way for a while so I'm trying to soak it up. The creek is back to normal, pretty much anyway. Swimming has been amazing. I've watched a few of the kids and it's so nice to have them back in my life. The youngest has gotten so much older since I last saw him - it's so neat to be able to see him grow. I've been eating good food (the garden is amazing), pooping regular (for mom), and basically relaxing.

I'll be heading to St Louis on the 26th and spending two days there couchsurfing with a girl who works with an urban farming co-op before catching my flight to Kona on the 28th at 6am. I'll have a layover for a few hours in Phoenix. After that I start work at the WWOOF farm/B&B on the 1st. I'll be working 8am-1pm, 5-6 days a week (depending on number of guests) with the rest of the time off. The website for the B&B is here if you want to take a look.