James, I have enjoyed reading you blog. I am sad to see the harvest end also. I did a custom harvesting job right out of high school in 1978 and 1979 and I still can't get the urge to drive a semi truck out of my system. I had to do some driving this fall just to satisfy that truck driving itch. I hope you find a truck to drive every once in a while when you get home. Harvesting does get in you blood.
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About My Trip
In May 2008, I'm heading to the US to join a harvest crew, working my way from Texas through to North Dakota, over a period of about eight months.
The trip is completely removed from anything that I've experienced before and, apart from a few romantic notions, I have no conception of what I'm going to.
But it's exactly this - the off-the-wall nature of the experience, full to the brim with unknowns - that makes me know that it is exactly what I need at this time (rehab for an addiction to the safety of routine).
Challenges make for good stories. Hence the blog. As for the "chaff" - I think, I worry, I romanticise - it's an admission upfront that there may be some crap amongst the riveting stories and pearls of wisdom. Such is the nature of blogging.
I'm 26 years old. My hometown is Sydney Australia. Prior to harvest, I've had no experience in agriculture. My background is in media and film production.
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James, I have enjoyed reading you blog. I am sad to see the harvest end also. I did a custom harvesting job right out of high school in 1978 and 1979 and I still can't get the urge to drive a semi truck out of my system. I had to do some driving this fall just to satisfy that truck driving itch. I hope you find a truck to drive every once in a while when you get home. Harvesting does get in you blood.
http://www.miles2go.net/Texas_corn_harvest/harvest_home.htm
have a safe trip back home.
Terry
www.miles2go.net
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