Spring is well on its way here! The near-daily rain showers have the almond trees a-blooming and the wheat fields a-growing. Last March and April were quite a sight to behold; lush, vivid green grasses and wildflowers like I'd never seen, a stunningly beautiful landscape bordering on surreal. It's exciting to see it all happening again-- knowing what to expect, recognizing the feel of the changing season in the air. If you've never tried a premature almond straight off the tree, I'd highly recommend it. After cracking open the fuzzy green shell, you find a white almond-shaped thing-- an almond. Unlike the dark and crunchy ones we are used to, these are soft, crisp, and juicy. Very refreshing.
An update on the class situation: Indefinite hiatus! Due to some possibly shady dealings or relationships gone sour, the landlady of our garage-turned-classroom slapped a padlock across the door. Soon after, we were able to use a spare room in an empty house owned by the uncle of one of the students who happened to be living abroad for the time being. Classes were picking up and shaping up, in fact; the presence of a few "older" people really helped to dispel the riff-raff of those who came just to be social, and we were back to having the thoughtful discussions and eager participation of days of yore. It was not to be so, apparently, as the uncle has decided to move back, thus necessitating our evacuation. Hm. There is talk of communally renting a small venue or even better, talking someone into letting us use a place for free. Craigslist, perhaps?
And now....... it is time to officially unveil the Explore Amizmiz Project website! Remember that cultural tourism idea I mentioned awhile back? Despite a lack of much blog attention we have been working on it here, specifying ideas and gathering participants to form a somewhat cohesive structure to the whole thing. We are pretty much ready to go. It seemed that a website would be necessary for publicity purposes, so I got to work building this one from scratch. It took me about a month as I got the hang of how to assemble it tastefully and ripped off good ideas from other sites. Many thanks to my family, friends and girlfriend for the constructive criticism and design expertise! Now I'm figuring out how to best get the site seen and listed on other travel sites, so if you happen to know of anything (or notice any typos)...
3 comments:
your website is quite inspiring. great idea. agritourism makes so much sense. good job
So excited to have found your blog. You are doing great work!
Awesome job with the website, N! We're all very proud of what you're doing.
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