I've been looking forward to Adamah since last year, when I felt I had experience a summer that was lacking in productivity- it seemed friends weren't around, I wasn't accomplishing to the degree that I had wanted to work-wise, and I was wasting the summer away doing things that made me think back and wonder whether this is the career I really wanted. Did I want to write when there didn't always seem to be something to write about? Do I want to spend my hours, spend my days at home writing and editing, when there was a big world I wanted to get out and experience, when my social interactions seemed to have been dwindling, and I was going out of my mind, the hours passing, waiting... waiting, for what? I wasn't sure, exactly. I just knew something was missing, and if I had felt this way as a journalist, I needed to keep looking for something that would help me feel successful and fulfilled.
That's why I had joined Adamah this summer- a program in rural Connecticut allowing participants to work on a farm, learn about Jewish topics, and work together to build a strong community. Where hours are long, but at the end of the day, you know you've made a difference while doing things you love with like-minded people. Where I will never feel bored or useless in a kibbutz-like environment where all hands are needed at all times to care for the chickens, to organize the compost, to ensure the communal household is kept clean and tidy.
I'm excited about this program and hope to keep up regular updates regarding the work that we do and life at the Isabella Freedman. I intend to write about the activities followed by a personal reflection, and some of the entries may be more casual, diary-style due to the limited about of personal time I have during the program.
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