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Dairy farm day three-
Today made it our last day here in Durrus- western cork, and as I sit here on the bus writing this I am so sad to leave. Amy and Rob have truly been so amazing and I am so blessed to have gotten to know them- they are those rare kinds of people you meet in your life that truly make an impact on you and are so unbelievable genuine and humble you want that for yourself. After wakening to the down pour of rain outside this morning in a big comfy bed with my best friend beside me, it was do bittersweet that today was our last day here. We went downstairs to meet Amy in the kitchen for breakfast, a simple breakfast of cereal and milk, but the milk was from the cow at nicks farm that we milked the day before!! It was some really good milk- nothing like the pasteurized stuff back in the states- the healthy, yummy, and all natural kind. We had about three bowls of cereal it was so good and had it later with our tea. We have gotten so used to this weekend and eating natural and organic dairy I would say, that when we go home or back to the states everything will taste like crap! But after our breakfast we sat and chatted over tea until it was time to go to church. Amy and Rob belong to the Bantry Christian fellowship church in Bantry and we decided to tag along because we just weren't ready to leave quite yet. Having have gone to church as a youngin I knew what to expect and what it would be like, but was curious of how they're services were run. I haven't been to church in a long time and I can honestly say that it felt so good to be back at church for a Sunday- it was as though I never stopped going, and I didn't realize how much I had missed church. I have always kept my faith of being a Christian, but going to church today was like having a family away from home, and something that brought home to me. I wasn't expecting to get as much out of it as I did today but I am so happy that I did. After church, the fellowship went to a local campground as we Americans would call it to have lunch together, where everyone would bring some sort of lunch and treats, kind of like a pot luck. We sat and chatted with everyone for rob and Amy's church, and they were all just so sweet and delightful- Rob even got a little funny and introduced us always as their American friends, which we really have become these last few days. We all ate SO much food- Amy is eating for two and we ate more than her and more than these farmers.. We we're those Americans. On the campground were built little pods they call em which are like cottages to Americans. We got to see the inside and they were actually quite nice and spacious. We then had to say our goodbyes which none of us were ready to do- I don't think I ever wanted to leave or was ready for it. Durrus became like a second home for us here, and a place that felt of comfort and love. It really was beautiful being away from the city and being among the country side and country folks for the weekend. It was definitely where I felt the most comfortable, and a place I will always want to come back to. I feel do lucky that I got to experience everything that I did just in the past weekend alone, things I would have never thought I would ever get to do. I am so blessed to leave this place and know that there are people in Durrus I can return and visit. Knowing as I leave that I have met some amazing and remarkable people here has filled me with so much joy- and has led me to want to search further for future endeavors that will do just the same. I will forever be greatful for Amy, Rob, farmer nick and little Sarah, and everyone who has made this weekend full of memories that I will never forget. For every time I see a cow I will think of nick and Sarah, the baby calf being born, or when I drink my cereal each morning of how we milked those cows and had their milk for breakfast with the laughs of Amy in the background. Or when we eat yogurt, I will remember that gerilands farm is better than anything else on this world, That when I drink Barry's tea I will remember how we kept tally with rob on the kitchen black board during bible study of which was the best kind of tea, and how we made pies with Amy while she ate her gummy worms, and all of the snuggles and movies by the fire with tea. Leaving this weekend and being on this bus home now has made me a little sad, but I will always be forever thankful.
Until next time,
Cheers!
- comments
Mike I really love your blog Hannah. Keep it coming. I am so happy you are having such a great experience.