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Confronting
Maybe I'm using this word too much recently. But all of a sudden, uncannily since my birthday, I feel the weight of my interactions much more. Cheers to the intensity of life, community, and The Universe. 💗🌻🌙🍃👣🌸✨🌱🍄💕🌞🙏
school is wherever you make it.. there's many lessons to be learned from nature #homeschool #headlands #mendocino #curlyqueues
I've got to pinch myself sometimes..
math class on the farm-school is at the huckleberry bush
Thanks love 😆 #winecountry #longdrives (at Lodi, California)
Today I am bursting with gratitude! Last night I drove out of the bay area to see a friend before he flew home this morning. The drives were so spectacular. The first sight that stunned me was of some flatter green hills near me with cows all separated and seemingly equal distance from each other. It was like all of the cows decided they needed alone time at once. As I went west, I headed into steeper hills where I drove around the base of Mount Diablo. Driving through those winding roads beautifully dotted with cattle, horses, and sheep, I couldn't help but feel like I was looking out my window at a New Zealand scene. But when I saw the immense wind turbines, lining the hills for as far as the eye could see, I felt such gratitude for my new home. Those babies are huge and while it wasn't my first time seeing, them I felt awestruck by their power. They look so beautiful against the landscape and knowing that they're creating green energy just makes my heart happy. On my way back this morning I went a different way and rode all al through wine country. Just miles and miles and miles of vineyards. It's pretty breathtaking to see so many rows of grape vines and the way they curve up over the hill. I have lived so many places over the last two years, but this new location is so serene and beautiful. I am so blessed. I am so grateful.
The Job Search is Over
When I decided to drop out of college, I knew I would get some flak for it, so I designed an alternative education plan for myself encompassing the rest of those 3 years I would have stayed in school. Phase 1: Work HARD. In this year long period, which began soon after returning home from school, I worked 3 jobs, 7-days-a-week, to gain experience in the hustle of life. Phase 2: Travel FAR. Over 15 months, I traveled to 8 countries on 4 continents, learning, volunteering, and networking. I chose the places I stayed based on what I would learn but I ended up receiving so much more than knowledge. Phase 3: Intern/Work in agriculture.
Phase 3 has recently been squared away. I have accepted a job in Northern California on a ranch that already has a successful wedding business. As the Farm Manager, I will build the farm up to the point of farm-to-table catering for the weddings. This property has a lot of plans for the future including summer and science camps and as we get closer to bringing those plans to fruition, I will also be able to grow with them. The garden I am planning for the wedding venue may also become our own Living Classroom for the Life Science Program of their Science Camp.
I am so grateful for this amazing opportunity. Not only is it exactly the kind of job I wished for 3 years ago when the future seemed so intangible, but due to the multitalented, hardworking, owners of the property, I will learn even more than I could have dreamed. My new boss likes to say he studied at “The University of Youtube” and anyone who knows me well can attest that Google has been my most consistent teacher over the years, so this pairing is divine. I am excited to learn about raising cattle and horses, making furniture, and building a camp. The possibilities are endless here, and I am blessed to be moving to a space that harbors such ingenuity.
I would like to thank all the people who believe(d) in me and my unique path. I will always be a cheerleader for those on an alternative path and I wish you all the best on what can seem like a scary, lonesome, road sometimes. You are not alone.
This does mean that Intercontinental Cate will be grounded continentally for a while. But this is equally as exciting for me as my travels were.
human right vs. privilege
I have been feeling strange the last few weeks. Partly its Matt’s death, partly its the unbelievable amount I’ve gotten myself into since my return, and partly is knowing that less than a month ago, i was residing in a country that reshaped my ideas of human rights vs. privileges.
I met an unbelievable woman on the plane from Uganda to Ethiopia and we chatted the whole flight. She had been visiting family in Uganda but lives in China as a teacher, for about 10 years now. We discussed Awegys school, and my time there. She was shocked that i didn’t have a “readjustment period.” She used to train students from the UK and USA before they went into local schools to teach and she said that the students in her program had 3 semi-sheltered months to readjust to African Life. I think one of my strengths is adaptability but i didn’t realize how impressive it was until she told me.
The impression I made on her allowed her to open up and share her story. When she was a teen, she was abducted from her home and forced into the NRA child solider army. She was forced to live in terrifying and dangerous conditions, and fight a fight she didn’t believe in. After 3 months, she escaped. She walked for weeks with just the nightgown on her back. When she arrived home to the village, her family was skeptical that it was even her.
Here in the more developed world, people are so quick to complain. The house isn’t big enough, the kitchen isn’t new enough, the tv picture isn’t 3D enough. In Uganda we enjoyed each others company, sometimes without electricity, usually without running water, and time was never spent drinking wine out of nice glasses in a kitchen. Life is very different there but overall i felt a sincere sense of gratitude and a determination to try and to learn.
What boggles my mind is that here and at home, even with all these privileges people are still generally unhappy. I’ve come to realize that having electricity isn’t a human right, nor is plumbing, having windows, or even medications. These are all privileges that we’ve been brainwashed to think are our god-given rights. So now that I am back to the land of excess, I guess I am feeling a bit strange that I get to have so much simply because of the piece of land i was born on. When I walk around and see the north shore moms in their active wear with their 2 manicured children glued to iPads, I can’t help but ponder, “have you ever been uncomfortable?”
In a world where the distribution of wealth is disturbing, i find we all need to take a moment and reflect on our gratitude for what we do have. For me today, I am grateful to have a sunny balcony to write on, a toilet that usually works upstairs, and a very nice sofa to sleep on. I am grateful that I don’t have to fear being taken in the night to join an army, and that I am free to roam around the planet as I desire for however long I desire. I am blessed.
life is beautiful (at Stockton Beach)
Loving the newy vibes 🌀🔮💗 (at Newcastle, New South Wales)
Was chillin in a beautiful Thai House today. Pawin called it "a thrown for Cate" #thanksuniverse (at Bangkok, Thailand)
Thank god for uber #travel (at Bangkok, Thailand)
God this woman inspires me. This mother of 10, teacher of many, school administrator, managing director, farmer, and amazingly hard worker has blessed my life in a way I never imagined. She is fearless, faithful, and fiercely loving. At one time in her life, she was working as a teacher, raising crops and writing poetry to pay the older children's tuition, breastfeeding the newest baby, and making a home. At another time later in life, she received a revelation that she was to start a secondary school. With no money she started small, out of her kitchen, with the little means and load of passion that she had. Now, her old home is the foundation of Awegys Secondary School. Other buildings have been built: a laboratory, library, dormitories, and clinic. There's a water well, kitchen, and sports courts. Her vision is to provide quality education to everyone for self reliance. This jackfruit tree used to house a rabbit hutch in Alice's farming days. Now it shades some of the most dedicated students as they read, study (and today do yoga😂) Freedom Square is a name that will forever stick with me. With education comes freedom. With knowledge comes power. With inspiration comes results. I am so grateful to have had this connection before coming to Uganda. I dreamed about what the school would be like and how I would feel seeing all the work that's been done. But I never imagined I would gain another Mayi (mama) on a new continent. I will miss her companionship, but I am SO thrilled that she's been granted a US visa - so I know this is only a tata for now ❤️ #travel #Africa #uganda #connection #chooselove (at Kigo, Wakiso, Uganda)
I learned how to milk a cow and I laughed so hard 😂🐮 #farmlife #travel #uganda #africa #gotmilk (at Namulonge)
The best way to brighten a sad day is definitely when kids yell: "AUNTIE THE GOATS PRODUCED" omg #farmlife #africa #uganda #travel