ho-la!!

hey im gonna try to write this real quick becuase i dont have a lot of time on the net. ALL IS WELL here in Thines, a tiny mountain village in the Ardeche region of france. i'm living with a nice old couple in their rustic home and working in their organic gardens. they've got all sorts of vines and tomatoes and peaches and lettuce and everything. the days are long - we leave the house at 8 am and get home around 9pm (and eat an hour or 2 later!), though i dont reall work a 13 hour day because we spend at least an hour total in the truck, and we take a nice long break in the middle, as it is too hot out to work. i personally dont think its that bad - september in LA is worse - but if the boss says don't work, MOST OF THE TIME i don't. each day after lunch i have gone swimming in the river that runs by the farm, which is pretty nice. uuhhhhh what else these mountains are beautiful, though not necessarily too big, but i'm happy here. working hard and getting really excited to come home.

let me leave it at that.