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Currently hosting Chinese students via Zoom - normally on the farm but don’t want them to miss the kitties which is always the biggest hit 
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Host a group of Chinese students on the farm every year or 2. I wonder why I do it when they’re our “competition”. Did it via zoom today & it hit me. Missed them being here and realizing we are all people & individuals. Missed the interaction
There’s always something that suprises me - when I stop talking and listen. Lisen to their questions. I learn from them.
Today had a ? about protecting my crops, & not from insects or diseases. The professor translated the ? further & it made sense.
Today had a ? about protecting my crops, & not from insects or diseases. The professor translated the ? further & it made sense.
It made sense that this is the greatest place on earth because they wanted to know how I protect my crops from being stolen once it’s harvested. How many of us take for granted how safe we are? Take for granted that we take care of each other.
They were stunned that I look out for my neighbor & that my neighbors look out for me. I don’t worry about theft. I am in complete competition with my neighbors but I will drop my pride to help them when they need it.
I’m always amazed when I take them to the edge of a field, show them the crop, grab an ear, explain what’s going on then hand someone an ear of corn. Usually I break it in 2 so I can hand it to two people. They’re stunned I would do that for them & even more amazed I don’t want
It back. Then start handing more to others. Stunned that I would so freely give complete strangers part of my crop & ask nothing in return. That’s why I continue to do it. I see the human spirit come through.
I need to find out how long the professor, who is Chinese, has been here. She’s now my friend. She insists I park at her house if I ever go to a football game. Today I missed the hug she always gives me.
We need to all listen more, talk less, see each other as the flawed pieces of crap we each are & just love each other - even if we don’t always like each other.
