Raspberries
Growing up, I was quite the picky eater. I also did not love some of the finer healthier foods that I now appreciate. For some reason, I had never really tried raspberries, they were not something we ever really had in the house.
My senior year at Auburn, I went to New Zealand to do my student teaching. It was an amazing experience teaching and living in such a beautiful country. I was placed at a little bitty school where I had the opportunity to live with two of the families from the school. The Sopers lived out a little ways where they had a some land and some sheep. Their neighbors had a berry farm. It was a treat getting to walk through the farm and pick fresh berries off of the vine. It was then that I fell in love with raspberries. Now, they are a treat for me, a special indulgence I allow myself to pack in my lunch every now and then during the summer.
This week, as I ate my raspberries, as I always do, I was thought of my lovely kiwi family. When I arrive home, three weeks from today, not only do I get to see my parents whom I've been away from this year, but I will get to see the family I've been away from for seven years!
My senior year at Auburn, I went to New Zealand to do my student teaching. It was an amazing experience teaching and living in such a beautiful country. I was placed at a little bitty school where I had the opportunity to live with two of the families from the school. The Sopers lived out a little ways where they had a some land and some sheep. Their neighbors had a berry farm. It was a treat getting to walk through the farm and pick fresh berries off of the vine. It was then that I fell in love with raspberries. Now, they are a treat for me, a special indulgence I allow myself to pack in my lunch every now and then during the summer.
This week, as I ate my raspberries, as I always do, I was thought of my lovely kiwi family. When I arrive home, three weeks from today, not only do I get to see my parents whom I've been away from this year, but I will get to see the family I've been away from for seven years!
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