Comments on: Working the land http://ortiz5304.wordpress.com/2007/02/10/working-the-land/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:02:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Catherine http://ortiz5304.wordpress.com/2007/02/10/working-the-land/#comment-25 Catherine Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:57:23 +0000 http://ortiz5304.wordpress.com/2007/02/10/working-the-land/#comment-25 Hi, Lyn. Yes, I agree with you about everything being so "automated" that there is not enough manual labor to help us through the tough spots. It's interesting that these camps for troubled teens all feature a LOT of physical labor as part of their recovery process. Maybe we should all start our own little "vegetable gardens." :-) Hi, Lyn. Yes, I agree with you about everything being so “automated” that there is not enough manual labor to help us through the tough spots. It’s interesting that these camps for troubled teens all feature a LOT of physical labor as part of their recovery process. Maybe we should all start our own little “vegetable gardens.” :-)

]]> By: Lyn http://ortiz5304.wordpress.com/2007/02/10/working-the-land/#comment-24 Lyn Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:35:45 +0000 http://ortiz5304.wordpress.com/2007/02/10/working-the-land/#comment-24 Good point. I heard a piece on NPR discussing the effects of no longer having manual labor as a part of our lifestyle. The effects were not only physical, but largely mental. It was a way to relieve stress and anxiety. It was a daily, automatic coping tool. Today we, as a society, struggle constantly with stress and its effects. We do not know how to deal with it. Good point. I heard a piece on NPR discussing the effects of no longer having manual labor as a part of our lifestyle. The effects were not only physical, but largely mental. It was a way to relieve stress and anxiety. It was a daily, automatic coping tool. Today we, as a society, struggle constantly with stress and its effects. We do not know how to deal with it.

]]> By: Catherine http://ortiz5304.wordpress.com/2007/02/10/working-the-land/#comment-23 Catherine Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:27:14 +0000 http://ortiz5304.wordpress.com/2007/02/10/working-the-land/#comment-23 Hi, J.D. Thanks for commenting. Yes, "idle hands are the devil's playground." Or something like that! No, I never worked at the American School of Madrid, but one of my best friends did. I also have friends whose kids went there. I taught EFL in language academies and then did freelance teaching of English (various companies, private classes, the Spanish Air Force, the O.N.C.E. (the blind!), etc. I still miss Madrid a lot, and have never entirely gotten over the culture shock, but... I am now married to a Mexican (from Hidalgo & Mexico City), so that helps a lot. Hi, J.D. Thanks for commenting. Yes, “idle hands are the devil’s playground.” Or something like that!

No, I never worked at the American School of Madrid, but one of my best friends did. I also have friends whose kids went there. I taught EFL in language academies and then did freelance teaching of English (various companies, private classes, the Spanish Air Force, the O.N.C.E. (the blind!), etc. I still miss Madrid a lot, and have never entirely gotten over the culture shock, but… I am now married to a Mexican (from Hidalgo & Mexico City), so that helps a lot.

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