Farmer Post 1

          As of now, I have enjoyed reading Kurt Timmermeisters book. As a fellow city boy I can heavily relate to the life he once lived and the life he is trying to figure out. When I have visited more rural parts of this country, I have felt very out of place and just wanting to go back to a city. It is interesting for me to read about someone from such a big city that admired farm life and wanting to live on a big plot of land. I was intrigued by how he liked that the houses were ancient and many families have lived and died there. If I were in the author's position, I would have thought the exact opposite of what he did. I would have hated to even spend one night in an old creepy and probably haunted house. Additionally, with the success of the bakery, I would only want to live in a smaller urban location close to the business instead of taking every day.Since my outlooks on life are much different than the authors, I was confused why he choose to give up city life, but it still fascinates me to read more.

       While reading the novel I realized what I take for granted while living in the city. In the first chapter when he went to Vashon Island at night for the first time and did not account for how pitch black dark it will be. I would have made the same mistake as the author did. While living in a city we have street lights, buildings that are lit up, bright or neon signs and car lights that illuminate the streets while walking in the city at nighttime. In the more isolated area's they do not have that luxury of walking at night time and being able to see out in the distance. I also loved how author vividly told his experiences while visiting, rehabilitating and living on the historic four-acre farmland. I could really picture Kurt family from the city visiting the run-down property and Kurt attempting to make oatmeal in a stove that you had to light on fire. I also could picture the black toxic cloud of burning plastic from the fire and the author not worrying about what he is breathing but just being ecstatic of his new owned land.