oh my, where has the time gone!

I am oh so sorry I have completely neglected my blog since Hawaii. Here are some updates on my beautiful, wonderful life!

1. I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT! UVM was my first choice and I will be attending, studying environmental studies and food science. I absolutely cannot wait!

2. I am officially a second semester senior and am getting used to doing nothing all day.

3. I am happily single and just in time for senior year. It's helping me grow and become way more independent.

4. I've started running a lot more often and have gotten up to running 5 miles comfortably. I am also training for a half marathon and will hopefully be able to complete the 13.1 challenge by summer.

5. I officially am without all four of my wisdom teeth.

6. I am now the proud owner of a beautiful Michael Kors watch that I take everywhere with me and make sure everyone knows it.

7. Do not worry! I have been cooking and baking. 

Farmers market grass-fed meat on a beautiful homemade bun with melted Vermont cheddar and a side of homemade baked fried. Um YUM!

Carrot cake with cream cheese icing 

Yummy banana bread that excused a homework assignment in my science class. Oops!

Homemade snicker bars for Christmas! I got this idea from italktofood 

8. And last but most definitely not least I got a 93 on my history exam! Hard work pays off.

Well thats all for now! I promise I will be back. 

-Sophia 

A message from Hawai'i

Aloha, my name is Bryce Kuhr. I am living on a farm in North Kohala, Hawaii. I am working for an institution called HIP Ag, the Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture. After taking a four-week sustainable living course where we lived in t

ents and farmed the land, I decided to stay for a yearlong permaculture apprenticeship. I am still living in a tent, in an area where new students will be camping. My birthday recently passed (7/29), and I need to raise money to buy a Halé (a small cottage). A Halé is an eight by sixteen foot cottage that can fit a comfortable bed, a small closet, and a small kitchenette. I will be getting light from solar energy, water from a well and fresh breezes through the screen walls.
My goal is to be a permaculture educator, teaching others from abroad and in the community how to grow organic foods for themselves and their family. With donations to HIP Ag in my name, Bryce Kuhr, you can help me achieve my goal to increase awareness of organic foods and sustainable living. I am the happiest I have ever been eating local organic foods every day. I am also living with a community of family and friends who understand me and encourage me to grow. Through the “aloha spirit”, I have fallen in love with life again, I am excited to wake up in the morning. Through your support I can be in a better position to teach others to grow organic food for themselves and others increasing their health. I am happy to send photographs showing the progress of the Hale to anyone who donates.

“We have a special opportunity to offer a sustainable living course in one of the most pristine parts of Hawaii, North Kohala. Our courses offer a unique curriculum that facilitates the student growing physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I have seen this education change lives, giving students life long hands on skills and healthy living habits.”
-Dashiell Kuhr, Director

http://hipagriculture.org/
PO Box 497
Kapa’au HI
96755

This Halé will cost $3,500, and with your donation you can help change my life and maybe the world some day.
Bryce Kuhr, Permaculture Apprentice
brycekuhr@gmail.com
619-840-4164