AlexPutneyDay14 5/21

Today is my last "official" day here at Putney. I had so many wonderful experiences that I don't even know where to begin! Being here has really had an impact on me. I'm going to miss many of the people here. I first thought that the students here would be judgmental or something along those lines. But here, it's the complet opposite. The people here are very open to meeting you. They aren't shy to have a conversation with you. My first day here was Sunday May 8th and I made 2 friends that day. Jeff and Eddy. They are real fun to hang around with. Eddy believes I'm coming here next year. He thinks that  was serious when I told him I'm coming next year. His heart will broken when he finds out that's not true! My first Monday here was bummy. Throughout my classes I was shy to talk or say anything. In some of the classes I knew the right answer but would not say anything because I was shy. After classes I would just be in my room by myself since I really didn't know anyone besides Eddy and Jeff. I kept lasting myself what am I doing here. I kept saying I don't belong here. It took some time to adjust to the life here and I wish I done that earlier. Now I'm going to miss this place a lot. Looking back I see how much I've grown into the community. I meet a lot of people here and it's going to feel weird when I go back home.

I'm going to miss the pick games we had everyday after lunch and dinner. I'm going to miss working in the barn or just walking around the large campus Putney has. I'm going to miss the beautiful scenes  Putney offers. The students. The vibe. The busy schedule.Practically everything. I've learned so much about myself throughout the 2 weeks I've been here. I never thought that this place would be for me. Time flew by extremely fast. I'm sad that I couldn't be here longer. I thought I would never say that the first few days I was here but now I am. This place is really special. It's unlike any other school I seen or heard about. It's so unique.

Social Dance was fun. At the beginning, Manny, Eddy, Jeff, and me were like what are we doing here. After a while the "do" was putting music we liked and hoped into the tent to dance. We were dancing and signing a lot. I was pretty surprised to see that nobody cared about how one danced. Some kids didn't know how to dance or were really off beat but still seemed to have fun. No don't seemed to laugh at them which was pretty cool. After the social dance I played FIFA with Jeff. My Saturday wasn't bad. It was entertaining. I was playing cards against humanities before the social dance with 5 other students. It was okay but it got boring after a while.

My last day was fun. I'm really going to miss the place. I'll think about many of the experiences I had here and will cherish them. I'm glad I came to Putney. It was a wonderful experience. 

AlexPutneyDay13 5/20

It's finally Friday! Except if feels nothing like Friday. There more likely,e a Wednesday. I guess it's because I can't technically go anywhere except be on campus. My Fridays would generally consist of hanging out with my friends but today it's more like working on a barn type of Friday. So far the days have been extremely fun. I just can't believe I have two days left of my Putney experience. It's been really enjoyable. Friday started out to be really foggy but it has been sunny as the day progressed. Today was my last day working in the barn. I'm going to miss the cows, talking them for walks, feeding them, taking them out, was fun. I'll probably never work in a barn again. The work wasn't bad  just because in a way, I'm used to physical work. I found ways to get the job done faster.


For the first time, I had an evening class. The funny thing is that, it wasn't class. We had ice cream and cupcakes since it was the last class. It was my first and last and I did nothing but eat ice cream and cupcakes. Isn't that great? But it was pretty chill since I talked with one of the seniors throughout the period. This Friday sort of felt like a Friday. Just a little tiny bit. But it was relaxing to just sit down and have a fun conversation with a lot of laughing. My last Friday at Putney will be remembered for a while!

AlexPutneyDay12 5/19

Thursday was Sing! day again. I didn't sing any songs mainly because I was always so lost when it came to the music sheet. Sometimes they would sing very fast to the point where I would be still on verse 1 and they would be on verse 2. It is very entertaining to watch people sing with a lot of enthusiasm. I still haven't gotten used to the fact that there's an hour to yourself. Technically it's an hour to see teachers if you need help of some sort. Conference block is like offices hours in my school. Only difference is that office hours is after school for only half an hour.

For the first time in a pick up game, we used the nets for football. We only played for about 15 minutes since we had to carry the nets across the fields. After the pick up game, I had class. After class I had running. Running was only 3 miles, so it wasn't a lot of running. After running I had about an hour to spare. When 4:30 came around, I went to barn. I was fooling around with a student because he believes I'm coming next year. It's extremely funny messing around with him. My day after barn was just relaxing. I really didn't do anything other than talk with some students.

AlexPutneyDay11 5/18

Wednesday was a half a day. I only had 2 classes. For once, I actually did something in sculpture. I helped a student cut metal and it was really fun to hang out with the student. Sculpture was my last class of the day and so I played football afterward. We played for quite a while. After playing football, I went into town to get some snacks. When I came back there was a frisbee game going on. I was intrigued to watch it and so I did. I never saw a frisbee game before and I probably never will see one again. The way frisbee is play is really about how fast can you lose your man and get into the N-Zone. I was amazed to see that it was about honor. There are no referees in frisbee. It's all about honesty, which is pretty interesting. Putney ended up losing the game. They wanted me to play but I really didn't want to because I never played frisbee before and I'm not good at it. The only thing I would have been useful for was my speed and I guess fitness. Most of the players, after a couple minutes, looked really tired. I could tell that they rarely focused on fitness. It seems that in frisbee, fitness means a lot. Also, my catching was inconsistent, so I was hesistant to play.

After the game was over, I went to go eat. When dinner time came around, I went to go play football again. The game lasted about an hour. After football, I went back to my room and was relaxing in bed watching Family Guy and Spotlight. 

AlexPutneyDay10 5/17

Honestly the days feel as if they are flying by. I'm becoming more engaged everyday with the community that the days feel so short. Since there is so much to do, the days fly by. I honestly want them to go slower. I realize that little by little I'm getting used to the school. I'm enjoying the school more and more. I feel as if by the hour, I realize I'm truly going to miss this place. My Tuesday went well. I had to work on essay today since Zoe assigned it to me today. It's due Thursday, so I believe in going to struggle! I'm still trying to get to having a whole hour during school to do what I please to a certain degree. In my school, it's 3 straight, lunch/group and then your last block. There aren't any breaks or "milk lunch." I'm looking forward to Wednesday!

AlexPutneyDay9 5/16

Monday was an ordinary day. I went to all my classes and did my activity afterward. The only thing that I didn't do since I got here was play football. There wasn't any pick games going on during lunch or after dinner. It felt weird not playing football. So movies were my escape from boredom during those times. One thing that was fun was walking a calf. It was new to me and I truly enjoyed it. The calf would get out of control but it would still obey me. Monday was a great day but it was really cold and windy. The climate changed drastically which I'm sort of used to since I'm from Jersey.

AlexPutneyDay8 5/15

Sunday was a day I never imagined was possible. I literally spent 12 hours doing nothing. I never spent a day in which I do absolutely nothing. My days are always busy. Every day I do something. Sunday was a struggle for me! On Sundays I usually go to church, eat at a restuarant, and then go out with a couple of friends. The only thing that I actually did was eat brunch and that was only like half an hour. Time moved incredibly slow. I never experienced a day in which I didn't do anything. It was really windy and cold so going outside wasn't an option. Now I know when to actually use the word bored!