Comments on: About Laura-Jane http://whimfield.com/2008/03/about-laura-jane/ Modern Pre-Industrial Living: Living a Life-Dream on Prince Edward Island Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:54:50 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Natalie Williams Calhoun http://whimfield.com/2008/03/about-laura-jane/comment-page-1/#comment-19481 Natalie Williams Calhoun Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:40:52 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=174#comment-19481 Hi Laura-Jane... just wanted to drop in and leave a brief comment - looking forward to sitting down and reading more of your blog when time permits (I'm the mom of a busy 16 month old so free time is few and far between) but I read about you guys in the Guardian once my husband and I arrived in PEI in August 2009... and it's interesting to read about your adventures, since we're kind of doing a little bit of the same stuff ourselves - bought a 100+year old farmhouse on 16 acres and definitely need to do some renos (now that winter has arrived and the drafts have set in) but we're loving live in PEI so far... and I'm a cellist too! That's actually how I made my living previous to coming to PEI, and I'm hoping to build things up again - playing with the PEI Symphony and teaching in Charlottetown (we're in Millcove)... And I'm originally from Vancouver Island too - grew up in Courtenay, but from teenage years in Vancouver. Anyways, I will gradually read through your posts and check on how your renos worked and what went well and what didn't... and I'll be sure to ask for advice! Thanks, Natalie Hi Laura-Jane… just wanted to drop in and leave a brief comment – looking forward to sitting down and reading more of your blog when time permits (I’m the mom of a busy 16 month old so free time is few and far between) but I read about you guys in the Guardian once my husband and I arrived in PEI in August 2009… and it’s interesting to read about your adventures, since we’re kind of doing a little bit of the same stuff ourselves – bought a 100+year old farmhouse on 16 acres and definitely need to do some renos (now that winter has arrived and the drafts have set in) but we’re loving live in PEI so far… and I’m a cellist too! That’s actually how I made my living previous to coming to PEI, and I’m hoping to build things up again – playing with the PEI Symphony and teaching in Charlottetown (we’re in Millcove)… And I’m originally from Vancouver Island too – grew up in Courtenay, but from teenage years in Vancouver.

Anyways, I will gradually read through your posts and check on how your renos worked and what went well and what didn’t… and I’ll be sure to ask for advice!

Thanks,
Natalie

]]> By: Mayten http://whimfield.com/2008/03/about-laura-jane/comment-page-1/#comment-15683 Mayten Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:09:09 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=174#comment-15683 Hi Laura-Jane & Cameron, My name is Mayten and several weeks ago you visited my blog and left a generous comment….Only now do I find time to respond to you and thank you for taking of your time to learn about my project and work in Chincha, Peru. Like you, I left my position as director of admissions for a college in the states and moved from NJ, back to south america to do what was vital to me….seek integral health for all…. So here I am 2 plus years into my dream, working my behind off with communities that were devastated by an earthquake, enduring a lot of difficulties, and being able to go to sleep at night, exhausted but feeling like daily through my work, I am fullfilling my responsibilities as a human being….. I hope you continue visiting my blog and hopefully decide to volunteer with my project some time in the future …I desperately need to create an official website and perhaps this is something you might be able to help me with.. …i am always in need of creative and socially involved people who can understand the importance of bringing health and well being to all…i offer room and board, food and internet free of cost in exchange for hard, committed and creative work….consider it please…i already have a logo and the text but need the creative/trained professionals to put all that together…..just a thought… Presently, I am launching an ati-violence campaign working with 7 schools and two shelters for sexually abused girls and need lots of help……please share my blog with colleagues and friends who might be interested in helping a small yet determined project like La Casa De Mayten….check videos about our work on youtube when you get a chance and share them if you can as well…I need the world to help improve the world … Español: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igzb6IkoiJs English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVYEldGmFlw Thanks again for visiting my blog and leaving such nice comment….hugs to you both hoping life where you are is bringing you tons of health and interesting and creative opportunities…..stay in touch. Mayten …Director…La Casa De Mayten…Chincha, Peru http://www.maytenandtheimpossibleproject.blogspot.com http://www.volunteersouthamerica.net/Mayten/ma_index.htm Hi Laura-Jane & Cameron,

My name is Mayten and several weeks ago you visited my blog and left a generous comment….Only now do I find time to respond to you and thank you for taking of your time to learn about my project and work in Chincha, Peru. Like you, I left my position as director of admissions for a college in the states and moved from NJ, back to south america to do what was vital to me….seek integral health for all….

So here I am 2 plus years into my dream, working my behind off with communities that were devastated by an earthquake, enduring a lot of difficulties, and being able to go to sleep at night, exhausted but feeling like daily through my work, I am fullfilling my responsibilities as a human being…..

I hope you continue visiting my blog and hopefully decide to volunteer with my project some time in the future …I desperately need to create an official website and perhaps this is something you might be able to help me with.. …i am always in need of creative and socially involved people who can understand the importance of bringing health and well being to all…i offer room and board, food and internet free of cost in exchange for hard, committed and creative work….consider it please…i already have a logo and the text but need the creative/trained professionals to put all that together…..just a thought…

Presently, I am launching an ati-violence campaign working with 7 schools and two shelters for sexually abused girls and need lots of help……please share my blog with colleagues and friends who might be interested in helping a small yet determined project like La Casa De Mayten….check videos about our work on youtube when you get a chance and share them if you can as well…I need the world to help improve the world …

Español:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igzb6IkoiJs

English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVYEldGmFlw

Thanks again for visiting my blog and leaving such nice comment….hugs to you both hoping life where you are is bringing you tons of health and interesting and creative opportunities…..stay in touch.
Mayten …Director…La Casa De Mayten…Chincha, Peru
http://www.maytenandtheimpossibleproject.blogspot.com
http://www.volunteersouthamerica.net/Mayten/ma_index.htm

]]> By: Rain http://whimfield.com/2008/03/about-laura-jane/comment-page-1/#comment-13239 Rain Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:12:21 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=174#comment-13239 Hi Laura-Jane, I'm so inspired by your story! I am very much like you, quiet, homebody, kind of solitary and enjoy the idea of homesteading. Lived in Quebec my whole life, but I've always felt homesick for P.E.I., funny huh? My dream will finally come true! I love the photo of you on the tractor! Remember those aptitude tests they made you do in high school? My chosen career was farmer, at the time I poo-poo'd that, but now I know it was right on the money. Rain Hi Laura-Jane,

I’m so inspired by your story! I am very much like you, quiet, homebody, kind of solitary and enjoy the idea of homesteading.

Lived in Quebec my whole life, but I’ve always felt homesick for P.E.I., funny huh? My dream will finally come true! I love the photo of you on the tractor! Remember those aptitude tests they made you do in high school? My chosen career was farmer, at the time I poo-poo’d that, but now I know it was right on the money.

Rain

]]> By: christy http://whimfield.com/2008/03/about-laura-jane/comment-page-1/#comment-10750 christy Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:00:23 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=174#comment-10750 well i looked you up on geocaching.com and loved looking through your pictures on there. we are big time hooked and wish we wouldve started geocaching way back when we bought our first GPS (then we couldve cached montana and alaska!!). but we cached out in oregon and washington this year so that was amazing. i just love how it takes you to places you never EVER would have found without the hobby!! when you get settled into your new area it will be a great hobby to start back up again. our name on there is "basebell6" and i am a high school math teacher / cross country coach!! well i looked you up on geocaching.com and loved looking through your pictures on there. we are big time hooked and wish we wouldve started geocaching way back when we bought our first GPS (then we couldve cached montana and alaska!!). but we cached out in oregon and washington this year so that was amazing. i just love how it takes you to places you never EVER would have found without the hobby!! when you get settled into your new area it will be a great hobby to start back up again.

our name on there is “basebell6″ and i am a high school math teacher / cross country coach!!

]]> By: christy http://whimfield.com/2008/03/about-laura-jane/comment-page-1/#comment-10741 christy Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:43:48 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=174#comment-10741 i enjoyed reading your bio. YOU ARE A GEOCACHER TOO?!!!!!! i bet they have good ones on PEI. let me know your geocache name sometime and i'll look you up on there :) PS love the tractor pic i enjoyed reading your bio. YOU ARE A GEOCACHER TOO?!!!!!! i bet they have good ones on PEI. let me know your geocache name sometime and i’ll look you up on there :)

PS love the tractor pic

]]> By: Vicki http://whimfield.com/2008/03/about-laura-jane/comment-page-1/#comment-9006 Vicki Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:50:22 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=174#comment-9006 Laura-Jane you must write a book. "How to leave the rat race" Laura-Jane you must write a book. “How to leave the rat race”

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