I left the farm on November 1 and rode a Greyhound bus to Portland, Oregon to catch the Amtrak train to Chicago. From there I took another Amtrak train to Washington, DC, where I caught my last train, which got me to Jacksonville. The train ride was uneventful as a whole, and all of my trains were either early or on time. Many people have the impression that Amtrak is almost always late, but that has not been my experience after riding on trains for several thousand miles. Perhaps I have just been lucky.
Sleeping on a train is not the most enjoyable experience, especially when you have to share a seat with someone you don't know. For the most part, I had two seats to myself, which is pretty comfortable, as it allows you to curl up on your side and stretch your feet out onto the leg rests. If there is someone sitting next to you, there is sometimes the option of stretching out on the floor of the lounge car, which is just a place for people to sit away from their seats. If you do this in the late hours of the night or early morning, the attendants won't bother you about it (at least that was my experience).
Anyway, I am home now for a little over two weeks, until my dad drives me to Kentucky on November 27. I am planning to stay on that farm until March or April, at which time I will hopefully have another farm to work on for the summer and fall. Of course, if I really like the Kentucky farm, or if no other option turns up for the summer (which seems unlikely), I might just stay there until the fall of next year. I suppose it all depends on how it goes this winter.
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