Summer Jobs
The last time I worked on a farm, I was as a teen doing tobacco (never again!)
Two pairs of Converse tennis shoes could never be worn again, and I had what seemed like a permanent body funk along with hand and body staining.
My back always hurt, but I aways slept hard!
I also worked one season at a Christmas tree farm, mowing between trees, trimming, and then harvesting on weekends in November and December.
Later I lifeguarded (what a breeze in comparison) and then somehow, I ended up volunteering to teach a bunch of Red Cross First Aid and CPR etc.
I also spent every weekend year-round cutting lawns, hedges, raking leaves, shoveling snow and anything else the old ladies in my neighborhood needed doing. I also had a morning paper route one year which got me up every morning at 4.
Also competing for my high school summers were athletic team coaches who thought we should of course spend our summers working out and getting ready for Fall sports. Finally, there was ROTC, but that doesn't count as "work" either.
Where'd you work in the summer in high school?
Edit: I obviously had a privileged city kid's high school experience compared to many.
The last time I worked on a farm, I was as a teen doing tobacco (never again!)
Two pairs of Converse tennis shoes could never be worn again, and I had what seemed like a permanent body funk along with hand and body staining.
My back always hurt, but I aways slept hard!
I also worked one season at a Christmas tree farm, mowing between trees, trimming, and then harvesting on weekends in November and December.
Later I lifeguarded (what a breeze in comparison) and then somehow, I ended up volunteering to teach a bunch of Red Cross First Aid and CPR etc.
I also spent every weekend year-round cutting lawns, hedges, raking leaves, shoveling snow and anything else the old ladies in my neighborhood needed doing. I also had a morning paper route one year which got me up every morning at 4.
Also competing for my high school summers were athletic team coaches who thought we should of course spend our summers working out and getting ready for Fall sports. Finally, there was ROTC, but that doesn't count as "work" either.
Where'd you work in the summer in high school?
Edit: I obviously had a privileged city kid's high school experience compared to many.
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