Communicating with farmers and potentially community members purchasing food from CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture) and farmstands can be difficult for somebody who doesn't come from a US-background. Especially because I don't typically buy very traditionally western food products from supermarkets, I oftentimes cannot name vegetables correctly. There are 3 subspecies of kale grown here, for example, and I confuse them a lot, making my first few days very stressful when receiving orders from my farm host. I really look forward to the farmstand tomorrow, when I will help set-up the market and finally interact with community members for the very first time, selling them food that has been grown and picked by my hands. It's a proud moment! I am learning my ways through properly conducting irrigation, weeding, identifying plants and pests, and more farming basics. One of the hardest things is definitely maintaining physical health, as farming poses lots of stress on the lower back and knees, so taking water-breaks often is crucial (but I often forget!).