May this sickle bring you many blessings

Sunday and the liven is easy! I’m glad my room is in a secluded part of the property, because I’m sitting in my room singing Celine Dion at the top of my lungs while stuffing my face with Stacy’s simply naked pita chips…so good. I was going to hitch into town today but it’s been raining on and off and I would hate to get stuck in it on the side of the road. So I think ill stay at the farm, singing, swimming and writing….maybe some laundry…maybe not. It feels good to have some alone time, this week I have come to appreciate time with myself a lot more. I love communal living, but it is so good to get out and spend some time by myself. For some reason this week was a little harder than the others, I can’t tell you why but I felt like being alone a lot more. It’s not anything anyone was doing; I think I just needed time to go inside and feel what I was feeling, and to keep flowing with life. It is beautiful to sit with your feelings and go down to the root of them and express and let them go. This week was pretty quiet but rather busy. Mondays after work all the WWOOFers have to clean the kitchen together, which was so nice because it was disgusting. There was only one boy on the farm so the girls kind of took over and set a new standard for the way things are going to be, which is clean! Tuesdays we have a non violent communication meeting after work. We pretty much sit down as a group with Shiva and talk about our needs, how we are feeling, what we need or express anything we feel. It is so nice that they have these meetings because I honestly believe that communication is the most important thing to keep the peace and happiness alive. On Wednesdays we go grocery shopping as a group, which is an interesting adventure, quite complicated but in the end it works. Monday through Wednesdays are always busy which is fine, but it makes it harder to plan personal outings. On Tuesday I went yoga pant shopping, because I had to cut mine shorter to use as farming pants. My legs were constantly covered in mosquito bites, and I am seriously mean covered. It looks like I have some sort of illness….its gross, but wearing pants and long sleeves when farming has helped so much. On Thursday I went with Isis to Steve Blake’s house to do some work trade on their farm. Steve Blake and his wife are amazing herbalists, so it was an honor to help out. I am trading my work for an herbal database. The program covers thousands of plants, there medicinal uses in Ayurveda, Western, Native American, and Chinese health. It tells you how to plant, grow, harvest and create “medicines” (be it tinctures, lotions, serums, teas, cooking, salves) and so much more. The program is a valuable thing to have. The work we had to do wasn’t even that bad. Isis and I weeded what at first looked like a jungle, but when I was done it looked like a work of art, what can I say, I’m a Libra ;). Friday is harvest day, and every new WWOOFer has to go with Lisa to deliver the product, which meant going into town! I love going into town, I love Lisa, and I got to stop working three hours early, it doesn’t get better than that! It was fun seeing the places that use our veggies, it is so gratifying to see the plants you work with every day go to a good home! When we were in town we got some coffee and lunch and Wes, Lisa and I ate on the beach. I love how everything I have done here so far has involves the beach; this is seriously my home, especially since I’m secretly a mermaid ;). After we got home I decided to meet Steve at the beach, I wasn’t going to hitch hike but when I got to the main road a guy leaving Door of Faith Road asked if I needed a ride, he seemed cool so I took him up on his offer. His name was Steve and he is from Santa Barbra. He was super cool, and I enjoyed talking to him. We talked about all the ways Maui is different from California; there was a lot we could relate to. Most of the people I have met did exactly what I want to do, pack up and move to Maui. Most of the people I know have been here for years and call Maui home. I know this isn’t the case for everyone (my mother loves to remind me of that fact) but for now it really doesn’t matter. All I am concerned with is that I am following my heart and living my truth. Anyways, the beach we went to is famous for wind surfing, which is super fun to watch. I would love to learn how to do it, but I hear it’s really hard, so swimming will do for now. Swimming in the ocean is really healing for me. I feel so connected to nature and to myself when I am with the ocean. I have always felt this way, but it is so much easier to go swimming in the ocean here because it is so close to home and it is so much warmer! After swimming we rented the movie The Beach, I don’t remember how we even got on the subject of the movie but it ended up being really synchronic to our lives right now, so it was perfect. We made dinner at his house and it made me realize how much I miss having a big kitchen and real meals!!! We made stir fry and rice, and it was the best thing I have eaten in a long time. I’m hungry just thinking about it! This weekend felt like a three day weekend because Friday was so easy for me! I kept thinking it was Sunday yesterday and was pleasantly surprised I could fall back asleep when I woke up this morning! Saturday I went to the beach and got super burnt, but it just looks like I am extremely tan. All the effort going into keeping myself semi pale went out the window in less than an hour, oh well.

Saturday night I got a babysitting job, which was great! Things manifest at an accelerated speed on the island. Everything here is more intense, emotions, energy, etc. weather it is positive or negative. Things manifest faster than I have ever experienced, and my Saturday night proved to me I was in flow with the Island energy. On Wednesday I decided I wanted to make some money, and Saturday night I got a babysitting job. Talk about some smooth manifestation. I watch Rowan, the son of one of the amazing women who work here. I ended up only having to watch him for three hours, but I enjoyed every minute of it. Being around children is so beautiful (especially when you get to leave them with the parents after). He was only fussy when I put him to bed but singing to him did the trick, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I also got some time in to journal which was nice. When I got back to my room there was a HUGE cockroach in my trash can. I’m surprisingly not scared of them anymore, but this one was as big as my pointer finger, so it had to go! After he was escorted out of my room I was able to sleep! Today is a lazy day, which I needed. I have done nothing of importance, and I’m about to go watch a movie, the only down side is I ate all my pita chips. I hope everyone had a beautiful weekend, Malama pono.

"And me, I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it's not some place you can look for, 'cause it's not where you go. It's how you feel for a moment in your life when you're a part of something, and if you find that moment... it lasts forever.." -The Beach

Enjoy the beach and cut the bullshit

Guten Morgen!!! Right now I’m sitting in my room listening to the pouring rain, and I love it. I call times like this “rainy day moments”, because you can experience all the things you love about rainy days in a rainy moment. Right now sitting in bed, I get to feel lazy and calm listening to the rain and loving it. Its great knowing the rain will pass and the sun will come out. I love knowing that it’s going to be a perfectly clear beautiful day (mostly…remember, I am talking about Maui) and I can fall asleep to the sound of rain. . Last week was a crazy/good week, Wes officially left, Wednesday was Steve’s last day and farming was intense. On Wednesday we went grocery shopping for the first time as a group which was way more complicated that I though it would be, but I love going into town so I didn’t really care about what was going on with the food. After grocery shopping I went with Bettina to some thrift shops and bought some pretty dresses. I didn’t bring any of my normal clothes so I had been wearing shorts and t shirts all the time and it didn’t feel like me at all, so I’m super happy I can dress the way I like again! After shopping we met up with Steve and got some coffee and food. After thoroughly stuff my face we went to the mall so Steve could get some interview cloths (by the way he got the job *big smile*) and Bettina could get a phone. Maui malls are exactly like malls everywhere else, so you can totally forgo “malls” on your itinerary. Weather or not I like malls doesn’t matter because I was with people I love, so it’s all good. I honestly don’t remember Thursday, obviously nothing too exciting happened or I would totally remember. Friday Bettina and I went into Makawao and ended up going into the shop Lala works at and they have the most beautiful things. I bought jasmine and rose oil, both smell divine. Bettina got some Tibetan prayer flags to decorate our kitchen with. I loved the store; they sell what I would call Fairy cloths, long pointy sleeves, jagged hemmed skirts and dresses, pointy hooded coats and crazy vests.
Later that night we left with Christian to go camping in Hana. The road to Hana is the craziest drive I have ever been on! It’s all up (or down, I’m not quite sure) the mountain. So we were driving on these super curvy cliffs at night at a speed less desirable for this kind of landscape, but we got there just fine. When we got to the camp site Christian took us to a blow hole, except you couldn’t see it because it was pitch black out. While we were sitting on the rocks he whips out a didgeridoo and starts playing it. Even though I was half asleep the sound of the waves and the beautiful didgeridoo were truly magical. That night sleep didn’t come easy because being the genius I am, I forgot a pillow. FYI when camping, bring a freaking pillow. The next morning after Christian went spear fishing (this guy is crazy in the best ways) we went for a hike up to a waterfall. I totally forget the name of the water fall, woops sorry. The hike was beautiful, there were cliffs that looked over smaller waterfalls, and to get to the big waterfall you have to go through this amazing bamboo jungle. If I could describe the land in a couple of words it would be a “fairy land”. Everything was green and lush, there were little waterfalls everywhere, and every time the wind blew through the trees and bamboo it sounded like wind chimes. When we got to the waterfall Bettina and I went for a swim in the small pool under the water. I have swum in only a few waterfalls, but I have to admit it is my favorite thing to do besides going to the beach. Being connected with this element is so amazing and magical and opens my heart to myself and the magic of life. When the boys were tired of watching us soak up the spirit of the falls we hiked back down to the camp site.Later that afternoon the boys we were camping with went to go pick up their friends who were running in the Hana Run while Bettina, Christian and I went off to the beach. For some reason I was extremely exhausted and managed to forget my bathing suit at the camp site. I seriously don’t know how someone can forget a bathing suit when going to the beach, but I managed to accomplish this with ease. I was fortunate enough that Christian had and extra shirt, so I went swimming in my panties and his shirt. I am also not sure what beach we went to, but it was probably the second most beautiful beach I have been to so far, the first being Big Beach. The waves were perfect for floating and swimming in, and the water crystal clear. We hung out there for a while but since the waves weren’t good for surfing Christian took us to another beach. Instead of swimming I totally passed out in the back of the van for a while. When I woke up Christian and Bettina were enjoying fresh coconut water and meat which they shared, waking up to fresh coconut water is seriously the best treat! After my little nap at the beach we went back to the camp site to meet up with the rest of the group. The rest of the night we just hung out around the fire, went on a few walks, and slept. Sunday we packed up and went to black sand beach. Its not as much black sand as it is black rocks, but the parts that are sandy are amazing. Before you hike down to the beach there is a fresh water cave you are able to swim in. Swimming in the cave is on my top 3 favorite things I have done/seen here. The water was freezing but you don't really care because you are so fascinated that you are swimming in a freaking cave! After black sand beach we come home. If I can suggest 2 things to do before you die it would be go swim in a water fall and go swim in a cave.....just do it. LOVE to all <3

Escape from the Mainland

I can’t believe it has already been a week since I got here! Time is flying by super fast. Time is a funny thing on this island; I am not as aware that time is passing or that there is even time at all. On the mainland I feel every minute dwindling away, living and simply being is easy here, effortless. I am enjoying every moment, totally and completely. I love every moment I have with myself, nature and my new family. This last week I have been falling in love, with me, this island and all the amazing people I am surrounded by. It’s funny how connected I feel to these beautiful people considering how long I have known them. I feel so open with them, totally safe to be fully myself, it is truly beautiful. I am so blessed. The energy on the Island is balanced and nurturing and is totally changing me. I am embracing the change and flowing with it, and I have never felt so good. I am so utterly connected to my soul and my purpose and can see inside myself more clearly than ever before. Because of all the changing and shifting a lot has been going through my mind and heart about my life, who I am and where I am going. I really feel like I belong here and am working things out with the universe about my future and perhaps my future here. I honestly believe I can make anything happen ;).

I totally understand why a lot of indigenous cultures regarded the earth as “Mother” and “Goddess”, it occurred to me yesterday when I was seeding a new bed. I can’t explain what it is I feel but it is defiantly there. One moment I was planting and the next thing I felt was this connection to the earth washing over me. It was like sensing a presence, something so much bigger than me, something so nurturing and loving. It wasn’t a realization, more of a remembering, and what I felt was the earth, the mother. The island defiantly has a distinct spirit energy, a “mind of its own” if you will. Steven once said that it feels like life on the island is reality and everyone on the mainland is in a dream, and in that moment I totally knew what he was talking about. People on the mainland are so consumed with every day hum dum life, that they forget their connection the earth, themselves and everyone else. Here the people are tapped into this earth energy that connects us to each other and ourselves. Life flows here, everything just happens, comes together. There is a saying that goes a little like “if you are ready for the island it will embrace you and if you are not it will spit you out”. I have already seen both scenarios happen and honestly I feel totally embraced and I love it. I am super excited to see what the future brings, but I’m even more excited to be here now ;)……peace

Preview

here are some pics from the farm enjoy :)

First we had to harvest fennel and then weed this row in the pouring rain. When the bed was clear we had to turn the bed ( I forget what its called), you basically have to dig deep and flip the dirt....it takes forever and its hard! When you get into the flow of digging and flipping it becomes quite fun, I even got Michael to free style a little ;) After that you have to crumble all the soil so it is fine and soft, which is one of the hardest things to do...and it seriously sucks.After that you make it a bed, create rows and then plant! It takes forever, but all the work done on the farm is beautiful and gratifying!

Its not a dream anymore

SATURDAY

Best weekend ever, ill start at the beginning. I’m really into my music right now so I am typing and singing… this could turn out bad but Ill just going to go with it! Bettina has a truck and I love her truck, it makes me want a truck super oober bad! I love the weekends here, there are infinite things to do and people to meet! This weekend was long because we had Monday off. It was extremely convenient that I came on a holiday weekend; I couldn’t have planned it better! Anyways Bettina had to take her truck into the shop to get a safety check and then we went to the store to buy food to barbeque later, by the way food is EXTREAMLY expensive here. Speaking of food, which I love, my new favorite thing is coconut water, especially when we get fresh coconuts from the farm and hack them open…you’ve never tasted anything so good in your life. My mind is going a million miles an hr right now, it’s probably because of the super strong yummy coffee I just downed, so please excuse my rambling. If you talk to me frequently in person this should be no surprise to you :p. OK after the store we went to this secluded place you have to practically off road drive to get to. Its really only residents that know about this waterfall so it was an honor I was able to visit it. Technically I am a resident muahahah. The hike is pretty easy and breathtakingly beautiful. Wes and Bettina actually hike barefoot most of the time, but I’m not that hard core YET. The place we hiked made me feel like I was in Pandora; I kept waiting for Jake Sully to pop out, but that never happened. There are vines that you can swing on hanging everywhere, moss lines most of the trees and some even have these vines with huge leaves wrapped all the way up and around them. Lush, green, wild plants are growing everywhere, and the air is intoxicating. It’s seriously amazing; you can’t explain the beauty and energy to someone who is not witnessing the same thing. Describing the beauty of this island is like explaining an inside joke to an outsider, but I’m doing my best. When you get down to the end of the hillside there are a series of little waterfalls and pools you can swim in, but we were going to the biggest waterfall. The waterfall is so beautiful and there is a place the rocks jet out to make a huge cave you can swim in. The water was cold, but you don’t even feel it because you are being blown away with the beauty of life. After we swam for a long time we laid out on the rocks to dry off. There are these flowers that have a gel inside that you can use as a natural conditioner, my hair loved it. The flower makes your hair smell really nice too. When we got home we were all starving! Bettina is an amazing cook and made this huge yummy salad and started grilling peppers, eggplant, onions and bananas. Seriously if you haven’t had grilled banana you are not living, it’s like a tastegasm. After eating way too much we watched Ferngully in the yoga room on this huge projector, and then went in the hot tub for some much needed muscle relaxation. Every time I see the stars I am blown away, and I’m sure I always will be. I was totally sleepy that night and sleep came easy! It was a good day.

SUNDAY

Sunday fun day! I slept in, ate yummy breakfast, listened to good music and packed for our camping trip. We ended up going to Little Beach for our adventure which made more time in the day to go…you guessed it HIKING!!! Bettina, Wes and I went to the bamboo forest and swam in the waterfall there. The hike was so fun. It’s a bamboo forest which is self explanatory but for anyone who needs help close your eyes and picture a shit load of bamboo….there you go! The bamboo makes the hike a huge maze. When we got to the waterfall we swam to the water fall, climbed up it and sat on the rocks and under the rushing water for a while. It was seriously such an amazing thing to have done. I remember sitting there thinking how awesome it was that I get to sunbathe and relax on a waterfall. It was raining off and on all day, living here really makes you appreciate all of the elements you forget about in the city. The rain is so amazing here; it’s warm and inviting, just beautiful. Sometimes ill be ready to leave my room and all of a sudden a downpour will start and last for 10 min, its pretty amazing. Back at the farm we got all our stuff together, Shiva lent us a tent and off we went. Before we got to the beach we stopped at Mana to get lots of yummy munchies for dinner and b-fast. After our food run we drove to the beach. Little Beach is on the opposite side of the island and it looks totally different. We live on the wet side of the island and we were going to Wailea the dry side, so we didn’t need to worry about getting soaked. On the way there I saw a rainbow and I got to see the end of it!!! I didn’t even know that could happen, it was seriously so awesome. Were we were there are two beaches, Big Beach and Little Beach. There was a lava flow that separated the two beaches and one is little and private the other is, well, big. From what I gather (and experienced) little beach is kind of a “hippie” gathering spot, it is also a nude beach. When we got to the beach there were already loads of people and a drum circle. We pitched our tent and then we went for a swim and watched the sun set. This was my first time swimming in the Hawaiian oceans and they are more wonderful than I could have ever hoped. The water is crystal clear blue and so warm. After the swim we walked around meeting people, dancing and having a good time. When it was totally dark fire dancers came out and danced with….you guessed it… FIRE. What they do is both amazing and beautiful! Speaking of fire, I have never been so connected to the elements and been so in MY element. Earth, Air, Fire and Water are everywhere; perhaps that is why things are so much more balanced here. Anyways, for the sake of keeping this all PG-13 and the fact that family may or may not be reading this I will leave the rest of my night to your imagination ;) all I can say about it is……..wow.

bamboo forest leads to ..........the waterfall we relaxed on!

MONDAY

We ended up getting hardly any sleep, but I am totally fine with that because the only thing keeping me up was the sound of waves crashing on the shore. We all woke up at 6:30, just in time for sunrise. From the beach we camped on you can see two other little islands. It was all seriously unreal, I have had to pinch myself so many times here, and it’s the coolest feeling when you realize you are living your dream. There were still a lot of people sleeping on the beach and one camp site already had a fire going. Bettina and I went for a sunrise swim. While we were swimming one of the campsites formed a little drum circle and you could hear it from the ocean. Bettina and I were the only ones in the ocean, I felt so tribal and amazing. A good friend, a beautiful sun rise, crystal clear ocean and some soul music……seriously so amazing. After our swim Steve, Bettina and I walked over to Big Beach to catch the rest of the sunrise. We walked the length of the beach and ended up going for another swim. The waves at this beach are non-existent, it’s more like rolls, so the swimability (made that up) is a 10. After our walk we were all exhausted and hungry so we ate all out food and pooped out in the sand. Eventually our hunger and need for coffee came back, took over and we packed up and went into town for some much needed food and caffeine. I’m not sure if the food tasted so good because it was really good food, or we were famished, either way we couldn’t stop talking about how good the food was. When we got home we unpacked and then I ended up hanging out with Steve for a while, which I really enjoyed. It’s surreal how fast you get to know and love people when you live with them. I already feel so much love for my fellow house mates; it’s like the best kind of family. The rest of the night I was so tired, I ended up peacing out early, but only after Steve saved me from a cockroach in my room. Thank you Lord for that, I would have never fallen asleep! THE END

big beach

Hitchen A Ride

Ahhhhhh Friday, aka harvest day, 8am, a farmer’s work is never done. On Fridays we harvest veggies for the market and a restaurant. On Thursdays we are all assigned what we need to harvest for Friday, and we can generally choose what we want to harvest. Bettina and I chose to harvest herbs. We harvested Italian and American parsley, cilantro, chives, okra and dill. When you harvest herbs you have to wear gloves because the oil on our hands discolors the herbs…or something like that. After we gathered the amount of herbs needed we had to sort through them and throw away all the ugly ones, then packages and label them for delivery. Harvesting is fun, but you are on a time limit so you need to rush it, which keeps it exciting. After we finished harvesting Bettina, Steve and I went into the Aloha garden to do some much needed weeding. Around 2:00 Steve and I went into Grace to harvest more okra and eggplant, and then we were done for the day! That sounds like a simple day, but it is a lot of gratifying, muscle working work!
Later that night Wes and I went into Paia. Bettina gave us a ride in her truck (which I am in love with) a little of the way, then we had to hitch the rest of the way. It didn’t take us too long to get picked up, and the guy who gave us a ride took us all the way into town. When we got to town we went to the store to get some food before walking down to the beach. I love the grocery store here, it has the most amazing, healthful foods, and it is also the store we sell some of out produce to. After we ate we walk to the beach! I am not sure what the beach is called but oh my god, I love it. When you first get there it is like any other beach (that’s a lie all the beaches here are both beautiful and amazing in their own way because they are all different), but if you keep walking you will reach the most amazing beach. Ok, maybe not the most amazing, I feel like you can not compare the beaches here to each other. All the beaches have different sand, water color, smells, and background. Over all they are all a different, amazing elements to witness. Anyways, the unique thing about this beach is that there are broken trees and branches jetting out of the water and washed up on shore. The trees and covered in green moss, which looks amazing with the blue backdrop of sky and ocean. Wes and I hung out there for a while talking and watching the sunset. We even went out to one of the huge branches and sat on top while the waves crashed beneath us. I got soaked getting to the branch, but you have to get used to being wet here due to frequent random rain. We decided to go home when it got dark, and by the way it’s super hard to hitch at night. We ended up getting two rides which took us 1/3 of the way each time. The people we met were around our age and they were all super nice. By the way, did you know you can ride in the truck bed and not get a ticket….not that we did that or anything ……. We had to walk a long way home from the second drop off, but its fun when you’re with someone, plus it’s all a new adventure. As soon as we got to the road that leads to Hale Akua (which is still a long way to home) it started pouring. We were both soaking, I didn’t have a jacket but it’s almost pointless to wear one when the rain is warm and you are almost home. Its way more fun to say fuck it and enjoy the bliss that is rain! When we got home we hung out with Bettina and Steve, all I need to say about that is: nutmeg, didgeridoos and fun 

Egg Plant and Okra

I have only been here three full days but so much has happened the events of those days are mooshing together! My first day (Thursday) we didn’t start work till 9:15ish, this was nice because it gave me extra time to just chill. Every morning we start the day off with a meeting to go over what we will do for the day. I had to do an orientation which was just a tour of the grounds and learning protocol stuff, kind of boring but necessary. Then I got to work in the garden pulling out weeds with the rest of the group. Seriously I love weeding, there is just something so wonderful about being on the ground with your hands in the dirt, and it’s like the best kind of meditation. The other wwoofers and I worked together on pulling out the weeds which made it so much more fun. It’s so wonderful to connect with other people while doing work like this, in such a beautiful nurturing place. After weeding and lunch each wwoofer goes into their own garden to take care of. I was assigned to Grace garden, which is currently Steve’s, I only hope to do as good of job as he has! There are 4 gardens, I think, Aloha, Grace, Ohana, and I totally forget the fourth. All Steve and I did was harvest okra, and eggplant, and then we were done with our day.

I’m not quite sure how to explain the amount of dirt that is on your cloths and body after a 6hr work day, so I wont even try, but oh my god a shower has never felt so good. Even after my shower which consisted of a major scrub down I had dirt embedded in my knees. After I got relatively clean, I went to the salt water pool for a nice swim. The pool is beautiful; it is surrounded by trees, and the water is super warm. After a day of work it feels so good to move my body in the water. When I was walking back to my room I ran into Wesley and he suggested we hike down to the waterfall, so we did. It’s like a 5 min “hike”, more like a walk but whatever. The waterfall isn’t flowing right now; it’s more like a “water trickle”. There is a pool at the top of it that we can swim in, but I guess it’s not a great idea because bacteria like to gather and congregate there. When you get to the waterfall you are at the top and since its not flowing, we sat on the top, after I fell in :p. The view in amazing, you are looking over this HUGE beautiful gully and you can see the ocean. I don’t know how big the water trickle is but you are super high above the gully. We sat there talking for a while, it was really nice. I kind of forget about the rest of the night, all I know is that it involved friends, food, and laughter. Best first day ever, I’m going to go shower, PEACE.

First night Star light

Hello hello…or rather good morning, aloha. Right not I am writing you from my room at Hale Akua Garden Farm. It is so beautiful I absolutely love it. This morning due to jet lag, and a rooster from another farm, I’m assuming (unless Hawaii has packs of wild roosters running around) I woke up at 5am and went exploring. My room is in the BEST spot!!! First of all it’s shaped like and octagon, it has a tiny bathroom with a sink the size of my hand, but who cares I get my own sink! The sides of the “cottage” are windows from floor to roof, except for where the closet is. My shower is right outside my room and in the trees, showering there is amazing. The room is right next to the pool, hot tub, sauna and a short walk to the kitchen. The view from the hot tub is the breathtaking. The hot tub deck is where I sat watching the most beautiful sun rise this morning; I might even call it epic.

Last night I got here at like 7:20 and then it was a 30min or so drive to the farm. It was so dark all I could see was the little town, which was super cute. Then when we got to the farm Wendy showed me around. She talked about a lot, but the only things I remember are about the abundance of frogs (which there are, I almost already killed like 5) and all the yummy bugs I will encounter :) blehh. She also told me about the meth heads, killer centipedes, and how I can get staff if I get cut and go in the ocean….sweet. Then I got to meet my fellow WWOOFers. There is Wes, Steve, Christian, Isis, and Bettina. Wes is from California, Steve is from Wisconsin, Bettina is from Germany and Isis and Christian are from Brazil. Actually Christian isn’t a WWOOFer he is Isis’s brother. Later that night we went in the hot tub, which by the way is huge. And I was seriously taken aback by the amount of stars out here. I knew it would be good, especially since we are in a secluded spot but seriously it’s amazing. Its one of those things you have to see to understand. You can even see the Milky Way …YEAHHHHH. So far I can tell I am going to love my stay here!

view from the hot tub