HOW TO WWOOF FOR BEGINNERS - THE BASICS FOR WORK + CHEAP TRAVEL

Summary

In this insightful and personal video by Kat Green, viewers are given an introduction to WWOOFing, a global movement that brings volunteers to organic farms in exchange for food, accommodation, and learning experiences. From Kat's extensive first-hand experience, she shares how WWOOFing has profoundly impacted her life. The video covers essential advice on website basics, what to expect on the farm, and tips on selecting the right opportunity. Kat emphasizes the importance of communication, setting clear intentions, and the rewarding experiences that can arise from embracing new challenges in unfamiliar environments.

Highlights

• Kat shares her first WWOOFing experience in Ontario, Canada which set the stage for her passion for volunteering on organic farms 🇨🇦.
• WWOOFing is available in many countries, but requires separate memberships for different regions 🗺️.
• Not all farm experiences are created equal; some may not provide full room and board while others do 🍽️.
• Communication is key: Know what your host expects and ensure you're on the same page before arriving 📧.
• Be prepared for unique accommodations ranging from tents to shared communal spaces 🏕️.

Key Takeaways

• WWOOFing stands for Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms and offers unique experiences across the globe 🌏.
• Every region has its own WWOOF website; you need to sign up for the specific area you're interested in 🌐.
• It's important to communicate with hosts beforehand to understand work expectations and accommodations 📞.
• Plan ahead to ensure that your WWOOFing arrangements are well-organized and fit your personal goals 📅.
• Stay open-minded and respectful; every farm experience can be different and rewarding 🤝.

Overview

Kat Green dives into the world of WWOOFing, a transformative experience that not only allows people to travel and live cheaply but also to gain invaluable hands-on experience in organic farming. She shares her personal journey, starting in Ontario, which opened up a world of new friendships and self-discovery.

The video outlines how to begin your WWOOFing journey, touching on the importance of each region's specific website and emphasizing the significance of understanding what each farm offers. From membership costs to the types of work expected, Kat provides a thorough walkthrough of potential experiences and challenges.

With a warm and engaging manner, Kat offers practical advice such as packing light, keeping travel and accommodation arrangements in mind, and the necessity of communication. Her experiences reveal how adaptable you must be, underscoring the immense personal growth that can come from such unique and immersive experiences.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 01:00: Introduction to Woofing In the 'Introduction to Woofing' chapter, the speaker expresses enthusiasm for discussing woofing, a topic they have wanted to address for some time. Given their personal experiences and inquiries from viewers after their travel video, the speaker finds it necessary to clarify what woofing entails. They explain that woofing stands for Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms, indicating that the chapter will cover an in-depth look at this subject.
• 01:00 - 02:00: Personal Impact and Motivation The chapter titled 'Personal Impact and Motivation' explores the profound effect that participation in certain websites and organizations has had on the individual's life, specifically websites similar to 'whooping' and 'Help X'. These platforms facilitate work trade exchanges that have significantly influenced the narrator's personal and professional journey. The narrator credits these experiences for setting the stage for new opportunities and for introducing them to a network of amazing people. The chapter hints at the depth and breadth of the impact, suggesting these experiences not only opened new chapters in their life but also offered extensive material for further discussion.
• 02:00 - 03:30: History with Woofing In the chapter titled 'History with Woofing', the narrator mentions receiving a message from a friend who is interested in learning about woofing. This prompts the narrator to decide on compiling a guide or basic 'How to Woof' 101 advice and tips, which will be covered in the video. The goal is to keep the information organized and concise.
• 03:30 - 04:30: Benefits of Woofing The chapter explores the speaker's personal experiences with woofing, starting in 2009. Initially, the speaker participated in woofing without using the official website, instead relying on personal recommendations. Their first woofing experience took place in Ontario, Canada, which was very positive and lasted for two weeks. The speaker later engaged in woofing activities in California and Hawaii, and also considered participating in woofing while traveling in Thailand.
• 04:30 - 06:00: Woofing Website Basics The chapter discusses the enriching experiences of being involved in Woofing, particularly in Costa Rica. The narrator shares their positive personal experiences and highlights the importance of wonderful hosts and fellow Woofers, which contributed to their enjoyable exchanges. Despite acknowledging that not everyone may have the same experience, the narrator expresses gratitude for the lifelong friendships established and the continual connection to the Woofing community, emphasizing the growth of their friend group as a result.
• 06:00 - 08:00: Searching and Contacting Farms The chapter titled 'Searching and Contacting Farms' explores the author's experiences of learning about farming, the land, local culture, and personal growth during their interactions with farms. The author emphasizes the reflective nature of interacting with nature, suggesting that it serves as a metaphor for life and offers insights into oneself. The chapter concludes with a recommendation for others to explore such enriching experiences with farms.
• 08:00 - 09:30: Types of Woofing Experiences The chapter 'Types of Woofing Experiences' describes the inclusivity and diversity of work exchange opportunities available for all age groups and interests. It emphasizes that Woofing experiences are adaptable to fit various capabilities and preferences. The chapter also highlights that Woofing is open to anyone who is able-bodied and open-minded, with participants ranging from young adults in their late teens to individuals in their 50s and 60s. Additionally, it mentions the structural aspect of Woofing websites, noting that different regions have their own dedicated websites and memberships.
• 09:30 - 12:00: Preparing for a Woofing Experience The chapter discusses the concept of woofing, emphasizing that it is available in various countries such as Hawaii, Canada, and European nations, as well as New Zealand. It clarifies that woofing requires a membership for each specific country rather than a global membership, with the fee being quite reasonable and lasting for a year for most places. After obtaining a membership, setting up a profile with good, smiling pictures is important.
• 12:00 - 15:30: Questions and Communication with Hosts The chapter focuses on how to effectively communicate and ask questions when interacting with hosts, particularly in the context of outdoor-based experiences such as farm stays. It mentions tools like browsing farm profiles, checking for detailed descriptions, and using geographical information to locate them on maps. Additionally, it highlights the use of social media and regional websites as resources to refine searches and enhance understanding of potential hosts and their locations.
• 15:30 - 25:00: General Tips for Woofing The chapter titled 'General Tips for Woofing' provides several strategies to enhance the woofing experience. It suggests using keyword searches on websites to find specific types of farms, such as vegetarian or banana farms, and highlights the ability to search for non-smoking environments. Additionally, it mentions a relatively recent feature on some woofing websites that allows users to review farms, offering a helpful tool for prospective woofers to select the best locations based on others' experiences.
• 25:00 - 27:00: Conclusion In the conclusion, the speaker emphasizes the advantages of checking previous ratings given by other woofers to various farms, which can be quite instrumental in decision-making. The chapter underlines the essence of the membership, primarily the access it grants to communicate with farm hosts for potential arrangements. Key contact information such as email is typically provided, though some may also include addresses and websites. The speaker shares their personal approach of meticulously reviewing each farm profile within their area of interest to make informed decisions.

HOW TO WWOOF FOR BEGINNERS - THE BASICS FOR WORK + CHEAP TRAVEL Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 [Music] today we're going to talk about woofing and I apologize this is something that I have been wanting to talk about for a really long time especially since my travel video I've gotten so many questions on this topic and just in my personal life I still find that people don't really aren't aware about what woofing exactly is and if you're one of those folks what it stands for is worldwide opportunities on organic farms so that's what we're going to cover in
• 00:30 - 01:00 this video and also this could probably be applied to help X as well which is another website and another organization that does similar work trade exchanges so the reason has taken me a long time is for me personally whooping has had such a profound impact on my life it's really been something that set the stage for a whole new chapter in my life and introduced me to so many amazing people so for me it's something that I could really talk in depth about but then the other week I got a message from a
• 01:00 - 01:30 personal friend to message me and she says blah blah blah I was talking with so-and-so and he mentioned that you have done a lot of woofing I've been really interested in it for the last while and I'm trying to collect some more info please let me know what you know about it yada yada I haven't decided on that place yet okay so this made me think I can just compile some basic how to wolf 101 advice tips and things like that that's what we're going to cover in this video I'll try and keep it really organized in short and let's get started
• 01:30 - 02:00 then a little bit about my history with woofing I first started back in 2009 and for that one I actually didn't go through the official Wolf's website I just had a farm that I had recommended to me from a personal friend and that was in Ontario Canada and I had a really fantastic experience I believe it was a two-week exchange and then I've also since done it in California and Hawaii and when I was in Thailand traveling I looked seriously into doing it there and I also looked seriously into doing a
• 02:00 - 02:30 while in Costa Rica I have that experience and then I also have many many friends who I've talked to you about their experience looking as well like I said I really had a fantastic take time with all my exchanges I'm so fortunate to have had such good hosts and such good fellow Wofford I know that's not the case for everybody and truly I am lifelong friends with so many of the people that I met along the way and I'm still connected to that community and my friend group grows
• 02:30 - 03:00 because of that aside from just the fantastic people I did really learn a lot about farming about the land about the local culture and I definitely learned a lot about myself which is a whole tangent we could get into about when we look at nature it just mirrors oneself so clearly and becomes the best metaphor for life so I definitely learned a lot about myself as well it's really something that I would recommend to anybody I think there's a farm or a
• 03:00 - 03:30 work exchange that can really fit any person's capabilities or what they're looking for and I would also say that age is not an issue if you're able-bodied and open-minded I've met woofers all the way from 18 19 years old up into their 50s and 60s so there's really something for everybody I believe let's get into just the website basic so something you should know is that each region of the world has a different worth website and membership for that so let's say there's mainland USA I'm
• 03:30 - 04:00 listing then there's Hawaii whooping there's Canada then there's may be each country in Europe has a different one there's New Zealand so it's not just like you buy a membership for all of woofing in the whole world even though it is available in most countries so you pay the membership and it's a really reasonable price and I believe it lasts a year for most of them and after you do that you set up a profile for yourself make sure you have good pictures you know smiling and maybe
• 04:00 - 04:30 outdoorsy and from there you can browse Farm profiles so some of them have short descriptions some of them have longer some of them list their website or even have social media like Instagram account which is super helpful some of them even do with their location which is awesome because then you can go and put it into Google Maps and kind of get a sense of where they are like I said every wolf region has their own website so I haven't been on all of them but the ones that I have been exposed to I found that you can refine your search and that's a really
• 04:30 - 05:00 helpful tool if you want to let's say take the boxes for a vegetarian farm or if you want smoking versus non-smoking like with many sites you can also just keyword search let's say you're interested in banana farm so you can put in bananas and then all of arms that have bananas on them that have been written about in their description would come up for that a feature that they added in recent years again just from the website that I've been exposed to is the feature of reviewing farm so you get
• 05:00 - 05:30 to see the ratings that previous woofers have given to that farm which is an incredibly helpful tool also on their profiles they should have their contact info that's really what you're paying for when you pay for the membership is opportunity to get in touch with these hosts and arrange your time there like I said they might have their address listed they might have their website but they should all have their email listed so what I did for myself is I found I sifted through I literally read every single farm profile for the region that I was looking for and I found the ones
• 05:30 - 06:00 that really spoke to me and that I thought would really meet my needs and then I wrote them all an email and I had kind of a template set up I am cat a little bit about myself and my background and also what drew me to their farm and then what dates I was looking for my availability and then for me maybe you're the same really like to be thorough and organized I even had a chart going on my word document where I had all my perspective farms listed and all the hours they required and the location and our
• 06:00 - 06:30 contact info and their availability and all this stuff you can work with that whatever way you like obviously maybe that's just a little organization inspiration let's move on to what you should know before going not all farms are farms exactly even though it says that in the acronym for example I did a wolf gig for a month and it was just in somebody's backyard I was totally fine with that and it was something I knew going into it and I only what were there I did help them
• 06:30 - 07:00 grow food and fill out the market and all this but just something to keep in mind that there's not exact strict definition for what qualifies as a farm for this website not every exchange is for full room and board so I made sure that the farms that I went to did cover full room and board if they didn't provide the food from the land there was a stipend that would cover enough for a week's worth at a time but not every farm this is the case for example the
• 07:00 - 07:30 ones that I looked into in Thailand I ended up not going because they required work like a full load of work and then they required payment on top of that because they were thinking it was payment for the education I don't know how they justified it but that kind of setup wasn't working for me so I didn't pursue those I know some of the farm an area that I'm living they do provide a place to stay they offer you to do less
• 07:30 - 08:00 hours if you want and you can supplement your own food so there are different parameters for each farm so that's why you really have to go in and read the descriptions thoroughly and have good communication so you know what to expect thirdly on this point there are no standards that are really up kept by the farm at least how should I say it it's more up to the host it's not that there's an authority coming in from outside with a clipboard saying all right safety is okay over here cleanliness has been kept up over here
• 08:00 - 08:30 it's not like that it's really up to the host I actually do know personally the owner of woof Hawaii and he doesn't have time to go around and personally investigate every single farm and also new farms are coming up all the time and even if that were the case you know you go to see a farm one day and it's completely different or Thunderer new management the next so it's really something that's hard to keep up with and this is something that I like to share because as I mentioned in the
• 08:30 - 09:00 beginning of this video I had a really fortunate time with my arrangements but it hasn't been the case for a lot of friends that I've talked to they have on a farm and it ended up being a disaster for whatever reason it was just a dump or it turned into kind of slave labor and I say that not to scare anybody off but just to kind of say proceed with caution and to really be communicative with your hosts beforehand and there are more
• 09:00 - 09:30 points that I'll go over in the rest of this video that should help you avoid a situation like that know what your intentions are before showing up and before arranging the farm even really ask yourself what your priorities are and keep these in mind when you're looking at farms and really I think it's nice before traveling anywhere just to be clear with that for yourself too it really do something that benefits you and also benefit to the farm that you're showing at that getting clear about what
• 09:30 - 10:00 you want is it learning that you're really after do you legitimately want to learn about farming and organic culture and how you can grow your own food at home that kind of thing it sounds like a very basic question but not everybody who goes woofing is interested in that and that's okay some people do just want a place to stay and it can still be mutually beneficial for their hosts in them perhaps you're looking for friends and a social environment and that can be a really fantastic way to go about doing
• 10:00 - 10:30 it because you're living in community together and you're spending so much time working and playing that you really develop these intimate relationships very quickly I find perhaps you're interested in just the travel aspect of it so again maybe the emphasis is less on the farming and you just want to go there and make sure that you have enough time off to see the area that you're in of course you can be interested in all of these or just one of these but really have it in your own mind where your priorities are so you know which farms
• 10:30 - 11:00 might be a good fit some things to find out about your perspective host farm so what is the exact length of stay that you'll be there what is the commitment that they require for instance I've done places for a couple weeks at a time and that's totally okay with the host other places they really prefer to have like a three month or even six month commitment which i think is pretty reasonable knowing farm managers myself personally it's a lot to have people come in every few weeks and have to retrain them and show
• 11:00 - 11:30 them around and teach them the ins and outs of the farm so I would expect that more than the shorter-term but like I said you can really find something for everybody you're also going to want to find out your exact hours and work type what is going to be expected of you while you're there is it that you're going to be on a flower farm and you just have to pick petals or is it that you're going to be on a cattle ranch and you really have to shovel manure every day knowing what to expect was something I was really interested in and I also wanted to know what my days
• 11:30 - 12:00 would look like is it going to be a 6 a.m. wake up and we work till midday or is it a nine-to-five gig is it Monday to Friday what kind of days awful I have well I have enough time to explore town and things like that obviously that would also help you figure out what you're going to need to pack find out what kind of food is provided for you so if it is included that's one thing and then also finding out if it's not and you might have to consider budgeting for extra food while you're traveling maybe
• 12:00 - 12:30 they do grow a lot of stuff and you're able to eat off the land so you can inquire about that to farm that I have been on they haven't been able to fully sustain their whole woof crew just with locally farmed produce unfortunately but it was totally ok we got so many dollars a week to spend at their grocery store where we could buy essentially from other farms that were growing on the island so it worked out in the end if you're on my channel you might be living the fur knife style which makes sense as
• 12:30 - 13:00 you would want to do whooping and again that was something really important for me to find out I wanted to work on farms that grew their own fruit so that I would be exposed to that learning and also be able to eat fresh right off the tree so that might also be a priority for you if you're like me you may also want to find out how many woofers are going to be there at a time I have done both so I did that spot in someone's backyard that I was talking about and that was for a month and I was the only person there I was just flying solo and
• 13:00 - 13:30 it was fabulous that was really what I was after at that time I kind of wanted more space for myself and just to really start out my experience with the opportunity to clear my head in that way and then I scheduled following farms after that to have lots of people so the next place that I say that there was anywhere from like six to ten woofers at a time plus kind of a larger community around that it really just magnified my experience to have so many fabulous people around me and like
• 13:30 - 14:00 I said I'm still friends with them to this day and I even got into a relationship with a fellow woofer there for a number of years and then after that the manager of that farm became my partner so it's just crazy you never know who you'll meet so I say stay with an open mind and really be down to enjoy yourself I'd recommend finding out what your sleeping accommodations are going to be like do you need to bring your own tent are you going to just sleep in a tent in someone's backyard like I did are you going to just sleep in a room in
• 14:00 - 14:30 somebody's house I've seen different types of accommodations all across the board hammocks two bunk beds two sweet so you'll also need to get clear on that so you know what to pack transportation around that area so is it a situation where it's actually walking distance to town or maybe the farm provides you guys with bikes I know one place that I was staying at they had a band for the woofers and we would have our manager take us into town to do grocery shopping once a week and then we'd also ask to do different group activities like oh let's
• 14:30 - 15:00 all go to the waterfall on Saturday you know on our day off something like that maybe you want to think about bringing your own bike from home or buying one when you get there some neighborhoods is really normal to hitch around so that may also be an option for you possible questions for them so if their description isn't super detailed and you're going to contact them via email you might want to ask them questions about the following how much experience is required on your behalf so some farms are totally okay with woofers being newbies and learning on the job and then other farms would like to have a little bit more experienced woofers what is the
• 15:00 - 15:30 kitchen type gives it a situation where it's vegetarian only and you're going to be a meat-eater going into it and you show up and you realize oh my gosh now I have to potentially like fast for the month maybe it's the opposite situation where you're really strict fruitarian and you show up and then there's lots of blood in the kitchen and that's going to be an issue your dishes and you just want to be prepared make sure you don't have any issues what do they grow so again if it's like a moral thing I know for me I
• 15:30 - 16:00 didn't want to work on any kind of cattle ranch or farms that work with animals I wasn't comfortable with that so there's that aspect and then there's also learning about what they grow is it going to be the kind of education you want are you going to work on a flower farm when you really want to learn about growing vegetables you're not going to come away with education you want there's that aspect of it and then there's also what kind of food do they grow so that might give you some insight into what your diet might look like that's again something I would ask them
• 16:00 - 16:30 about are you allowed to eat off the property location relative to town so some of these farms are really out there and it can be quite a shock for someone to show up especially if they're coming from living in the heart of a city for example and now they're 30 minutes by bus to the nearest gas station or grocery store or something like that so something that I would really urge people to look into before they get out there and also if you're the kind of person who does like to be independent
• 16:30 - 17:00 and have access to services or the grocery store or something like that or maybe it just falls into the other category of being really important for you to travel or to go to the beach every weekend finding out the location will really help you understand how feasible that will be lastly I'll just cover some general tips number one I would definitely recommend packing light so you want to be a minimalist when you're woofer for me it was a situation
• 17:00 - 17:30 where I really just brought you know two pairs of shorts and two pairs of shirts and one pair of flip-flops it very minimal very very minimal you're going to regret it if you bring too much stuff it's kind of the number one thing that I hear among other woofers also it's the case where you're going to be living in community so I find there's a lot of free stuff and from other woofers who have left their stuff behind on purpose or by accident there's usually no shortage of stuff so you'll likely be
• 17:30 - 18:00 okay arrangements so for a lot of people who are younger this might be your first time traveling alone and just make sure to go over all the basic stuff like know how you're going to get from the airport to the website for me it was something I was so excited with the farm that I didn't even arrange that portion is a total brain fart or something it ended up being fine I got a ride from my previous web host but it's something that I think could be overwhelming for a lot of people just going abroad and you kind of forget to
• 18:00 - 18:30 do all these little arrangements for yourself and I having said that also on that point try and get all of your arrangements in writing or save your emails especially if you're going to another country and there might be a language barrier just so you're all on the same page and you're really clear on what to set up is going to be like you have something to go back to on this point I kind of had a funny situation happen with one of my web hosts so I had arranged a ride for the session April
• 18:30 - 19:00 1st and when I got there I showed up in the office and was just like I'm here I'm cat and I had the manager look at me with this blank look on his face like who are you they had a situation on their side where the person I arranged my stay with was a manager who had left since I had arranged the stay so when I got there they really weren't expecting me at all it ended up being totally fine I was very fortunate that I had very
• 19:00 - 19:30 capable people running the show that ran with the punches and I also did but really I could see how that could go terribly wrong and then you're just stranded there in a country with no place to stay and nothing to do and no real immediate resources at your disposal so really understand on their behalf they're arranging a lot for a lot of people and things fall through the cracks so really do your part to keep your end arranged understand that is totally normal to feel a little bit
• 19:30 - 20:00 uncomfortable about trying something new like this where you're going to another place and living with people you don't know and if you're having some fear around it or maybe your parents are having fear around it something I would suggest is definitely look through the reviews of past woofers and ideally actually if you could get a farm off of personal recommendation from a friend that would be the best way to go but like I said if you or your parents are feeling uncomfortable know that you can always contact the host and ask to maybe
• 20:00 - 20:30 do a full session or a Skype session with them and get a feel for who they are and maybe that will give you a little bit more comfort this one goes for anything in life but particularly job-related my advice is you don't know just ask and for me this kind of came up in a really uncomfortable situation so I wanted to looking no experience at all no gardening no farming no nothing and one of the first places that I was at
• 20:30 - 21:00 this is the one where I was at someone's house in their backyard and we had done all the stuff for the veggies that day and there was some extra time that I still had to spare for my hours that I needed to complete that day and so he asked me to read his lawn and I tried to really urge to him I said you know treat me like I'm the newest of new I I don't know all the plants I don't know even what's a weed and what's not a weed so I'm going to do my best but please just
• 21:00 - 21:30 give me as much guidance as possible even so he sent me on this task and I weeded that front lawn as best that I could he wasn't there supervising he was gone like an hour or so and he comes back to check up on me and kind of has a mini freakout uh turns out I didn't pull out the weeds of his lawn I pulled out his lawn the kind of grass that he had had a above-ground root system it was kind of like a vine that would vine across his front yard
• 21:30 - 22:00 I was just super sensitive about it too especially in the way that he was expressing his emotions around it and I just went back to attend and cried oh my gosh I felt so bad so those kinds of things can be avoided and really those kind of things should be expected because you're going to a new place you're likely not well versed in all of the kinds of plants that you're going to encounter well there so when it comes to plants or what tool to use or weird to
• 22:00 - 22:30 go for this or that just ask just ask I know can feel vulnerable to admit you don't know something but take it as a challenge to really put yourself out there and in the end it's going to be better for everybody take advantage of your host I mean that in the best possible way just know that there are real resource for you it's such a gift to have somebody who's a local there and knows the ins and outs of the community what to do what not to do how to be
• 22:30 - 23:00 respectful to the local culture which is the best hike to go on all that kind of stuff don't let the opportunity pass you by you know ask some questions inquire about anything you're interested in and I often see that it is a point of pride for them as well they really enjoy sharing about their land and their neighborhoods and things like that take it seriously really treat it like a job I know the hours are going to be different and maybe you don't have to wear a suit and tie and things like that but you still want to be respectful I mean you're going into people's homes
• 23:00 - 23:30 right and this is their whole life right now you know a lot of people have put their own time and money and effort into building their farm and for you to just go in there and kind of just mess around and not show up for work on time it's really disrespectful and it just doesn't really honor the whole wolf culture also for you you'll get more out of it you know the more you take it seriously the more that you really show up in every sense of that phrase the more opportunities and learning and growth
• 23:30 - 24:00 and enjoyment will show up for you give yourself time to plan make sure you're arranging well in advance for me I started thinking about wolfing and browsing farm profiles like six months in advance at least sifting through them all and contacting them because also remember that on there and they're arranging for so many people that sometimes there's a wait list you don't want to end up in a situation where you're really keen on one farm but they can't take you for like a year out and then you're just left thinking oh man I
• 24:00 - 24:30 should just started looking a little bit sooner give your farm a real chance but for some reason if it's not working out for one or both parties then remember that you can leave it's not if you have a hard commitment I think that's true about anywhere in life but if you're going to do that try and be as respectful as possible really know that it takes a lot for the host to arrange to have people come and stay so don't take that lightly and try and have a conversation about it they may be open
• 24:30 - 25:00 to constructive feedback and even changing things around and keeping you on and trying it again give them a fair review on the wolf website also acknowledge that it may not be the right fit because of something you're bringing to the table try and prevent this from happening from the beginning though by following all the aforementioned points because I think we can really find a good fit for everybody it's funny to me a lot of this list is just ending up sounding like life advice but last point is really important stay open so it's
• 25:00 - 25:30 going to be probably a lot of change for you you know new climate new people new food probably new bugs new way of doing things you know new structure to your day and new workload it's a lot that's a situation that can be kind of overwhelming so I want to remind you to be patient and really give it a chance that farm that I mentioned that wasn't expecting me to arrive I remember that day so clearly that I got there and it
• 25:30 - 26:00 was raining it was kind of a really dreary day it was on a different part of the island that I had been before and it seemed super secluded and like I said it seemed like it wasn't aligning because he didn't expect me and I just had many moments that day where I was second-guessing my decision and wondering if I should just take the opportunity to bounce before I even got started but I kind of told myself you know give it a chance you know we'll just see how it goes so I seriously considered leaving but I am so glad I
• 26:00 - 26:30 did not I would not be the person I am today if I hadn't gone through that and met all those people and that is the farm that I had the most fun at I suppose this is a reminder that first impressions aren't everything and to really give it a chance that would be my last wolf tip and I really thank you guys for watching I love sharing this kind of stuff with you and love talking about in the call and have you had any monthly experience how was it for you or maybe you're just thinking about wealthy where would you
• 26:30 - 27:00 want to go I'd love to hear from you guys and as always I love you so so much have a good day bye [Music]