Travel UpdateI have been traveling for a while, and I have finally settled down in Friday Harbor, Washington State for the time being. I didn’t get as much Internet time in transit as I had hoped, so I will be posting my hand-written journal entries here, post-dated to when they happened.

A Night at Charles De Gaulle AirportJust as with Paris itself, the horrible reviews and stories I’ve read about Charles de Gaulle airport seemed completely unfounded. Of course, I had an EU flight on an early Sunday morning. I’m sure other times are more hectic, with more crazies about… It was really easy to get [...]

A Walk Through ParisI had a nice surprise today… after a 3 hour ride with my now ex-landlord/WWOOF host, he dropped me off in Paris (at the Porte de Dauphine) with a 10 euro bill and a borrowed backpack full of my “valuables”, and a map of Paris, marked with cheap and free points of [...]

Jumping in With Both FeetIt appears that we might be at the end (almost) of our 10 year saga.  After this year we might actually get to go “home” to the US.  For the whole story, see my husband’s blog However, the silly thing right now is that the US wants me to prove income [...]

All I Want for Christmas is a Real Good Tan (And You) In December of 2003, I was at a crossroads, literally and figuratively. I had been married almost four years. We had been through some good times and some hard things, but we were going through about the hardest thing we’d been through so [...]

Making Money While WWOOFing This is more of an issue for long-term WWOOFers. In most WWOOFing situations, you will have free rent and utitilities, and at least some free food.  Some hosts will even have Internet access, a swimming pool, a vehicle to use, or other extras.  But at most places you’ll just get the [...]

WWOOFing With Kids The Basics I get asked all the time if you can WWOOF if you have kids.  The short answer is yes!  Many hosts do allow and even encourage volunteers to bring their children.  But actually doing it can be challenging. What is WWOOFing, exactly?  Willing Workers On Organic Farms or Worldwide Opportunities [...]

Pablo tells of his first experience as a WWOOFer, with all the highlights and disappointments. Do you have a WWOOFing story? Please share!

5 Mistakes WWOOFers MakeI’ve heard WWOOFing horror stories from both hosts and volunteers, and I’ve seen some incredibly bad behavior.  Most of these things (as with all things in life) could be avoided if people would just communicate and do their jobs.  Here are a few pointers: 1. Not communicating – if there’s a problem, [...]

How to WWOOF Long-TermWWOOFing is a great program, but each person’s experience is a little different because WWOOFing is conducted by individuals who make their own decisions about who they want to work with and what they expect in return.  The organization puts farms and volunteers together.  But it doesn’t decide who does what. There [...]