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[atotalblamblam]

I think I've decided to au pair first.

Next fall.


P.S. yeah, I heard about Saddam. Next.

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[atotalblamblam.livejournal.com]

Cause thinking about it, it's really the easier and smarter way to go. I'd have the money all saved up for the extremely expensive plane ticket, and then after a year of au pairing for a family in Iceland, I'd be reimbursed the ticket money, which I could then use to partially cover expenses while volunteering as a WWOOFer. Then I'd go right into BUNAC, and I'd have the knowledge gained from WWOOFing fresh in my mind to apply to BUNAC.

Plus, I won't have to wait until the spring after this coming spring to start working. I can start au pairing in Sept. or Jan.

[zheer.livejournal.com]

I worked as an au pair in Switzerland last spring, and I am going back in january to stay another six months. I also tried WWOOF:ing when I was on New Zealand earlier this year. Where do you want to WWOOF? On Iceland?

[atotalblamblam.livejournal.com]

Oh! Hi! I'm so sorry, I didn't realize you'd commented. Work has just been running me ragged--44 hours this last week!! I haven't checked the computer in over a week.

Anyways, it is so exciting to read about what you've done--inspires me! From your journal I read about your experiences working on a farm in Iceland and being an au pair in Switzerland.

I'd like to be an au pair in Iceland, and then WWOOF in Scotland, because there seem to be many host farms there, it's very wild and beautiful, and it'd just be personally interesting because I have many Scottish ancestors.

My first choice was to work on a farm in Iceland, but I can't find any program like that for Americans that doesn't cost a lot of money. There's a really neat organization called ICYE that sends people to Iceland to volunteer on farms for a year, but there's no U.S. chapter. So I figure, I go to Iceland to be an au pair for a year, and while I'm there I keep my eyes and ears open for any opportunities that might present themselves.

So what was it like WWOOFing in NZ? I've found on discussion groups on the internet that a lot of people who try WWOOFing don't like it, because the hosts expect too much work, or they only take more experienced people. Was it like this for you?

Yay! And welcome, friend.

[zheer.livejournal.com]

I only WWOOF:ed for one week on New Zealand, but it was great. The family I stayed with were some of the friendliest people I've ever met. It wasn't very hard work, they let me choose from a list what I wanted to do during the day, and they even took me camping for a few days.

Some of the larger farms prefer experienced volunteers who can stay for a longer period of time, but most of the WWOOF hosts are willing to take in anyone who wants to help and learn about organic farming.

The farmers are constantly in need of workers all year round, so it's fairly easy to find farm work on Iceland. With the help of your icelandic au pair family, you should have no trouble finding a farm where you can stay and volunteer and work in exchange for board and lodging.

I am going to Switzerland in a few days, so I won't be online too much from now on. I'd love to talk to you more about all these things though, so feel free to drop me a line at sara_aalvik@yahoo.se. I look forward to hearing from you soon! :)