One day left: I’m going to miss… Dare I say it… Ayr?!
It sounds strange to me. The place I have fantasised about leaving for so long is here, and I’m kinda […]
Two days left: I’m going to miss the people
If it wasn’t for the people here, I wouldn’t have been able to do farmwork. It’s the kind of work […]
Three days left: I’m going to miss the farming lessons and experiences
It is a wasted opportunity to do something pretty unpleasant and not find some kind of value in the meantime. […]
This shouldn’t be here…
To the bottom right of this image you can see a giant shrimp. The problem with this is that we […]
Seven days left: I’m going to miss the chaos
Hostel life is like being back at university. If you didn’t attend university, simply stay a night in a working […]
Eight days left: I’m going to miss the locals
Everyone I have met here has been lovely. There are of course exceptions, a few bad apples and the odd […]
Nine days left: I’m going to miss the simple life :(
I love small towns. People say hello as I walk by. Shopkeepers remember me. I could be waiting to cross […]
Farm Work Day 53: I got injured picking pumpkins (disgusting finger warning)
Whilst the watermelons are not quite ready to pick, I’ve been picking pumpkins to afford my weekly rent at the […]
The difference between a hobby and a job
I have been working on a watermelon farm, ten to twelve hours a day, 5 days a week. I am […]
There is always a cute animal around the corner in rural Australia
As I was mango pruning (with Honey, the dog in my last post) a colleague noticed what we assumed was […]
RIP iPhone….
So my iPhone has eventually died… Some of you may recall me mentioning that it sustained water damage and didn’t […]
