It's Sunday now and I feel nicely relaxed, as I steered clear of the partying last night and went to bed at around 9. Never let it be said that I don't know how to have a good time! It seems as though I missed lots of mischievous goings on though. Still, I got to enjoy all the happenings vicariously over breakfast without having the hangover that went with them ;)
After having dined on a good breakfast of wholemeal pancakes and fruit salad, and haggled for a pretty little summer dress (my one concession to beach life over here) I now intend to spend the day in various hammocks reading "The Omnivore's Dilemma" (look it up, it's great). I'm becoming more and more enthusiastic about my plans to become a permaculture designer and have been coming up with so many good ideas on how to go about it. It's such a relief to be feeling enthusiastic about learning and working after having spent such a long time being frustrated with my work and trying to devise means and excuses to avoid it. I have a vocation! I plan to start off by aquiring a laptop and lots of reading, research and reference material to feed my new-found enthusiasm. I'll then look into finding permaculture workshops to attend in Germany and/or England, as I don't want to go through a whole course of study again. And I also plan to find people working in the same field to learn from, either through apprenticeship or job-shadowing. Anyone with a garden or even a balcony that I can experiment on, please
make yourselves known and I'll come round with a tape measure, compass and note
pad to give you a free design! I feel a plan forming. This makes me very happy. I can't wait to get home now and get started on reshaping my life, even though I know I shouldn't be wishing away my time here.
It was great to speak to you all yesterday - hooray for Skype and stupidly cheap phone calls. Oh and Perry - ANSWER YOUR PHONE, YOU MUPPET! Hope you had fun in Basle :)
I'll write again next weekend after my final week on the farm (thank goodness!), by which time I should have more concrete travel plans, too. Take care people and thanks for keeping in touch - it warms the cockles of my heart!
