tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942522681264332044.post2428302742746396841..comments2023-03-30T10:05:13.911+01:00Comments on Living the simple life I want: Misadventures in WWOOFing - ah, it wasn't that bad reallyMoonwaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018956740090192993noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942522681264332044.post-81463854504964658662008-01-18T20:07:00.000+00:002008-01-18T20:07:00.000+00:00Hi I have read your blog and like it...interesting...Hi I have read your blog and like it...interesting about the woofing! I am a wwoof host in Somerset GB and have also been wwoofing....where I also had some mixed experiences!<BR/><BR/>Work can be boring, lonely and long when working on a farm or smallholding and often the hosts are busy people! BUT what you have to do should be well explained beforehand and you should be in your comfort zone with the jobs undertaken!....give it another go closer to home!Val Graingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208039108902726094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942522681264332044.post-13450181889311880762007-09-30T16:27:00.000+01:002007-09-30T16:27:00.000+01:00Actually, I wasn't a WWOOFer. My friends who led ...Actually, I wasn't a WWOOFer. My friends who led the trip to Spannocchia were, though. I don't think I would have the stamina or courage to try it! But I did look at their information.<BR/><BR/>Glad you're okay with it - I would still be mad about it, but that's me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942522681264332044.post-87123872069850493282007-09-27T18:21:00.000+01:002007-09-27T18:21:00.000+01:00The thought did occur to me but I'm not going to t...The thought did occur to me but I'm not going to take it any further. I think they are just very young and inexperienced and I certainly don't think they'll ever arrange for anyone to come over without giving them more information first.<BR/><BR/>At first they said I was not their first WWOOFer but later they mentioned I was the first to contact them "through the list". They've had a few other people already but they were always friends or friends of friends so obviously the idea of giving more information was somewhat moot, as friends would have already known what the place was like.<BR/><BR/>I'm just chalking it up to experience and not planning on expending any more energy on them.<BR/><BR/>And, Laurie, you're the very person who basically did go WWOOFing and inspired me to try it out. I'd never heard of it before reading your Spannochia reports! :-)Moonwaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018956740090192993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942522681264332044.post-44137830634167957902007-09-27T11:20:00.000+01:002007-09-27T11:20:00.000+01:00sorry about the wwoof'n trouble. i'd report them a...sorry about the wwoof'n trouble. i'd report them also if you felt that they misrepresented themselves. nice way to turn lemons into lemonade.Omelayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084221498316008069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942522681264332044.post-2737970885528987832007-09-25T19:11:00.000+01:002007-09-25T19:11:00.000+01:00You know, thinking about this a bit more, I think ...You know, thinking about this a bit more, I think that you should report this experience to WWOOF. If they didn't really have a farm sounds to me like they were looking for free labor. You should at least have some kind of agriculture or plots in transition or SOMETHING for a farm worker to do, not building paths or carpentry. Maybe you'd save someone else some misery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942522681264332044.post-54842354283678833152007-09-25T19:07:00.000+01:002007-09-25T19:07:00.000+01:00Wow, what a total BUMMER about the farm experience...Wow, what a total BUMMER about the farm experience. At least you did get some good restful alone time - to me that is worth gold. I would never have had the nerve to try WWOOFing, going to a strange place working for people I didn't know. They should have been upfront about those kind of challenges before you made your plans. I admire your courage for trying it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com