Settling In...

Didn't have much of an opportunity to blog yesterday. Being the first day I was very tired and with so much going on it meant this website went on the backburner. Today, however, I have more time. I'm currently chilling out in my room watching Germany vs Poland on the TV and this is a good time to reflect on the last two days.

So I'm now living with a wonderfully welcoming German family in a brilliant house and in a peaceful and beautiful town. I couldn't have asked for a better host family. Despite their lack of English they are incredibly kind, generous and warm-hearted. They live a very organic life. Most of them are vegans or vegetarians and they generate their own hot water via machinery in the basement. The majority of the food we eat is grown off their own land and is very tasty and healthy. Home made jam, home made cake, home made bolognaise source, home made yogurt has all gone down very well so far. They try to waste as little as possible. Even a half finished mug of coffee will be given to the plants rather than down the drain!

My room is one of many rooms in the Pension, something they also run to earn some extra money as the farm is not massively profitable. Matthias, the father and owner of the farm land, works solidly throughout the day but he tells me there is little money in the work however he enjoys it and says he is living the dream. And I can see why. This part of the world is very beautiful, very peaceful and everyone is very friendly. They have a wonderful house, passed down through generations, and they have raised a very friendly family. Just two days into WWOOFing and working with Matthias I have grown a lot of respect for him and his way of living.

My German is also improving a lot from being here. Just being surrounded by consistent German conversation is very helpful and I notice myself understanding more and more. I still find it hard to express myself in the language but we can get by and we understand each other.

Today I worked in the greenhouse, basically weeding a section of land that will eventually have vegetables growing from it. More tiring that it sounds and after 4-5 hours of work today I still have a section to complete. Something I hope I can do tomorrow.

That's it for today. Photos may appear soon when I can get them onto my laptop. For now, tschüss!