Jack and I are at a school that is owned my a man named John Marsden. It's a massive plot of land and there's lots to do wwoofing wise. They have horses, sheep, a pig and a cow, goats, chickens (or at least until the foxes ate them...) and lots more. Jack and I have learned to use the chainsaw, I can now drive the truck and ATV here, though learning to drive standard for the truck is definitely a process not yet complete.
Although it is a school there is lots of maintenance to do and also things that teachers need done. It's great place because there's so much to do and it changes from day to day. Next week I'm going on a four day hiking trip with the year 9s and 10s, and Jack will be helping out with a soccer tournament. We've been doing some woodworking of sorts, and of course, getting ripped. Jokes. But we have become better cooks- we have to cook all our dinners so we've been doing lots of experimenting. Already we've made some delicious meals, might I say, such as lasagna, chilli, a potato soup and even tempura. Yes, we're living with a guy named Yuki, from Japan, who's an amazing cook. We haven't yet made sushi with him, though we did get to try that a few weeks ago with some of Jack's relatives.
In my time off I watch tv, play soccer or ultimate frisbee with Jack and the students, go for hikes, listen to music on the super retro record player with at least 200 records on hand, or just relax. It's getting into the winter season here (aka rain) so some days there's not much to do, but it's all good. We're pretty sure there's no place better than here that we could wwoof at and even if there was we're happy enough here not to go looking.
Overall travelling thus far has been awesome, but it'll be great to return home too!
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