I’ve done two of these volunteer stints now with Hands On and as this one winds to an end, I have the same problem I had in Bangladesh last April – what to do next? Volunteering here in Haiti and having my day planned, meals cooked, accommodation looked after and friends around has certainly become comfortable and moving on from what feels like home will be strange. I’ve loved it here but I think I’m done with Haiti for now and ready for something and somewhere new.
I have been trying to get onto some yachts for a bit of sailing but there are no spaces at the moment so it looks like Central America will be my next destination starting with Nicaragua. My plan at the moment is to head to Leon where I’ve been in touch with a guy who runs a hostel there about WWOOFing. I don’t have all the details yet but they can use people and I think the work will be on a farm they’ve started in an attempt to provide fresh produce for their local cafe. They’re into sustainable living and all that stuff that I want to learn about so that is an added bonus.
The WWOOFing thing would be great but my priorities at the moment are to study Spanish and work on my websites. I really need to get some languages into me… I’ve been putting it off for way too long now for one reason or another. I want to put in a good few months studying Spanish before I start exploring the rest of Central and South America. Knowing the language opens so many doors and I don’t want to miss out on this any longer.
Then of course there’s all this work I’ve been neglecting for months. I am almost done my London Olympics site, I need to do my taxes and I’ve got loads of ideas I want to get to so if it comes down to making a choice between working and WWOOFing, the farm will have to wait for a while. I’m hoping I will be able to fit everything in but that might be a bit ambitious, especially considering my body is about to break down after four hard months in Haiti and two boozy weeks in Australia.
I intend on kicking around Central America for the next three or four months at least so any suggestions on Spanish schools, WWOOFing or volunteering opportunities, cool hostels that might be good places to work or anything at all, let me know. Of course, if anyone is due to cross paths with me and wants to meet up, get in touch!
Oh ya… happy Paddy’s Day!
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