Friday, March 7, 2008

Going WWOOFing

After almost a week in Brisbane I realise that this is not a place I want to stay for a long time. I tried getting I job here, but according to the recruitment office (a special one for graphic designers) they would not be able to get me a job because I don't have enough experience :-( (2 years is not enough). And since the city is not that great either, it's just big in the sense that there are a lot of buildings, but there are not many nice restaurants and shops and cultural things happening, I'm leaving.
I'm going south in the direction of Byron Bay. It's supposed to be the alternative lifestyle capital of Australia. It's also quite touristy, but there should be a lot of nice little towns in the area. I got myself a WWOOF-book (stands for Willing Workers On Organic Farms) and there are lots of places around Byron Bay where I could stay for a while. When you wwoof you can stay at an organic farm / Community / retreat centre for free accommodation and food if you work 4-6 hours at the place. There are a lot of places in this area with owners that are into yoga, meditation and art. So I think it's a good way to meet some interesting people.
This morning I phoned one of the hosts and I'm going to go there this weekend. Tomorrow I'll take a bus to Murwillumbah, a village not too far from the farm, I'll stay there for a day in a hostel and the next day I'll go to the farm.I'll stay there fot a week to begin with and then I'll decide if I stay longer or not. I'm not sure if I'll have internet there, or any reception with my mobile phone. But I guess I'll be able to go to Nimbin once in a while to give you an update.

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Blogger Dr. Rawk. said...

I love your design work. :) I hope you enjoy Byron!

Check out byronbayartists.com.au to see what some of the local artists are up to! :)

sign up if you like! :)

take care.

JD

March 8, 2008 7:31 AM  

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