I expected, yes, I expected to earn some money there, get some money in my pocket, but it didn t go like that. Even though the ad on gumtree didn t promise firm income- it said:" Dad has contract and if he gets work then you will get work as well," or something like that. Anyway, I worked for them anyway, had place to sleep and good meals 2 times a day. In the morning I made sandwiches- I need to eat also in the morning-I just won t have energy to work, if I don t eat before.
"You eat sandwiches in the morning," said my german cabin mate. When he said that, he reminded me the time when I lived in Denmark with few germans. They always had proper and certain food in certain time. That was funny for me, who is used to eat anything any time. Mick, the farmer said once:
"I appreciate that you eat all what I cook," and I really think it was always good too.
We had fish almost every night. We caught it ourselves from the river. River was just next to his property.
What a luxury. I said it to them and they laughed too.
When I left the farm, I didn t have much money in my pocket, but I left with the good feeling. I was happy to move on, it was rainy day when I left. It started to rain few days before my leaving. And in the morning when I had to leave, it kept raining, it was really dirty and muddy and I felt good to leave that place. Maybe it s also in my blood- I always love to move on.
But I was lucky. Week before I left I met randomly one woman in the pub that we visited over the weekend. She told me she knew how is to travel. She had been to around 80 countries in the world, and the fact- she also visited Estonia once, so she knew where I was from. We found many topics to talk about and she added:
"When you come to Brisbane, you can come over and stay couple of nights there."
I promised to call her and I did. I called her on the next days intending to really come and she really welcomed me here. So here I am. Really staying in her place. She introduced me to her friends and people she knows as a backpacker. That s what I am for them. Travelling in the country from place to place.
"I don t know how to thank you for that," I said once.
"I have been travelling a lot in my life and people have helped me a lot- once you get older and meet somebody young like you- then you can help this person too."
That s what she said. I was really amazed of that.
I keep telling this to my friends and people are amazed. Just like that? Do people like these really exist?
She gave a house key and said, come and go when you want. At the moment she is not here, visiting her boyfriend- partner and the other woman who lives here, went to vacation. I am basically on my own here.
Unbelievable. I am absolutely stranger and she allows me to be here just like that. How is it possible?
I don t know. Maybe it is something to do with some religion, that she believes that if you help somebody then in next life she will get it back. Ehh, just a random thought. Doesn t matter. These people exist. In fact, just a month ago it happened to me again in Perth, I already wrote about that in previous blog I guess. It was amazing too.
Sometimes I think it happens only in Australia and maybe also in New Zealand, she is actually from New Zealand but lives here now. Through her I also got job. One of her friends friend hired me. I worked on Friday already and will go to work also tomorrow. So I start to earn money and go on with my life- travel again. Of course I don t stay here for ever, probably this weekend I will rent my own place, but I am truly thankful for her and still amazed that somebody offered her place just like that.
One good friend told me yesterday:
"If you believe in good things and act in that way- the good things will come to you too." I think he is right. When you are positive, things will go positive. You spread the good "spirit" or "aura" or "karma" and if you do so, you will "magnet" the good things. If you are negative, then everything opposite happen to you.
Anyway, I finish my blog with few pictures from here:
What a luxury. I said it to them and they laughed too.
That s how we did fishing in the mornings..
We also caught yabbies(crabs?) from the pon.
Few more pictures taken from the farm:
Me, welding- fixing the gate
When I left the farm, I didn t have much money in my pocket, but I left with the good feeling. I was happy to move on, it was rainy day when I left. It started to rain few days before my leaving. And in the morning when I had to leave, it kept raining, it was really dirty and muddy and I felt good to leave that place. Maybe it s also in my blood- I always love to move on.
But I was lucky. Week before I left I met randomly one woman in the pub that we visited over the weekend. She told me she knew how is to travel. She had been to around 80 countries in the world, and the fact- she also visited Estonia once, so she knew where I was from. We found many topics to talk about and she added:
"When you come to Brisbane, you can come over and stay couple of nights there."
I promised to call her and I did. I called her on the next days intending to really come and she really welcomed me here. So here I am. Really staying in her place. She introduced me to her friends and people she knows as a backpacker. That s what I am for them. Travelling in the country from place to place.
"I don t know how to thank you for that," I said once.
"I have been travelling a lot in my life and people have helped me a lot- once you get older and meet somebody young like you- then you can help this person too."
That s what she said. I was really amazed of that.
I keep telling this to my friends and people are amazed. Just like that? Do people like these really exist?
She gave a house key and said, come and go when you want. At the moment she is not here, visiting her boyfriend- partner and the other woman who lives here, went to vacation. I am basically on my own here.
Unbelievable. I am absolutely stranger and she allows me to be here just like that. How is it possible?
I don t know. Maybe it is something to do with some religion, that she believes that if you help somebody then in next life she will get it back. Ehh, just a random thought. Doesn t matter. These people exist. In fact, just a month ago it happened to me again in Perth, I already wrote about that in previous blog I guess. It was amazing too.
Sometimes I think it happens only in Australia and maybe also in New Zealand, she is actually from New Zealand but lives here now. Through her I also got job. One of her friends friend hired me. I worked on Friday already and will go to work also tomorrow. So I start to earn money and go on with my life- travel again. Of course I don t stay here for ever, probably this weekend I will rent my own place, but I am truly thankful for her and still amazed that somebody offered her place just like that.
One good friend told me yesterday:
"If you believe in good things and act in that way- the good things will come to you too." I think he is right. When you are positive, things will go positive. You spread the good "spirit" or "aura" or "karma" and if you do so, you will "magnet" the good things. If you are negative, then everything opposite happen to you.
Anyway, I finish my blog with few pictures from here:
