Building The Smallest Room At The Edge Of The Forest

28. October 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Canadians are into outhouses. Again and again I came across the outdoor toilets on my journey through the country. Compost toilets are especially popular. At the Fletchers, my third wwoof station, I was allowed to help build one.

Off we go... Guy and I in the small airplane.

Above the clouds … Alberta looks very small

24. October 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

And suddenly I was flying a small plane. But only briefly. Because it was much more exciting to see Alberta from above.

Beekeeping – God Save The Queen, Or: One For All And All For The Hive

16. October 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

Beekeeping suit, gloves and off to the hive. During my Wwoof stay in Alberta, I was part of a bee inspection and was able to get close to the beehives. A very educational experience.

Guy Fletcher in the potato field. What he robs, becomes food right away.

Self-Sufficient Living: From The Garden To The Pot On The table

9. October 2019.Reading time 12 minutes.

We all know that healthy nutrition is important. However, „healthy“ is a matter of definition. The Fletchers eat almost exclusively organic food. I spent two weeks with this inspiring and special family.

Kindness #3 – Everything Happens The Way It’s Supposed To Happen

9. September 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

I had to leave the sheep farm fastly. The search for a new place to stay began and surprisingly only took a few hours – thanks to many warm-hearted and selfless people.

Hands, clothes, everything smells of sheep. Wonderful.

Milking Sheep Is Pure Joy

8. September 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

Three weeks living and learning on a sheep farm – on my second station as WWOOFer I was particularly happy. Lamb cuddles, milking sheep, and making sheep’s milk cheese were some of my tasks. A textbook example of Farm life. And yet I had to leave the farm much earlier than planned to protect myself.

In the Dome Car, the wagon with the glass roof, travelers have an amazing view.

The Canadian – Rocking Across Canada On A Train

26. August 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

My ride on the VIA train was supposed to fulfill only one purpose: to take me from Toronto to Saskatoon. The journey took two and a half days. I spent both days looking out of the window to not miss a thing of Canada‘s beautiful scenery. A different type of fear of missing out. And in my fellow travelers, I have found friends for life.

All self cooked: Chinese food in Toronto.

Kindness # 2: When Students From China Cook Together

7. August 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Jump at chances, someone once told me. That’s what I did when a Chinese roommate in the dorm in Toronto invited me for a spontaneous dinner with her friends. A gesture of kindness that ended in a fun and intercultural evening.