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Originally Posted by Rockchick26  But I thought nothing is a pipe dream, its all possible?  It would be a done deal yes, if I can get there and if I can find one that still has an opening (they recommend you sign up in April but it'll be at least June before I could go). |
just wondered how much you looked into it - it's sound cool.
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I love making lists! Ok...
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hehehe
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I love organic food
I love what organic farms stand for, I think we should all support local and organic food
I wouldn't have to pay rent
I might even get paid, depending on where I go
I would meet new like minded people
I would be able to eat healthy, for free
It would give me a totally new life, even if just temporarily
I would learn & get experience growing food so I'd have a better chance at getting a job doing it, or I could start my own farm or business
I would get exercise without really having to try
I would get to travel a lot (assuming I would do this on a regular basis)
If I did one of the other types of work exchanges that aren't on farms, I would still get a lot of those benefits. (The bed & breakfasts, resorts, etc.)
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sounds exciting!
yeah that's a no go way to go, just part of a non censored brain storm.
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I could take my 401k money out but that wouldn't last long, I don't have much in there.
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probably not a good idea to raid the 401k
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Well the thing is, the person I'd miss most would be my nephew and he can't speak in clear full sentences yet so I wouldn't really be able to talk to him on the phone and that wouldn't be the same as playing with him in person.
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it's cool you have a nephew that you are close to.
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But I'm thinking, the best thing would probably be to only do these "jobs" for short periods of time, like a month at the most. But that would mean I'd need more money to get to each one since I wouldn't want to stay home longer than a few days or a week anyway. Maybe I could use my 401k money to buy an RV and use that to drive back and forth everywhere. That would kill many birds with one stone!  I'm just not sure if what little money I have would be enough to buy a decent enough RV that wouldn't need lots of work.
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are these "jobs" within driving distance? maybe a family member could drop you off and pick you up?
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This isn't really an excuse for me anymore, these things are temporary and you really only have to do them as long as you want to, so by doing this I would still have plenty of other time to do other things.
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right on!