Summary of First Adventure of "Paula Unplugged after 60"

This is my final blog of phase one “Paula Unplugged after 60”.

My adventure was everything I wanted it to be. I learned how to make organic bread and sell in the markets of Tuscany in freezing weather and enjoy beautiful hot springs at Podere Le Lapole. I met some of the nicest kids and was able to go four days without a shower at Hirpus in Campagna. I learned all about growing oranges, the beauty of Sicily and survived rats over my bed at La Casa della Acque. I learned how to cook traditional Abruzzo food, how to wait tables, and how to kill, pluck, and eat chickens at Tholos. Finally I learned how to make cheese, herd sheep, and what real farming is like at La Porta dei Parchi.

I would call this a well rounded adventure of a lifetime. I hope to be back in October when I travel on my next adventure. Wwoofing (World Wide Organization of Organic farming) is a wonderful way to travel and learn about the people, their lifestyle, and organic farming. I am not certain as to where I will be going. I still want to pick olives and grapes in the northern part of Italy, I would love to work in Brazil, and I have never seen the countryside of New Zealand. A lot of options and I have the summer to decide.

Anyone up for an adventure? Let me know. I hope you all follow my next adventure.

Ciao for Now