Hello all! For those that aren't already aware, I am headed out of the country! I'll be departing Asheville, NC on December 3rd to fly into Cancun, where I'll then travel south to Akumal (about halfway between Playa del Carmen and Tulum). In Akumal, I'll be working on a ranch/farm for a woman named Lucy James. I found Lucy through the Willing Workers On Organic Farms website and contacted her about work availability. The WWOOF program is merely a networking tool to put hardworking travelers in contact with farms and families all over the world. Most farms operate on a work-trade basis, meaning that your meals and lodging are free in exchange for manual labor 5 days a week. Some farms also pay a weekly stipend on top of that, but mostly it's just barter.

After my time in Akumal, I'll be traveling further south  for a month or so, where I'll be staying with my disarmingly handsome and incredibly smart significant other, Jacob, who is currently serving in the Peace Corps in Belize.

These are big plans and big events and big places, so I thought I'd make the whole thing a little more digestible by keeping you up to date with the daily adventures of life abroad, via blog. :)

Happy reading and thanks to all of you who have given me such incredible support throughout this whole planning process!

Best,

Susannah