Ayumi's Adventure

I heard from some kiwi workers, that they don't enjoy working because thir supervisors keep saying "keep working! You guys just had a break!" or "Hey you, here is a missing!". But my supervisor Pala is different. They're trying to make a friendly atmosphere by making jokes and talking to each worker. 1. Nicknames My name might be a bit difficult to remember even if I tell them "I'm Ayumi, like Ah you me!". So Pala gave me a completely different name "Skinny". And that's not because of my appearance. There worked a Japanese girl last year looking very similar to me (Pala says we look the same) and she was called Skinny by Pala. She was hard working as me 😌  But I'm not the only one with a weird nickname. The two German girls who used to work with me were called "Farmer girl" (she was wearing outdoor clothes) and "Office girl" (She was wearing black pants) 😂 Fun fact: Pala uses too many weird nicknames so t...

Ok let's have a second try. There was a technical accident and so my first draft ist gone 🥲 Nevermind, I'm gonna sum up the main content. Sorry dear reader!! 🙏🏼 Why I changed my accommodation   To answer in just one sentence: The lifestyle and rules of my first landlady Bridgitte didn't fit with my needs - privacy and freedom. This is a part of the contract she gave me in the evening I arrived: As you can see, there are quite a lot wishes. To compare with my actual accommodation, I didn't sign any contract. The only rule is to keep the kitchen and bathroom as tidy as possible. But there might be a difference between private properties and kind of hostels. I'm really grateful for Bridgitte's openness and for all the things she did for me, but you will understand why I left her property after reading this: and more. It was a bit too much. I forgo...

Monday 13.10. That was the day I started working at the kiwi orchards. Of course I knew it wouldn't be easy, but especially after my first day I was completely exhausted. My neck was really hurting because I had to look up the whole time. Even my eyes were tired from the sunlight. But now after doing around 38h the same job, I'm getting used to it :) It makes fun to work while listening to music, podcasts or audiobooks!  What's my job? First I want to clear up a misunderstanding. Until Monday I thought I'm gonna do fruit picking (put the kiwi fruits from the tree into a basket). But what we actually do is thinning (remove some buds to get bigger kiwi fruits). That's what I see every day: The small round balls are called buds. They have the size of a cherry pit. As you can imagine, it's not possible that all of them get to kiwi fruits, so we have to remove some. Thinning rules top 5 1. Triple: Take the two buds on side, leave the king. 2....