During a recent video chat with family, our niece asked what a typical day looks like, and this blog idea was born. Thanks Meg!
A Typical Day
5:45 - 6:00 Wake up to birds chirping and the sun filling the hazy sky. Thankfully, there is no rooster here at the moment!
6:00 - 7:00 Lounge, check social media, catch up on emails.
7:00 - 7:30 Enjoy breakfast. Anisa makes a mean scrambled egg and toast, with black tea of course.
8:00 - 12:00 Do some farming. See below for details on what we've been lucky enough to dig our hands into. Water break included.
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch time. Bring on the dal baht.
12:45 - 1:00 Walk down the stairs to the orphanage and find Lila, the farm manager.
1:00 - 3:30 Help Lila with various projects. Staking bean plants, carrying bamboo, swapping old bamboo poles for new in greenhouse, resting, drinking tea
4:00 - 5:00 Shower (BRR!) and do laundry if needed. Ok, laundry is always needed, so it is more like if we're feeling up for laundry.
5:00 - 5:15 Snack time! Tea and puffed rice or popcorn is popular.
5:15 - 7:30 Somedays we walk 15 minutes to town and search for hidden gems. Found bananas, jam, coconut cookies, and chocolate cake! Other days we read, blog, do sudoku or crossword puzzles.
7:45 - 8:30 Supper time. Repeat of lunch - bring on the dal bhat.
8:30 - 8:45 Wordle / Quordle
8:45 Watch Netflix show and crash out. This farming stuff is hard work!
Farming Projects at Sarangkot Homestay
- Pulling weeds from plants in greenhouse
- Prepping soil with cow and chicken manure
- Planting tomato seedlings
- Installing drip irrigation system for tomatoes
- Building rock retaining walls on side of greenhouse to prevent soil run off
- Digging drainage ditches outside of greenhouses
- Attaching the netting to the greenhouses
- Picking rocks from the gardens and the surrounding grounds
- Untangling and coiling oodles of strands of wire
- Chasing monkeys away (one day)
