As mentioned, I am spending 6 months pack-packing through SE Asia this year. I am going by myself and the prospect is somewhat daunting. I only have 7 weeks to go and don't think I can ever prepare myself mentally for what I will experience. However this anxiety adds to the sense of adventure and I know this trip will be life changing. It means I will be away from my loved ones and in a continent I have never explored. Yet this journey needs to be done. I have waited my whole life for this moment.
As I believe so strongly in environmental stewardship, I think it only right that I volunteer my time whilst travelling to help out some good causes. It has taken lots of hard graft but I have finally managed to secure a place working with a local NGO in.... BALI!!!
They work with locals to help educate them about dry rice farming and permaculture, which are sustainable farming practices. Since Bali's green revolution, they have been using unsustainable amounts of fertiliser that are not only expensive, but can leach nutrients from the soil and pollute water courses. I shall have the great privilege of working with this grass-roots organisation and learn invaluable knowledge about sustainable development.
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