It’s been tricky trying to answer people who ask where I’m planning to go after leaving New Haven. It’s not their fault. It’s a completely logical followup question when someone tells you they’re taking off to travel. The problem is my plan — or lack thereof. I really don’t know exactly where I’ll go, or how long I’ll stay, or what I’ll do. The plan, in short, is to travel unplanned. And hopefully learn and discover a ton along the way.

I do have an initial destination set, officially confirmed this week. I’ll be WWOOFing at the Ananda Marga Organic Peach Farm in Lake Hughes, CA at the end of the summer. This farm was recommended by a friend and seems to offer a great balance of everything I’m craving. The Dada sent a schedule for a typical day there:

5:30 -7:30am meditation/yoga
7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast+clean-up
8:30-12pm field work
12-2:30 Lunch break+clean-up
2:30-5:30 field work
5:30 – 6:30 free time
6:30- 8:30 meditation/yoga
8:30- 10:30 dinner+free time
10:30 lights off

I feel more relaxed already!

I’m also looking forward to the opportunity to mature my yoga practice. After years of being a wayward dabbler, I’ve recently started toeing the line into more advanced poses. It’s terrifyingly humbling (I fall over a lot) but also exhilarating to work toward. Speaking of which, this video of Briohny Smyth is BADASS. Must work harder, harder, harder…