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What is your previous experience with Organic Agriculture and Sustainable Development?: 2 months on a farm in Panama, growing plants using the points of permaculture, mainly cocentrating orgainic fertilizer. I also have experience in cloning plants, and human waste composting. 1 month in Nicaragua, and one month in Guatemala working at an eco-lodge hotel.

What are your reasons for joining WWOOF Mexico?: Learning about sustainable living and agriculture, Getting to know Mexico better

What do you want the farms and fellow WWOOFers to know about you?: I love life. I speak a sufficeient amount of Spanish. I want to become fluent. I'm a cultural anthropology student, starting a PhD program in the fall of 2010.

At 8:29pm on December 19, 2009, humberto moro said…: Safiya:
Thanks for writing. Let us know the dates you want to come.
We will wait for your onformation.
Happy holidays
Humberto

At 3:59pm on December 20, 2009, Safiya Bird-Whitten said…: Hola!

Me llamo Safiya y tengo 24 anos. Acobo de me graduar en Mayo con mi BA en cultural antropologia de San Jose State University (en California, USA). Me tomarse uno ano de escuela para WWOOFing en Central Americana. Despues uno ano, voy a volver a escuela para ganar mi PhD. En una finca en Costa Rica para dos meses, pinte la casa nueva de voluntarios, y yo ensene ingles a los vecinos del lugar. Ahora, estoy en una finca en Penenome, Panama, donde nosotros practicamos la idea permacultura, especialmente en eso de basura de vegetales.

Soy muy simpatico y amable. A mi no me gusta drama. Me llevarse bien con todos tipos de personas. A me mi gusta tener un buen tiempo, pero a veces a me mi gusta mi tiempo solo. Disfruto deportes como: hacer a unas caminatas, nadar, y andar unas biciclettas. Disfruto escuchar a la musica. Puedo tocar guitarra y cantar.

Tengo experiencia con agrocultura. Tengo experiencia con clones de plantos, y tambien en preservando comidas. Disfruto comer y cocinar las comidas de organica.

Yo buscaria quedarse alli para 1-2 meses entre febraro y abril.

Respondemi con mas preguntas si tiene unas.

Obviamente, puedo hablar ingles, pero prefero a hablar espanol solo.

Gracias!

Pura Vida,

Safiya

At 8:08am on December 25, 2009, Wally Carlson said…: Safiya, Thanks for your interest in our farm. We will have an opening for a volunteer at the end of February.
Amaranta

At 8:18pm on December 26, 2009, humberto moro said…: Safiya:
Si, es posible participar como voluntaria con nosotros en ese mes.
Por favor dime en que fechas aproximadamente podrías hacerlo?

Humberto

At 7:51am on December 30, 2009, humberto moro said…: Safiya:
Está bien en marzo. Del 1 al 31?
Estas segura?
Humberto

At 1:53pm on December 30, 2009, Safiya Bird-Whitten said…: si, soy seguro!!!

At 7:50pm on January 7, 2010, humberto moro said…: Safiya:
No problem, Please contact me again 10 days before comming.
I will make your arrival date flexible.
Stay in touch.
Have fun
See you soon
Humberto

At 9:18pm on January 18, 2010, humberto moro said…: Ok, Safiya, you contact me again when you have more clear your schedule and we can make a plan then.
Have a good trip.
Humberto

At 12:24pm on January 19, 2010, Stephen Pike said…: Hi Safiya,

Sorry to respond this late but we've been waiting for some opportunities to develop. They haven't. Nevertheless, if you would like to visit to discuss possible anthropology/archeology projects with us and the local director of INAH, please contact us again to arrange a time to do so.

Regards,
Steve and Regina

At 8:07pm on February 1, 2010, Wally Carlson said…: Hi Safiya, Could you share more about your cloning experience and what types of plants. Are you adept at grafting? Please share more about yourself. You can respond to our email:
hwallycarlson@hotmail.com
Amaranth