I went from daily posts to nothing for a few here, and that's because I discovered the library we have in our staff house, the Tiki House. I am now reading 4 books so this has consumed much of my down time.
In other news, they found out who the body was - it was a WWOOFer from a fruit stand down the road. Apparently she walked up to the falls from another trail and her clothes were found there. No signs of foul play. So this made me feel better that 1) she didn't walk past my house on her way to commit suicide (which is pretty much the only answer unless she likes to get naked and slip off 200 foot cliffs) and 2) there is no murderer preying on young girls lurking in my woods. Kutira was flipping out and now everyone who steps on the property has to sign a waiver before they do anything crazy, like fall of a cliff.
This didn't stop us from enjoying our new discovery: there is a trampoline on the property! And not just any trampoline, but a trampoline with a view of ocean and palm trees. Last night we had an "almost full moon" bonfire with all the WWOOFers (including s'mores with marshmallows from the healthy grocery store that were made of Nile Perch or Tilapia - suprisingly delicious when not made of ground up horse hooves). Afterwards Sean and Victorya (a new WWOOFer) went over and went jumping for a few hours. I was still in my bathing suit and the weather was perfect for moonbathing. No silvery vampire-like moontan this morning however.
The trampoline will be perfect for practicing my ninja kicks, which after we hiked to some waterfalls yesterday, I successfully used to get picked up hitchhiking. For real - ninja kicks in the middle of the road totally work. Also, I am very good at them because I used to practice when I needed to bust out energy at Whiskey Jack in Big Sky when there was lots of snow and instead of riding, I was working.
Oh! And I got my first little side job which will sustain me financially (sort of). A neighbor has a big house with bamboo floors that she needs swept and mopped every few weeks... and she pays cash! So I go over preparing to sweep, where I immediately notice that there are not 1 or 2, but 10 cat food bowls. I am allergic to cats, but also very poor. The poor side of me decided to stick it out. Apparently she has 15. Plus she takes care of a feral cat community down the road that is about 40-50 cats. Holy jesus. That is a lot of cats. I made it through, sniffling the whole way, but then I had money to buy groceries. Of course in Paia yesterday, I spent most of this money on happy hour margaritas with the WWOOFers and then smores supplies. Oh well. I am cleaning a house for Kutira's friend this Sunday then attending the party I am cleaning for, then cleaning up after it. At least I get to go to a party! Then all the people there will marvel at how educated I am, yet I am doing the lowly work of a servant (pretty much the response of the cat-lady). Hopefully these are all rich environmentalists (seriously, who lives off-grid "sustainably" but has a second home on the beach less than 20 minutes away besides a hypocritical richie). Then I can double time and make some connections.
Anyways, the whole staff is going down to yoga class today - this will be the first time I've gone that its not a private session. Maybe I won't get picked on so much for my poor technique?
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