Irritated

I got irritated today with so called volunteers who apply to my farm even weeks or months before their arrival and then fail to come and yet lie cheeky about their reasons. This time American girl and another cheeky American guy from Israel made me angry. The girl had lots of excuses, but just a week ago she was so enthusiastic of coming here and there was no problem then. But she applied to other farm, probably many farms at the same time and after my acceptance of her arrival and exchange of some essential details about her coming and staying here – after a week when her arrival was agreed and arranged she said she will not come, because instead of coming to my farm she is going to other farm – to a Spanish farm. It is so irritating!

From the other hand the American guy who has just applied to my farm is obviously trouble maker. He has got a negative references from his past place, but I was eager to give him second chance and I accepted his offer, unfortunately the man turned out to be so rude and cheeky (probably it was the reason why he got the negative comment from his previous place) that I lost my temper and refused to host him and gave him negative reference as well.

I had such impatient moments today with the “volunteers”, that I nearly deleted my accounts at the volunteer’s websites. Most people who apply to my farm just waste my precious time and energy. I prefer to take care of my animals and farm instead of answering to volunteer’s offers and writing to them endless letters which mean nothing to them. I really got bored with so-enthusiastic-and-so-friendly-volunteer’s-letters – which most time are just empty “blah-blah” without real meaning.

Just seconds before I pasted this post onto the web - another American guy failed to come. 

I think I will resign from hosting volunteers. 

Fuck them all!