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Day 54: Monday Today we went back to Okaue, where butcher Ismael and another customer were waiting for Lars, Jakob, and me. Ismael wanted to choose and slaughter a bull on the...

After breakfast today, Lars and Cornelius and I set off to look for Killens. Jakob was supposed to go on a store trip this morning. Killens are large iron barrels used here to...

Thursday and Friday were very uneventful. Jakob and I helped out with various tasks at the construction site on both days. It got more interesting on the weekend though. ...

Day 33: Monday New week - old routine: The alarm clock rang punctually at 6.20 am. At 6.40, we were supposed to meet Lars in the kitchen to show him the morning routines. When...

Day 31: Saturday Saturday started as usual with the sound of my alarm clock. Then quickly get dressed and off to breakfast. The meeting point was the workshop again this...

Today's Friday started much warmer than the previous mornings: as the weather and especially the temperatures become more wintry, we had the little heater in the room on for the...

Today's Thursday started as usual with a shared breakfast with Karsten and Sylvia just before 7 o'clock. After breakfast, Jakob and I prepared everything to spend the day in...

Today's Wednesday started a little different than usual days ... When I tried to wake Jakob up by turning on the ceiling lights, they didn't work. The bathroom lights also...

Today, the alarm clock rang again at 6:20 am. Since the workers in Okaue are supplied with food every Tuesday, we had to go on a store trip again today. First, the car had to be...

Instead of sleeping in, the alarm clock rang again today at 6.20 AM ... After breakfast, Jakob drove to Okaue to bring spare parts for a tractor. I went with 4 other workers to...

Day 23: Today's Friday was also very unspectacular: in the morning, I went to Okaue again with Sylvia (I think I've been there every day this week so far). The newcomers still...

Day 21: The today's Wednesday began unspectacular and remained unspectacular: 6.20 in the morning the alarm clock rang, 7.00 am we assembled at the construction site next door....

As announced yesterday, today we were supposed to help Sylvia with the 'store trip' through Okaue. So the alarm clock rang at 6:20 am, just like yesterday, because we were...

Today's Monday started like a typical Monday ... early and tired. The alarm clock rang at around 6:20 am. Then straight to breakfast, because the regular workday starts here on...

Day 16: Similar to the previous day, our day started with breakfast at 8:00 am. While Jakob went hunting with both guests in the morning, Jens and I went to one of the cattle...

After yesterday's Tuesday started extremely early, it felt even better to have breakfast at 8:00 am today. At home, getting up at 7:30 am was always too early ... here it means...

DAY 13: Tuesday morning, 7.00 am: Four headlights illuminate the yard, with sleepy sputtering two old diesel engines break the idyllic silence of the morning, the two pick-ups...

Today's Monday started similarly to a Monday at our home: Instead of sleeping until 8:30 am, the alarm clock rang again promptly for the hunt at 6:15 am. Prepare breakfast and...

Today started for us at 8:30 am with a delicious breakfast in a small group. While Jakob took care of smaller IT tasks on the farm, Jens and I went to the cattle camp to bring...

Today's Saturday began for us at 6:20 a.m. Without guests, breakfast is also served at the 'normal' dining table in the house and is slightly smaller in setup. Since Sylvia is...

The Friday started a bit later than the days in the previous week, breakfast was ready as planned at 8:00 a.m. Since the two remaining guests were supposed to start their...

The next few days (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) started with the same routine for Jakob and me. Our very first task each day was to prepare breakfast. On Tuesday morning,...

Despite returning relatively late last night, the day began today just like the previous days: The alarm clock rings at 5:45 am Breakfast at 6:30 am Departure at 7:00 am Since...

This morning we managed, what a miracle, to get up on time for the second time in a row. Breakfast was served around 6:30am and by 7:00am we were in the cars. I even got in the...

Punctual as the alarm clock crowed, the rooster also did today again around 4:30 - the short hour that remained for sleeping was made very varied by the alternating barking of...

The night was quiet, except for a crowing rooster around 3:00 a.m. However, it came to an abrupt end when farm father Karsten knocked on the door around 5:30 a.m. (according to...

After about an hour of delay, the staff at Cologne-Bonn Airport finally managed to let us onto the plane around 11:00 PM. Half an hour later, we were ready to take off and the...

Wednesday, 9th May, Cologne Bonn Airport, around 21:30 - we have finally made it through the farewell, cleared the security check and now we are waiting for our departure....