Faye Dasi Sutton

So... hi there... it’s been a while and for that I apologise. I don’t even really know where to start to be honest. I suppose an update on where I am now might be handy. I am currently writing this whilst sitting on rose bay beach in Sydney surrounded by loads of dogs and some awesome friends I have met here.  I finally left the farm last October and returned to Sydney. The farm was one of the most challenging experiences of my life. I learnt so much and was lucky enough to meet two girls which have become friends for life. I had my little lamb who I loved and the cows who are the most adorable stupid and funny animals. Leaving was incredibly scary. For four months I had been cut off from the world and in a bubble with next to no reception.  Upon arrival it was a whirlwind few weeks of freedom. The city was overwhelming. So much noise and so many options. Having only seen the same faces for four months it was strange being in a crowd o...

Someone I met on my travels said to me ‘everyone long term travelling is either running from something or trying to find something’. Since hearing this I have thought a lot about this. I have said this to other people and am yet to find someone who disagrees.  Whilst I hose down pens or do other cleaning jobs which don’t require much thinking I think about home, I think about the reasons I left and I try to figure out why I left to travel. Some people might think it’s obvious, I mean who doesn’t want to see the world and have fun. You may be asking if they are reason enough but the truth is for most control freaks like myself that wasn’t a good enough reason to leave. Before I can even decide why I left I need to consider what I was giving up. Some days it feels like I gave up so much. The most obvious things I gave up were; Being able to see my family everyday Having awesome friends around An awesome career which for my age was something I was really proud of Having my ...

So... where do I start? It’s been a while since I wrote a blog post. As I expected since I started working this blog had taken a back seat. This is for two reasons; I don’t have as much free time  I now have routine and so I would write the same thing every day. Today instead of the previous format I am just going to write where I am at and how I feel. I am a bit unsure of how this blog will go in the future and the format but time will tell! I have been busy, but since my last update I have found a routine. I am so much more capable in my role and am learning so so much. More than I expected. It’s funny because I didn’t appreciate before coming here how much goes into raising cattle and other farm animals. I didn’t fully appreciate the complexities of running a farm. Now this isn’t because I thought it was easy. I had just never thought about it. I had never thought about the required variety in a cattle’s diet. I had never really taken time to think about the equipm...