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Gearing up the the October internship with PRI Australia

Posted by Theron Beaudreau over 13 years ago

In October I'll be joining with several other passionate permaculturalists to participate in the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia's internship program. I'm keeping a blog to journal my adventures and share them with the world. Join the fun!

Time is compressing down on this long awaited adventure. Only a matter of mere months now. It's challenging to even relate all the little details. So many moving pieces, so many beautiful new connections, so many inspiring new inspirations. With all that's happening, it's sometimes difficult to maintain focus on all the ducks that I'm trying to corral into neat little rows.

Over the course of the next three and a half months I'll be handing my role as Stocking Supervisor at Wheatsville Co-op over to a new set of hands. With any luck, this new person will be able to take the position (and the co-op) to places I've not even considered. Already the position is rapidly evolving into one that will be much more effective for my predecessor. I've taken a lot of pride in my work there and it's important for me to continue to see it progress and improve, even when I'm not at the helm. 

Even as I'm planning an effective exit strategy at Wheatsville, I'm working to insure Community Cultivators has a solid foundation and leadership to continue growing and making a difference. The variables involved in those two things alone are enough to take up all my energy and then some. Somehow, I've still managed to make time to enjoy my life. In fact, I think I enjoy it now more than ever!

I'm not sure how exactly I've found the time to maintain two blogs in the midst of all this, either. One thing I do know is that I've hardly seen my house in weeks!! It's mostly a place were I go to sleep at night and brush my teeth in the morning. why I'm spending so much money on something I could get at a free camp site I'll never know.

Once the next three and a half months are up, I'll have only a month and a half to get my stuff together before I embark on this crazy adventure. During that final month and a half there are several things that still need to happen. A trip to Douglas, Texas to visit my folks and store the few personal affects I'd like to retain is not least among them. A tour through Dallas and Houston will surely also be in the works for that short time.

On September 14th, two short days before my 31st birthday, I will board a plane to Honolulu, Hawaii. While there, I will spend much valuable time catching up with my cousin and aunt who I've not seen in several years. This is where I hope this blog will really start to take shape. The plan is to travel across the islands meeting new people and exploring the beautiful beaches of Hawaii. 

Oahu, Molokai, and the big island are all definite destinations for this leg of my journey. My aunt lives on the big island, in Kailua-Kona. I'm looking forward to checking out the lava fields and other sites I've been hearing about there. In Oahu, my cousin has a beautiful home (I've only seen in pictures) in Honolulu. The surf calls to me and, with any luck, you'll see a picture or two of me riding the waves and climbing the mountains of Oahu.

My adventures in Hawaii will conclude, most appropriately, with a trip to the island of Molokai where I hope to meet up with Malia Akutagawa who heads up the Sust`aina ble Molokai network. Recently, Sust`aina ble Molokai Partnered with Permaculture Research Institute USA to develop a Molokai Permaculture Education Initiative. Check out this video that came out as a result of their hard work:

http://youtu.be/yMNRsLqjtdM

It's a highly inspirational piece that I'm very excited to get the opportunity to visit first hand. I'll do my best to document the progress their work has made on the landscape and share that with you here. 

Of course, there are plenty of things I'd like to get to do while I'm in Hawaii, and I'm sure there will be plenty of adventures of the spontaneous variety, but my time will be limited and the things I've listed here are about the only things important enough to me to have scripted. 

After almost 20 days of island fun I start the grueling 22 hour flight that will take me to Brisbane, Australia. From there, I travel 3 hours inland to start my internship on Zaytuna Farm with the esteemed Permaculture Research Institute of Australia. 

The internship is a 10 week intensive that traverses five weeks of course work interspersed between five weeks of hands-on application. After completion of the internship, the real fun begins... and this is where I begin to show what your generous donations can do. 

After the internship I will venture into unknown territory. Although I am trying to establish some idea of where I'll end up... I'm also hoping to leave this end of my trip somewhat open-ended. I'm sure opportunities will arise while I'm in Australia that are too appealing to pass up. The book is open and the pages yet to be written. Your generosity will help to carry me into unexplored lands. And, through this blog, you'll have the opportunity to see the powerful influence a small donation can have on the lives of people who have very little.

Imagine, you could provide generations worth of food security to a whole community abroad with very little effort of your own accord. In return, I'll show you techniques and methods to achieve the same thing in your own back yard!

Thanks to all those who have donated already. It's been very inspiring to witness the generosity of my family and friends!

All my deepest appreciations,
Theron

Please also visit my blog at theronsadventures.blogspot.com

 

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Permaculture Design Certificate
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Verifying teacher: Dick Pierce
Other Teachers: Kirby Fry, Selwyn Polit, Jenny Nazak, Betsy Ross
Location: Austin Texas
Date: Feb 2009
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Verifying teacher: Scott Kellogg
Other Teachers: Dr. Lauren Ross, Stacy Pettigrew
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Date: Oct 2007
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PRI Earthworks Course
Type: Earthworks
Teacher: Geoff Lawton
Location: Zaytuna Farm
Date: Oct 2011
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Permaculture Urban Landscape Design Course
Type: Internship
Verifying teacher: Nick Huggins
Other Teachers: Geoff Lawton
Location: Zaytuna Farm
Date: Nov 2011
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Permaculture Design Course Teacher Training
Type: Teacher Training
Teacher: Geoff Lawton
Location: Zaytuna Farm
Date: Nov 2011
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Compost Soil Biology Natural Fertilizer Course
Type: Soil Biology/Compost
Teacher: Paul Taylor
Location: Permaculture Research Institute of Australia
Date: Nov 2011
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Permaculture Project Aid Workers Course
Type: Aid Worker
Verifying teacher: Geoff Lawton
Other Teachers: Nadia Abu Yahia Lawton
Location: Zaytuna Farm
Date: Nov 2011
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Permaculture Internship Program
Type: Internship
Verifying teacher: Geoff Lawton
Other Teachers: Nadia Abu Yahia Lawton, Nick Huggins, Tim Barker, Paul Taylor
Location: Permaculture Research Institute of Australia
Date: Oct 2011
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Permaculture Teachers Training
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Teacher: John Champagne
Location: Rak Tamachat Thailand
Date: Jul 2012
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