Remember how I was in Germany and missed Italy and was excited to return? Turns out I came back to Italy only to still be in Germany. Let me explain. Much of Trentino Alto Adige (NE Italy) used to be part of Austria until after WWI, when it was given to Italy as sort of a way to punish Austria. So, the architecture here is quite German and people often speak also German. I knew all this from last summer when I was in Bolzano, but I had no idea how different living with a more German family would be. The farm is called Maso Plaz and is Val di Non and it is beautiful, peaceful, and quite different from any other WWOOF place I´ve been. They produce fruits and vegetables like the others, but here
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