Please ensure you tell family, friends and those who will be interested in you and your well being while you are away, where you are going, the name and contact details of the host(s) you are going to, and be sure to update this information to them as you move about.  Please too tell these same people what WWOOF and WWOOFing is all about before you go.   If they can't use the internet, print out some pages from our website at http://www.wwoofjapan.com for them to read.   Especially please point out to them that WWOOFing is a do-it-yourself thing, and that you will be managing your WWOOFing on your own, and that you will not be administered by the WWOOF Japan office, or by WWOOF Japan Hosts.   Please too explain to them that we at the WWOOF Japan office conduct all communications with WWOOFers and Hosts via e-mail, that our e-mail address is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , and we do not use the telephone.