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Now at home in Tampere.
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Hi. I'm Outi from Finland. Soon reaching my retirement age, but wish to do something different already now. I hope that Workaway could be my chance to change my life. Right now I would be interested in Portugal, because I wish to have my own house there in the future. However spring 2024 I am heading to Australia Queensland and New South Wales.
I have been working for the humanitarian NGO for the last 30 years and now I wish to have more time for myself. I like gardening, nature, animals and decoration such as painting walls. I'm pretty good in organizing many thing, whether kitchen cupboards or warehouse.
I often dream of sunbathing on the beach, but when I do that, I get bored less than 10 minutes. I rather do something small.
In 2023 I joint the Trusted House sitting and took care of fur animals in two places in England and two in Portugal.Interests
CarpentryVegetarian or veganFarmingCultureEvents & socialMusicPlant careCooking & foodHikingCharity workWater sportsSustainabilityPetsGardeningDancingCyclingOutdoor activitiesNatureLanguages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Finnish: Fluent
Portuguese: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I wish to learn PortugeseSkills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Eco ProjectsLife at a FarmstaySome knowledge of:
GardeningDIY and building projectsGeneral MaintenanceHelping around the houseMore details about your skills
I was a head of the volunteer center for ten years and had to deal with variety of different people, run small coffee place and flee market, organizing events and trips, writing reports and keeping accounts and most of all, supporting the clients, volunteers and long term unemployed people working in the center.
Last 20 years i have done puchacing for the international NGO.
Pretty good in many practical skills like painting.Age
61
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Heather and Hugh are very nice people and it was so easy to communicate with them. Days were well organized and suited me well. Breakfast after 7, work started 8 and ended at 1:30. Around 10:30 we had about half an hour break. It was great that Heather and Hugh were also working… read more
Outi is patient, kind, loving and nurturing. Testament to the care of others, Outi brought a couple of other volunteers to my… read more
I stayed at Amanda's place only for one week because I had agreed to go somewhere else. It would have been my pleasure… read more
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Heather and Hugh are very nice people and it was so easy to communicate with them. Days were well organized and suited me well. Breakfast after 7, work started 8 and ended at 1:30. Around 10:30 we had about half an hour break. It was great that Heather and Hugh were also working… read more
Outi is patient, kind, loving and nurturing. Testament to the care of others, Outi brought a couple of other volunteers to my… read more
I stayed at Amanda's place only for one week because I had agreed to go somewhere else. It would have been my pleasure… read more
Every morning I went to swim with her and then did some gardening. Narrabeen Beach is… read more