Maranatha

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I am currently
Travelling
Activities i am interested in:
Architecture, the arts and music; horticulture, agriculture and animal husbandry; horse grooming and riding, being outdoors, learning, creating and sharing wonderful experiences with those around me.
My next destination:
Netherlands - from May 2024 until Jun 2024
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Description
I am a graduate of architecture school who is very much in love with travelling, discovering and growing. I cherish nature and volunteering. I value being immersed in culture, interacting with different people, discovering the history of places, developing language skills, and sharing my skills with others through collaborations and/or learning workshops. Moreover, I enjoy teaching non-native English speakers my native English (I am a certified TEFL instructor) using a variety of creative means. I am also numerically gifted which makes me a pretty good mathematics tutor as well. I love children and have several years worth of experience as a childminder. My caring, compassionate, and patient dispositions makes me a great choice as an au-pair, as well as a companion to elderly people.

Additionally, I am artistically inclined, thus, I willingly undertaking creative endeavours (drawing, painting, sculpting, carpentry, etc.). As such, I am very eager to be involved in building and renovation projects. I am also a lover of gardening, farming, permaculture, animal husbandry and care, and anything that involves dogs and horses! I would happily get involved in the above and in an opening to house sit, and maintain an accommodation when the hosts are away.

In summary, I am fit and active, diligent and responsible, social yet very independent. I thrive in challenging situations and love cleanliness. I am a hard worker, working well by myself and in company, putting my best into whatever I do. All in all, I desire to leave a positive mark every where I go.
Interests
Pets
Writing
Technology
Plant care
Videography
Hiking
Gardening
Performing arts
Camping
DIY & crafts
Cycling
Outdoor activities
Blogging
Sustainability
Cooking & food
Charity work
Drawing & painting
Photography
Languages
Self development

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Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Arabic: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Igbo: Intermediate
Dutch: Intermediate
Portuguese: Beginner
More details about my language interests
I am a certified TEFL instructor, so am glad to dispense my skills in teaching English to non-native speakers. I do this in exchange for learning other languages.
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Charity Work
Eco Projects
Being an elderly companion
Animal Care
Life at a Farmstay
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Hospitality/Tourism
Helping around the house
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Art Projects
Languages
Teaching
More details about your skills
Drawing, making things, building, organizational and communication skills
Age
26
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No
- Special dietary requirements
  I try not to eat too much meat

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19 May 2024

Left by Workawayer (Maranatha) for host (Help an architect to renovate ...)

I spent approximately eight remarkable days at Elza's. From the moment we met we clicked, and it was as if I had known Elza for a long while. Elza is by nature a very caring, open and open-minded, amicable, articulate, and energetic person. Despite arriving to her place late at night Elza still made time to come and collect me from the train stop.… read more As a consequence of her easy-going nature she initiated our first conversation--beside the ones conducted remotely, where even then she was extremely warm and helpful. During the journey to her place we began getting better acquainted with ourselves, naturally, with her performing a balancing act stabilising one of my luggage whilst pushing her bike along, a memory that will always bring a smile to my face. She was my first Workaway host in the Netherlands and from her I gained better and first-hand insights into the Dutch culture and history. Elza was very conversational and involved from the start, she spoke from experience and shared a great deal of wisdom and knowledge with me.

Within one day we had already explored the neighbouring towns and Arnhem via bicycle, during which she was very engaging sharing travel tips, historical stories and timelines of the area and buildings with me. We visited many a wonderful streets, several shops and natural/ecological sites en-route to various destinations. I enjoyed cycling through the natural park or area dominated by the IJssel river, and also along the road that borders the Veluwe national park as one heads into the town of Velp. Honestly, with the amount of things done I felt as though I had achieved so much in the days spent with Elza.

As a budding architect it was a dream-come-true to hear back from Elza when I first contacted her, and believe me she responded in record time. Indeed, she went over and beyond what I expected for in addition to further enlightening me on the culture of our trade, she introduced me to her architect friends, amongst other friends and family members. Moreover, I relished being informed of the history of her new house and its former occupants besides being shown her new architectural plan drawings for her dwelling, informed of the reasoning behind these ambitions as well as involved in the planning process where my thoughts and suggestions were appreciated. Work was flexible and immensely enjoyable. Elza tailored her approach to my strengths and desires and made things really fun for me. Further, she answered my questions, explained things to me well, and encouraged me to think out of the box, step beyond the unknown, take agency and dare myself--in a sensible way of course. I appreciate the experiences one gained whilst with her, from removing tiles in the kitchen, to gaining knowledge of how electricity works to building een kippenhok (a chicken stall), fixing a toilet, or at least trying, amongst other things. There were many interesting concepts related to our field and to life that we discussed whilst at her home or on the move, as well as several valuable personal projects and interesting books that she brought to my attention. She was also humble to remark that she learned so much from me when in fact I feel that I learned more from her than the other way around. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect for me was the level of trust she had in that she would allow me to stay home alone, doing work or not, and thus giving me responsibility for her house, thus proving the extent of hospitality I experienced whilst with her. Elza was very encouraging and more like a big sister who is responsible and spontaneous at the same time.

In all, this write-up does not do enough justice to nor does it fully summarise the wonderful moments shared with Elza whilst staying with her. I do hope that my account serves enough to encourage many travellers to give Elza a go, you won't be disappointed. The saying 'where does time go' is very apt in this case for how it flew so fast. One advice for Elza when we hopefully meet again: Spreek Nederlands alleen met mij!

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