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I´m Carmina. Im 27 years old and ready for change in my life.
Born and raised in Mexico, to a Mexican father and British mother; I am fluent in both English and Spanish. For the past 4 years I have been living in south Germany and can now get by in German. In the past years I have moved from huge cities, to big cities, and live in a tiny city. I have realized that I prefer community based places than the busy life of anonymity of a city. I like cycling, walking, cooking and doing creative projects.
I studied biology because I wanted to feel connected to nature. And it did for a while. But now I see academia is not my path and I want to do something different that can help me feel connected to the world and have hands on projects. One of the classes I most enjoyed during my studies was agroecology; and that has lead me to believe that the hands on approach to nature-human interactions is a path I would like to explore.
I am looking to relearn and discover. I want to learn how to do things with my hands and not just with my brain. I want to learn about sustainable practices, alternative living and nature.
As a hobby I enjoy to ferment; principally vegetables and vinegars. For a while now I have wanted to star making cheese; but without the equipment or space at home I hope to learn with someone with more experience than me. In general I like processing foods and produce.
For the past 5 years I have been studying mushrooms and lichens. This has mainly been academic work but if there is the opportunity to work with them I would be very pleased.
I have some experience with goats as I was a sheperd for some time in Spain and I have also worked for a month in a biovegtable farm in germany.
I particularly like goats, nuts trees (to make oils and spreads) and chickens. The life style seemed productive and peaceful.
I am sensitive, open and learning to be more direct with my needs.Interests
Yoga / WellnessWritingVegetarian or veganSustainabilitySelf developmentOutdoor activitiesNatureHitchhikingHikingFarmingDIY & craftsCyclingDrawing & paintingCooking & foodAnimalsLanguages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
German: IntermediateSkills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
DIY and building projectsEco ProjectsAnimal CareLife at a FarmstayBabysitting and creative playSome knowledge of:
Creating/ Cooking family mealsMore details about your skills
Im a biologist that has mostly worked in academia, but love being outdoors. For many years now, my area of study has been fungi (yeasts, lichens and mushrooms), I like working with them and learning new applications with them. I have worked a bit with plants and dabbled in medicinal uses. I enjoy the company of animals. For a while I worked in rescuing cats in Mexico City, and later did some cat and dog sitting.
I speak fluent English and Spanish. And get by well in German.
I am creative, like dancing and like to cook. I do lot of fermentation, mainly veggies but also yogurt I would really want to learn to make cheese. I have tried making tofu. I like learning new recipes and am slowly building up a scrap book of my favourites.
When I was younger I used to paint a lot with oil paints. I wouldn´t say I was good, I do really like working with colours. As for dancing, its just such a natural way of expression that joins people together without the need for a common language.
I want to learn to put knowledge into application. I have a lot of theory and I want to practice.Age
27
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