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My next destination:
Germany - from Jun 2024 until Jul 2024 View allDescription
I am a very creative person and love exploring and learning new skills. I’m good with animals, and enjoy being in nature. I’m happy to get started and learn whatever you wish to share. I love adventures and connecting to new places through experiencing new cultures, languages and shared knowledge.
Interests
AnimalsDancingWinter sportsFashion or beautyEvents & socialHistoryMountainMusicPetsPlant careSailing / BoatingSustainabilityWater sportsWritingYoga / WellnessVideographyVan lifeSelf developmentPhotographyPerforming arts
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English: FluentMore details about my language interests
I would love to learn any language you can share with me.Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
LanguagesHospitality/TourismDIY and building projectsSome knowledge of:
Art ProjectsCharity WorkAnimal CareHelping with Computers/ InternetCreating/ Cooking family mealsTeachingMore details about your skills
My qualifications are mostly arts based with an A* in art, distinction in music, A in English literature, and a years worth of study in backstage theatre work.
Practical experience:
-animal care: domesticated and wild. Experience healing, caring for and looking after various birds, poultry, cats, dogs, goldfish, hedgehogs, Guinea pigs and kangaroos.
-cleaning: part time role cleaning a five star b&b holiday cottage. Workaway spring cleaning a boat.
-catering: work experience and training with specialist coffee shop for events. Passed basic food hygiene course, love learning new dishes and able to cook most things from potatoes to profiteroles.
-crafts: adept in traditional skills such as willow weaving, dyeing, felting, wood carving, and viking turnshoe making. (For a full list, feel free to send me a message anytime.)
-boat maintenance and living: passed basic crew qualifications, and I’m currently living on a Narrowboat in Yorkshire. Experience boat handling, sanding, painting, blacking and towing.
-Diy and maintenance: painting, very basic carpentry.
-social media and website design: freelance social media content creator for local company, website creator and editor for two companies. Programmes: squarespace, wix, adobe express, and Instagram.
-teaching: previously taught heritage crafts in england and cyprus. (To people with various learning capabilities, ages, backgrounds etc.)
-herbalism and foraging: basic knowledge of harvesting, identifying and preparing foraged fruit, veg and fungi. Assisted herbalist Meghan Rhodes in her workshops. Would love to learn more about other countries plant lore.Age
21
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Barbara is a great host and a lovely person. She is a wealth of knowledge, I’ve learnt so much from her and not just about sailing but life, food and experience. She is fair, generous and kind. Her… read more
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Barbara is a great host and a lovely person. She is a wealth of knowledge, I’ve learnt so much from her and not just about sailing but life, food and experience. She is fair, generous and kind. Her… read more