Rachel

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Description

I am currently looking for a new experience and I am open to the location.

Meeting new people has been a joy! And if it is possible I am always trying to improve my Spanish.
I enjoy being outdoors with nature. I love organic gardening, growing flowers, seed saving, growing from seeds, growing vegetables and learning new skills in the garden. Helping on a flower farm would be an experience I’d would enjoy having. Being able to harvest vegetables from the garden and cook a healthy meal is such a valuable gift.
I have interest and a little experience in biodynamic farming and it would be lovely to learn how to make tinctures and other things from flowers, plants and herbs. I enjoy learning about new cultures, exercising, yoga, meditation, Pilates, astrology, cooking, listening to other people’s stories, time with animals, swimming, being around like minded people, dancing, music events, architecture, interior design and designing gardens and personal development to continue to grow as an individual.... But one of my favorite passions in life are horses. I love to ride and have been riding since a young child. I have been jumping in competitions the past couple of years but still love a great bareback gallop on the beach.
I would consider myself to be a fun yet careful person, I am open minded, realistic, optimistic, I enjoy physical activity, I am supportive, honest, clean, respectful, creative, confident and usually I can do well at what I put my mind and energy into. I also really appreciate clear and transparent communication and people whom have integrity with their words and actions.

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I’d love to practice Spanish

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Life at a Farmstay

Helping around the house

Art Projects

Teaching

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Eco Projects

Languages

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Able to teach about:  

Animal Care

More details about your skills

I designed and helped build a large, beautiful organic vegetable and flower garden where I grew most everything from seed with a plentiful success rate. I practiced companion planting and I grew lettuce, cabbage, spinach, chard, tomatoes, herbs, peppers, eggplant, leeks, onions, kale, cauliflower, broccoli, sunflowers and more. I read and googled how to do certain things I needed help with especially trying to do the best I could with soil and retaining moisture. When to plant what with temperature and seasons and anything else I needed.

I enjoy a healthy lifestyle, cooking nutritious meals, exercise, yoga, Pilates, meditation, traveling, astrology, dancing, music, adventure and being with friends.

I love horses and have been riding all my life. I am an experienced bareback rider and was trained in English equitation. But honestly being on a horse in whatever countries style that may be is a great time for me. I enjoy tacking my horses, I am decent at wrapping legs, and helping with all needed horse chores.
I take my equitation serious and always practice riding with a soft hand and equal pressure with my leg. I understand the importance of respecting how people do things with their horses and respecting their methods. I work well with children and teaching English riding lessons was something I did in my past.

I enjoy a little cooking, I am creative, I have done a lot of interior design work and I have a good eye for garden design and plant selection. I attended University in California for design as well as took extended education classes later for sustainable building and garden design.

Age

41

What else ...

I am from Hawaii originally and would love to travel and experience more of Europe. I enjoy people, I enjoy home cooked meals and having lovely conversation at the dinner table, as well as time to myself. I am relaxed yet happy to help. I am the type of person that loves a great, comfortable bed with clean, soft sheets yet I am very excited to get up and get dirty with the horses and in the garden the next morning. I am a person who can receive instruction and get it done. I work well on my own or with others. I enjoy physical activity and learning new things. I love history and architecture. I am healthy, I have knowledge about eating healthy and I try not to eat a lot of processed foods.
I want to meet new people, help and learn more about our shared interests and it is always fun to see what we can teach one another.

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