Jeffrey

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

Interested in the following and more:
- DIY projects
- Cooking
- Creative play with kids but not as a main activity of the stay
- Cultural exchange
- Heavy labour is certainly not a problem at all

Description

Hi all lovely people!

After finishing my studies in Mechatronics, Machine design i started on a quest to combine my technical knowledge together with sustainability and Environmentalism.
Some of the initiatives and activities:

- Act4Change
Empowering and supporting youth in Belgium to make all sorts of sustainibility projects happen! From a luminous idea to action!

- Asperitas (Amsterdam)
Helping a startup scale up to make data centers energy neutral worldwide.
With the technology, we captured otherwise lost heat and provided it to residential areas or industry so that they were able to drastically lower their carbon emissions

- European Emission Trading system
Helping in the ETS system to get Belgium Energy Neutral for 2050!

- Volunteering work in Swiss
Hands on work in a mountain cabine, Constructing and co running the cabin during the season and deconstructing the cabin after the season.
Learning about sustainability in the practical manner and being enriched in a philosophical manner in the scene of the Swiss Alps.

I have a wide variety of interests and they are growing by the week ;D
Passion for the outdoors guided me to doing sports such as climbing, wild water kayaking mountain biking and bike packing. These sports are seamlessly combined with doing improv theater, campfire philosophy, cultural exchange on the way, cooking, diy projects, and many, many more. :) There are just sooo many interesting things to learn, people to meet and adventures to experience! :D

For my DIY projects I am working mostly with wood and metal.
Some of the projects:
- Constructing a CNC to help me make other project happen as a result :)
- Making a 2m high Tallbike, completely out of refurbished material. (Picture in profile) It was used as an alternative taxi service to transport people in Amsterdam. I hope to use it as well again on one of my next adventures to come.
- Currently constructing a van to live in so I have a roof above my head and a bit more independent for when I am not bike packing.
- Cutting wooden spoons and other things out of wood in my spare time.
- Making wooden tables from fallen trees
- And many, many more projects..! :D

Currently I am prepping to leave my home base of Belgium ones more to build up something beautiful in Scandinavia. It has been on my planning for a long time but was always delayed because of other adventures. Life has its timing for everything and I feel that the time for the North is now finally on my doorstep to explore!
Geronimo! ;

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Greek: Beginner

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Languages

Eco Projects

Charity Work

Art Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Teaching

Gardening

Life at a Farmstay

Babysitting and creative play

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Able to teach about:  

DIY and building projects

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

General Maintenance

More details about your skills

- 5 years of Climbing training (kids from 6-18 years old)
- 8 year scouts member and 5 year scouts leader.
- 1 Year Volunteering on a BIO farm and theater
- DIY, Carpenting, metal work (incl welding)
- Cooking
- In Belgium we have a big garden where i learned the basics of gardening.
- Taking basic care of horses.
- Basic knowledge for setting up Yurts.

Age

28

Some more information

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements