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It's simple—I love being active, so I'm always up for going on a hike, dancing, swimming... etc. I also really enjoy reading and writing... Cooking (especially desserts, hehe).
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about 21 days ago
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Spain ( GRANADA ) until 10th June SOUTH AMERICA HERE I COME for next 6 months 🩷🩷eee 😇😇
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about 3 days ago
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Looking for any kind of workaway opportunity starting end of september for about two weeks to a month. I will be in Yukon, would love to work with dogs or simply outdoors! Happy to move to Alaska too!
Lisa is looking to meet other workawayers
about 1 hour ago
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Hello everyone, I'm Nele 🌼🌼🌼 I finished my university-entrance diploma in Germany in 2016. Since then, I've been all over the place studying and working and traveling through workaway. :-) I grew up in a small village with some pretty mediocre mountains around 130 km away from Cologne. For 18 years I lived on a kind of farm with my parents and my older brother. I adore and appreciate animals and nature, I'm lucky that for most time of my life, I had them around me. Now that I've moved from city to city, I feel like I'm missing my connection to nature, which makes me kind of sad; So I'm trying to get back to my natural origin through my travels. Since being outside makes everyone calm; I guess we can all profit from some inner peace ☀️ Right now, I'm living in a city (Gießen) close to Frankfurt am Main with my thirteen LOVELY roommates and one furry roommate, and I love them very much and appreciate not having to live alone. There is always someone to hang out with and it's great. So here I am, trying to combine being outside all the time with animals and nature with living in a city and trying to be an academic person. Let me tell you, I think and I hope it will all work out someday haha I have a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and currently, I'm studying to get a Bachelor's degree in Psychology as well, so I can go and get a Master's degree in Social Psychology or something related. BUT in the far future, my real dream is to become an artist and run a Porridge & Pancake House, so wish me luck During my studies, I've been at various jobs: From mounting percussion instruments to working at a vet (for small animals) as a veterinary assistant for a year. Then, I started working at a gym in the sauna and at the reception desk, and I have to admit it was a relaxing job. After that, I used to work at a café/bar, which I enjoyed very much because my coworkers were just lovely and most of the guests were very fun. Right now, I work with neurodiverse children (aged between 9 and 14) in a day group, paid by a non-profit organisation. As a second job, I'm working as a cleaning staff member in student housing. Besides that, maybe a few words for what I think is important for you to know about me: I think I am good at working on my own, but I also really appreciate good company with friendly, kind, and respectful people. I've formed a lot of special bonds through working with other lovely workawayers and hosts, and I intend to make more of such bonds🍀
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