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I’m currently completing a workaway in Chalabre, France!
Leila is looking to meet other workawayers
about 23 minutes ago
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Holà, I'm Florence. I live in France. I am looking for adventures abroad to get me out of my day-to-day routine. I want to explore many beautiful places and see, smell, taste, learn as many new things as we can. I am an IT engineer, so I know how to use a computer. I love plants and candles. I'm obsessed with coffee and tea. I want to experience entirely new ways of living. Put myself out of our comfort zone. Face hardships and come out the other side a better person. I hope to soon meet amazing people with whom I can bond and live extraodinary stories to tell my grandchildren in the future :)
Florence is looking for a travel buddy
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Language(s) I would like to learn : Spanish, English
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I’m open to sharing my skills and energy in a space aligned with softness, trust, and free-flowing creativity.
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Hi I am Jon, a 60 year old active and happy man from the woods outside of Oslo. I live here with my wife Nina, our chickens and a dog named Lumi. In my professional life I have been working with business and management and during the last 10-15 years been working with startups companies trying to help younger founders succeed with their great ideas. I am quite handy having worked with maintaining our house and summerhouse over the years. I love being active going for hikes and exploring nature. I also love meeting new people and seeing new places and that is why I have enrolled at workaway.
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