Gary

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Beschreibung

I am interested in a simple life, learning new skills and meeting interesting people.

Recently, eating some wild raspberries and making tea from Linden tree flowers brought me a moment of great happiness!

I am interested in self-sufficiency, low impact living, appropriate technology and re-using and re-cycling. Being creative is what make me feel truly alive.

Interessengebiete

Gärtnern

Wandern

Gartenarbeiten

Fitness

Farmarbeit

Kultur

Radfahren

Heimwerken & DIY

Zeichnen & Malen

Kochen & Backen

Camping

Architektur

Sprachen

Natur

Selbstentwicklung

Nachhaltigkeit

Leben im Camper-Van

Yoga / Wellness

Tischlerarbeiten

Kunst & Design

Sprachen

Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Französisch: Fließend

Mehr Infos zu meinen Sprachinteressen
I’d like to learn Spanish and maybe Turkish.

Einen Sprachpartner finden

Bereiche, die mich interessieren oder in denen ich anderen etwas beibringen kann

Interessiert mich:  

Seniorenbetreuung

Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

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Bereits etwas Erfahrung vorhanden  

Gartenarbeiten

Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

Ökoprojekte

Sprachen

Handwerkliche Arbeiten

Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

Hausarbeiten

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In der Lage, anderen etwas beizubringen:  

Kunstprojekte

Was könntest du arbeiten?

I am a fine artist and am a proficient oil painter although I did also complete an Engineering Degree many years ago!

I also have building skills in both conventional building and eco construction. With regard to conventional building, I worked in property renovation in France where I did a bit of everything. Projects ranged from loft conversions to new build houses. Towards the end of the 5 years, I did mostly plastering and tiling. I also got a City and Guilds qualification in plastering in the UK.

With regard to eco-building, I worked for about 6 months with a French eco builder. Here I helped build walls using hollow terracotta bricks and plastered walls with lime/hemp and lime/sand.

My biggest project was building my own eco tiny house in France. This was a timber framed building with hempcrete infill and clad with untreated Douglas fir. It has a solar electric panel and a wood powered water heater made from old gas bottles.

I also worked for 2 years for a French Mairie (village council) doing mainly grounds maintenance. This included hedge trimming, grass cutting, strimming and planting.

I can speak French fluently (I lived in France for 11 years).

On a personal level, I am a single father to 2 grown up children (their Mum died when they were young) and am a decent cook and comfortable with domestic tasks.

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I used to sing in various groups, including a barbershop quartet and can play the guitar and ukulele at a basic level.

I have had other hobbies and pastimes but I struggle to find the time (and space) to do them all. For instance, I built my own pedal/electric prototype 3 wheeled car. I also built some small radio controlled aircraft from plans and used to be a keen sea-angler.

I like cycling and in particular fully enclosed recumbent bikes aka Velomobile. I’m also a firm believer in what the French call “decroissance” or de-growth.

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  Spezielle Ernährung
  I try to a avoid Gluten but I don’t have a severe reaction to small amounts.