Josee

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Ich bin gerade

Tätigkeiten, die mich interessieren:

I enjoyed being outside and most of my recreational activities take place in the outdoors. I enjoy hiking, and white water canoeing in the summer, and skiing in the winter. I love playing cards too!

Beschreibung

I am an active person who enjoys meeting and being around others. I enjoy learning new skills and working outdoors. I also have a passion for animals. I believe that "travel with a purpose" is the best way to get to know people and cultures, whether at home or abroad.

Interessengebiete

Gesprochene Sprachen

Englisch: Fließend
Spanisch: Fließend
Französisch: Fließend
Italienisch: Gute Kenntnisse
Portugiesisch: Gute Kenntnisse
Deutsch: Grundkenntnisse

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

Interessiert mich:  

Gartenarbeiten

Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

Handwerkliche Arbeiten

Karitative Arbeit

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Bereits etwas Erfahrung vorhanden  

Betreuung von Tieren

Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

Hausarbeiten

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In der Lage, anderen etwas beizubringen:  

Tourismus / Gastgewerbe

Was könntest du arbeiten?

I owned and ran a home B&B for 25 years and have enjoyed meeting people from all over the world.

I am very social, self-motivated and task oriented! I speak French (native tongue), English, and Spanish fluently, and can converse in Italian and Portuguese. I can also struggle through very basic German!

As I mentioned, I have a passion for animals, and I volunteered at my local animal shelter for 8 years, working mainly with dogs. I have owned a dog pretty much all of my adult life, but I am currently "dogless".

I have recently discovered farm life, helping a friend during seeding seasons and during harvest seasons. Tasks included refuelling vehicles, moving and setting up augers using tractors, driving grain trucks, general maintenance around the farm yard, cooking and bringing meals to workers in the field, gardening, running errands to get parts, and the list goes on! I have also spent time helping out on another friend's hobby farm where there are many garden beds and vegetable crops to attend to, and a variety of animals such as donkeys, llamas, dogs and chickens. I really enjoyed learning about animal husbandry, especially working with the donkeys!

My first Workaway experience was on a fibre producing ranch where I worked daily with the herding dog. My duties involved daily feeding and watering of all the animals, taking the sheep and goats out to pasture, caring for the young sheep, lambs and puppies, as well as some general maintenance.

I have also travelled to Ecuador, during which time I did another Workaway experience. For a couple of weeks, I gave a hand to a local tradesman with the construction of a bamboo house. I had heard about an animal rescue shelter run by a local woman, Fabiola. There was no accommodation available onsite but I dropped by a number of times to lend a hand with the dogs and horses. I helped out with dog walking and bathing, food preparation, spraying horses with an anti-parasite formula, trimming manes and caring for a hoof injury. It was quite an eye-opening experience to see the dedication of Fabiola taking care of so many animals on her own.

My most recent volunteering experience was a 2 months stay, last spring, at My Lovely Pig Rescue, a pig rescue farm in Ireland. It was an interesting opportunity to learn about pigs in general, their personalities and needs for care. The place was run "hostel style", with about a dozen volunteers from all over the world. We worked as teams looking after the feeding and watering, mucking out and any other tasks related to animal care. It was also a chance to visit the country and get a taste of the Irish culture.

Alter

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Was noch ...

I am probably older than the average "workawayer" but I come with work and life experience! LOL. I have lost someone dear to me to cancer just before Covid and it made me realize that life can be unpredictable and short. So "now" became the time to tick off items on that bucket list rather than just looking at it . I am fit and healthy and have been looking for new life adventures!

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  Allergien
  quinoa (grain)

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