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Tätigkeiten, die mich interessieren:

I do gardening (for food), building work (as in building houses), teaching, cooking (vegetarian), technical advice.

Beschreibung

"Do what you love. Love what you do."
I try and apply this rule every minute of my life, whatever lemon comes at me :)

I believe in actions rather than words.
Things that make me get up in the morning:embracing new ways of life, contributing towards honest and altruistic people's goals, knowing that my contributions will be appreciated.
I work part-time as a science advisor for a NGO, and I perform IT wizardry to fix old systems or create new ones. I only require some Internet and a bit of charging on top of vegetarian food, shelter, and the above ;)

I am a rather down to earth guy. I have some experience with building and repairing houses, growing food, taking care of hens, cooking, teaching, building and running a business, writing software. Let's reformulate: I've done all of that in recent years and I'm still involved in doing all of that as I type.
That's the other part of what I do in my life.

I am a dual national (Fr, NZ). I lived in France, New Zealand, Belgium, Greece, and Norway. I currently live in Germany.
I met wonderful people, and that's the whole of my wealth. I thought about settling and applied myself to it over the last few years. But I can't ignore the calling inside for discovering new people and different ways of life.

So, as long as I am in good health, I'd like to keep getting to know my fellow humans.

I am currently travelling with my partner, Alexandra, yoga teacher for over 20 years, conservator specialised in old buildings, and a kindred soul. She has been a workaway host for several years.

Important things for you to know:
- We like to get things done.
- We put much emphasis on functionality, durability, and efficiency, especially when there's lots to do and few hands around.
- We have great difficulties waiting for people to make decisions.

Interessengebiete

Schreiben

Yoga / Wellness

Leben im Camper-Van

Vegetarier / Veganer

Nachhaltigkeit

Selbstentwicklung

Segeln / Boote

Politik & Soziales

Sprachen

Farmarbeit

Geschichte

Zeichnen & Malen

Bücher

Camping

Tischlerarbeiten

Karitative Arbeiten

Kochen & Backen

Astronomie

Architektur

Sprachen

Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Französisch: Fließend
Deutsch: Grundkenntnisse

Mehr Infos zu meinen Sprachinteressen
I have taught English as a Second Language (ESL) to French pupils, and I liked it. I have helped adults with learning French as a second language, but I think I was not as good as for the above. Yet I liked it. I am keen to learn other languages (I have some knowledge in German and Greek, but I'd definitely need some serious immersion in order to become autonomous).

Einen Sprachpartner finden

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

Bereits etwas Erfahrung vorhanden  

Karitative Arbeit

Ökoprojekte

Gartenarbeiten

Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

Hausarbeiten

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In der Lage, anderen etwas beizubringen:  

Sprachen

Unterrichten

Hilfe mit Computer /Internet

Was könntest du arbeiten?

I studied computing (MSc, 1994) and neuroscience (PhD, 2018).
I founded a company that provided food and work to a handful of people for 12 years: I learned how to do it on the job, and tried to not do the things I didn't like from my previous employers.
Other things I learned on the jobs: DIY, building work such as timber walls, timber roof, stone + lime masonry, lime plaster, electricity, plumbing, insulation, painting, wood work, repair work all around the house.
I learned to do things with the materials around, I learned to be more patient, I learned "good enough".
I speak French and English fluently, and learned bits of Greek, German, and Norwegian to be polite but not enough to have a decent conversation.
I like sharing the knowledge I gathered in my studies and my life experience. I taught English in secondary school, some AI to Master students, software programming to a variety of people.

Alter

55

Was noch ...

I like playing board games, mostly cooperative games (Pandemic, Flashpoint), chess, tock. And some card games.

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  Spezielle Ernährung
  Vegetarian. Not meat'etarian nor vegan. Just in between ;)