Vincent

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Ich bin gerade

Beschreibung

I will retire in January after spending about 30 years as a lecturer and researcher at the professional University Van Hall Larenstein in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. To celebrate this great escape, I’m planning a trip through Western Canada and Alaska from May until November. I hope to meet interesting people, marvel at northern nature, and contribute as a volunteer to projects that are meaningful, unusual, or simply fun.

I’m a 66-year-old biologist (Animal Behavior) who somehow took a philosophical detour and ended up with a PhD in philosophy. Don’t worry: I don’t start metaphysical debates unless someone insists. I’m in good health, take no medication, and I work out three times a week—so yes, I can lift things, carry things, and occasionally even function before coffee.

I’m calm, practical, reliable, creative, and enjoy work where people, nature, humour, and a bit of honest sweat come together.

My life has been pleasantly varied:
• I supported physically disabled people on holiday and learned the true meaning of joy.
• I drove a city bus in Utrecht, mastering narrow medieval streets and the art of staying calm while humans behave unpredictably.
• I guided nature tours for SNP Nature Travels, bravely calling rain “refreshing” with a straight face.

These days I love cooking more than ever, write prose and essays, and keep feeding my curiosity wherever I go.

I’m looking for friendly places where I can offer hands-on help, a steady temperament, and fitness earned through workouts rather than youthful recklessness. Whether it’s outdoor labour, eco-projects, DIY building, gardening, farming, cooking (including the experimental kind), computer help, or supporting remote and quiet places—I’m happy to pitch in.

I like environments that are down-to-earth and welcoming, where curiosity, kindness, and a good laugh are considered basic human needs. And where a 66-year-old creature is seen as useful, not mysterious.

Interessengebiete

Kultur

Selbstentwicklung

Nachhaltigkeit

Technik

Politik & Soziales

Farmarbeit

Karitative Arbeiten

Schreiben

Gartenarbeiten

Tischlerarbeiten

Kochen & Backen

Geschichte

Tiere

Radfahren

Natur

Wandern

Gesprochene Sprachen

Englisch: Fließend
Niederländisch: Fließend
Deutsch: Gute Kenntnisse

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

Bereits etwas Erfahrung vorhanden  

Leichte Gartenarbeit

Kreative Heimwerkerprojekte

Seniorenbetreuung

Leichte Instandhaltungsarbeiten

Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

Karitative Arbeit

Hausarbeiten

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In der Lage, anderen etwas beizubringen:  

Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

Ökoprojekte

Betreuung von Tieren

Hilfe mit Computer /Internet

Unterrichten

Haus- & Haustiersitting

Tourismus / Gastgewerbe

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I’m a 66-year-old biologist (Animal Behavior) who somehow took a philosophical detour and ended up with a PhD in philosophy. Don’t worry: I don’t start metaphysical debates unless someone insists. I’m in good health, take no medication, and I work out three times a week—so yes, I can lift things, carry things, and occasionally even function before coffee.

My life has been pleasantly varied:
• I supported physically disabled people on holiday and learned the true meaning of joy.
• I drove a city bus in Utrecht, mastering narrow medieval streets and the art of staying calm while humans behave unpredictably.
• I guided nature tours for SNP Nature Travels, bravely calling rain “refreshing” with a straight face.

These days I love cooking more than ever, write prose and essays, and keep feeding my curiosity wherever I go.

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