Annie

My status

Description

Hi
I would like to help you and contribute to the best of my ability to making your project successful. I have good work ethics, responsible, friendly, happy, and easy to get along with.
I have been on the road for several years, mainly in Asia and India, I find that workaway gives me the opportunity to interact on a deeper and more meaningful level with the local people, culture and area.
I also enjoy walks in nature, yoga and meditation, and generally living a healthy lifestyle.
Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Thank you 😊

Interests

Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Hospitality/Tourism

Language practice

Helping with Computers/ Internet

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

Being an elderly companion

Helping around the house

Teaching

More details about your skills

I taught health and physical education, and coached sports at the high school level for several years in Malaysia, then went into nursing where I worked mainly in critical care and utilization management in the US.
I can teach yoga and meditation; received my training in India.
I have some basic vegetarian cooking skills and enjoy cooking.
Skills I picked up from volunteering
- Farm work - weeding, digging holes, preparing beds for planting, harvesting vegetables and fruits and getting them ready for market. Also had a week’s experience in an aquaponic farm in India.
- Reception - registration and collecting payment at front desk of hostel, answering questions.
- Kitchen work in vegetarian community kitchen, mainly with prepping.
- Housekeeping : Supervising and teaching bed making skills, cleaning and preparing rooms for guests, organizing, taking inventory.
- Teaching English - holding one on one online conversation sessions with Thai students
- Inventory taking, sorting and organizing supplies in community clinic/dispensary, medical
camp.
- Assisting doctors in free medical camps in India villages
- Sanding and painting doors
- Laundry : coordination, collecting, sorting.

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Malay: Beginner
Chinese (Others): Beginner

More details about my language interests
Would be happy to help you with English language. Would like help with learning Spanish

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Age

63

Nationality

American

What else ...

What you now affects the next moment

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  Cat/dog dander indoors

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  Special dietary requirements
  Vegetarian