Annika

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Description

Hi everyone! My name is Annika (24). Feel free to call me Anni.

A bit about me:
I am a deeply empathetic, easily excitable, curious and creative person who appreciates meaningful encounters, the beauty of nature and humanness. I have a strong sense of principles such as authenticity, kindness, justice and reliability - though I am still working on setting boundaries and taking enough breaks as I am quite sensitive too.

I grew up in the countryside between the coasts of northern Germany - with my parents, an older sister, a dog and a big extended family. My mother grew up in Kazakhstan (Central Asia), which shaped my open and culturally sensitive view on the world. I regularly return to my family's home to help my grandparents with self-sufficient farming and processing the harvested food - not least to inherit my grandmother's traditional knowledge.

For the last few years I have been dedicated to graduating in Cultural, Media and Digital Media Studies as well as taking my first steps as a journalist and multimedia storyteller. At the same time I worked on cultivating a healthy and loving relationship with myself and those around me. I tend to lose myself in journalistic or creative projects but in my spare time, I enjoy simple things like hiking, yoga, sports and cultural activities like arts, music, reading. I also love spending quality time with family and friends and use my skills in cooking and baking from scratch to do it for them. I've been horse riding ever since I was a toddler - until I had to quit in my late teenage years due to high costs and complicated logistics while studying at University. So I am very open, even excited to get back into working with horses.

Now, after quite many solo trips and road trips though Europe - I have experiences with being a workawayer in Rome - I finally want to pursue my dream of travelling the world.

My skills include:
- Multimedia storytelling and -producing (including Photography, Podcasting, professional writing and speaking, all kinds of PR)
- Teamwork, as well as organizing teams and myself
- Being a tourguide and hosting guests
- Being a shop assistant
- Babysitting and tutoring older kids, teenagers and young university students
- Self-sufficient farming
- processing harvested foods
- Definitely Art projects and cultural exchange!

I look forward to meeting you. :)

Interests

Vegetarian or vegan

Events & social

Videography

Culture

Self development

Movies & TV

Nature

Yoga / Wellness

Dancing

Beach

Water sports

Outdoor activities

Hiking

Books

Writing

Drawing & painting

Cooking & food

Blogging

Languages

Art & design

Photography

Languages

Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Russian: Beginner
Swedish: Beginner

More details about my language interests
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Teaching

Creative DIY projects

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

Hospitality/Tourism

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Some knowledge of:  

Languages

Art Projects

Light gardening

Eco Projects

Babysitting and creative play

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

House & pet sitting

Light maintenance

More details about your skills

Most importantly: I am a super fast learner and eager to grow with new challenges. I'd love to share my skills anytime and learn yours.

In general:
- Teamwork, as well as organizing teams and myself
- Self-sufficient farming & processing harvested foods
- taking care of chicken, ducks, dogs, horses
- Definitely Art projects and cultural exchange!
- Storytelling

Intensified by job experiences:
- Multimedia storytelling and -producing (including Photography, Podcasting, professional writing and speaking, all kinds of PR)
- Being a tourguide and hosting guests
- Being a shop assistant
- Babysitting and tutoring older kids, teenagers and young university students

More on cooking and general maintenance
I love cooking with fresh ingredients and know how to process harvested fruits and veggies e.g. by fermenting them or making jam/puree.
My favourite thing to do with it is simply prepairing delicious meals though.
My parents raised me to be independent and I've been living in my own or shared flats for 4+ years so I know how to do housework and general mantainace.

Age

24

Some more information

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  Driver's licence

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  Special dietary requirements
  I am a vegetarian: no meat, fish or seafood. But if being the guest in a different culture to mine requires it, I am willing to try and make an exception.