Anouk

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I would love to meet new people to chat and have nice days with, drinking tea or coffee or eating out.
Also I’m always down for hiking and exploring the nature!
Description
Hello,
My name is Anouk I’m from Germany/Berlin and I’m 20 years old.
I finished 13 years of school, didn’t want to study so I went in Oktober 2023 to the airport and started my journey around the world.
Since I was little I always wanted to go to Japan and after 8 months of backpacking there I realised that I kinda like it… so I continued.

So far I’ve been to quiet a few places and most of the time I really enjoyed it.
I helped out in hostels, cleaned or cooked for people, worked in Japanese country side or helped chasing cows in Mongolia.
I renovated a homestay in Da Nang - Vietnam and did my yoga TTC in Indian.
The journey was one of the best things I ever did in my life and I hope to be able to find more beautiful places with beautiful people!

But my current journey is coming to an end and I will be going back to Germany by the end of this year.
Back in Germany I would love to find a lovely community or place where my skills are needed and I could live for longer with people together, and help making there dreams come true.
First I’m only looking for volunteering but if I like it and my help is needed I would mind getting paid for what I do and earn some money for my next dreams!
I’m looking for a place where I could help out in the kitchen, people care about good and healthy food and I can find use for my knowledge of Ayurveda and maybe even teach about it or learn more!
I could also teach Yoga if needed.

I’m easily to be satisfied and what makes me happy is, cooking, singing together with other people, practicing yoga, meditating, hiking, drawing, talking about the wold and life and enjoying a nice walk on a sunny day or sitting inside with a hot drink while it’s cold outside.
But I also enjoy working outside even when the work is hard and afterwards jumping into a cool river and laying in the sun.
I live a very small and minimalistic lifestyle so it is mostly just me and my backpack.
Interests
Cycling
Charity work
Events & social
Sustainability
Van life
Water sports
Hitchhiking
Music
Drawing & painting
Camping
Culture
Beach
Animals
Languages
Mountain
Yoga / Wellness
Vegetarian or vegan
Writing
Plant care
Outdoor activities

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Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Japanese: Beginner
Russian: Beginner
More details about my language interests
I’m always interested in learning a new language and also learning more about different cultures. I could also teach you some German or English for beginners.
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Babysitting and creative play
Animal Care
Charity Work
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Being an elderly companion
Some knowledge of:
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Teaching
Hospitality/Tourism
Able to teach about:
Art Projects
Helping around the house
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Languages
Gardening
More details about your skills
One of my biggest skills is probably cooking. I especially enjoy cooking for other people and I also have experience in cooking for many people.
I enjoy learning new recipes or cuisines and making sweets or deserts.
I really love cooking and always put all my heart and effort into it!
I also have some knowledge about Ayurveda and know about the importance of good food and healing throughout it as well.

Another thing I’m good at is Yoga. I’ve been practicing Yoga for 4 years now and also did my teacher training in India, wich was probably one of the best things I’ve aver done in my life!
As a Yoga teacher I’m able to teach almost everywhere, give drop-in courses or do workshops.

Other things I’m good at and wich I enjoy are; cleaning, singing, drawing/painting, renovating and gardening.
I have experiences in costumer service, hostel work and farm work and I love animals!
Age
21
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  I’m vegetarian and I don’t eat eggsю

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21 Oct 2023

Left by host (Help us build an artist ...) for Workawayer (Anouk)

Anouk was an absolute hero!
Anouk stayed with us for around 3 weeks, she was very hard working and adaptable. Anouk helped us mostly with painting and decorating and she also helped out a great deal in the kitchen. Anouk was not afraid of hard work and applied herself fully to every task. She is an excellent cook and made us many delicious meals… read more

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18 Sep 2023

Left by Workawayer (Anouk) for host (Help us build an artist ...)

I arrived and I was amazed by the first minute! As you can already tell from the name, this place is magical. A beautiful Homestay in the countryside of Da Nang surrounded by nature and mountains with a lovely garden and beautiful people and animals.
Horng Wei and Albert are amazingly kind and lovely hostes and made me feel like home as soon as I… read more

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9 Aug 2023

Left by host (Come help out on our ...) for Workawayer (Anouk)

Anouk is such a beautiful soul! stayed 2 weeks at the farm and was very helpful.
Easy to communicate with and do exactly what we asked for.
She followed all instructions well and even helped us in the kitchen.
We will miss her and hope she can come back again in the future.
Our doors are always open for her.

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8 Aug 2023

Left by Workawayer (Anouk) for host (Come help out on our ...)

Staying at the farm was an amazing experience!
Even tho I was the first volunteer there I experienced a great hospitality.
The place is far from the big city Jakarta and getting there was quiet a challenge, because I came via public transport, but I managed it and for the last part someone from the farm picket me up. (If you come via public… read more

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9 Jul 2023

Left by Workawayer (Anouk) for host (We welcome volunteers who ...)

Staying at Minjees farm was a great experience!
Even tho her profile description is a bit old and a lot of the informations are not active anymore I had a wonderful time.
I wouldn’t say that this is something for everyone, especially not when you come for hors riding. Minjee has many horses and beautiful ones also, but they stay far away and are… read more not for beginners. Mongolian horses run around wild and they only catch them if they need them!
You also need to be used to get dirty, have no “real” shower and poop outside, eat simple food and sleep on palates and cook over a fire! For me, all of this was no problem because I had similar situations before and I kinda enjoyed it also.
(Bring sleeping back with you!)

The work was simple but not easy. Waking up at 5am and chasing cows (sometimes they are faaaar away and you walk a lot), then milking and later taking care of the baby cows and in the evening pushing them back and milking again… (I really fell in love with the cows!) If you are lucky there are some horses to take care of too, but during my stay some ran away or where not easy to take care of especially for beginners who just want to try riding horses.
And the rest of the day can be different day by day. Sometimes Minjee needs help at the ranch down in town, sometimes we go to the greenhouse or help around the Farm, for example cooking lunch/dinner, cleaning, cutting wood or building a terrace.
All in all, the work is much fun and I learned a lot.

And Minjee, she is a great woman! She is such a strong character and is doing all this alone with sometimes some help from her daughter. It must be a lot of work and I find it fascinating how she is able to manage to do all of this and still being able to enjoy her time with us and teaching us everything she knows.
She can be very funny, but also serious and I loved driving together with her around the endless landscape and listening to Mongolian music or Tracy Chapman.
She taught us how to cook traditional Mongolian food and even had respect for me being vegetarian. We cooked together, laughed and sing… I felt very welcomed and almost like being in a little family with all the other volunteers there.
Sometimes she would even take us with her to the next big city for shopping and we also had a nice arrow shooting experience!

I hope I can come back one day and see how this place has grown and would love to be part of it again.
For me the best part was, to see how creative you can get when you have only the important needs and goods, how we all worked together to make the place as much comfortable as possible and how strong the bond can get in such a short time.
I would have loved to stay longer!
Thank you for this amazing experience,
Anouk <3

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