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Travel information
We are currently
Travelling
Activities we are interested in:
We would love to take part in eco-projects and learn skills related to house building, agriculture, homesteading.
Description
Hi, we are Ava & Gaurav! We are a couple in our thirties, and after 8 years living together in Paris (France) doing our PhDs then working corporate jobs, we just started a sabbatical year to explore different places and ways of living, looking for inspiration for our next step in life ! Ava has worked in the international public service in the domain of education policy (continuing currently as freelance), and Gaurav is a mechanical engineer by training and has worked in the domain of batteries for electric cars. We love spending time in nature and with animals, and doing things with our hands, such as gardening. Ava also loves arts and crafts (music, painting).
Interests
Yoga / Wellness
Vegetarian or vegan
Plant care
Politics / Social justice
Hiking
Beach
Nature
Music
Mountain
History
Culture
Books
Gardening
Fitness
Self development
Sustainability
Drawing & painting
Dancing
Cooking & food
Camping
Charity work
DIY & crafts
Astronomy
Performing arts
Art & design
Pets
Animals
Outdoor activities
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Hindi: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Charity Work
Art Projects
Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Life at a Farmstay
More details about your skills
Gaurav is a mechanical engineer who loves to solve problems. He has a PhD in material chemistry and expertise in the domain of batteries. Ava has a training in economics and cognitive science. She has a PhD in educational psychology and loves to analyse data to answer questions. Together we speak French, English, Hindi, and (rusty) Spanish.
We have extensive experience housesitting - taking care of cats and dogs, houses and gardens: we have been doing housesitting through the platform TrustedHousesitters for the past year (more than 10 sits in different countries of the EU, the UK and the US), with great reviews.
We are both quite handy and enjoy working with our hands. We have some experience gardening (we took care of our house owners' gardens while Housesitting), assembling furniture, creating house decorations, painting.
We are both vegetarian and enjoy cooking good plant-based meals !
Age
32 & 33
What else ...
Ava likes to play the piano and to learn how to play drums. She also likes drawing, painting, dancing, and being active. Gaurav enjoys walking and watching cricket!
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Gaurav is allergic to shrimps, crabs and other crustaceansSpecial dietary requirements
We are vegetarians (no fish or meat)
