Madeline

& Arthur

Travel information

We are currently

Description

Hi there ☀️,

I travel with my partner Arthur in our 40 years old sailing boat. We did the refit by ourselves in France in September 2023 and left for a travel without return date.

I, Madeline, started a long term travel in october 2020 after graduated from University. The idea was to travel without a limit of time or a planned destination to see what this journey had to offer. I wanted and still want to take part of sustainable projects and imagine different ways of living. Concerned about my environmental footprint, I started to travel by boat hitchhiking and hitchhiking between countries and continents. On the way I worked in an off-grid community in the andaloucian forest for a few months, in a permaculture farm in the Carribbean, in a retreat center in Panama for 6 month, among others. Deeply engage for the living and for the environment I started to volunteer in 2022, at sea as a cook, for the NGO Sea Shepherd Global.

I, Arthur am a mechanical engineer, naval architect and professional seafarer. I grew up by the Atlantic Ocean in Brittany (France) and spent my childhood playing with the ocean and the wind. After a few years working in different maritime industries I decided that I wanted to defend, conserve and protect the marine wildlife and also spend more time at sea. It first brought me onboard a Sea Shepherd campaign at sea. Then I decided to sell everything I had in France to buy a sailing vessel and explore the world with Madeline. In my early 20s I worked for low tech projects and I am still very attracted by a simplest and more sustainable way of life.

The idea for us today is to travel between countries onboard Alma (our boat and home) and spend time on land backpacking and volunteering. The goal of this journey is for us to learn about sustainable ways of living and take part of sustainable projects, discover the community life and meet local people to get the essence of each country we spent time in. We are very keen to exchange experience and learn. We are now in Brazil, we are learning Portuguese and would be happy to exchange language knowledge (we both speak French end English).

Interests

Cooking & food

Farming

Music

Plant care

Culture

Gardening

Hiking

Languages

Outdoor activities

Nature

Self development

Sailing / Boating

Sustainability

Vegetarian or vegan

Yoga / Wellness

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate

More details about my language interests
We would like to improve our spanish and Portuguese skills and will be happy to help in learning french and English

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Life at a Farmstay

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

DIY and building projects

Eco Projects

Animal Care

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Able to teach about:  

General Maintenance

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

Languages

More details about your skills

- Master degree in hospitality management ans tourism (know how to run hôtels, bars, restaurants).

- Master degree in mechanical engineering and naval architecture.

- Seafarer, can drive boats.

- Cooking (worked as Cook/Chef for 8 to 25 people in Vegan, vegetarian and regular kitchens)

- Know basics of eco-gardening/ (we would like to learn more about permaculture and improve our skills in gardening/farming)

- Eco-construction (Earth-Straw building)

- Handy ; love being and working outdoors

- Can help learning french & English

All new experiences are enriching, we would be happy to help in any work and learn new skills.

Age

30 & 36

What else ...

As we are traveling without a limit of time, the indicated dates are flexible

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements