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I am currently
Travelling
Activities i am interested in:
I'm currently hiking the Lycian Way. I'll finish it in Antalya around the 1st April.
Description
I'm a positive, happy and inquisitive person. I love being outdoors - hiking, cycling, climbing, camping, swimming etc! I also love photography, gardening and working with wood/DIY. I'm really keen to meet like minded people and contribute to helping hosts with their projects and dreams!
Background: I've never really traveled much and spent most of my life so far focusing on the normal things like my career here in the UK. I studied hard and have a PhD and am now working as an river ecologist in northern England. But underlying that, there's always been some desire to 'escape' the system! After visiting the Alpujarras in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Spain in 2015 and staying on an off grid organic farm and seeing how good life could be, I've become transfixed with the dream of escaping to a more off grid, rural and alternative lifestyle. Hopefully the dream will become a full time reality at some point.
In 2024 I'm taking 6 months off work as a career break. My plan is to travel on train from London to Turkey in the spring and hike the Lycian Way. I'd love to WorkAway on my travels too :-)
Interests
Winter sportsWater sportsVegetarian or veganSustainabilityPolitics / Social justicePhotographyOutdoor activitiesNatureMusicMountainHitchhikingFarmingFitnessHikingHistoryDIY & craftsCyclingCultureBooksCamping
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Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I'd be more than happy to help with learning English. I'm keen to pick up more French, Spanish and Italian
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
General Maintenance
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
I'm very active so can help out with physical tasks around your land, farm or house, DIY, photography, written work and websites! I make wooden climbing holds, so am experienced with working with wood.
Age
37
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Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
I try to eat vegan/vegetarian if possible, but I balance this with respect for local food culture and food availability.
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But Ben is not only an independent hard worker, he also is a really kind person, polite and funny. We enjoyed the time together and he will always be welcome here. Ciao Ben, Ninni already miss you!
I stayed and worked here for a week in April 2024. Elisa and Claudio's project is very inspiring, incorporating strong organic, no waste and permaculture values. the work was physical which I liked, and mostly moving and stacking wood, creating storage and reorganising things on the land. it's a big piece of… read more
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But Ben is not only an independent hard worker, he also is a really kind person, polite and funny. We enjoyed the time together and he will always be welcome here. Ciao Ben, Ninni already miss you!
I stayed and worked here for a week in April 2024. Elisa and Claudio's project is very inspiring, incorporating strong organic, no waste and permaculture values. the work was physical which I liked, and mostly moving and stacking wood, creating storage and reorganising things on the land. it's a big piece of… read more
His positive… read more
Expect five hours of physically demanding work, a big… read more
