Brom

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Description

I am Brom, a retired 67 year old currently based in the Netherlands. I am inspired by off grid life and have spent the best part of ten years off grid to some extent. At an off grid project in Amsterdam I built several structures from old pallets, including a compost toilet and a woodshed. My host has taken down her profile from the Workaway site, but she is more than happy to provide a reference.

This is my reference from the Wwoofing project: Off the Grid Collective -KasKantine, Amsterdam: "It is our great pleasure to write this reference for Brom...a great team player, skilled in building/construction, very helpful, knowledgeable, friendly, thoughtful and caring person. During 12 months volunteering Brom has managed to complete a lot of projects which they set as goals, such as making a second compost toilet, building a room for our compost system, and renovating food storage. Brom has also performed a wide range of things in our projects, not only working on construction which is their specialty. Whenever we need help, Brom is always willing to give us a hand like fixing so many bikes which made so many people very happy and a harmonious relationship they maintained with us all along, all of us found Brom easy to work with. Brom was a great addition to our team. We believe Brom will be a great and helpful worker wherever they go."

I have revisited this project since for several weeks each time. I have spent time Wwoofing at the Greenman project in Dalfsen, Wijbosch, Middelburg, several months in Verden, a year in Hamburg, Germany, a year on a Danish island and many others.

In practical terms, I think and hope I have made a useful contribution to all the projects I have participated in over the course of the last few years, but perhaps the most important lesson is that I continue to realise my own potential and have the courage to put it into practice. I think Workaway, Wwoof, etc., offer wonderful win-win opportunities and I can't wait for my next challenge!

All the projects I have been part of are community projects, but as I get older, I'm equally happy to be alone and I love to spend my free time walking (sometimes long distances) and clearing any rubbish I come across along the way from beaches, river(banks), mountainsides, pathways, etc. I hope to leave this world in a better state than it is now.

Interests

Charity work

DIY & crafts

Carpentry

Art & design

Gardening

Animals

Books

Van life

Sustainability

Vegetarian or vegan

Politics / Social justice

LGBTQ

Culture

Architecture

Nature

Sailing / Boating

Hiking

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate

More details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Charity Work

Art Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Light gardening

Creative DIY projects

Light maintenance

Eco Projects

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Being an elderly companion

Life at a Farmstay

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Able to teach about:  

Languages

Teaching

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

House & pet sitting

More details about your skills

Basic carpentry
Basic restoration work
Building a reciprocal timber-framed roundhouse
Building with straw-bales
Applying hempcrete as insulation
Construction using reclaimed materials, especially pallets
Wide knowledge of compost toilets and their construction
Permaculture including pruning
Applying lime/sand to straw-bale buildings
Fixing stuff, especially bicycles
General maintenance
Building vertical gardens from pallets
Chopping wood
Building fences
Dry stone walling
English teacher

Age

68

What else ...

I am currently looking for an opening for a few months.

I come complete with my own microcamper, which means you don't have to provide accommodation for me, and also means you would have more space to accommodate other Workawayers.

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  no

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  Special dietary requirements
  Preferably vegan and organic