Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
Travelling
My next destination:
New Zealand - from Jul 2023 until Jul 2024 View all
Description
I’m Claire Stolarski. I am from Greenville, South Carolina. At the age of 10 I moved to Suzhou, China with my family for a few years, this kick-started my love for travel and adventure. I was lucky to live in an international community full of families from all corners of the Earth. From this, I learned Chinese and I haven’t stopped studying it now 14 years passed.
After returning to the US I attended ghi school one being a specialized school for the arts where I took university-level architecture. I attended the University of Tennessee for architecture. For most of my summers, I traveled through finding odd jobs in various places. In 2019 and 2021 I spent living in a tent in Yosemite National Park, and in 2020 in a remote village in Alaska working the salmon run on the Bering Sea. I want to be able to explore more of the world I haven’t seen yet but have heard so much about. I search for adventure and to learn. While I spent my first summer in university at an internship, I learned so much more about exploring these strange but beautiful places.
I am a huge climber, I currently work at the climbing gym in the town my university is in. I love my job, helping others climb and teaching classes on how to belay, tie knots, explain climbing ratings, and general climbing safety. These classes are usually geared for Boy Scout troops so children ranging from 10-16.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Chinese (Others): IntermediateMore details about my language interests
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
Animal Care
Languages
Life at a Farmstay
Some knowledge of:
DIY and building projects
Being an elderly companion
Eco Projects
Teaching
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Charity Work
Able to teach about:
Art Projects
General Maintenance
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
I come from a design and build background. I grew up with a hobbyist carpenter as a father and always assisted with his projects. This developed further in school in which we had to construct models which took a plethora of skills from small-scale detailed models to large full-size furniture models. I work well in groups assessing where in the group I am needed by knowing my own skills and how those can be used to benefit the group.
Last winter I worked a maintenance position located at the hotel. This expanded on my knowledge of general building maintenance, eg, wiring, property management, furniture plumbing repair, etc.
Age
26
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
noSpecial dietary requirements
no
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They are both very enjoyable people to have around, and they do a great job.
We can highly recommend them to anyone :)
We look forward to having them back at some stage in the future.
Xavier is driven by his vision of what this property will turn into. I learned many new skills and techniques while I was there. The work consisted of clearing small trees, maintaining the trails on his property, and… read more
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Feedback
They are both very enjoyable people to have around, and they do a great job.
We can highly recommend them to anyone :)
We look forward to having them back at some stage in the future.
Xavier is driven by his vision of what this property will turn into. I learned many new skills and techniques while I was there. The work consisted of clearing small trees, maintaining the trails on his property, and… read more
