Profile information
Description
Hello, Thank you for checking my profile. I was a 15 year rural mail carrier in northern Illinois. It was a wonderful job while raising my 2 children. I left the post office in 2015 to pursue other interests.
In 2017, I started working at a remote lodge above the arctic circle in a tiny village called Bettles Alaska. Friends from my hometown own the lodge and asked me to help run it. This is how my seasonal employment /alternative lifestyle began! I soon discovered Workaway to fill the time off in between seasons. I loved the work, loved the guests, loved the outdoors, and loved the remoteness of bush Alaska. It was a total disconnect from technology. There was no cell service, very little Internet and only 4 tv channels.
My duties at the lodge are answering the phones, making reservations, floating the river with the guests, painting when needed, cooking, turning rooms, dishes, and all other aspects of running a lodge.
The lodge has a winter and summer season with 2 months off in between. That’s how I discovered workaway.
Interests
Politics / Social justice
Movies & TV
Yoga / Wellness
Self development
Photography
Performing arts
Nature
Outdoor activities
Music
Mountain
History
Hiking
Fitness
Events & social
Culture
Cycling
Cooking & food
Charity work
Books
Beach
Architecture
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Eco Projects
Charity Work
Languages
Some knowledge of:
Being an elderly companion
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Animal Care
Able to teach about:
Babysitting and creative play
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
More details about your skills
Customer service, painting, organizing, life skills, eye contact, housekeeping, serving, childcare
Age
62
What else ...
I love to keep busy. I work independently, but take direction well. I like to read, play cards, and check out the surrounding area.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
NoSpecial dietary requirements
No
Feedback
Renee reached out to me to help with some spring cleaning. Due to covid and me living within the state, only a few hours away, I jumped at the chance.
We… read more
The positive adjectives I could use to describe her and her contribution she made to my place are endless...
Connie is interesting, intelligent, witty, respectful, trustworthy, clean, well-traveled and a very hard worker. She was fun and a real joy to have… read more
The first week, I was alone taking care of the animals, as they were… read more
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Feedback
Renee reached out to me to help with some spring cleaning. Due to covid and me living within the state, only a few hours away, I jumped at the chance.
We… read more
The positive adjectives I could use to describe her and her contribution she made to my place are endless...
Connie is interesting, intelligent, witty, respectful, trustworthy, clean, well-traveled and a very hard worker. She was fun and a real joy to have… read more
The first week, I was alone taking care of the animals, as they were… read more
