Daniela

Germany
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I turned 60 this year (2025) and it’s definitely time to start living my dreams. Since my childhood I felt very comfortable with each kind of animals. My live was kind of zigzagging which i’m proud of because it reserved me lots of unexpected experiences in various professional fields, from the bottom of being a fabric worker, to make career as a specialist tecnician in telecommunication for big events as well as assistant of ceo, then dogtrainer) I had been married two times, I have three children and three grandchildren. Actually I have two dogs (from shelter), but had others before, and also experiencend for 4 years having kind of mini-farm with goats, hens, one pony, dogs, cats, wild turtle. The last years I earned my living working as a dog trainer in one of the most important dogsport centers in Italy. I’m German, living the last 27 years in Northern Italy. I see myself as an open-minded, positive-thinking, well-experienced person. As I have always been responsible and available for my jobs, then for my children, I now seek for fulfilling my dreams: work and live together with animals and people and nature in harmony . Probably I’m a bit older than most of the usual workawayers, and surely less strong physically than younger people but on the other hand I’m reliable and have a lot of experiences to offer.
Interests
Van life
Sustainability
Politics / Social justice
Pets
Farming
Events & social
Culture
Charity work
Gardening
Languages
Cooking & food
Books
Animals
Camping
Mountain
Outdoor activities
Dancing
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Russian: Beginner
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Some knowledge of:
Animal Care
House and pet sitting
Able to teach about:
Languages
More details about your skills
I have various skills, the most important here for being a workawayer where i’d like to be it (animals ) are: official dog trainer license gained in 2013, official horse guide gained in 2007. Personal experience with own domestic animals: Dogs, cats, goats, hens, pony, turtle.
Other skills are: growing children, as I have three (now all adults) and three grandchildren (age 3,5,6). I like cooking. I like grooming. I like gardening (but I’m not experienced).
Age
60
What else ...
I love playing board games, I love to dance wildly.I love drinking good wine. I love having challenging wide-spreaded discussions about politics, health, world.
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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10 Jan 2026

Left by host (Help on my regenerative ...) for Workawayer ()

Daniela è arrivata nella mia terra con il cuore aperto e lo sguardo curioso, e fin dal primo momento ha portato con sé una luce gentile e una presenza autentica. È stata la sua prima esperienza con Workaway, ma sembrava che avesse sempre fatto parte di questo luogo: si è adattata con naturalezza alla vita in campagna, mostrando rispetto,… read more

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10 Jan 2026

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help on my regenerative ...)

Era il mio primissimo workaway e non potevo scegliere un inizio migliore. Il posto è magico, centinaia di ulivi plurisecolari, i rumori della natura di notte (adoravo il gufo), il canto di migliaia di uccellini la mattina, la luce del sole filtrato dai rami d’ulivi di giorno, la luna e le stelle che iniziano a farsi vedere già la sera perché siamo… read more lontani da fonti di luce artificiali, toccano direttamente l‘anima. Il tutto gestito da Eusebio, una persona meravigliosa, gentile, calorosa, accogliente. Mi ha fatto subito sentire a mio agio. Con naturalezza mi lasciava le chiavi di casa sua quando andava a caccia, mangiavamo insieme raccontandoci la nostra vita, come se ci conoscessimo già da tempo. Mi rispondeva con pazienza e calma ad ogni domanda curiosa che avevo sulla produzione dell’olio e altro che riguardava la sua attività. Ho imparato un sacco di cose sulle olive, ma anche sulla vita in campagna. La sera ci raggiungeva suo figlio Francesco, ragazzo eccezionale con un grande cuore per gli animali. I trovatelli li porta in campagna dal papà, attualmente ci vivono la gattina Stellina ed il cucciolone Rabbit, gigante gentile.
Il mio soggiorno è durato solo 4 giorni, per cause maggiori, con malincuore, ho dovuto partire prima del previsto.

(Una breve nota per chi viaggia in camper: il mio Hymer Motorhome di 6 metri aveva grandi difficoltà di percorrere lo sterrato in discesa che porta dal paese alla proprietà di Eusebio, e risalire era ancora più tosto. Fortunatamente me la sono cavata con solo le fiancate graffiate per bene.)

Ringrazio di cuore Eusebio, mi ha fatto vivere dei giorni ricchissimi. Un caloroso abbraccio, Daniela

This was my very first workaway and I couldn‘t have chosen a better place. It is magic, hundreds of very old secular olive trees, the noises of nature at night (I adored the owl), the singing of thousands of birds in the morning, the light of the sun filtered by the branches of the olive trees during the day, the moon and the stars that show up already in the evening as being far away from artificial light sources (despite the one of the house), all that touches directly the soul. All that managed by Eusebio, a wonderful gentle warm-hearted and welcoming person. He made me immediately feel at ease. In a natural way he left me the keys from his house when he went hunting, we had our meals together talking about our lives as if we were knowing each other already since a long time. He answered calmly and with patience at any of my curious questions regarding the production of olive oil and his entire activity. I learned quite a lot about olives, and even about life in the countryside. In the evening Francesco, his son, joined us for dinner, un exceptional young man with a great heart for animals. He brought the actual cat Stellina and the gentle giant dog Rabbit, two foundlings, in his fathers home.
My stay lasted only four days, for higher reasons unfortunately I had to leave much earlier than planned.
(One little remark for those who travel with a camper: my Hymer motorhome of 6 meters had great difficulties in descending the rough road that leads from the village to Eusebios property and, getting back uphill was even harder. Fortunately I got away with it with only both sides well scratched)
I thank Eusebio from the bottom of my heart, he made me experience very rich days. A warm hug, Daniela

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