Gabrielle

Travel information

I am currently

Description

I've volunteered on vineyards, gardens and general farms in Italy and contract type mustering Brahman cattle in central Queensland.
I'm from Christchurch, New Zealand and working in Health & Safety to earn money to travel. I've been an army engineer and vineyard manager so know my way around machinery and wine. I learned how to weld doing my engineering training but that was a while ago. I'm good with animals, especially horses and dogs but am finding a new love for cats and chickens and the usual barn yard critters.
Have most of my licences so I can help on tractors or motor bikes.
My kids have left home now but I can remember the basics of Childcare if that's where you need a hand. I taught both of them through correspondence school when we were travelling.
I can clean and cook but definitely not to the level of domestic goddess. I enjoy learning recipes from different cultures and loved cooking classes I took in Rome and Bali.
My bucket list includes a horse stud in Kentucky, a chance to do something helpful in Asia and the northern lights. I’ve recently taken up scuba diving which is quickly becoming my new passion.
In short I’m a good kiwi worker prepared to lend an enthusiastic hand with what ever you need, in exchange for kindness. I mostly speak English but picked up some Italian and Spanish when I needed to and look forward to learning what ever new language I need to.

Interests

Pets

Drawing & painting

DIY & crafts

Carpentry

Gardening

Books

Nature

Writing

Vegetarian or vegan

Sailing / Boating

Hiking

Farming

Beach

Animals

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent

More details about my language interests
I’m currently studying for my Teach English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate and will be looking for positions to gain experience soon.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Light maintenance

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Eco Projects

Languages

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Some knowledge of:  

Creative DIY projects

Being an elderly companion

Life at a Farmstay

Helping around the house

Animal Care

Teaching

More details about your skills

Farming, tractor work, renovation, good animal sense, cooking, cleaning, gardening

Age

59

What else ...

Can’t wait for the rest of the world to be done with covid so we can all visit with each other again. Stay safe everyone.

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  Coffee and chocolate. Sad but true.

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  Special dietary requirements
  Pescatarian (vege plus sea food) but happy to cook with meat.