Kevin

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✨ I won't be able to reply to any messages from the 23rd of July until the 3rd of August as I will be attending a Vipassana meditation course and will completely disconnect from the outside world ✨

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✨ I won't be able to reply to any messages from the 23rd of July until the 3rd of August as I will be attending a Vipassana meditation course and will completely disconnect from the outside world to connect with my inner self ✨

Hello, I’m Kevin! 👋🏼

I’ve been volunteering for over 7 years now, I mainly focused on animal welfare projects. I’ve spent two months at an animal shelter in Spain (Scooby), 2 months at an animal shelter in Guatemala (Animal A.W.A.R.E.), 8 months at a bird rescue and rehabilitation center in Honduras (Macaw Mountain), and 6 years at an animal sanctuary in Catalunya, Spain (Fundación El Hogar).

I’ve spent the last 6 years living in a small community at an animal sanctuary in the mountains of northern Catalunya. It was a very challenging project emotionally, physically, and mentally. I dedicated myself to the fullest to this project, pushing my limits way too far. When I also saw my fellow community members leave one by one, making room for some new members with bad attitudes and vibrations, I burned out and had no other option left than to leave the project.

I took a break, and now I feel ready to take on new volunteer projects again. This time I want to keep moving, so I’m looking for stays of several weeks to a couple of months, not several years of commitment. I’m looking for off-grid, self-sustainable projects where I can help out with construction, maintenance, gardening, and any community-related tasks. A good balance between commitment towards the project and personal time is also really important to me.

I consider myself as a sensible person who’s preoccupied about what’s going on in this world. That's the main reason why I started volunteering. I want to unlearn the wrongs we’ve been taught and learn how to do things differently and to make a difference somehow. I want to live off-grid, out of the system, and contribute to projects that vibrate in the same way as I do.

I enjoy being on my own but also living in a small community with like-minded, open, and honest people who share the same values.

I have developed many skills with which I can contribute to a project, so definitely check them out down below.

There's a lot more to tell, so just send me a message, and we can arrange a video call.

All the best, and maybe speak soon!

Interests

Languages

Camping

Vegetarian or vegan

Sustainability

Self development

Charity work

DIY & crafts

Carpentry

Yoga / Wellness

Nature

Mountain

Hiking

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
French: Intermediate
German: Beginner

More details about my language interests
Always happy to share knowledge and learn new languages

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

Eco Projects

Charity Work

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Able to teach about:  

General Maintenance

Animal Care

DIY and building projects

More details about your skills

♻️ Bioconstruction
I have a big passion for everything related to bioconstruction and recycling/upcycling materials. I’m very creative building with secondhand, leftover, and natural materials. I love it to puzzle all of these elements together and create something new. For bigger builds, I’m able to make technical drawings and calculations to get the foundations of the build all perfect before the freestyle and improvisation with the recycled/upcycled materials starts. To see what I've build, there's some pictures on my account and go to this link for more: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lMhTsoMV37rSNM9e7nmfXwPw6J5S8tSu

🪚 Woodwork
I’m a handyman who’s pretty skilled in (traditional/old school) carpentry. With a Japanese saw, a hammer, a chisel, and a pencil, I can make some nice builds. I’m also used to working with most mechanical saws, chainsaws, drills, …

👨🏼‍🏭 Metalwork
I’m good at welding and skilled with the grinder, so I can make a lot out of metal. I’ve installed gates, built wheelchairs for animals, built metal platforms for wooden houses, …

🪠 Plumbing
I installed complete bathrooms, I’ve built several compost toilets out of three trunks, I made a complete working sink out of a tree trunk, …

⚡Electricity
I have some good basic knowledge of electricity, so I’m able to solve quite a few electrical issues and do some basic electrical installations.

🧱 Masonry
I’ve built some nice walls with natural rock, and I’ve made some concrete floors, so I do have some experience in certain segments of masonry. I’ve never built a brick wall or tiled a floor, so in other segments I don’t have any clue.

🚜 Driving
I have driver’s licences A, B, and BE.
I have several years of experience driving tractors, trailers, and big vans (although I enjoy walking a lot more than driving).

📓Organization and planning
My brain works in a pretty analytical way, which means I’m good at organizing and planning tasks, keeping a good overview, and I'm good at problem solving.

👨🏼‍🍳 Cooking
I’ve been told many times that I'm a good cook, although since I’m living mainly on a raw vegan diet I hardly cook anymore.

Age

36

What else ...

✨ Reconnecting
I’ve found it impossible to live in a capitalist, stressed-out and ego-centered society, so for the past years I’ve been on a journey to go back to basics and reconnect more and more with nature, myself, and like-minded people.

❇️ Off-grid living
I like to live off-grid and in a self-sustainable way. For the past 6 years I have been living in a community in the north Catalán mountains. For the last year I have been living in my hammock in the forest on the property.

🎒 Minimalism
I live a minimalist lifestyle; everything I own fits in my backpack so I can be on the go whenever I feel like it and live anywhere I want.

🪷 Yoga and meditation
I try to practice yoga and meditation on a daily basis. Kundalini, Hatha, or Yin, depending on what I feel like. I still have a lot to learn and discover about yoga and meditation.

🍎 Healthy lifestyle
I don’t drink alcohol, I don't smoke, and I don't use drugs. I live on a raw vegan diet. I practice yoga and meditation for physical and mental well-being. Furthermore, I love hiking and climbing trees to keep myself in shape.

🍄 Foraging
I’m very interested in learning more about foraging. I have some basic knowledge, but I would really like to delve deeper into this topic to be able to provide for myself from what nature offers when being out in the mountains and forests.

🌳 Permaculture and food forests
I have some knowledge of gardening and growing fruits and vegetables. I would love to learn more about permaculture and especially food forests since these practices are in line with nature and don’t exploit the land.

㊗️ Languages
I like to learn things in general, and I’m pretty fond of learning new languages in particular. The best way for picking up a new language for me is immersing myself in a local community where a particular language is spoken and just try to speak and learn from my mistakes.

☯️ Taoism and Tai Chi
For many years I have had the Taoist philosophy present in my life; at some point I really want to immerse myself more deeply into it and study it profoundly. I also would like to start learning Tai Chi whenever the opportunity presents itself.

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  Special dietary requirements
  🌱 I'm living and thriving on a raw vegan diet