Helen

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Activities i am interested in:

I live in a rural setting and I would love to see nature or cities .I'm happy with either. I have 3 grown up children and I am trained as a sports massage therapist. I am adaptable and fit.

Description

Hi,
I enjoy working with a sense of purpose to achieve positive benefit for others whilst at the same time learning new things for myself and about others. I have lived in various countries, including Germany for 5 years until 2010. I would like to experience different cultures again.I wish to learn new skills as well as bringing the skills I have to the hosts that I meet. I think I have a sense of fun and I have been described as a kind and compassionate person.

Interests

Astronomy

Fitness

Writing

Outdoor activities

Pets

Water sports

Sustainability

Self development

Sailing / Boating

Nature

Music

History

Gardening

Farming

Culture

Beach

Cooking & food

Animals

Languages spoken

English: Fluent

Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Eco Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Animal Care

Teaching

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Able to teach about:  

Gardening

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

More details about your skills

My first formal qualification after leaving school was to train as a tanner. Someone who tans skins to change them from a raw skin into leather. This is applied biochemistry, a bit like cooking. Science and some interpretation of the biochemistry. I have also had sales experience,and hospitality experience in recent years, including working at a small family run hotel in Portugal, with people from different countries who were younger than me, which I enjoyed very much.This came to an end due to COVID. I have a formal cooking qualification. I like to learn and challenge myself physically and mentally, and in December 2023 raised £2000 for a charity by swimming 50 metres underwater on one breath.

I am qualified as Sports Massage Therapist .I enjoy the immediate impact this can have on someones well being. Massage has many benefits to the individual in promoting better health and mobility. I am curious about any host and what it is like to be in their country. I am really excited about travelling to Nova Scotia in June 2025 and seeing the region and meeting new people.

Age

56

What else ...

I like to play tennis and swim each week and keep fit and I am happy with walking my dog in the beautiful English countryside where I live. I have some knowledge of nutrition, pyschology and I enjoy cooking healthy meals. I am a qualified Massage Therapist and I know my work can help people to heal emotional trauma trapped in their bodies. Massage also helps to give people more mobility and less pain through effective , focussed treatment.
I am interested in other peoples skills and life stories and like to listen to other peoples journeys and appreciate what matters to them. I have 3 children in their twenties with whom I still share time with at Festivals and body boarding with them in the English sea.

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  Nothing.

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  Special dietary requirements
  None.