Elettra

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

currently in Italy

Description

I’ve been using Wwoof and Workaway since 2020, when I left my job to live other lives in places I didn’t know, spending more time outdoors than in, and exploring the potential (mine and the world’s) that I hadn’t yet discovered.
I started out looking for hands-on work on farms and ranches, where I gave a lot and learned just as much (see the “More details about your skills” section). Eventually, I asked myself whether it might be more useful, for both me and my hosts, to offer my skills as a photographer. And that’s exactly what I’ve done.
Today, I’m looking for opportunities as a photographer and social media specialist, but I’m also happy to take care of animals and help with outdoor work, especially when there’s a chance to learn something new.
I'm a hard worker and a curious compulsive asker. I always like to understand the logic behind every action or task. I like people who are open, curious, straightforward, and have a good sense of humor.
Formalities make me uncomfortable, but I value politeness and mutual respect.


Previous experiences:
after hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2019 I had the opportunity to stay and work on an organic farm near Santa Rosa. In 2020 I worked for two months in Poland, joining three different farms. In 2021 I worked for 2 months in a biodynamic ranch in Colorado and for other 2 months in a bison ranch in Montana where I went back in 2022 for 3 months and in 2024 for 6 months. In 2023 I worked for 6 weeks in an animal rescue center close to Dublin (Ireland), and in 2024 for 3 months in a guest house in Haida Gwaii (Canada)

Interests

Writing

Vegetarian or vegan

Van life

Technology

Sustainability

Self development

Plant care

Photography

Pets

Outdoor activities

Nature

Movies & TV

Mountain

Hitchhiking

Hiking

Fitness

Drawing & painting

Culture

Camping

Books

Blogging

Art & design

Animals

Adventure sports

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent

More details about my language interests
I'd like to improve my english

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

DIY and building projects

Eco Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Life at a Farmstay

Helping around the house

Animal Care

Languages

Art Projects

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Able to teach about:  

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

Skills: apart from graphic and photographic skills due to my job, I'm a tireless digging machine :)
In my previous experiences I have: dug tunnels and compost toilet holes, cleaned chicken coops and collected eggs, harvested fruit and vegetables, cleaned beds in garden, fed horses, donkeys, pigs, goats, bottle fed a bison calf and a baby donkey, took care of dogs, cats and ferrets, cut branches with a chainsaw, dismantled and reassembled electric fences for donkeys, helped building and fixing electric fence in a ranch, cleaned stables, helped with carpentry work, but with a supervisor who instructed and monitored me, helped building a super adobe and corrals, did a stone veneer work on a chimney

Age

48

What else ...

I'm slow at learning knots and untangling ropes. Please be patient :)

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  no

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  Special dietary requirements
  vegeterian