Fabian

From: Germany

Account Type
Individual account
Travelling to
France, Portugal, Spain
Travel dates
01/10/2020 - 01/05/2021
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My status
Travelling
Permaculture, Gardening, Sustainability, Conscious Living, Yoga, Meditation, Writing, Philosophy
Description
UPDATE 11/2020: Right now in Province of Alicante, Spain ☀ Interested in Permaculture, Gardening, Vegan / Organic Farming, Building, Conscious Living ☀ More than 1 year of experience in Agriculture

I am Fabian, a multi-talented world nomad, 34 years old travelling through France, Spain, Portugal by bicycle in winter 2020/2021. I want to work on farms, veggie gardens, permaculture grounds and generally outdoors. I really want to learn and study more about sustainable agriculture and living.

My history:
After 8 years as a corporate IT Engineer i quit my job in 2015 and travelled for 3½ years through India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
2019, back in Germany, I worked as a Yoga Teacher, Speaker, worked on a podcast and wrote a book while earning money with part-time jobs. Check https://fabianforth.com for more information.

Work I did during travels:
Netting construction on Orchard / fruit farms (2 months, Australia)
Tractor operator and Vineyard Allrounder (New Zealand, 5 months)
Cowboy Allrounder on Dairy Farm (Australia, 5 months)
Canyoning Guide (Goa, India, 2 months)
And Bike Delivery Boy, on Food Trucks as well as Clerk and Office Jobs.

Keywords related to me:
gardening, permaculture, minimalism, culture, people, yoga, meditation, surfing, writing, vegetarian/vegan food, mental health awareness, outdoor sports, nature, camping, mountains, india, music
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Language practice
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
Creative, problem solving, organising and automatisation
Love hard, physical work outdoors and enjoy repetitive tasks

Agriculture:
Gardening and physical labour work of all kinds
Fencing, Netting and Wiring for I worked in Crop-Netting and on Vineyards
Tractor driving of all sorts with all kind of equipments
Experience with all kinds of vehicles (Quad, Hydraladders, Utes ... whatever :D )

Computer Skills:
Studied IT Engineer
Networks, Webpages, Programming

Self Realisation Skills:
Yoga-Teacher, Zen, Vipassana, Meditation
Playing the guitar
Vegetarian / Vegan Cooking
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner
Age
34
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No
- Special dietary requirements
  Vegetarian

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07/12/2020

Left by Workawayer (Fabian) for host for (Help us create an off-grid ...)

I spent 1,25 months on this incredible farm/project. It is the most advanced off-grid farm i have ever been - everything, solar powered, even a washing machine, running hot water, beautiful rooms and a lot of little houses to live in. The work varies from hard physical labour to tractor work, gardening, building, cooking and more. There is a lot… read more

(Excellent )

24/11/2020

Left by host (Help us create an off-grid ...) for Workawayer (Fabian)

It was a great pleasure having Fabian with us. Very positive and hard working guy!. He did perfectly everything he did, calm and efficient in his acts, very thorough and pedantic till the end. He is very smart and can easily be trusted with complex tasks. We could trust him with machines, with the tractor, without having to keep an eye, which was… read more

(Excellent )

12/10/2016

Left by host (Learn and help, Canyoning & ...) for Workawayer (Fabian)

Fabian have been a really great workawayer and really a good add to our team. He have work really hard and everytime with the smile even when we was challenging him with crazy jump or using him as a kind of sherpa to carry a tv show equipment.
We all have been really sad when he have leave the place to go on with is world travel plan and will… read more

(Excellent )

12/10/2016

Left by Workawayer (Fabian) for host for (Learn and help, Canyoning & ...)

Awesome and unique India experience!

It is already one year ago, when I joined Manu's Team for the start of the season in Oct/Nov 2015. But the time there is still the most told story of my travels.

If you have experience in outdoor sports and are looking for one of the weirdest adventures in India, apply! You will learn so much about the… read more

(Excellent )

10/10/2015

Left by host (Volunteer in Mandangad and ...) for Workawayer (Fabian)

Fabian has been one of the luckiest volunteers here at the Ranch. He got to experience life when I was alone at the Ranch, when there were volunteers from other countries and when I was away from the Ranch. He seems to have enjoyed all the environments. He is a very sincere learner. He took initiative and organized the tool room. He doesn't like… read more

(Excellent )

10/10/2015

Left by Workawayer (Fabian) for host for (Volunteer in Mandangad and ...)

This Ranch - The most interesting place you can experience

My travels though India started with 2 and a half weeks at the Ranch and for me there could not be a better start. People talk about India like "Crowded, Dirty, Smelly, Loud" ... Not here. Here in the backcountry of maharashtra you have the honor to experience a whole other side of India… read more

(Excellent )

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