Philippe

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

Writing, playing music, bicycle touring, farming, sailing, cooking, dance, community work

Description

Hello dear host! although I'm missing a few teeth for having chewed a good pack of springs (and to many olive stones) my spirit is still young, always experimenting new horizons and eager to meet curious and positive people.

I love to move daily my body . Physical work keep me in shape mentally too. The only thing I can't do is insulation for the dust. I'm not an expert in construction but I can fix a few things and enjoys it.
Gardening and cooking from meat to exotic or vegetarian are some of my other passions and at times my job. The recent years I have been a certified sailing instructor. I enjoy playing clarinet, painting aquarelle, jamming with others.

I'm open to diverse work exchange activities, from taking care of kids, elderly people, animals, building maintenance, planting fences, pruning trees, I like to enjoy every step of it. Or at least by keeping an open spirit i learn a lot from it.

I'm traveling by bicycle between various farms, renovation projects or artist residencies.Travelling at a slow pace gives me the chance to know more profoundly each region and its inhabitants. Writing is part of my daily routine wherever I am. I also volunteer with the Red Cross involved with refugees.

I was raised in the French Pyrenees blessed by nature and lived and studied many years in Canada and Spain raising a family.
Over the years I learned so much about myself and others by volunteering in very different projects that it's a way of life I always like to come back to.

I studied in horticulture, took a few courses of permaculture and agroforestry but learned the most from the local farmers and despite working in many gardens I have everything to learn from it. I built my own strawbale house and helped with a few other one's.

I don't believe in changing the world rather than changing myself. Not an easy task but i found it very rewarding.
It will be a joy to meet you in this wonderful human adventure!!

Hope to see you soon!(⁠◔⁠‿⁠◔⁠)

Je me déplace à vélo ou en voilier de façon minimaliste entre différents projets comme volontaire ou en résidences artistiques.

Au départ je me suis formé en horticulture au Canada. Puis plus tard en agroforesterie et en permaculture.
Mais c'est aux côtés des fermiers que j'ai apppris le plus. Malgré de nombreuses expériences dans les jardins j'ai tout à apprendre.

J'aime cuisiner que ce soit un plat végétarien ou un bon poulet fermier ou pour des groupes.
La pratique de la clarinette et de la peinture m'accompagne dans mes voyages.

Bien que je ne sois pas tout jeune, mon esprit l'est. Ma curiosité a toujours été vive pour apprendre de nouvelles disciplines et des façons de devenir de plus en plus autonome et à la fois connecté avec les autres.

Je suis flexible à aider dans toutes sortes de tâches. L'essentiel pour moi est d'être le plus présent possible et à l'écoute de soi et des autres que ce soit en cuisinant, en taillant des arbres ou en désherbant le jardin.

J'ai construit ma maison en paille et j'ai aidé à quelques autres ainsi que dans la construction de murs de pierres sèches.

J'aime être avec les enfants et jouer avec eux. J'en ai élevé trois tout en vivant dans plusieurs pays.

Le travail physique est un besoin que j'ai au quotidien.

Voilà j'espère que cet autoportrait vous inspire suffisamment pour que l'on puisse se rencontrer bientôt.
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Interests

Camping

Water sports

Mountain

Sailing / Boating

Politics / Social justice

Movies & TV

Charity work

Culture

Animals

Writing

Drawing & painting

Cooking & food

Gardening

Languages

Plant care

Books

Nature

Outdoor activities

Hiking

Cycling

Yoga / Wellness

Performing arts

Music

Farming

Dancing

Art & design

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent

More details about my language interests
To learn Italian, Portuguese can teach French and Spanish

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

DIY and building projects

Being an elderly companion

Charity Work

Teaching

House & pet sitting

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Some knowledge of:  

Babysitting and creative play

General Maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

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Able to teach about:  

Gardening

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Languages

Art Projects

More details about your skills

Cooking African Mediterranean
Gardening, permaculture
Tree pruning
Clarinet playing
Dry stone wall building
Massage
Yoga teaching
Can touch my nose with my tongue (can teach you,}:‑)

Age

63

Some more information

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  No

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  Special dietary requirements