Fiona

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Hi,

My name is Fiona Paladini.
I am 56 years old, fit and healthy.
As the cat has nine lives, I have had many, and still have a few left. Or so it seems.

2 years ago, I left a comfortable life (9 years in Normandy), and have been on the road since, volunteering or staying with friends and family.
I have recently settled into a studio in Nice, France.
Wherever I am, I serve, share and care. I live on a narrow budget, gratefully and minimalist-ically, and sporadically work as an interpreter.

Instead of going back into a "normal job", life has taken me on another path, which is probably the one I really wanted, although it has been harder and more solitary than I expected!!

I hold a diploma in economics and political science from Sciences Po Paris, one of France’s most prestigious institutions, and I have earned revenue from a variety of positions : banking, management consultant, interpreter-translator, director of international relations for a city, director of a port-center. I have enjoyed many aspects of my career, but have never found fulfillment in “the system”.

I have also directed a home for the homeless in Cape Town, taught Spanish in an international highschool and English to recovering heroin addicts in the Ukraine, spoken at a conference in Guatemala, served as a waitress in Paris, and recently crossed the Atlantic on an 36 ft sailboat.

I have a daughter, 21, and a son, 23, with whom I am blessed to have a deep and rich relationship. They both live in Paris. They are both loving, conscious, brilliant, and now financially independent. He is working towards a PhD in quantum physics. She is a model, artist, and studying at an acting school. My professional life was aimed mainly at giving them a comfortable and interesting lifestyle, which I have financed myself. We have lived in South Africa, France, New Caledonia, Belgium, California.

I have been practicing yoga for 18 years.
I completed a 200hr Yoga Teacher Training in India, after which I taught yoga various times a week, for 5 years, in Normandy France. So I can teach yoga wherever I go.
I practice Vipassana meditation, and give good massages.

My father was from Argentina, my mother is English, and I grew up and studied in Paris. I speak English, French and Spanish fluently, have a good command of Italian, and am improving in Portuguese.

I am a methodical house cleaner and happy dishwasher.
I really love to cook, for you or for the crowds, and the food is always appreciated !

I have taken care of my own vegetable garden for 3 years, harvested our apples, pears and kiwis. I have some notions of permaculture, and want to learn so much more about plants.

I am an organised, efficient, creative and encouraging member of a team.
I am genuinely interested in people, and pay attention to detail.

I am both very sociable and solitary, fun and serious.
I read a lot, and love to write.
I also draw and paint, but that’s new, it started two years ago, and I would love to expand that part of me.
I hope to dance and sing more.
I love music, and really don’t like mindless noise.

I smile easily and laugh loud.

I have been a spiritual seeker and somewhat of a mystic for 30 years, that's a story that starts in Senegal. I love to delve into philosophies, sacred texts, and spiritual teachings - learning to love, to live. There has been an acceleration over the past 3-4 years, in which I have been taken on a path of healing and peeling, to recover my self and soul.

I would like to serve in an environment that is mindful of Mother Earth and all of life.
I would like to connect with like-minded, like-hearted people.
I want to be close to nature, hear birdsong, and cuddle animals.

I love to connect with children.
I am very interested in pedagogy and alternative education, and would like to use this time to enrich my teaching-guiding abilities, and further understand youth, since they are our best hope for the future.
Children easily take to me, and I easily to them.

I follow a vegan diet.

Voilà. I hope this brief description awakens a desire to know me.

Languages spoken

English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
Portuguese: Beginner

Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

DIY and building projects

Babysitting and creative play

Being an elderly companion

General Maintenance

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

Charity Work

Languages

Art Projects

Teaching

More details about your skills

(As explained in profile)

Age

57

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
  Vegan