Vanessa

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

Hiking, nature, animals, scuba diving, traveling

Description

I love travelling and getting to know the locals. I've been on extensive trips to many european countries, Egypt, Thailand, Domenican Republic, USA and New Zealand before. My gap year from my main employment started October 2022 and I have been traveling 11 countries in Africa, Seychelles, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and Japan since then and will continue to travel around the world. I'm a non-smoker and drink zero alcohol (yeah, I know, I'm boring). I love hiking and exploring, though I'm quite afraid of hights and won't climb steep angles. I'm more of a "flat country" person and love the sea more than I do mountains, though I still like to see them on shorter visits.

I love being in natural, rural areas and with animals. I grew up next to a farm and went to help the farmer with his pigs and milk cows at an age of 6. About the same time I began riding horses. My heart belongs especially to gaited horses. By now I have a german trail riding trainer licence and own a young icelandig gelding. I've also had cats for the last 15 years and love dogs (as long as they're well behaved). I love teaching grown up people about the basics of horses needs and training. I'm not really good with children (might be why I have none), though children mostly like me. ;)

Futhermore I love creating things. I might not be the very best at knitting, sewing or papercrafting but I can still manage a stitch, seam or fold. I've created a lot of historical and fantasy costumes for medieval or fantasy fairs over the years. I also love to cook (especially for other people) and try new recipes but I'm absolutely hopeles at baking ^^ My main job before starting my gap year was IT Consultant. I'm quite capable with any software (though I'm no graphic designer or video artist), and can set up and maintain websites or social media canals. I'm a subject matter expert in Identity- and Access Management, IT Service Management and Information Security, though I wouldn't want to do that in my gap year. Last but not Least I'm fluently speaking three languages (German, English and Dutch) and know basics in two more (French and Spanish). I've been translating books and educational online videos (mainly horse related) between my main three languages for 4 years now.

Any more questions? Feel free to ask :)

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I would love to learn more Spanish and French (preferably without mixing the two) and can teach English and German in return. In Dutch I'm not firm enough with the grammar rules, so teaching that would be more to get a feeling for the language. I still know a lot of vocabulary ;)

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Charity Work

Eco Projects

DIY and building projects

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Hospitality/Tourism

General Maintenance

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Some knowledge of:  

Teaching

Gardening

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

Helping around the house

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Able to teach about:  

Languages

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

I've covered most of that in my description ;)

Age

47

What else ...

I'm quite a fantasy and SciFi Nerd and love Filk Music ^^ (look that up)

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
  no (though I'm not fond of tomatoes, bell peppers, asparagus and too much fat in food)