Florian & Cornelia

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We are currently

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We started our trip to South America. Our first stop is Buenos Aires to learn and improve our Spanish!

Description

Hello! We are Flo and Cornelia from Austria and we will tell you a bit more about us in the following:

Flo:
Hello, my name is Florian, but my friends just call me Flo. I was born on a small farm in the south of Austria and always loved to work in nature and with animals. I grew up with sheep, donkeys, cats, a dog, ducks, a small forest and a garden which we still use today to grow our own beans, potatoes, herbs and other stuff. After school I was highly motivated for adventures, so I joined the military as a parachutist for 4 years, but then decided to do something more meaningful with my life. In order to find out more about agriculture and farming, I studied at the University of Agriculture in Vienna, but wasn't happy with the theoretical approach. I was used to work outside with animals, in the garden or forest and to learn things by doing, not just by hearing about them. On the other hand, I learned a lot about the global agriculture system and over the years I became more and more unsatisfied with modern farming methods (industrial livestock farming, heavy machines, pesticides, chemical fertilizer,...). I was inspired by an documentary about ecological farming in east Africa, especially in Tanzania, where people still know how to be self-sufficient on a small farming area, with basic tools and without chemical pesticides or fertilizers. I am still an adventurer and don't like to sit around in the same place for a long time and realized my interest in ecological farming - that´s why I am asking myself: "Why don't have both?". After graduating I want to travel the world and learn about permaculture and to use this knowledge someday at our farm in Austria. Currently i have finished the European Treeworker certificate and now i have my own business as arborist, i work with chainsaws every day and climb, prune, cut and fell trees.

Cornelia:
Hey! My name is Cornelia (Corni) and I was also born in a small town in south Austria. I grew up with four siblings and a cat in a very old house. As I went to a Waldorf (Steiner) School, I gained different craft skills (gardening, woodwork, stitching, forging, weaving...) from a very young age on and always spent a lot of time outside. I was able to live in Argentina for a few months, to make internships on a farm and in a refugee camp and participate in various theater plays during my school times. During summer holidays I used to work in a pharmacy and got especially interested in herbal treatments. After school I spent one year working and traveling (e.g. working on a farm in Sweden) before settling myself in Vienna to study History and Communication Science. Once I finished these Bachelor degrees, I realized that I want to go back to more practical work outside and being in nature. I don´t feel comfortable with the capitalistic, self-centered and exploiting way of life in my home country anymore and I am kind of seeking my place in the world and a space where I can do something useful for others. After having been working as a journalist the last year, I am looking forward to get in touch with people on a deeper level. Also I am looking forward to working with my hands. My interests are wide ranging from learning more about agriculture and self-sustainable living to experiencing different ways of living and cultural exchanges in general. I am always happy to learn new things, make new friendships and spend evenings full of laughter - for that I also recently started to learn how to play Ukulele.. ;)

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Swahili (Kiswahili): Beginner

More details about my language interests
We are currently learning spanish

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Eco Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Helping around the house

Animal Care

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Able to teach about:  

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

Flo: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Skilled lumberman
Chainsaw certificate
Grew up on a sheep-, apple-, and wood-farm
Experience in diverse farming areas (Gardening, harvesting, cutting fruit-trees, sheep shearing, tractor driving) during internship
Tree worker
General maintenance around the house

Corni: Some experience in gardening and harvesting, passionate cook, I enjoy making music (singing, a little bit of playing the piano), general maintenance around the house and craft skills such as knitting, weaving, sewing, woodworking, painting...

Age

28 & 26

What else ...

We are interested in bush crafting, mountain climbing, reading, spending time with friends, recently discovered the fun of board games, camping, outdoor cooking, visiting museums, medieval festivals...

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
  Preferably vegetarian, but we are flexible