Gizem

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Description

Hi everyone! I'm Gizem and I was born in Aegean region of Turkey right in the foothills of Mount Ida. We always had a garden to grow own our vegetables. We took care of our gardens as family.
I completed my Bachelor's degree in Archeology in İzmir and simultan cously I spent time at a pyrography workshop. I believe this period nourished my aesthetical perspective. After completing university. I went back to my hometown and started designin and prolucing necklace with mushrooms, flowers, all plants that I found on Mount lda. this is also how I learned basics of carpentry.
I love feeling the nature catching its frequency and that nurtures me. I lived with l my grandmother for a while, she has great knowledge about local plants. I learnt a lot from her but since the techniques I learnt were only traditional ones, I decided to enhance my knowledge with formal education. Then I studied Medicinal and Aromatical Plants. Here I took a lot of fun classes such as natural dyeing techniques, organic farming, herbalism, botany (for local plants), gardening, practical chemistry techniques (making soap, cleaning products, candles, perfumes). I was mesmerized by the ways of working with the nature for the wellbeing of others and I felt one with the nature even more.
Having a respectful and sustainable perspective is important for me. It’s hard for me to just throw away something. Because I think there is a way to create art from what is considered trash. This is a way for me to show my respect to the earth.
Nowadays I have been working in a city to save some money. I've been planning a trip to South America to experience different languages, flora and fauna also to organize our garden using permaculture in the future.

Interests

Cooking & food

Charity work

LGBTQ

Sustainability

Plant care

Mountain

Music

Pets

Nature

Movies & TV

Languages

Hitchhiking

Hiking

Gardening

Farming

DIY & crafts

Dancing

Culture

Camping

Art & design

Languages

Languages spoken
Turkish: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Languages

Being an elderly companion

DIY and building projects

Helping around the house

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Some knowledge of:  

Life at a Farmstay

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Art Projects

Gardening

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Able to teach about:  

Eco Projects

General Maintenance

More details about your skills

Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants.
Organic farming.
Pet care.
Jewelry design.
Clothing design.
Designing recycling products from waste materials.
Natural dyeing.
Some carpentry work.

Age

32

What else ...

I get along very well with children.
I am trying to learn Spanish and I would love to improve my Spanish by spending time with children.

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  Special dietary requirements