Helen

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

hiking, nature, gardens, animals, mountains, the arts, cooking, entertaining, live music

Description

I have completed three quite different Workaways so far and thoroughly enjoyed each one. I have been helping with English, cooking, cleaning, gardening and weeding, playing with children, walking dogs, house sitting, looking after a pregnant cat and feeding a hamster. I am loving being able to learn about the culture of each country by living there during the Workaway and through interaction with the hosts and families. I am also a regular homexchanger and I love helping out in other people's homes. I always find myself looking to weed gardens, look after pets and fix things around the house. I am a semi-retired art and ceramics teacher and art gallery educator so I'd be happy to teach ceramics or pottery in any studios out there. I love gardening, weeding, cooking and baking and at my house I have a huge vegetable garden. I love animals especially cats. I have an adult daughter who lives in USA, so I have experience with children. I am reasonably fit and go to gym (when at home) and hike regularly. When travelling, I love going off the beaten track, hiking (especially hills and mountains), learning about cultures, the arts and architecture. I am easy going with meals, do not smoke but enjoy a glass of wine (or beer!). I have a travel blog using the wix platform so have some experience with websites and I produce Instagram stories and posts regularly. I would be happy to help out with reading, writing or speaking in English. I look forward to meeting you and helping out!

Interests

Writing

Plant care

Pets

Nature

Farming

Fitness

Gardening

Mountain

Movies & TV

Music

History

Hiking

Events & social

Culture

Cooking & food

Blogging

Beach

Art & design

Architecture

Animals

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent

More details about my language interests
As English is my first language, I am happy to assist beginner and intermediate English speakers with both writing and pronounciation.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Eco Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Being an elderly companion

Light maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Animal Care

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Able to teach about:  

Light gardening

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Art Projects

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Teaching

More details about your skills

gardening, weeding, lawn mowing, flowers, knowledge of growing vegetables and organic gardening
cooking: especially vegetarian, vegan, Moroccan, curries, but also roasts and traditional cooking
cleaning and sorting; I love folding laundry and ironing clothes
pottery and ceramics (I have a Bachelor Degree with a major in ceramics): can teach throwing on the wheel and handbuilding, decorating skills
photography: I studied and taught Photography in schools and I can operate film and digital manual SLR cameras to enable great shallow depth of field shots.
writing: if you need something written in clear English, I can help; I have a travel blog so can help with written projects
Computer skills: Microsoft suite e.g. Word, Powerpoint, Excel
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram
pet-sitting, especially cats and small dogs
good physical fitness
Kitchen hand; before becoming a teacher I worked in hospitality as a waitress, kitchenhand and sometimes chef

Age

62

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  quinoa

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  Special dietary requirements
  can't eat quinoa