Helen

Travel information

I am currently

Description

Hi there! My name is Helen, I am 23 and from the UK. :)

I used workaway a lot whilst I was backpacking in New Zealand and am now keen to do the same in Portugal!
I love being in nature so a project that is mostly outdoors is my preference.

Interests

Yoga / Wellness

Vegetarian or vegan

Sustainability

Self development

Sailing / Boating

Plant care

Outdoor activities

Nature

Mountain

Music

Hitchhiking

Hiking

Gardening

Farming

Events & social

Drawing & painting

Dancing

DIY & crafts

Cycling

Culture

Cooking & food

Camping

Beach

Art & design

Adventure sports

Languages spoken

English: Fluent

Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Eco Projects

Animal Care

Charity Work

DIY and building projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Life at a Farmstay

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

Art Projects

More details about your skills

The projects I have volunteered at include:

*Selling fruit at a stand for a hostel community
*Working in a hostel: housekeeping role, repainting an outdoor mural and furniture
*At a homestay: gardening, cooking meals etc.
*Working on a small blueberry farm: laying a permaculture food forest, pruning blueberry bushes and weeding
*Cooking for a farm community of up to 30 people. This included cooking either lunch or evening meal each day by myself.
*Working on a farm: painting the outside of the property with limewash, weeding in the greenhouses, collecting wood, repainting furniture and cooking for up to 20 people.
*A surf hostel: reception, housekeeping, hosting.

Age

25

What else ...

I don't mind getting muddy or having paint all over me.
I hitchhiked a lot around New Zealand and have some good stories...

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
  Vegetarian