Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
Travelling
Activities i am interested in:
Living and working in Guangzhou. Can only do weekend trips in Asia until the holidays
Description
I graduated from a natural sciences degree (Zoology, psychology, biochemistry, history and philosophy of science) in Cambridge last year. Since then I spent half the year travelling, couch surfing and workawaying, sometimes alone, sometimes with friends, occasionally in groups. The best experiences and memories always come from the workaways I do – I thrive when I have goals to work towards, can learn and apply new skills and immerse myself into a specific way of life for a longish period. The second half of the year I’ve spent teaching English and science in Guangzhou, China full time.
I am open-minded, curious and hard-working. I don't need creature comforts, routines or high hygiene standards. I enjoy doing practical things, such as building, painting, making things and am not afraid of being exhausted or pushed out my comfort zone if the task is enjoyable. I also love animals, hence the zoology degree and certainly not afraid of any creatures that can’t hurt me. Can ride a moped/ motorbike but no drivers license for cars. I can speak conversational French and am learning mandarin.
Experience:
Au-pair in France for a month teaching english. Production team for St Johns May Ball – using heavy tools to build large sculptures out of wood or other materials. Workaway in Italy gardening, painting, animal husbandry. Workaway in Serbia building an outdoor kitchen using hemp plus spatial design and carpentry. Workaway in Berlin building a 100 year old boat using heavy tools including drills, circular saws, miter saws, grinders.
Skills
Power tools: circular saw, jigsaw, miter saw, angle grinder, drill
Gardening
Mudding walls
Animal husbandry
Painting and spray painting
Art and Design
Teaching
Interests
Charity work
Self development
Art & design
Photography
Writing
Hitchhiking
Drawing & painting
Carpentry
Animals
Nature
Mountain
Camping
Hiking
Cycling
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Eco Projects
Charity Work
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Animal Care
Languages
Art Projects
Teaching
More details about your skills
Carpentry: comfortable with powertools including past use with circular saws, jig saws, drills as well as experience with dimensioning.
Gardening: experience of gardening from a previous workaway
Creative: Enjoy fine art but also love more expressive forms of creativity.
Animals: huge animal lover and have owned chickens, bees, parrots, tarantulas etc and cats with experience handling further animals (plus a degree in zoology).
Experience teaching: I taught science and English in China for a summer as well as other experience in tutoring.
Age
23
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
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