Ilse

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Travelling
Activities i am interested in:
I will be travelling in Asia . If you want to meet up somewhere, let me know! I am interested in everything!
My next destination:
China - from May 2025 until Jun 2025
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Hello, my name is Ilse!

I really like to laugh and learn, these are the things I do everyday the most. I have been travelling on and off for the last 4 years.
I worked over the past 6 years for the Red Cross at a shelter for refugees as a social assistant. I got my master degree in Chinese and after that got a postgraduate in sustainable development. So by all these things I already got a small taste of the world and would love to share experiences.

I like to discover many cultures, arts, food, languages, learn new things, and try to make people smile with my (strange kind of) humor. I have good organizational skills that can be very usefull. I have lots of experience with (activities for) children and teenagers. I like to be creative, but I am not always so good at it. On my bucket list: learning to play the ukulele and Arabic.

My strangest/best talent is to draw the stripes of a zebra!
Interests
Sustainability
Self development
Water sports
Politics / Social justice
Plant care
Photography
Performing arts
Nature
Outdoor activities
Music
Movies & TV
Languages
Mountain
Hitchhiking
Hiking
History
Farming
Drawing & painting
Events & social
Dancing
DIY & crafts
Cycling
Culture
Cooking & food
Charity work
Camping
Astronomy
Art & design
Architecture
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
German: Beginner
Chinese (Mandarin): Beginner
More details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Being an elderly companion
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Art Projects
Teaching
Some knowledge of:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Languages
Able to teach about:
Babysitting and creative play
More details about your skills
☑️ Organizational skills

☑️ Experience with children and teenagers (activities, important talks)

☑️ Swimming teacher

☑️ Social worker by experience

☑️ At my parents house we have our own vegetable garden, so when I was younger I helped there a lot
Age
29
What else ...
I was a swimming trainer for kids for many years and last year I started to learn to adults.

I was part of the 'scouts', a youth movement, for years and learned there how to work with all kinds of people. Further we had to organise all kinds of activities for the children but also for the parents.

Besides that I also organised my own (fundraising) benefit for a local organisation that helps refugees two years in a row, with big succes!
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  Animals with fur, tomatoes, melons, kiwi
- Special dietary requirements

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6 Apr 2024

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una chica muy atenta y siempre dispuesta a ayudar, buena energia con sus compañeros y huéspedes .

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9 Apr 2022

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Ilse, "the Assisstant of the year 2021" most definetely the best workawayer that we have had, she is amazing, so patience, dedicated, in harmony with her surroundings, careful, lovely, skillful cook an much more...
we loved having her around and spending time with us and our friends. we created some good memories that wont be forgotten... she is… read more

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21 Jan 2022

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help at my artistic place and ...)

Almost 4 weeks I spend in the cultural center and what an amazing opportunities I got being there. I could fully explore my artistical side (which was non-existent before I arrived), got to know so many beautiful and very talented people and saw the centre growing.

Lobitos is an amazing place to be, to learn and to grow. The "work" isn't hard,… read more

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26 Jan 2022

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Ilse es una chica muy linda se sumo a todas las actividades que se hacen en la Florida, siempre abierta a participar en cualquier tarea, dispuesta a ir a recorrer las comunidades, por siempre encantandora

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8 Dec 2021

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I had the most incredible time in here with Omero, Anita, their family, the people who work there and other workawayers.

The work is really nice, I could do different things and learned a lot. I painted, was part of the coffee making process (cutting coffeebes and drying coffee), got to help with the cardemoma, went to Belgica, a small village… read more

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6 Apr 2024

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una chica muy atenta y siempre dispuesta a ayudar, buena energia con sus compañeros y huéspedes .

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9 Apr 2022

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21 Jan 2022

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26 Jan 2022

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8 Dec 2021

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10 Nov 2021

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Ilse is a very sweet girl, quick to help where needed, and cheerful seemingly at all times. I did many things together, and her companionship was ever rewarding. She cooked excellent meals for us, and went along with my suggestions with ease. It's experiences like this that make workaway such a great program. I'd host Else again without… read more

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4 Oct 2021

Left by Workawayer () for host (Learn mandala weaving, and ...)

I spend a week at Jay's workaway and had a good time. I learned a lot, and not only about 'ojos de dios-making'! He is a very interesting man, who has some really good stories (can't wait for your book to be published). We went for walks in the surroundings daily, we cooked, we watched movies, we practiced our Spanish together and he showed me… read more

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7 Jun 2021

Left by Workawayer () for host (Creative work at community ...)

I had a wonderful time at Manish's workaway places!

Before and during my journey in Nepal I could rely on the detailed information Manish provided me. He helped me a lot with all sorts of different things!

In the hostel I only stayed as a guest because it was lockdown at that time, but I was welcomed with open arms by the manager Dipen and… read more

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7 Jun 2021

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I stayed here only for a few days in April 2021, but I had an unforgettable time. In the morning we woke up and had a yoga class, after tea we started helping around, mostly painting, which I really like to do. In the afternoon it got too hot, so we could take a rest, explore the town, read one of the books they have, ... Around 4 we started to… read more

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