Katarina

Travel information

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Activities i am interested in:

Super interested to connect with other like minded travelers who are interested in cultural exchange, entrepreneurship, community and spirituality!

Description

🌿 Hi there Workaway community! 🌿

I’m Katarina from Finland, the land of saunas and thousands of lakes. I’m a calm, empathetic and curious soul who loves mindful, meaningful travel – connecting with nature, people and projects that make a difference.

Along the way I’ve gained hands-on experience with healthy cooking and healing foods, gardening, caring for people and animals, managing guest experience and supporting community life. In the recent years I have immersed myself into the study of (social) psychology, trauma-sensitive yoga and integrative coaching. My current goal is to build my own business combining these interests!

Since 2022 I’ve been exploring alternative ways of living as a traveling nomad. I have stayed in several eco-communities, homesteads and retreats in SE Asia and Australia. These experiences taught me to adapt easily, work both independently and in groups, and value simple, down-to-earth living.

My biggest long-term dream is to create a retreat/community in nature, giving back some of the inspiration and hospitality I’ve received on my journey. Until then, I’m excited to keep learning, sharing and supporting projects that align with my values! 🌿My dream Workaway environment is close to nature and hopefully some water elements such as rivers, lakes or sea, animals, and people who enjoy lifting each other up.

This winter I am traveling in Portugal, Spain, France and Italy. Discovering local landscapes and hopefully making new inspiring connections with people!

✨ If you’re looking for someone reliable, open-hearted and ready to help with both hands and a creative mind, I’d love to connect!


Ps. This is my new workaway profile, I used to have an account with my ex-partner and have volunteered through other platforms too. Always open to sharing my references, if you wish!

Interests

Movies & TV

Events & social

Writing

Art & design

Dancing

Politics / Social justice

Culture

Charity work

LGBTQ

Sustainability

Self development

Gardening

Music

Photography

Cooking & food

Animals

Drawing & painting

Yoga / Wellness

Nature

Beach

Mountain

Water sports

Hiking

Cycling

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Finnish: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Italian: Beginner
Swedish: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I wish to deepen my skills in Spanish. And always curious to learn new languages. Happy to teach you some Finnish too!

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Babysitting and creative play

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Some knowledge of:  

Art Projects

Eco Projects

Being an elderly companion

DIY and building projects

Animal Care

General Maintenance

Teaching

House & pet sitting

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Able to teach about:  

Gardening

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Hospitality/Tourism

More details about your skills

I have acquired a variety of skills during my travels and employment, such as:

-Hospitality and receptionist tasks
-Gardening, regenerative farming & permaculture principles
-Simple building and painting tasks
-Pet sitting (dogs and cats)
-Healthy nutrition, meal creation & Ayurvedic/elemental diets
-Gentle somatics/yoga, therapeutic art and integrative coaching
-Looking after children/au pairing
-Project planning and NGO work
-Social media content creation, fundraising and (digital) marketing

Age

29

What else ...

My hobbies and interests include yoga, everything to do with water and swimming, hiking, photography and listening to podcasts or audio books (usually about true crime, as I´m a scorpio :D). Sometimes I like to do painting (especially acrylic pouring style) or other art activities. In winter I enjoy skiing. Always curious to learn about new things or try a new hobby!

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements
  I follow a whole foods focused and mainly vegetarian and gluten free diet- except for properly fermented sourdough, which I am obsessed with ;)