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Description
Dear reader of my text
Welcome to my profile!
I hope you're doing fine!
I am Luisa, 29 years old, and I grew up where Switzerland, Germany and France meet. I hold a master's degree in Human Rights from a university in Northern Italy and have lived in several countries across Europe, West Asia and Africa, where I have been involved in diverse projects in the fields of forced migration, environmental protection and social work — and at their intersection, which is what makes me feel most passionate and where I see myself working in the future. I have a strong interest in permaculture, agroecology and organic gardening in general, and would love to focus on acquiring knowledge and practical skills in that field.
Beyond that, I have done a lot of different jobs over the last few years to finance my mostly pro bono project involvement — mostly working in the catering sector in service, selling fries and preparing sandwiches, but also as a city gardener, a city cleaner, and selling soap at a cute Bavarian Christmas market during my bachelor's.
Thanks to all this work experience and Workaway, I am familiar with gardening, house and garden maintenance, cooking, renovating, painting, cleaning, working with youths, journalism as well as NGO work (e.g. project proposal writing), among others.
Having changed place many times, I know how to adapt to new places and situations. I love cultural exchange and am able to speak English, French and Italian and some Spanish (although especially if you are a native speaker, you will recognize my maaaany many mistakes and the latter is rather an Italian-Spanish mixture ;-)).
I am very curious and open-minded about life, love to listen other people's stories and giving a helping hand wherever needed. I spend a lot of time in nature - having long walks/hikes, biking, swimming- ,I like to write, read and meditate a lot, draw and sketch, cook, am learning to play the electric guitar, do analogue photography and enjoy spending time with other people over good food, laughter and good conversations.
Unfortunately, I don't have any special magic skills, but the willingness to do everything in my power. :)
I guess this space here is to describe yourself as best you can, but I would prefer to meet you in real life (or for the moment via video call) and tell you about me personally. And especially get to know you.
Hope to see you soon!
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Interests
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Beach
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Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Creative DIY projects
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Light gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Light maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Teaching
Able to teach about:
Languages
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More details about your skills
I am open-minded for different tasks and I am a fast learner. Being a curious person, I would love to do some complete new work.
This year I did an internship at an environmental organisation in Italy which has been a very pleasant experience for me.
After finishing school, I did different jobs and internships. For example, I worked as a writer for our local newspaper and had therefore the chance to visit different events, communicate and interview people there and create articles about these experiences. I also volunteered in a sheltered workshop and in a refugee`s camp. I did an internship in the Bundestag, the German parliament in Berlin, worked in different schools and had so far different jobs to earn money: as a waitress, a worker in an ecological food store, and during summer I used to work as a city gardener in Basel, my home town.
Through my different work experiences, I learned how to adapt to new situations and how to become part of a team with complete new people. And I always like the beginning of a new experience because each job and each team is different and I always feel how much I can learn from different people. In return, I try to give my best to work persistent and try to include the skills I have. I am a very interested and also creative person that loves to be a lot outside in nature and work there. -
Age
29
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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 am vegetarian and mostly eat vegan (bcs of environmental and ethical reasons) but I am also very curious, so for local specialties I am more than willing to make exceptions.;) Since a while, I am unfortunately gluten-intolerant, so I'd prefer to not eat
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Feedback
My feedback is a few weeks late, but part of my heart is still in Kampala.
I spent 1.5 months in Kampala, but due to the intensity of the experience and the depth of the emotions, it feels like it was way longer. This experience is life-changing, so be prepared for that. I was and still am deeply impressed by what … read more
I had lovely almost 4 weeks - nature is stunning and I often wish to still be surrounded by the beautiful mountains or swim in the turquoise water.
During my time, two retreats were held. Work was pretty much but varied from cooking to cleaning ,painting things or fixing sth, and working hours varied.
I think communication could be … read more
Luisa went above and beyond and provided support when she saw the need. She completed tasks independently to our complete satisfaction.
Reliable, cooperative, laid-back, quick-learner, funny, helpful, generous.
I spent a beautiful month this summer with Neuza and her family!
Work is not very easy but the exchange fair and just. I mostly worked in the garden, above all weeding which was physically demanding but also grounding and relaxing at the same time. When the weather was bad (which can happen more than expected in … read more
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My feedback is a few weeks late, but part of my heart is still in Kampala.
I spent 1.5 months in Kampala, but due to the intensity of the experience and the depth of the emotions, it feels like it was way longer. This experience is life-changing, so be prepared for that. I was and still am deeply impressed by what … read more
I had lovely almost 4 weeks - nature is stunning and I often wish to still be surrounded by the beautiful mountains or swim in the turquoise water.
During my time, two retreats were held. Work was pretty much but varied from cooking to cleaning ,painting things or fixing sth, and working hours varied.
I think communication could be … read more
Luisa went above and beyond and provided support when she saw the need. She completed tasks independently to our complete satisfaction.
Reliable, cooperative, laid-back, quick-learner, funny, helpful, generous.
I spent a beautiful month this summer with Neuza and her family!
Work is not very easy but the exchange fair and just. I mostly worked in the garden, above all weeding which was physically demanding but also grounding and relaxing at the same time. When the weather was bad (which can happen more than expected in … read more
Sus caminatas, sus charlas por teléfono, integrada … read more
I am way behind with writing a feedback for my dear friend Luis, but sometimes posting a feedback here on Workaway seems redundant when this precious thing happened that workaway sometimes leads to- the creation of a beautiful friendship.I am grateful of having had the chance to live together with Luis in summer for around 2 weeks in … read more
I would raccomed to spend some time with her and also having nice and … read more
You are … read more
Don't miss the chance to spend time with this inspiring, warm-hearted and very generous and overall so lovely family in the north of Rome!
Unfortunately, I was only able to spend there one week -I would have loved to extend my stay there!!- but it was a wonderful experience that gave me a lot, despite the short … read more
I stayed with Fabio, Luisa and Virgilio (Martina was not there during that time) for about 2 weeks and I deeply enjoyed my stay there. The family is in overall so warm-hearted and let you feel from the beginning that you are more than welcome. I remember how grateful I felt laying in my bed on the first evening, in this cozy room … read more
Nous avons passé un très agréable moment avec Luisa et ses deux amies. Toujours disponible pour aider, très curieuse en matière de transition écologique et avec une vraie envie d'apprendre de nouvelles choses, capable d'aborder de nombreux sujets différents. Bonne chance pour tes études et dans tes choix de vie future. Au plaisir de … read more
Merci beaucoup pour le séjour chez vous! J`ai passé une semaine pleine d`inspiration, de bons moments à côté de la mer et de conversations intéressantes avec vous et mes deux amies allemandes.
Odile is a very interesting woman full of good ideas how to create a better future. During this week, I got a lot of inspiration and gained … read more
Finally, you receive your feedback -you probably already know how much I liked it at your place!;)
I have spent almost two weeks -with a cut between- at Musti`s place in Marrakech, as well as in his holiday apartment in Safi, an authentic city close to the sea.
Musti was always a very patient, relaxed, warm-hearted person who brought … read more
During her stay at my place, she … read more
