Luisa

Germany
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My next destination:
Spain - from Jun 2024 until Aug 2024
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Dear reader of my text

Welcome to my profile!

I hope you're doing fine!
I am Luisa, almost 27 years old, and curious for my new meaningful little workaway adventure.

I have just completed my Master's degree in Human Rights in Italy after spending a year volunteering with refugees and doing research in Lebanon, gardening in Spain and working with a youth organisation in The Gambia to carry out some environmental protection projects. I am about to go back to The Gambia in a bit to continue volunteering (anti-plastic initiatives) but will spend my summer in Spain - hoping to meet you there!:)

Thanks to workaway and many other paid, and mostly non-paid work experience, I am familiar with gardening, house and garden maintenance, cooking, renovating, painting, cleaning, working with children and youths, journalistic as well as NGO work, and 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 (although especially if you are a native speaker, you will recognize my maaaany many mistakes ;-)). And I wish to freshen up my Spanish this year (I had it in school for 4 years, understand a lot, but in my replies confuse it too often with Italian, and lack confidence in speaking)!

I am very curious and open-minded about life, love to listen other people's stories and giving a helping help 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 and tell you about me personally. And especially get to know you.

Hope to see you soon!
Luisa
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
More details about my language interests
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
DIY and building projects
Being an elderly companion
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Teaching
Able to teach about:
Languages
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
26
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- 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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28 Dec 2023

Left by host (Spending time in nature and ...) for Workawayer (Luisa)

Luisa, Luisa, Luisa, un ser maravilloso, con educación, respeto, orden, buena disposición para las tareas, y cambios que a veces hay que hacer en el ritmo de la casa. Ella Venía a hacer un mosaico en una piscina exterior, pero tuvimos que cambiar a pintar un apartamento que tengo en la casa.
Sus caminatas, sus charlas por teléfono, integrada… read more

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5 Dec 2023

Left by Workawayer (Luisa) for host (Spending time in nature and ...)

Hola a todos!
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

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15 Nov 2022

Left by Workawayer (Luisa) for host (Learn about permaculture at ...)

Ciao! My weekend with Nicola and his generous family was very nice and inspiring. The property is beautifully located, in the middle of mountains and with lovely colors, especially now in autumn. I helped Nicola in his big garden where he has many diverse vegetables and fruits as well as sheep and chicken. Each Saturday he sells his products to… read more

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14 Nov 2022

Left by host (Learn about permaculture at ...) for Workawayer (Luisa)

Hi everyone, Luisa stayed with me just a weekend but we spend a good time together, she helped me prapairing and hervasting the vegetables for a festivel where we have been during the whole sunday with my organic vegetables stand. She is really a smiling person and I enjoyed it.
I would raccomed to spend some time with her and also having nice and… read more

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19 Oct 2022

Left by host (Help me create a beautiful ...) for Workawayer (Luisa)

It has been a pleasure to have you here Luisa. You have so beutiful energy around you all the time. You always was so nice, happy and positive to everyone which affected us all. You did an amazing work in my garden, weeding, you painting doors, the walls and you did beutiful food for us all. I can really recommend her to other host.
You are… read more

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4 Oct 2022

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How lovely to come back to Tina's profile and not only see feedback left from good friends I made but also to see that all this positive feedback is so true. I am writing mine very late but I still think of Tina's place always every day. It is a very peaceful and magical place that from the beginning felt like home, and it is definitely one of the… read more

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28 Dec 2023

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5 Dec 2023

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15 Nov 2022

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14 Nov 2022

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19 Oct 2022

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4 Oct 2022

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9 Mar 2022

Left by Workawayer (Luisa) for host (Help us to build a literature ...)

I am writing my feedback with quite a delay, but I am looking back on very beautiful days thanks to the generous hosting of Marek. I spent about 10 days with a friend of mine in his flat which at the moment is still a construction site, but with a completely finished and nice bedroom for the workawayers and an absolutely enchanting view! I could… read more

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10 Aug 2020

Left by Workawayer (Luisa) for host (Enjoy Your Time in wonderful ...)

Dear readers of this feedback:)
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

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6 Aug 2020

Left by host (Looking for a little help in ...) for Workawayer (Luisa)

Luisa spent about two weeks with us, but we wished she could have stayed longer. We appreciated her ability to adapt and insert herself serenely in our family, it was very easy and pleasant to have her among us. She was very collaborative, she helped in the countryside to make the vegetable garden, to take care of the vineyard and also helped in… read more

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21 Jul 2020

Left by Workawayer (Luisa) for host (Looking for a little help in ...)

Ciao a tutti!

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

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18 Oct 2018

Left by host (Enjoy staying with our family ...) for Workawayer (Luisa)

Merci Luisa!
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

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2 Oct 2018

Left by Workawayer (Luisa) for host (Enjoy staying with our family ...)

Chère Odile!

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

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13 Oct 2018

Left by Workawayer (Luisa) for host (Your pair of hands would be ...)

Dear Musti!
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

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25 Sep 2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Luisa)

My experience with Luisa was a gorgeous one. Although she's young, she is a kind of intellectual with a view in many subjects, reliable, all smiles, cooperative, laid-back, quick-learner, funny, helpful, generous, cultures explorer, easy -going, and a fantastic companion with whom, one would never get bored.
During her stay at my place, she… read more

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29 Mar 2018

Left by Workawayer (Luisa) for host (Come and enjoy culture and ...)

Paola is a wonderful, unique young woman and probably one of the most generous persons I know -like all her family. She is very lovely and from the beginning, I felt so comfortable living with her and her mother Anna. The two are so warm-hearted and are always willing to help you. If I had a question or a little problem, they were immediately… read more willing to help and always tried to give me the feeling to feel at home.

Don`t be afraid of body contact as Paola loves to hug :D but that is so cute and you feel so connected and closer to people if they show you this warm attitude towards you -in general the South Italians are very lovely with all their kisses and cute names and their open and lively manner.

Paolas German is very good but she is still afraid to make mistakes so in my opinion the most important thing is to show her through relaxed talking that she doesn`t have to feel fear. She is a very ambitious woman and very intelligent. I was always impressed of her knowledge of music, politics, the German language and so on. When we were having one of our walks, we often talked German together and in the evenings I sometimes read aloud an article of "Deutsche Welle" to just give her the possibility to listen to German. I was always reading one sentence and then trying to repeat this sentence in an easier German -if it was written in a too complicated way- or explained her new words. We also learned vocabulary together which helped us both because she learned new German words and I learned new Italian words.

Except of all the talks while sitting with a coffee or a tea and all the time of laughter we shared, we were doing long walks in the living areas nearby or to the old center of the city (the Sassi) which took us perhaps 35 minutes to get there. She was always so happy to go outside and move. She showed me most of the time so much trust and always tried to make my time as best as possible. We had so much wonderful moments together: all the walks, the ice cream in the city, trips to Bari (two times) and into the Murca, we were in the cinema and in a concert, made trips with her incredible wonderful and so lovely godfather Franco, ate each day a big plate of Pasta, delicious "dolci" and so on.
If you are open-minded, you will enjoy a lot your stay Paolas place!!
Of course, sometimes it can be hard to live so close together, especially if your opinions and views of certain topics are different, but you can be honest with Paola and you will also have time for yourself.

This place will especially fit to you if you are also interested in Operas and classic music. :)

I really consider this hosting place as a very intensive and close experience and a lovely place to spend time in the warm-hearted South of Italy!

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28 Mar 2018

Left by host (Come and enjoy culture and ...) for Workawayer (Luisa)

Luisa stayed with me 3 weeks and 4 days. We had an unforgettable time together, discovering Matera and practicing my German knowledges. She speaks all ready good Italian and is absolutely fond of my country, which makes me proud. I will for ever remember her smile, availability, sweetness and, in special, attention that she reserves to person with… read more

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