Melissa

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

Art projects! I love creating, lots of experience with everything from recycled art, interior design, drawing, painting, graphics, and photoshop.

Description

Cheers!

In 2019 I gave up my home in the USA and joined Workaway to travel the world volunteering, being creative and checking a few things off the bucket list. I happened to be in Queensland Australia when Covid happened and volunteered at Chenrezig Institute. Next I went to New Zealand.

Since then I have been to Bali, Thailand and India, back in Australia, and just arrived back in New Zealand. It is good fun to see friends and catch up.

Some wonderful, fun and beautiful news is that I met a fellow volunteer 18 months ago while in New Zealand and we are now partners, living together in our beautiful new home in NZ, and I am working on getting my residency visa. After I have completed my residency visa we may decide to volunteer together through Workaway and will upgrade at that time to a couple account if we do decide to do so. Until then I will not be volunteering.

You will be able to find our new profile in June of 2025 is it is something we indeed decide to do. Have very much been grateful to Workaway for some great experiences.

Here is a bit about me and my life.... I am very very creative! I love making places beautiful, solving problems, organizing, I always have plenty of creative ideas. I am good at noticing what needs to be done and getting it done, and have a loving and caring approach to what I am doing. I am very much enjoying life!

I have experience volunteering at Retreat Centers and am also a Chopra certified Primordial Sound Meditation teacher as well as have experience with Photoshop, and interior design experience and am open to teaching about creativity and art.

I have a very fun art background... You can view my artwork on my Instagram page at melissa.ireland.56.

Also...
I have been actively taking care of myself since I was 19 when I started working in Health Food stores. All of these years I have mostly eaten organic, and for many years have been meditating and studying the healing arts, basically being my own therapist and learning what I can do to live a healthy life. This has all helped tremendously of course while I go through all the challenges and experiences life has to offer and I am dedicated to doing it with fun and humor too! It's a must!
So happy to also be helpful supporting you in living a healthy lifestyle that is unique to your needs as well.

I am not your typical 68 year old...( its the new 40! smiles!)

Thanks for taking a look at my profile, cheering us all on!

Interests

Pets

Charity work

Cooking & food

Animals

Fashion or beauty

Performing arts

Beach

Mountain

Art & design

Architecture

Fitness

LGBTQ

Sustainability

Music

Self development

Outdoor activities

Nature

Writing

Plant care

Culture

DIY & crafts

Dancing

Drawing & painting

Gardening

Photography

Yoga / Wellness

Languages spoken

English: Fluent

Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Hospitality/Tourism

Animal Care

Teaching

DIY and building projects

Helping with Computers/ Internet

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Able to teach about:  

Art Projects

More details about your skills

I have experience in ART-interior design, graphic art, editing, ALSO, organizing, gardening, landscaping, plant care, animal care, creating healthy meals, cleaning, painting, hospitality, retail, caretaking,

Age

68

What else ...

What I can offer is that I am very very creative! I love making places beautiful, solving problems, organizing, I always have plenty of creative ideas. I am good at noticing what needs to be done and getting it done, have a loving and caring approach to what I am doing and I am enjoying life!

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  prefer to not use chemical cleaners and pesticides

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  Special dietary requirements
  prefer organic food and less processed food