Merel

From: Netherlands

Account Type
Individual account
Travelling to
Georgia, Iran, Portugal, Spain, Turkey
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My status
At home
Description
Hi there! My name is Merel and I live in Utrecht, near Amsterdam. This spring I have been doing three months of traveling and volunteering in Portugal, Spain, Georgia, Iran and Turkey and it was amazing :) Currently I'm back at my job at a software company. But I'm already dreaming about leaving the Netherlands again! So new plans are being created every day ;P

I started a TEFL course, so in some months I hope to have obtained my certificate to teach English. It's my dream to some day buy a little house overlooking the ocean. To work remotely either as a language teacher or as a software developer and at the samen time starting my own business like a small scale touring agency, hostel or yoga/silence retreat.

Hugs! Merel
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Art Projects
More details about your skills
- Customer service
- Physical therapy: I graduated as a physical therapist. I do not work in the profession anymore since a couple of years so I am not officially licensed anymore, but I can still do some basic diagnostics and give useful training advice.
- Arts: creative wallpainting, creating artworks with natural materials, playing the piano
- Gardening (weeding, sowing, harvesting, pruning and the like)
- Taking care of animals (experience with all kinds of cattle and pets)
- Landscaping (like cutting down wood, fencing pastures)
- General maintenance
- Basic construction jobs and carpentry (I know how to handle a hammer, drill, screwdriver, saw, sander and so on)
- Driver's license, experience with driving an ATV
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Beginner
Turkish: Beginner
Age
35
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  I eat practically anything as long as it is healthy ;)

Photos

Forest spirit. I love creating artworks made with natural materials

The bible from one of my inspiring hosts in Portugal :)

At work :)

I cuddle chicken whenever I get the chance

Peace at Azadi square in Tehran

Our little Workaway clan

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Working on a mosaic and loving it ;P

One of several natural stairs I made

Favorite passtime: hiking while overlooking the ocean

Happy horse riding in Georgia

Painting I made for a smallscale organic farm in Denmark

Feedback

24/01/2020

Left by host (Come and exchange cultures ...) for Workawayer (Merel)

Merel is such a responsible and great person that we had a lovely time together. It was sad she had to leave earlier than we expected. I recommend her to every host.

(Excellent )

09/12/2019

Left by Workawayer (Merel) for host for (Come and exchange cultures ...)

I had an amazing time at this place! The café is such a lively place and a meeting point for kind and open minded people. The students are super sweet and motivated to learn English. In just a couple of days I started to feel at home in Isparta because the students that frequent the café also liked to hang out during the day. I quickly made many… read more

(Excellent )

17/04/2019

Left by host (Help me develop my land near ...) for Workawayer (Merel)

Sooo good to have Mati around, she is fun, smart, hard worker, with a great sense of humour. I really enjoyed having her at my place, she was very dedicated and attentive in carrying out her tasks. She was also very creative and brought great ideas to the project. Mati is also a very talented artist, she decorated a pot and designed a beautiful… read more

(Excellent )

16/04/2019

Left by Workawayer (Merel) for host for (Help me develop my land near ...)

I had an amazing time with Valentina and the other volunteers Laura and Olli at the Valley of Life :) I won't forget the evenings we enjoyed music, a good fire and interesting talks.

Valentina has a fresh and funny spirit, our laughter echoed through the valley every day ;D And when we found out that I had never learned to properly start driving… read more

(Excellent )

15/04/2019

Left by host (Experience Galicia and help ...) for Workawayer (Merel)

Nicknamed “The weeding queen of Mer”. Full of passion and enthusiasm she started weeding our garden and veggy patch. The garden completely changed – not an offending weed in sight.
Matilda only stayed for a fortnight but her work was impeccable and not only that, she is friendly, funny and easy to get along with. We enjoyed the time she spend here… read more

(Excellent )

04/04/2019

Left by Workawayer (Merel) for host for (Experience Galicia and help ...)

I stayed with Barbara and Martin in Mer for a short two weeks in March and had a very good time there.

Next to different other jobs I did a lot of weeding to prepare the budding spring garden for summertime bloom :) I could go on for hours with the weeding, with the sound of birds and the little garden fountains as background music. We also made… read more

(Excellent )

12/03/2019

Left by host (Helping on a beautiful piece ...) for Workawayer (Merel)

It was a real pleasure having Merel here....She is independent, willing to do anything, show initiative, a nature person, nice to animals, creative, etc. She helped me out with a lot of different jobs and made a really nice path on the land with steps and nice sitting spots. Memphis liked her as well (which says a lot! :-) ) and we had lovely… read more

(Excellent )

11/03/2019

Left by Workawayer (Merel) for host for (Helping on a beautiful piece ...)

My stay with Renata was a truly wonderful and rewarding full week. Renata is a very genuine person, proud of the way she lives, tolerant to other views on life, no nonsense and easy going with always a good story to tell, as the natural born storyteller that she is.

I cleared a path through the forest, created steps (on the hillside), planted… read more

(Excellent )

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