Mareike

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Description

I’m curious about other cultures. It’s very fascinating for me to see different lifestyles and to get to know other people’s ways of thinking. Everybody can teach everybody else something new, I'm sure you just have to listen and keep your eyes open.
That is why I wanted to travel as much as possible after I finished school. But I got convinced that it's smarter to study first. So I did my bacherlor degree programme in International Business Management. The programme was a cooperation of three universities in Germany, Switzerland and France. I enjoyed it since we had international classes, changed the university each semester and learned a lot about cultures. Afterwards, I was thinking of travelling again but I got offered a good job. I worked there for about a year a project manager in the IT.
But the wish of wanting to get to know other cultures, explore new ways of thinking and learn something new out of my comfort zone always stuck with me. So, I quit me job, travelled North and Latin America for about a yeara and did several workaways on the way. Afterwards, I studied Sustainability Management und now work in consulting - but I am still curious about everything workaway has to teach me :)
I'm looking forward to get to know all of you great people :)

Languages

Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate

More details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Animal Care

Art Projects

DIY and building projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

Being an elderly companion

General Maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Hospitality/Tourism

Charity Work

Teaching

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Able to teach about:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Languages

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

In general, I'm open for everything that needs to be done. I'm an optimistic, friendly, open-minded, positive, warmhearted, flexible person who loves working in a team with other people.
I can do any kind of basic household like tidying up, cleaning, etc. Especially cooking and baking (vegetarian/vegan) is something I like doing a lot.
I grew up in a small house in a huge garden where I always played outside and helped in the garden or with some lighter maintenance work. Since I moved to urban areas for studying and working, I feel like I lost my connection to those nature-related tasks and would love to get it back.
Due to my study and work experience, I'm good at planning and organizing. I'm good at tasks related to business administration or computer skills like Word, Excel or Powerpoint. Moreover, I'm good at explaining things, for example, I got my granny to use Whatsapp on her smartphone and my grandpa to use Instagram :D

-> MOST IMPORTANT TO ME is to be exposed to new challenges, so please don't worry if the skills you need are not listed here! I'm a quick learner, want to gain new experiences, learn new skills and do tasks I never did before :)

*Canadian workaways* yes, I have a Working Holiday visa (PVT) valid until August 2020

Age

28

What else ...

I'm vegetarian, so I don't eat any kind of meat or fish. It would be great if you could consider that :)

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  Special dietary requirements
  I'm vegetarian. I neither eat meat nor fish - but I see this as a very personal decision and do not judge anybody on their way of eating :)