Mareike

Germany
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Travel information
I am currently
At home
Description
I want to start travelling more on my own to get places at my speed and maybe meet some people. Even though I can spend two weeks on my own, I always feel like talking to others and especially doing something. Throughout the day I like to have my busy and excited but also quiet phases.
I'm always drawn away from Germany because I like to hear and speak other languages.
Interests
Writing
Fitness
Culture
Vegetarian or vegan
Technology
Sustainability
Politics / Social justice
Nature
Languages
Books
Gardening
Hiking
Plant care
Animals
Pets
Outdoor activities
Farming
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Camping

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Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Intermediate
French: Beginner
More details about my language interests
I am always interested in speaking more English, but I would especially like to get to know other people's native language(s).
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Life at a Farmstay
General Maintenance
Animal Care
Charity Work
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Being an elderly companion
Eco Projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Able to teach about:
DIY and building projects
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
In my studies, I spend half of my time in workshops (especially with wood) and the other half in front of the computer. I especially like building when I have to come up with new solutions. On the PC I like to spend time with everything you need to visualise, 2D and 3D.
I spent my childhood in a small house in a small village next to a small canal. I am familiar with the daily tasks and repairs and if not I will find out. I especially enjoy spending time with crops, small herb beds and trees. I manage to keep my 30 houseplants alive, but miss having a big garden.
I like to be in and around (fresh) water, can swim, canoe and theoretically also fish. But I don't like dead animals.
In the house, I am often in the kitchen cooking or baking, for which I like to take a lot of time and try out new things.
Age
24
What else ...
I really want to learn new things, but I'm a bit shy about starting them. That's why I like to help out and watch and listen.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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15 Sep 2023

Left by host (Help me with gardening in ...) for Workawayer (Mareike)

It is impossible to describe how wonderful and enjoyable it was for me with Mareike during the 10 days. A wild garden by the canal and a very talented and obviously socially and politically very committed family not only gave her a lot of knowledge about plants and gardening, but also many skills in dealing with things and people. Whether it was… read more my broken glasses or the drain, the blackberries or designing florett bed borders, Mareike took on everything enthusiastically and perfected it quickly and creatively in the truest sense of the word. I especially admired the way she put ideas into practice, was super familiar with the internet and found out even the smallest ways to climb our local mountain early in the morning, alone in the mist. Putting her in charge of the cooking was especially smart and inspiring. She made the most delicious meals out of everything and cleaned up the fridge more and more in her wonderful way: there were no leftovers that couldn't be turned back into something new. Besides all her ways of helping me, I especially liked her open and committed way of approaching the still unknown. With her it was very easy to forget the generational boundaries. She approached all the people close to me here with warmth and openness - no matter how old, whether with or without language skills - consciously and with interest in herself and the others. She should come again.
Es ist fast unmöglich zu beschreiben, wie wunderbar und unterhaltsam es mit Mareike während der 10 Tage für mich war. Ein wilder Garten am Kanal und eine handwerklich sehr begabte und offensichtlich sozial und politisch sehr engagierte Familie haben ihr nicht nur viel Wissen über Pflanzen und Gartenarbeit, sonder auch viele Fähigkeiten im Umgang mit Dingen und Menschen mitgegeben. Ob es nun meine kaputte Brille oder der Abfluss, die Brombeeren oder das Gestalten von Beetumrandungen war, Mareike hat sich allem begeistert angenommen und es schnell und kreativ im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes vervollkommnet. Besonders habe ich bewundert, wie sie Ideen umsetzt, super gut sich mit dem Internet auskennt und selbst die kleinsten Wege herausfand um auf unseren Hausberg in aller Frühe allein in den Nebel zu steigen. Ihr das Kochen an die Hand zu geben war besonders klug und inspirierend. Sie hat aus allem die köstlichsten Essen gezaubert und den Kühlschrank auf ihre wunderbare Weise immer mehr aufgeräumt: Es gab keine Reste, die nicht wieder in etwas Neues verwandelt werden konnten. Neben all ihren Möglichkeiten mir zu helfen hat mir besonders ihre offene und engagierte Art noch Unbekanntem zu begegnen gefallen. Mit ihr war es sehr leicht die Generationsgrenzen zu vergessen. Herzlich und mit großer Offenheit hat sie sich allen mir nahen Menschen hier, -ganz gleich wie betagt, ob mit oder ohne Sprachkenntnisse- bewusst und sich und die anderen interessiert wahrnehmend zugewandt. Sie sollte wiederkommen.

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