Maria

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Description

Hi!

My name is Maria, I am 29 years old and I am from the Netherlands. I did my Masters in South Asian studies following my bachelors in Linguistics.Right now I´m working as a consultant for a Dutch as a second language school for adults in the Netherlands, until I start my traveling. I love animals, nature, creativity, music, boardgames, seeing new places and eating good vegetarian food.

I have been to India thrice before, once to a Hindi language school (तो मुझे कुछ हिन्दी आती है :)), once as a volunteer to paint the walls of a primary school and once for a cooking course. Most recently I was in Nepal, living and working on a wonderful Nepalese workaway farm. I´ve also spent some time working on a farm in Slovenia.

I love working with animals or working at places that have animals, in such a way that it helps the animals and the people, and is not just a getaway for me to post on social media about, with little to no use for the animals or people themselves. I´ve also grown to love learning about farming and how people live in different cultures in different parts of the world. I am looking forward to experience this in the coming year :)

Interests

Drawing & painting

Gardening

Performing arts

Videography

Photography

Outdoor activities

Farming

Cycling

Charity work

DIY & crafts

Mountain

Hiking

History

Movies & TV

Music

Sustainability

Pets

Vegetarian or vegan

Nature

Culture

Languages

Cooking & food

Art & design

Books

Animals

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Hindi: Intermediate
Korean: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I love learning new languages, improving old ones, and sharing my own

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Eco Projects

Animal Care

DIY and building projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Charity Work

Art Projects

Teaching

Life at a Farmstay

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Helping around the house

Gardening

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Able to teach about:  

Languages

More details about your skills

I have been working with customers in different kind of stores for years now. I have some experience with volunteering projects in India and Nepal (painting school walls, farm work) and I have experience in planning events and social media around events as former president of a study association. I love working with animals, nature photography (and village and city photography), learning about people's culture, anything creative and more. I am willing to help with whatever is most helpful

Age

29

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements
  Vegetarian