Marije

Travel information

I am currently

Description

Kia Ora,
I am Marije, a marine science student from the Netherlands. I have recently completed my exchange semester in Aotearoa, New Zealand, where I broadened my skill set with courses in journalism and photography.

Interests

Drawing & painting

Animals

Charity work

Music

Self development

Mountain

Hiking

DIY & crafts

Dancing

Astronomy

Plant care

Photography

Videography

Yoga / Wellness

Van life

Vegetarian or vegan

Cycling

Cooking & food

Nature

Water sports

Sustainability

Sailing / Boating

Outdoor activities

Books

Camping

Fitness

Gardening

Beach

Art & design

Adventure sports

Languages spoken

English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent

Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Gardening

DIY and building projects

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

Charity Work

Languages

Art Projects

More details about your skills

If I think about skills, I think about something you're excellent at. Something where you surpass others. So if I have to write down my own skills, I find it quite hard. Sure, I like a lot of things and there are a lot of things I have done in my life. But if you can call them skills? I don’t know.

For everyone the word skills has a different meaning, so all the things I’m going to write down are from my own point of view.

To start with one of my greatest skills (if I say so myself). I’m talking about the skill to learn. I love learning new things. It doesn’t matter if they are mentally or physically, I like both of them. My skills don’t really come in an order, but the second thing I can think of is creating new ideas. My mind is constantly thinking about everything and nothing, and although this is not always in my advantage most of the time it leads to pretty cool ideas. This is how I ended up making my own fantasy school in my head when I was young (and crazy enough I was late in reading Harry Potter). Teaching and presenting staff I’m interested in is also something I really like to do. For me it's all about sharing information and my own point of view in a fun and engaging way. After this I love to debate about other people's point of view, the meaning of life and other really interesting questions.

Other skills I have, mostly have to do with water. The first one is swimming. I absolutely love swimming. I never really did competitive swimming, but I focussed more on rescue swimming and snorkeling. I even have my snorkling certificates. Most people are probably wondering why you need certificates for snorkeling, and my answer is simple. You really don’t, but my ten year old self was very happy with them. Another more useful certificate I recently obtained is my open water diving certificate. Which I’m really excited about. It allows me to explore the underwater world even more, and maybe one day I will even teach others how to scuba dive. Another skill is sailing. Yet again I have some basic certificates, but in the real sailing world they don’t really make a difference. I stayed on a tall ship for a total of seven weeks, where I learned a lot and I even did a kind of internship for bosom. So I’m not a beginner, but I’m also definitely not an expert.

A few skills that are still really in the early stages are navigation with the stars, reading the weather and knowing that plants are edible or have healing powers.

There are so many other things I like to do that might be considered a skill, but it’s just simply too much to write down. Maybe that's the last skill I will mention. The skill of loving a lot of things. From sports, to music, to other forms of art. You name it. And I can tell you that it’s an absolute gift to love so many things, but it makes deciding what to do with my time also a lot harder.

These are all the skills I can think of for now. Of course it isn’t really in depth or I might have missed a few. So feel free to ask questions.

Age

22

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements
  I am vegan.