Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
Travelling
Activities i am interested in:
Traveling around the South Island in New Zealand from mid December to mid January. Looking for horse related volunteering opportunities for 1-2 weeks around Christmas tiime.
Description
I feel like a multinational person as I'm half Finnish and half Polish, I've lived in both Australia and Spain for 5 years and in the UK for one year - apart from that I'm travelling frequently ^_^ I consider myself an open-minded, restless, adventurous and caring person.
I finished my BA degree in Tourism in 2014 and I have work experience as hotel reception duty manager, allied health receptionist, camping site manager, waitress/bartender, horse riding instructor/stable hand, Yoga Teacher and English teacher for kids/babysitter. I have also been doing photography professionally for a few years as a side job.
I'm passionate about horses, latin dancing, music (I play the piano and the guitar), yoga and travelling. I also love photography, hiking, books, cinema, cooking and I like to spend time with friends/family and all kinds of animals (in addition to horses I love dogs and have a cute border collie x cattle dog Panda).
WorkAway volunteering:
- HORSES: I'd like to enhance my natural horsemanship and general horse training skills - working with young and difficult horses, equine assisted therapy or working at a dressage/show jumping stud would be interesting experiences for me.
- YOGA: I'm interested in helping out at a yoga centre , especially giving yoga classes, to gain more experience (I have completed the 200 h Yoga Teacher training)
- ANIMAL RESCUE/SANCTUARY: I'd also love to help out at an animal rescue centre or wildlife sanctuary.
Interests
Van life
Camping
Self development
Music
Dancing
Adventure sports
Beach
Books
Culture
Charity work
Cooking & food
Animals
Nature
Movies & TV
Languages
Mountain
Hiking
Sustainability
Pets
Photography
Vegetarian or vegan
Yoga / Wellness
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Finnish: Fluent
Polish: Fluent
Italian: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I speak fluent Finnish, Polish, English and Spanish and I have experience teaching these languages.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
Eco Projects
Charity Work
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Babysitting and creative play
Life at a Farmstay
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Helping around the house
General Maintenance
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
More details about your skills
- Language skills: fluent English, Spanish, Finnish & Polish + some experience in teaching.
- Horses: A lot of experience in horse-back riding and general horse care (15 years), confident in horse training and basic knowledge of natural horsemanship. I have 2 years of work experience as a horse riding instructor/stable hand in Australia in addition to a few volunteering experiences. Before that I volunteered on a family-run horse farm in Portugal for 3 weeks in 2015 and on a barefoot & bitless riding holiday centre in Spain in 2016 for one month, where I learnt more about natural horsemanship (especially clicker training).
- Customer service/hospitality: I have worked as a waitress during many summer holidays and I worked as a receptionist in a 4 star hotel for almost one year). I've also worked as the duty manager on a camping site in Finland for one summer (3 months) and my latest job was reception duty manager at 4 star hotel for 1.5 years.
- Photography: I have been doing professional photography for a few years, I especially enjoy doing pet and equine photography, combining my love for animals and photography.
- Computer skills: Microsoft office & PMS Micros Opera + basic web page designing
- Music: playing the piano and the guitar (intermediate level)
- Working with kids (I've worked as a babysitter and English teacher for kids)
- Basics of dog training
Age
34
What else ...
I'm a vegetarian ((mostly vegan)
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Vegetarian/vegan
