Milan

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I am currently

Description

Traveling to nowhere for however long it takes and I keep forgetting why :)

About a year and a half ago, just a couple of weeks after graduating in architecture in Bergen on the west coast of Norway, I began traveling. First I set off on a long walk; most of the time was spent alone with only the sound of the wind and footsteps crunching on dirt and leaves; a tent gave me shelter. After passing through Norway, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands I took some time to rest in Belgium - where I grew up- before continuing south.

By then it was late autumn and with the temperatures dropping I felt the need to make a transition; instead of walking and always being on the move I wished to slow things down a bit more and spend time living and learning with people and communities who are working on something they love in places that have become special to them.

After spending half a year in the Cévennes mountains in the south of France I travelled to Galicia on the rocky west coast of Spain, made my way to the dry and hot south of Portugal, went all the way up again to a sheep farm by the fjord in Norway in cold winter and then went back to France where a good friend and I have had the opportunity to slowly teach ourselves a way of doing forestry/woodworking/architecture without having to sell too much of our souls and using only hand tools over the past few months.

I would like to think that I expect very little to nothing from any potential host; to be offered an opportunity to come spend time in a place and situation that is very precious to someone is already an enormous gift.

Interests

Politics / Social justice

Self development

Languages

Cooking & food

Animals

Yoga / Wellness

Videography

Writing

Sustainability

Nature

Outdoor activities

Performing arts

Photography

Music

Mountain

Hitchhiking

Farming

Fitness

Gardening

History

Hiking

Events & social

Drawing & painting

DIY & crafts

Culture

Books

Camping

Carpentry

Art & design

Architecture

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
French: Beginner
Norwegian: Beginner

More details about my language interests
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

General Maintenance

Helping with Computers/ Internet

DIY and building projects

Gardening

Eco Projects

Art Projects

Charity Work

Languages

More details about your skills

Pretty good at a wide range of different things and exceptional at absolutely nothing!

I have never been very interested in becoming a specialist in a specific skill or field; I embrace a diversity of practices as the foundation of a holistic approach to situations; I admire the wisdom of the bus driver, the cleaner and the surgeon just as much as the wisdom of the architect, the nurse and the office clerk.

Nevertheless, there are certain sensitivities that I have developed and skills that I have practised more than others during my studies and travels: close observation, drawing, writing, storytelling, construction principles, woodworking, photography, bookmaking, editing, "sustainability", building materials and a general attitude of trying to make things work with who and what is found in the immediate surroundings before considering other ways.

Age

27

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  Allergies
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  Special dietary requirements
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