Niam

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

Meeting new workawayers and interesting people! :D

Description

Hey there! :)

I am looking to connect with other people + hosts, to learn more about their language, their culture and exploring beyond the horizon!

Open to all new experiences and opportunities. To put yourself outside of your typical environment and comfort zone is to learn more about yourself and the world around you, which is a truly wonderful experience.

Regretfully, I am not fluent in a second language (yet). Here in New Zealand it is not prioritized to be competent in languages other than English and it is not emphasized enough through the current education system.

My long term aim/goal is to learn more of other languages through travel and speaking with locals/native people. This is the most rewarding and authentic way to develop my vocabulary in other languages. Though it is not easy, the more you practice, the more you develop and in time it becomes easier. That is true of a lot of things in this world.

While I enjoy living in New Zealand, it is in reality just a small dot on the corner of the globe.
I know there is so much more to see and to accomplish further out there!
Travel from New Zealand, being so far away, is more challenging and requires more planning. I hope to make connections and networks on here in order to be able to make travelling easier and more rewarding in future.

If you travel to New Zealand, I may be able to help you out, or at the very least give you some useful advice. You may be able to do the same for me also one day. I feel as though it's important to help others wherever possible. Then people are more willing to help you.
Its a bit like 'Paying it forward' (the movie.)

To be honest the things that motivate me and bring me the most happiness are the simple pleasures. Waking up to the sound of the birds, a crisp sunny day, making a fresh cup of tea/coffee, going for a run/bike, maybe even a swim in the ocean (when it is warm enough.) Making a great meal for yourself/others, a good novel, seeing a friend after a long time. All of those little things are wonderful and make a big difference in having a positive outlook on life.

I hope that you may see this and make contact, if you wish. I am happy to answer any questions you may have :)

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
German: Beginner
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I'm wanting to improve my language skills while also being happy to assist others, if they wish to improve on their English :)

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Teaching

Life at a Farmstay

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Languages

Eco Projects

Being an elderly companion

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Some knowledge of:  

DIY and building projects

Animal Care

Babysitting and creative play

General Maintenance

Helping with Computers/ Internet

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Able to teach about:  

Gardening

More details about your skills

The area that I have the most knowledgeable/experience in is horticulture.
I've had experience with green keeping (turf maintenance) at golf courses, parks & reserves.

Farm experience, driving tractors, ride on mowers, quad (four wheel) motorbikes, log splitters, working from EWP (elevated work platform.) Plus some fencing and irrigation work

Operating outdoor power tools such as push mowers, scrub cutter/weedeater, chainsaws, pole pruners, hedge trimmer, leaf blower, water blaster etc.

Manual tools, all the essential equipment that is used in gardens, forks, spade, rakes, shovel, secateurs etc.

Worked on significant planting projects, vegetation management, residential maintenance, landscaping and lots of gardening!

Worked on other projects such as painting, pruning and landscaping

Age

27

What else ...

I enjoy many sports and always interested to learn new ones and others that I wish I could do more often (such as surfing and skiing/snowboarding)

I'm also very interested to learn more about viticulture, apiculture (beekeeping) permaculture and sustainable farming/ecosystems.

And food, I love food and wish to learn more about the cuisine about wherever you are from!

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
  Coeliac & lactose intolerant