Niels

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I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

I am 60 year old and retired. So I spend 4 months in Canada. After travelling in British Columbia in September, I want to workaway 1, 2 or 3 weeks till November.

Description

I am a retired Police Officer. I worked on the police force for the city of Hamburg for 40 years. For about 20 of those years I worked as a traffic instructor with children aged 5 to 10 years old.
Before I started a familiy, I travelled around the world as a backpacker. Now I am in a season of life where I would like to return to that lifestyle.
I have always been an active person and enjoy hiking, cycling, paddling and practicing Qi Gong.

Interests

Sustainability

Hiking

Carpentry

DIY & crafts

Gardening

Mountain

Vegetarian or vegan

Water sports

Yoga / Wellness

Van life

Nature

Outdoor activities

Adventure sports

Cycling

Camping

Dancing

Cooking & food

Languages

Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I would like to strenghten my English and improve my basic Spanish.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Charity Work

House and pet sitting

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

Languages

General Maintenance

Being an elderly companion

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Able to teach about:  

DIY and building projects

Babysitting and creative play

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

More details about your skills

My skills include:
attention to detail
strong communication
leadership
strong work ethic
punctual
comfortable working with children

My Experiences:
woodworking
cooking
gardening
general home maintenance
small home improvements
light painting

What I did at workaway:
sanded and painted window frames
stacked wood
built sawhorses
installed insulation between rafters
boards cut to size and installed in roof openings
used thickness planer to plane1x4 wood for soffit material
nailed wooden shingles to a wall
installed a folding door
erected a sunken hut
repaired a fence
built wooden stairs
split firewood
sharpened a chainsaw
built and sanded a table and benches



I am interested in:
learning new skills
meeting new people

Age

60

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  No

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  Special dietary requirements
  I typically eat very little meat and only drink small amounts of alcohol.