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My name is Nikki! I'll be around the Kootenays in British Columbia for the next month and then heading to Salt Spring Island off of Vancouver for July and August (: Reach out for an adventure buddy!
Description
Hi! My name is Nikki- I am a spirited and open-minded person with a passion for exploring nature, learning and practicing sustainable living, and making art of all kinds. During past workaways, I've helped build off-grid structures like Earthships and adobe domes, plant and maintain permaculture gardens, manage compost, care for rabbits and chickens, paint a mural, tile a shower, chop wood, weed whack fire prone areas, cook delicious meals, and so much more!
I studied environmental engineering in school and have been working at a civil engineering firm in Massachusetts for the past year. I respect the field, it is very important and necessary work, but sitting at a desk for 40 hours a week and being confined by conventional design standards is not for me! At heart, I'm just a human who loves having my bare feet on the earth, being able to see the stars at night, and using my hands to grow, tend, build, and fix. My true passion lies in remediation, natural wastewater treatment, regenerative farming, and natural home construction. I love the creative revolution that is gaining momentum in these fields right now and can't want to get involved(: I hope to get my Permaculture Design Certificate soon!
I love doing workaways because I meet kind unique people and get to trade my effort for their wisdom and guidance. I enjoy using my body to work and am motivated to learn because I want to be as self-sufficient as possible in my own life. I am a good listener, enjoy company, but am also very comfortable working and living independently.
In my free time I love to hike, cook, do acroyoga, go on adventures with friends, photograph nature, host ecstatic dances, read, and do art (crochet, wire-wrapping, painting)!
Interests
Beach
Mountain
Self development
Architecture
Plant care
Music
Adventure sports
Events & social
Cooking & food
Hiking
Water sports
Sustainability
Gardening
Dancing
Carpentry
Art & design
DIY & crafts
Camping
Outdoor activities
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Farming
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateMore details about my language interests
I love to practice my Spanish and to help beginners learn the basics
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Art Projects
More details about your skills
-organic/regenerative gardening practices (compost care/soil building, planter bed construction, symbiotic landscape design, planting, watering, organic pest control, weed management, crop harvesting)
-bioconstruction (design, use of tires to make "earth bricks", earthbag mixture formulation and filling/ laying/tamping, cob/adobe/papercrete & lime plaster formulation and application, timber framing. Minimal experience with plumbing, electrical, roofing.
-animal care
-basic woodworking (hand tools and power tools)
-painting
-meditation instruction
-ecstatic dance facilitation
Age
24
What else ...
I grew up in Philadelphia, lived in Boston for 6 years, spent 6 months in Mexico and New Zealand, and two months in India and Nepal. I love traveling and giving recommendations based on my experiences!
I don't technically play an instrument, but I love to listen, sing along, and dance to music. Playing games and telling stories is always a sweet time with a group. Im always open to trying new foods, art forms, and adventure sports.
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Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Nope!
