Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
At home
My next destination:
Thailand - from Jan 2026 until Feb 2026 View all
Description
Having lived in a city for over 30 years, I am now living in a rural community in West Sussex.
I've recently retired (my job was developing work-based training programmes) and am now wondering how I ever had time to work! Apart from organising house renovations, I spend my gardening, foraging, cooking, baking, and trying my hand at various arts and crafts activities - and always happy to learn new skills...
I love the outdoors, sailing, cycling, walking. I also volunteer: I support adults with learning difficulties in a woodcraft workshop; I help a refugee family from Syria to cope with the logistics and bureaucracies of life in the UK; I have taught English to refugees and asylum seekers; and I take on various administrative and organisational tasks in the self-managed community I live in.
Interests
Charity work
Beach
Dancing
Yoga / Wellness
Writing
Water sports
Sustainability
Self development
Sailing / Boating
Politics / Social justice
Plant care
Photography
Pets
Performing arts
Outdoor activities
Nature
Mountain
Languages
Hiking
Gardening
Farming
Culture
Cycling
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Camping
Books
Blogging
Art & design
Animals
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
French: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I am learning Spanish and would enjoy a language exchange with a native Spanish speaker
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
House and pet sitting
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Charity Work
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Babysitting and creative play
Being an elderly companion
Helping around the house
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Languages
More details about your skills
Gardening, crafts (knitting, crochet, eco printing, natural dyes), foraging, writing / editing, cooking and baking - happy to have a go at anything!
Age
63
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
