Petra

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  • Travel information

    I am currently

    At home

    My next destination:

    Thailand - from Jan 2026 until Feb 2026
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  • 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: Beginner

    More details about my language interests
    I am learning Spanish and would enjoy a language exchange with a native Spanish speaker

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  • 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

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    • Smoker

    • Driver's licence

    • Allergies

    • Special dietary requirements

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