Cécile

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Description

Hello!
Looking for a responsible and reliable volunteer? Here we are :)
We are looking forward to giving you a hand and discovering your way of living.
We are experienced helpers and house-sitters.

I am Cécile/Mum (42 years old), travelling with Adam (5) and Anna (3).
The 3 of us regularly volunteer at a local family centre.
We have already house-sat and pet-sat together.

I have been volunteering for as long as I can remember with local and international organisations (on farms, with marginalised social groups, at the local animal shelter, at my children's forest kindergarten...). I am also a workaway host.
I like plants, animals and people... and they usually like me back :)

I have plenty of love and care to give. Feeding and petting animals is a pleasure. And I don't mind shovelling manure or cleaning pet trays.
I will keep your plants alive and thriving.

Your home, animals and plants will be in good hands with me and my children.

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Slovak: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
German: Beginner

More details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Eco Projects

Languages

Babysitting and creative play

Gardening

Teaching

Hospitality/Tourism

General Maintenance

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

Art Projects

Charity Work

DIY and building projects

Being an elderly companion

More details about your skills

SOCIAL SKILLS:
- I have strong communication skills: listening actively, asking relevant questions, providing feedback... Useful to avoid misunderstandings and to meet your expectations as a host.
- I have extensive experience in interacting with people from different backgrounds, forming and being part of teams.
- I am hardworking and I get a lot of satisfaction from completing a project and pleasing others.

VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE:
leading workcamps, DIY help, childcare, petsitting, sawing and chopping wood, walking shelter dogs, painting, WOOFing, selling organic produce at markets, street fundraising, archaeological digs, cleaning, interacting with hostel guests, organising activities for Roma children and differently-abled people, taking care of farm animals, picking rubbish, gardening (planting, watering, weeding, harvesting, using a lawn-mower and a strimmer)...

CURRENTLY:
I am worldschooling my two children.
Adam likes building (dens, electric and water circuits). Anna loves stones, stickers and making bread. They are both trilingual with Spanish, French and Slovak.

PAST JOBS:
- Teachers' mentor for the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
- Language school owner
- Teachers' coach (Berlitz)
- Foreign language teacher and examiner (Cambridge IGCSE)
- Trainee researcher (Spanish National Research Council)
- Freelance translator (non-profit sector: NGOs and public institutions)
- School administrator and sports leader (Ardmore language schools)

FORMAL EDUCATION:
- French Baccalaureate, Colbert de Torcy highschool, Sablé-sur-Sarthe, France
- Ba in Hispanic Philology, University of Granada, Spain
- Volunteering Management, Ministry of Education, Slovakia
+ Courses in foreign language teaching

Age

42

What else ...

I play theatre.
I know how to interact with neurodiverse people.
I LIKE:
- Sunrises and sunsets.
- Theatre and literature.
- Languages and linguistics.
- Arts and crafts with recycled items.
- Outdoor activities in natural surroundings.
- Food, with a preference for fruit and vegetables.
- Popular manifestations in general: proverbs, folkloric music and dance, rural festivities...
- And most of all, I like to laugh!

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  Special dietary requirements