From: Martinique
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13/03/2017 - 12/03/2022
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DEAR HOSTS,
BEFORE READING MY PROFILE (AND CONTACTING ME), PLEASE NOTE:
I am EXCLUSIVELY interested in projects or endeavors involving permaculture (especially food forests/forest gardening and urban permaculture), natural & regenerative farming, syntropic farming, agroforestry, reforestation & afforestation, guerilla gardening, herbal medicine, acupressure massage, tea cultivation & production, natural building, pottery, holistic practices and artistic activities, bushcraft, primitive skills, ancestral knowledge, ocean conservation or sailing – as I would like to learn and share more about these subjects. Thank you for your understanding.
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➡️ WHO AM I
Hi, I'm Rafa! 👋
I'm a 27-years-old green pirate from Martinique, a beautiful French island located in the Caribbean.
I'm on a journey to reinvent my life and myself.
I've been traveling and volunteering since April 2017 (mainly in Europe and Asia so far) as I'm driven by a desire to enrich my knowledge and get more inspiration about permaculture (I took a certified Permaculture Design Course in March 2018), natural farming, agroforestry, natural building and sustainable/regenerative ways of living among other things. The end goal would be to set up my own project back in Martinique while making a significant impact around my community and aiming for a simple life in harmony with Gaia.
➡️ MY INTERESTS
I'm particularly interested in learning more about:
– Permaculture, natural, regenerative and syntropic farming (+ ancillary activities like agroforestry, biodynamics, beekeeping, mushroom cultivation, herbal medicine, …)
– Natural building (adobe, straw-bale, bamboo, stone, earthbag houses, domes, kerterre)
– Environmental sustainability
– Self-sufficiency
– Alternative ways of living and consuming
– Low-tech
– Bushcraft, primitive skills & ancestral knowledge
– Rewilding
– Green activism
– Holistic practices
I cultivate other interests, specifically in the artistic/creative field such as:
– Writing poetry: I created a literary project called "Le vagabond bleu" where I share haikus since January 2016. Feel free to check my work at www.levagabondbleu.fr if you're interested.
– Playing music: I'm a happy owner of bamboo Native American flute that I love bringing to life when I play it. You can check my work at www.soundsofwaoma.com
– Reading books: I usually read about many different subjects such as permaculture, philosophy, spirituality, psychology, ect. My Kindle is never far away.
– Leading Gong fu cha (the Chinese art of serving tea) sharing/drinking sessions and formally informal ceremonies: I'm always eager to serve tea to friends and fellow human beings that I meet along the way. It's also a way for me to bring my mind to the present moment and put the others before myself while dissolving a bit of my ego in every cup that I serve. Feel free to follow my tea journey here: www.instagram.com/aboutleavesandclouds/
I'm currently re-learning Spanish (and started to explore Mandarin) and practicing meditation (zuowang) + yoga (asana sequences) on a daily basis. These days, I'm also trying to learn acupressure massage, something that I would like to combine with traditional Caribbean herbal medicine in the future. Physical, mental and spiritual health is indeed an important part of my life. I try to eat local food as much as possible. I'm pescatarian (vegetarian eating fish), I don't smoke and I don't drink alcohol.
➡️ WHY I WANT TO TRAVEL AND WHERE
My main goal at the moment is to learn more – through volunteering experiences, people, and places – about permaculture (and other related interests) in a theoretical and practical way as I envision to set up my own project back in Martinique. I took a certified PDC (Permaculture Design Course) and NBC (Natural Building Course) in Thailand in March 2018 as I wanted to enrich my knowledge.
I try to cultivate a certain open-mindedness by staying a curious person since learning is a solid habit of mine, always looking for ways to improve myself, help others, and broaden my horizons every day. That's also why I want to travel in order to:
– Experience new cultures, ways of life and points of view ;
– Embrace uncharted waters ;
– Meet and help all kinds of fellow living beings ;
– Share and receive all kinds of knowledge (being like a sponge).
Regarding my travel itinerary:
So far, I already had the opportunity to volunteer in Europe (Sicily, Spain, Portugal) and to help within organic farms, permaculture projects, alternative communities and other environmental/social endeavors around Asia (Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea). The next step would be to make my way to Hawaii, then South & Central America, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. However, I give myself a margin of flexibility while embracing the uncertainty of the future.
Most of my Workaway experiences have been positive so far and I hope that I could be useful to you and that you'll be willing to welcome me and count me as your friend.
Looking forward to meeting you! 😉
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Charity Work
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Permaculture, farming, natural building, arts (poetry, music, gong fu cha), general maintenance, online marketing, computer-related tasks
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Chinese (Mandarin): Beginner
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French
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Vegetarian (Pescatarian)
