Suvi

Travel information

I am currently

Description

Hello hello!

I'm Suvi from Finland and I decided to go on a trip. Yes, after graduating from a University of Applied sciences with a Degree from Sustainable development last autumn, and then staying on a my old job, I decided to take a trip. For about three months, 'cause who knows when I get to have this chance again. I have travelled for longer periods before but that was some time ago. So, this is kinda exciting, going on my own again.

I am passionate about sustainability, nature, conservation, animals and equality, just to mention some. I like living in smaller towns opposed to big cities, being around animals and staying in the forest which is a good place to breathe. Nature does a have way of calming you down and putting things into perspective. I like history, museums, making puzzles, solving puzzles (trying to be kinda DIY-type person), excercising, reading books and doing sudokus.

What I am looking forward from this trip is exploring new places in the nature, meeting new people, learning new skills and just learning to get by. I have done Workaway on my previous travels and I had really good experiences before, so I came back to it. I really am looking forward to this trip and maybe I am putting too much pressure on it to be great, but come on trip with warts and all. :)

Interests

Sustainability

Nature

Hiking

History

Culture

Books

Camping

Animals

Languages spoken

English: Fluent
Finnish: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Swedish: Beginner

Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Eco Projects

Gardening

DIY and building projects

Life at a Farmstay

General Maintenance

House sitting

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Some knowledge of:  

Animal Care

Helping around the house

More details about your skills

I have a degree in Sustainable Development and in the future I especially would like to work in a field that focuses on circular economy or diodiversity, but is is an interesting field with many interesting aspects.

I have worked as a cleaner for several years, especially cleaning households. I have had different kind of cleaning places from very clean to very dirty places, and I have basically seen and smelled everything. Just to say, I doubt there is anything that I wouldn't do.

I love working with animals. I am usually the person people ask as a dogsitter. I worked in a wildlife center in Belgium several years ago. We mainly handled birds; like in the summer we treated younglins and in the winter we had some oiled birds. I have also worked in a doggy-day care and an animal shop. I also started doing some volunteer work with animals around where I live.

When my dad build our summer cottage, I helped around there too with whatever easy task I could, like painting, carrying things...

I like working outside, doing physical work and I would especially like to do my Workaways in farms. There I could do handywork and take care of animals. Like one of my previous experiences I did on a farm in Germany, where they had several horses, and I basically mucked out, and I liked it. I would be helpful around the farm doing odd-jobs, helping around and maybe learning a skill or two. I would like to learn about permaculture, renovating, sustainable gardening and just about any practical handywork you can learn. I hope to get to do some dirty work, because I'm bringin my wellies. :)

Age

35

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
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  Special dietary requirements
  Wheat has started to cause some issues with my digestion, so I prefer to avoid eating products that contain wheat, especially bread and pasta.