Sarah

Germany
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I am currently
Travelling
My next destination:
Faroe Islands
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Description
I am a phd student in Scandinavian Studies at Bonn University, Germany, with the focus on German and Northern European Children's Literature. I grew up in a 3000 inhabitant village in the Rhine region. Ever since I was a child I loved animals and nature and love to read and travel. After completing my studies (BA and MA) and one year of teaching German at the University of Helsinki, Finland, I would love to experience some more places and countries and thus broaden my international/intercultural skills, language skills and most of all working skills beside writing my phd. My father is a mechanic, so I do not come from an academic family, and despite being a tiny (156cm) and skinny young lady, I have great respect for all kinds of physical work. Which is why I would like to acquire some practical working skills beside my academic life.
I am happy that through workaway I found a platform to connect with people and animals all over the world! :D
Interests
Nature
Camping
Yoga / Wellness
Van life
Charity work
Farming
Gardening
Animals
Pets
Languages
DIY & crafts
Writing
Books
Music
Cooking & food
Vegetarian or vegan
Culture
Plant care
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Some knowledge of:
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Language practice
Teaching
More details about your skills
I have worked as a shop assistant in a chocolate shop, so I am used to take care of custormers, I also worked as a free-lance teacher for German and Swedish (on and off) for 7 years, as a student assistant at my University department I used to do everyday office work and also organized some events such as a conference. I grew up on the village and loved animals ever since, so even though I do not have a professional background in this area, I feel comfortable taking care of animals. I used to help out a little on a farm when I was a child (so no expertise, but I love to do it). I enjoy baking and people say I am good at it :)
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Finnish: Fluent
Sami: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
French: Beginner
Age
35
Nationality
German
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  Penecillin, Kiwis (the fruits), some dog and cat breeds
- Special dietary requirements
  allergic to dairy (asthma)

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29/11/2018

Left by host (Help in and around the house ...) for Workawayer (Sarah)

We had a lot of fun with Sarah. She fit right into our family. We enjoyed her company, her help and her input. She is easy going, hard working, responsible and works independently. Sarah helped us in house and garden and with preparing for the Christmas market. It's only a shame that she could not stay until the fair to see all the hard work come… read more

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28/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sarah) for host for (Help in and around the house ...)

Staying at Peter and Brigitte's place was an amazing workaway experience! They open up their home and family for you and make sure you're having a good time and feeling comfortable. I especially enjoyed sampling Brigitte's baked goods at coffee breaks in the afternoon ;) The jobs were diverse, interesting and fun. I loved cleaning the bee boxes… read more

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10/11/2018

Left by host (Join our little farm in a ...) for Workawayer (Sarah)

It was a pleasure to host Sarah. She has been very helpful and every chores she had to do was done perfectly. She made sure she always did a good job.
Even Sarah was very quiet she got comfortable to share our family life.
We recommend Sarah without any hesitation.

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31/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sarah) for host for (Join our little farm in a ...)

What an experience! I stayed about two weeks with Pauline and Raoul and had an amazing time at their house. The tasks varied from day to day (with some daily chores) and were super interesting and fun. They adjusted my tasks to my skills, but also taught me new things (such as how to build a chicken coop and baking secrets ;) ). Their three girls… read more

(Excellent )

17/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sarah) for host for (Learn about sustainable ...)

I had the best time staying at Lorna's and Bill's place. They are two of the kindest People I have ever met with a great sense of humour. I loved the daily chores (taking care of the animals), but also the varying other tasks I got to do. Every day was different, so it was super interesting and fun. In between we had delicious lunches and dinners… read more

(Excellent )

15/10/2018

Left by host (Learn about sustainable ...) for Workawayer (Sarah)

Sarah was with us for just over 2 weeks but she became one of our family, taking care of the dogs, chickens, turkeys, lambs and of course our cats, and looking after us as well. You will be truly missed by all of us. We so enjoyed your sense of humour which you need around here, and our evenings watching history documentaries and taking about… read more

(Excellent )

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29/11/2018

Left by host (Help in and around the house ...) for Workawayer (Sarah)

(Excellent )

28/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sarah) for host for (Help in and around the house ...)

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10/11/2018

Left by host (Join our little farm in a ...) for Workawayer (Sarah)

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31/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sarah) for host for (Join our little farm in a ...)

(Excellent )

17/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sarah) for host for (Learn about sustainable ...)

(Excellent )

15/10/2018

Left by host (Learn about sustainable ...) for Workawayer (Sarah)

(Excellent )

29/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sarah) for host for (Help us on a farm school in ...)

I had the best experience at this place! From the moment I arrived everyone was overwhelmingly friendly and the team spirit is incredible. I had the chance to try many different things, but could also pick according to my own interests. I worked in gardening and animal chores most of the time, but also built a pig fence, which was super fun and… read more

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27/09/2018

Left by host (Help us on a farm school in ...) for Workawayer (Sarah)

Sarah just left our farm and she will be dearly missed! She is intelligent, hard working and so so so very nice. She was not afraid to get her hands dirty and try new things. She is an amazing and thoughtful team player and it was so wonderful to see her challenge herself to new "skill sets". My only disappointment was that I did not notice the… read more

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