Jay

Travel information

I am currently

Description

After spending a year trying out the 9 to 5 lifestyle, I'm returning to my love of travel and a life filled with adventure. I have plans to work as a river raft guide this summer and my raft guide school starts in mid April.

This past winter I took to the challenge of navigating the lake ice of Champlain, sled packing up snow covered mountains in New Hampshire, and burning through books while cuddled up in my apartment. As much as I've enjoyed this, I'm ready to leave winter behind and spend my time contributing to community, meeting new people, and helping with various projects as I make my way south to North Carolina!

So far through workaway I've:
- Housesat for two different folks (can give ya their contact info upon request)
- Taken care of winter farm chores such as feeding/water chickens, ducks, sheep, and goats
- Mucked out a frozen goat pen
- Helped carry to and from hay lofts
- helped wrangle goats as they got their hooves trimmed
- put in vole guards around saplings
- Babysat for a fort loving 3 year old and helped out with a 7 month old
- Cleared invasive species
- performed trail maintenance
- walked some high energy dogs
- Cooked some awesome dinners
- Cleaned up after other folks made awesome dinners

Interests

Cycling

Adventure sports

Hitchhiking

Yoga / Wellness

Sustainability

Self development

Plant care

Performing arts

Outdoor activities

Nature

Mountain

Languages

LGBTQ

Hiking

Gardening

Farming

Culture

DIY & crafts

Events & social

Cooking & food

Art & design

Camping

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I can't say that I've retained a lot of my French, but I'd be happy to share what I can remember.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Art Projects

Charity Work

Eco Projects

Hospitality/Tourism

General Maintenance

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Some knowledge of:  

Languages

Gardening

DIY and building projects

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping with Computers/ Internet

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Able to teach about:  

Helping around the house

House & pet sitting

More details about your skills

I've worked primarily in education, but know my way around a wood shop and am familiar with construction sites. I spent a couple months working as a volunteer community garden coordinator and have done extensive gardening. While I haven't done a lot of work with livestock farming, I've "animal sat" for a homestead and helped at a silvo-pasture oriented farm education center. I have a growing interest is drawing and painting and a lifelong interested in hearing and sharing stories.

Age

26

What else ...

I have a car and will be traveling with a 12 by 10 trailer

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  Wasps, and unfortunately, quinoa :(

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  Special dietary requirements
  I can't eat quinoa