Nadine

Canada
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I am currently

Travelling

My next destination:
Guatemala
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Description

I am a Young, energetic, positive, multi-faceted 61 year old Canadian woman.

I am recently retired as the owner/manager of a construction related metal fabrication shop

Now I spend my time writing, encouraging and supporting women overe 50 - downsizing, decluttering and designing their retirement. Through my website and online presence as @soloshegoes. I also do group coaching in this realm.

I house sit internationally and am always looking for creative ways of living, traveling and finding fulfillment in my new retirement life.

I have done many, many things in my life - including cooking on a prawn trawler in Australia, being a flight attendant in Canada, financial sales for multi-national corporations (Caterpillar/GE), bartending, waitressing, and restaurant management as well.

I am also TEFL certified to teach English.

I love seafood, beer and good red wine (not necessarily together).

I love kite boarding, scuba diving, sailing, boating, walking, swimming, and watching movies!
I'm embarking on my first Camino in the spring of 2025!!

I love to work with business processes, social media, staff training, customer service, construction/maintenance projects and photography.

I can tend to your guests if needed, OR you and your business! (while you perhaps take a well deserved break???)
Interests

Technology

Beach

Hiking

Water sports

Carpentry

Self development

Languages

Sailing / Boating

Animals

Culture

Blogging

Adventure sports
Languages spoken

English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:

Eco Projects

Some knowledge of:

Animal Care

Art Projects

Able to teach about:

Creative DIY projects

Light maintenance

Hospitality/Tourism

Charity Work

Languages

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Teaching

House & pet sitting
More details about your skills

Administrative, Computer, Writing, Social Media, Construction, Staff Management/Training, Business Management, Teaching
bartending, waitressing, client care
Age

63
What else ...

I'm very handy with basic construction and renovation experience. I also ran my own business for 20 years and would very much like to help small businesses with processes and operating procedures as well as leadership training and staff training.
I scuba dive, kiteboard and sail.
I'm about to embark on my first Camino this coming spring.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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2 Jul 2015

Left by host (Help welcome guests at our ...) for Workawayer ()

Hosting Nadine and Sam was a great asset for the hostel. Nadine made a fantastic work creating a system to organize our email account. Absolutely marvelous! She is like that: filled with suggestions that helped the business a lot. Sam was also very very helpful. They both managed to go an extra mile for our guests, making everyone feeling welcomed … read more

(Excellent )

24 Jun 2015

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help welcome guests at our ...)

My 16 year old son and I stayed here for one month and it will definitely go down as one of the highlights of our year long 'Epic Adventure'. Brian and Val were great and open to ideas and suggestions. The hostel/house itself is beautiful and perfectly suited for large communal dinners and fun movie nights. The evening shift work was a breeze. … read more

(Excellent )

29 Jun 2015

Left by host for Workawayer ()

Wow, what a force of nature Nadine is! If you want something done, she's your woman. From organising to sniffing out projects and getting them completed, she's on it. Together with her very well brought up and charming son they make a great workaway 'booking'

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24 Jun 2015

Left by Workawayer () for host (English pub, Somerset ...)

My 16 year old son and I spent a week on this beautiful island. It was a bit of a challenge getting any real projects initiated as materials were not readily available. There was only one other volunteer on the island at the time, so it was rather quiet, but we did manage to move a lot of seaweed, the 'crop' of which was readily replaced within … read more

(Good )

19 Apr 2015

Left by host for Workawayer ()

¿Qué puedo decir de Nadine y Sam?
Realmente quiero creer que tengo muy buena suerte !!!!!!
Vinieron como voluntarios y pasaron un mes con nosotros y ya están en la familia!
Espero que todos los voluntarios sean como ellos !!!!!!!
Nadine me ayudó a crear el mayor número de procesos y gestión de trabajo que pudo en el mes de estancia y todavía … read more

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19 Apr 2015

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help out at the French ...)

My son and I spent 6 weeks at this beautiful resort! Jorge and Lorena were wonderful to work for! Our days were long when the hotel was full, but very rewarding as we were able to work on lots of interesting projects relating to business, staff and customer service management processes (in my world THAT's fun!!)...They treated us like family, … read more

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