From: Germany
Individual account
France, Portugal
17/02/2019 - 12/05/2019
After living in Leipzig/germany for 13 years, I decided to leave this hypecity last year for doing some workaway in Portugal and now i am back on the track, escaping the winter and also looking for a piece of land somewhere. Dont know yet exactly about my future plans, but Portugal could be my choice.
What did I do the last 12 years in Leipzig? I moved here to finish my education as a so called Heilerziehungspfleger, which is more or less an educator, but more specialized in working with mentally and physical disabled persons of all ages. After finishing that, I was working for 2 years in a Kindergarten with kids (2-7 years old).
Then I got an job offer for running the booking, night management etc. in a music club called „Distillery“. I loved this job a lot as i had enough freedom in creating an interesting program, ranging from parties to workshops. But after 4 years it was quite difficult to push borders any further, so I decided to leave and travel South America for half a year.
After being back in Leipzig, I was working in a venue which was a bikeshop by day and music bar by night. Was called Dr. Strangelove and thats whats it exactly felt like :D But was fun anyways.
At the same time I got self-employed and had different jobs, like building shelfs for OBI, which is a big supermarket company for hardware here. I was also helping out a friend in his workshop with my basic skills and we have built custom made items for fairs for example.
And inbetween, I tried to manage to travel as often as possible.
As you can see, I am quite versatile and i guess also a bit curious ;) I am not a specialist in any of these things, but I can fulfill my tasks properly and some of them pretty good. Its always fun and interesting at the same time to learn something new, even if its sometimes a challenge. But thats what I love about this variety of jobs ….
Maybe important thing to know for you: I don’t have a drivers license. I was never in need of it and all you need in Leipzig is a bike.
My English is quite ok, although I feel kind of lost sometimes when I meet people from Manchester :D
French and Spanish are super basic, you could also say not really existing. But I can understand a little.
So why Work Away. For me it would be the perfect start for my adventure as I already mentoined above. I saved some money, but its not enough to make a living for long term and I also would like to learn portuguese step by step, without being under pressure or stressed. And of course thats a good way to get to know the country a little more, to get some more insights in new jobs, and last but not least meeting good people.
I tried to keep it short and simple, sometimes my applications feel like writing a book. If you have any further questions, just let me know. And of course it would be super cool to have some Skype or whatever ..
Gardening
Building
Elderly Companion
General Maintenance
Farmstay
Help with Eco project
Help in the house
Helping with Tourists
Charity work
Other
Nothing too special. As i wrote in my description, i did couple of different jobs in my career and i am open to learn some new skills! But to make a quick summary:
- Organisation (all kind of stuff, when i was working in a club i did the promotion, night managment of the club, managing the travels of the artists etc. )
- My handicraft skills are basic, but i am pretty much ok with working hard! If you give me a proper introduction, i should be able to manage a lot of tasks
- Customer Service
english, german
35
german
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
no
Special dietary requirements
no
