Stephanie

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Description

Hello there!! 😺
My name is Stéphanie and I come from France.
When I get the opportunity I grab my bag pack and I sneak out of my country to volunteer overseas wherever nice projects can take me.

I did my first volunteering in 2017 and it was such an AMAZING 3 month experience!!I worked with an Italian shepherd and a mob of 17 goats in the mountains, simple life, basic confort, wildlife…No words to describe it, kind of a revelation 💘💘💘
It may sound cliché but where I feel in the right place on Earth is when I'm surrounded by nature, living a simple life and rolling up my sleeves. So I turned into a serial volunteer ahahah 🤣🤣

I spent a year in Australia where I worked and volunteered on organic farms through Wwoofing (veggies, essential oils and a sheep farm) and loved it so much!! I also worked for accomodation doing housekeeping in a hostel and a cabin resort in the Daintree rainforest.
Last year I travelled for 6 months in Europe and helped on a boat in Spain and in a dogs shelter in Greece for 2 months. Looooove dogs and cats and all the animals so a big piece of my heart belongs to them.
Last winter I spent 2 months volunteering in the Lofoten, Norway, at an incredible, magical, fairy tale hostel.

Well my trips and my volunteering have been so fulfilling -in some aspects more than most of my regular jobs- that I want to keep on that track. So many special people, ways of living and thinking, philosophy and meaningful projects that inspired me a lot. Things that I unfortunately don't get to know in my daily city life.

So to make it short I would like to help places where I can get close to nature, learn anything and everything!! And why not to share what I’ve already learned (farming, teaching languages, animal care, hospitality skills…). As I consider myself a hard worker chameleon I'm happy to adapt to what the jobs require; getting dirty, handling strong smells or working at dawn for example are not downsides to me but oddly enough give me joy!!

So looking forward to do it again!!

Xoxoxo

🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

Interests

Languages spoken

English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Portuguese: Beginner

Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Charity Work

Eco Projects

DIY and building projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

Life at a Farmstay

Helping around the house

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Able to teach about:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Animal Care

Languages

Teaching

Hospitality/Tourism

More details about your skills

Animal care
Fencing, harvesting, mulching etc
Mustering sheep
Milking goats
Sewing (a little bit)
Teaching languages
Cooking
Performing (theatre)
Hospitality skills

Age

36

What else ...

I'm very easy going (not kidding!)
I think I’ve got a good sense of humour (not humble but not kidding either!)
Nature is my drug so I try to escape from big cities as much as possible
I cherish isolated places where I can hike, watch sunrises, sunsets, stars, the moon, the wildlife
Love diving (advanced water certification)
I lived for 4 years in Spain waitressing in restaurants, it was a lot of fun
I have got a master degree in languages and insurance. I worked for insurance companies but I realized it was not for me
My last job: front desk receptionist in a hotel/hostel in Paris. I like the traveller vibe and make people feeling at home (not a fan of party hostels though)

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  No

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  Special dietary requirements
  Vegetarian