Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
Travelling
Activities i am interested in:
Currently travelling on a bicycle.
Description
Hi, my name is Stefano and I was born and raised in a small village in Verona, Italy, where I spent the firsts 34 years of my life. In the end of 2010 I moved to London where I lived, studied and worked for about five years. I left London in 2016 and since then I've been travelling most of the time. During this time I lived and worked also in Vietnam for about a year and in other countries for shorter time.
I've been travelling by many means: backpacking, by motorcycle (in Vietnam and around Europe), by foot pulling a cart with all my stuff (in Taiwan), by bicycle (16.000 km through 14 countries from Italy to India on my very first bike trip), and more.
Now I'm currently travelling by bicycle in search of connections, knowledge and making experiences in a more sustainable way of living and perhaps find a piece of land to buy, where to live self sufficiently.
Some people often say about me that I can do or repair everything. That's not true as there are many things I want to learn but I believe I have a good bunch of skills.
I started working at age 16 in the engineering sector in Italy and I've done it for 19 years, mostly in the family business where I worked in any possible field within the company; in London I started working as help kitchen and I soon ended up being the head of the pastry team; in Vietnam I worked as English teacher for kids (I'm not a teacher but I got TEFEL/TESOL certificate). Occasionally, when I go back to Italy, I work as car mechanic, more for learning than anything else, as I have a thing for vintage cars. During my travels, by volunteering, I learned more skills in construction but I definitely would like to learn more. I grew up in the countryside surrounded by farms and, as kid, the fields were my playground but only in the past two years I put myself into growing food and it's a thing that I'm working on as I'm interested in learning more about sustainable agricolture.
My goals now are creating more connections with people who live a low impact life and to acquire more knowledge about permaculture and skills that will help me to live in a more sustainable way on my own piece of land or in a community.
Thanks for reading. If you wish to know more, please, don't esitate to ask.
My motto:
If you do good things, good things will happen.
Interests
Technology
Politics / Social justice
Events & social
Adventure sports
Yoga / Wellness
Videography
Van life
Sustainability
Self development
Plant care
Photography
Outdoor activities
Nature
Languages
Mountain
History
Hiking
Gardening
Fitness
Farming
DIY & crafts
Cycling
Culture
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Camping
Architecture
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateMore details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Languages
More details about your skills
Permaculture, maintenance and restoration, DIY projects, carpentry, gardening, video editing & photography, cooking, mechanic, management, counter, driving
Age
48
What else ...
I am a reliable and responsible person as my whole working career is been about learning skills, attention to details and big responsibilities.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Feedback
, that's the name of the farm, it's all about people. I met people from all over the world, sharing not just the work but the free time too. We organised the Christmas and New Year's Eve party and it was… read more
There is a variety of tasks to do there and I could choose according with my skills.
I would definitely recommend Joanna
Over two weeks he did so many things around the house and was always willing and great company.
Stefano helped me design and build a perfect outdoor kitchen area and mended all number of faulty machines!
Thank you so much Stefano, we are all hugely grateful for your help and skills, particularly the chocolate mousse… read more
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Feedback
, that's the name of the farm, it's all about people. I met people from all over the world, sharing not just the work but the free time too. We organised the Christmas and New Year's Eve party and it was… read more
There is a variety of tasks to do there and I could choose according with my skills.
I would definitely recommend Joanna
Over two weeks he did so many things around the house and was always willing and great company.
Stefano helped me design and build a perfect outdoor kitchen area and mended all number of faulty machines!
Thank you so much Stefano, we are all hugely grateful for your help and skills, particularly the chocolate mousse… read more
The work I've done there was mainly maintenance of the property and I loved it.
Nadine is a lovely woman and a great cook. She… read more
First of all, when you arrived first time, Ksawery was not here, and you help me with maintenance of this place so much that I couldn't imagine you could do better.
Stefano knows how to do anything. You don't have to guide him, he's very independent and experienced. He made great… read more
I loved so much this place that I went back a second time.
First of all Udabno itself is a special place. I didn’t feel at all that is a semi-abandoned place. Instead local people are numerous, friendly and genuine. It’s in the desert but a green one and there is so much life and nature there that I’m… read more
