Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
Travelling
Activities i am interested in:
ARGENTINA, Buenos Aires ,
My next destination:
Chile - from Dec 2024 until Apr 2025 View all
Description
I am very easy going, eating everything, drinking everything, have no allergies, no medicine, have total immunity from covid, are a totally healthy.
Brought up in a family farm and have long experienced with horses, cows, dogs, cats, sheep, Used to work hard with what ever needs to be done on a Swedish farm.
I have also 3 months workaway experience of working in an Estanzia in Argentina and 3 months in a quarterhorsefarm in Spain and a 3month in Hungary and 4 months in Chile, also a month in Bulgaira and Slovenia.
Can drive tractors, using chainsaw, also howe to maintain fences and a lots of gardening.
I also have a lot of experience with working with people since i have been working in sales shops in different kind of areas. I am used to working up to 16hours when its needed, but ofc prefer to work 5.
For me its the farming a lifestyle, i am not used to count the hours.
My base are in Lisbon ( Portugal) But also visiting Asturias and Ibiza(Spain) very often, in the winter i go to Latin-America, Mexico-Argentina-Chile. Moved from Sweden 2019.
Looking for a place to work as long as it's needed, but prefer to have a chance to stay from June 2025 to sept- october 2025 in Europe.
I am single, being married and happily divorced, no kids, no pets, but a huge family in Sweden, Malta and US.
I speak English and Swedish, understand a little Spanish.
// Jan
Interests
Cooking & food
Writing
Outdoor activities
Plant care
Photography
Pets
Nature
Music
Farming
Gardening
History
Events & social
Dancing
Culture
Blogging
Books
Carpentry
Art & design
Architecture
Animals
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Swedish: FluentMore details about my language interests
Spanish, Portugis
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Some knowledge of:
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Eco Projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Being an elderly companion
Able to teach about:
Charity Work
More details about your skills
Living with horses in 50years, i am also used to handle dogs, cats, cattle, sheep.
Can drive tractors and trucks.
i can handle Chainsaw as well as some carpenting
Good fisherman, as well knowing some about haunting .
Knowing some howe to cook food.
Knowing howe to use some kind of IT and pcprograms.
Have been working a lot in stores, meeting people of all cultures.
Speaks English, Swedish.
Loves to learn more and improving skills .
I am in Argentina agust to December 2024 and in Chile from December 24-april 2025.
Age
57
What else ...
I play all kind of cards, chess, backgammon and always love to learn more.
Loving live music of all kinds, unfortunately not playing any instrument.
I am totally in love of horses, dogs and cats.
I have a huge interests in antiques, arts and history aswell as birds, animals and butterflies.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
noSpecial dietary requirements
NO
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The workawayers have a room each in a barack that we share with the other workers in the daytime, with a shower and toilet in the house and also in the neighbourhouse if needed.
There is… read more
There is 2 sweet horses , the young gelder is very childish and have to be worked slowly , but a very nice horse. The older mare is an amazing horse. There is very nice ridingtracks if you look around, dont need to ride the roads much. There is 2 dogs ,… read more
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The workawayers have a room each in a barack that we share with the other workers in the daytime, with a shower and toilet in the house and also in the neighbourhouse if needed.
There is… read more
There is 2 sweet horses , the young gelder is very childish and have to be worked slowly , but a very nice horse. The older mare is an amazing horse. There is very nice ridingtracks if you look around, dont need to ride the roads much. There is 2 dogs ,… read more
Landscape is amazing with lovely fields full of herbs and flowers and magnific forests of oak and book.
The family is very sweet, and the food is very good with awesome dinners.
The horses are very sweet , curious and… read more
I took care of feeding the horses, cleaning the stables, and put a lot of time in working with the bushes and olive trees. The cottage i… read more
The owners- Maria and Martin are amazing people, seriously taking care of workawayers , trying with effort to make the stay as pleasant as possible. The food is great, with asados a couple of days a week, fresh fruit, and whatewer you need, you can ask for or buy yourself,… read more