Tessa

From: Netherlands

Account Type
Individual account
Travelling to
United Kingdom
Travel dates
14/12/2012 - 31/03/2112
Nº of Facebook friends
200
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My status
Travelling
Description
Hello,
I will try to give you a short impression of who I am and what I've been up to the last few years:
Until the age of 17 I lead a very disciplined life studying contemporary dance in Rotterdam, but because of ongoing knee injuries I had to give that up all together, after which I left Holland to go and travel, with an idea to go and live in a commune in the South of Spain, which I did, but after several months it was time to move on. Many beautiful trips followed.

The past few years I've been studying permaculture and ancestral living skills in as many ways I can think of. I´m a very practical person, not too much of a talker, but so far I've very much enjoyed being with the people I got to meet by using Workaway.
Feel free to ask me anything :D
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Teaching
More details about your skills
Skills to offer:
Growing food
Woodcarving
Animal processing, hide tanning
Sewing/making clothes
Straw bale building/cob building
Cooking
Beekeeping
Harvesting and using plant fibers.
A bit of teaching (used to be a dance teacher)
Permaculture design (in the process)
Composting
Wool spinning and felting, knitting, etc.
Primitive pottery
Carpentry (I helped build a 20 metre long catamaran)

Things I would like to know more about:
Taking care of animals such as sheep, chickens, goats, donkeys and horses
Cheesemaking
Working stones and bones
Weaving techniques
I would love to help build a round hut
Buckskin sewing
Recognising and using wild plants, and wild tending techniques
Hunting
Plantcare in general
Preserving foods
Shooting with bow an arrow

------ And a million other things that interest me really :D..
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
French: Beginner
Hebrew: Beginner
Age
116
Nationality
Dutch
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  No

Photos

Matavenero, Rainbowvillage in the mountains of Spain

The permaculture farm where I did a PDC in Spain

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22/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Tessa)

Tessa is a joyful creature to have around, with a warm smile and a good spirit. A highly resourceful young woman who appears keen to build an increasingly large and unique skill-set.

I'm looking forward to hosting Tessa again in the near future. I'm hoping she'll be back, ready to dive in with a helping hand, and a creative eye, on my next… read more

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07/06/2017

Left by Workawayer (Tessa) for host for (Enjoy living with a nearby ...)

I had a really good time at Laura's place, even though it was short (already had a flightticket booked). She is easygoing and very practical. I also very much enjoyed her dogs, the lake, the yurt and Talkeetna.

Thanks again Laura ;)

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05/06/2017

Left by host (Enjoy living with a nearby ...) for Workawayer (Tessa)

Tessa was brilliant. She got so much done... and she was given a very long list! She was very easy going and self directed. I enjoyed having her here.

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27/05/2017

Left by Workawayer (Tessa) for host for (Small subsistence farm in ...)

Dear, dear Ed and Evelyn, thank you again for having me stay with you. You guys made me feel right at home from the very first day on. Learned a lot, saw a lot, listened to many many of your stories ;) Feel so happy I made the decision to come up to Ruby, and can recommend it to anyone who feels he or she is up for something extraordinary. It was… read more

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27/01/2017

Left by Workawayer (Tessa) for host for (Learn about permaculture and ...)

I came to stay with Gal and Arel for a week and was very impressed by both of them. They are idealists, hard-working people and became good friends in this small amount of time.
On the farm there are several other people living, and when I was there, we were three volunteers, so we formed a nice group of people :)
Keep in mind that you might… read more

(Excellent )

10/01/2017

Left by host (Help us in a project that ...) for Workawayer (Tessa)

Tessa is the perfect choice for any host.
She is calm, fun, she knows how to take care of her self (and of my little daughters) and enjoys a good conversation.
She is very imaginative and skillfull, and doesn´t fear hard job.
During her stay with us, she helped david building the strawbalehouse, (hard work, always a smile in her face) and me… read more

(Excellent )

06/03/2016

Left by host (Help at an eco-friendly ...) for Workawayer (Tessa)

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