Shaun & Laura

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Description

Hi, I'm Shaun. I'm an adventurous, energetic, outgoing, and hard-working 28 year old from sunny South Africa. I've been living the nomad life for the past 14 years, traveling the world, working on many exciting projects, meeting amazing people, and experiencing some spectacular and unique parts of this planet. From Africa to the Far East, I've built up a solid and varied set of skills. I've worked construction in Germany, taught English in China, and worked on creating a permaculture forest in Panama. I'm particularly interested in sustainable agriculture and Food-forests, as well as eco-tourism. I have a great love for animals, wild and not-so-wild. I'm currently learning Spanish. (Please see my mom, Laura's introduction, below)
Hi, I am Laura. I am an English native speaker from South Africa. I am an energetic adventurer who loves to travel and explore the world. Adventure runs through my veins. I have visited countries as diverse as Oman, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Sweden, Germany, Panama, Costa Rica and the Netherlands. I enjoy experiencing different cultures and I learned much during my travels. My passion is organic farming, permaculture, self-sufficiency, sustainability and the conservation of our resources and the well-being of our planet. I enjoy gardening and spending most of my time outdoors. I am friendly and easy to get along with. I love animals. I also enjoy learning new skills.I am a well organised person. I have worked in various environments: from secretarial work at embassies to managing the maintenance and upkeep of a guest farm and guest house in South Africa. I am also deeply interested in holistic, natural healing modalities. I'm currently learning German.

Interests

Languages spoken

Afrikaans: Fluent
English: Fluent
German: Intermediate

Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:  

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

Helping around the house

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

Helping with Computers/ Internet

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Able to teach about:  

Gardening

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Languages

More details about your skills

• Fast learner, swiftly pick up new skills in any field
• High Energy. Tired? Never heard of it.
• Photography: Spirited freelance photographer. Shot promotional images for wildlife resort hotel in South Africa.
• Farming: Knowledge of plants, experience in composting, organic fertilization, seedlings, soil control, weeding, non-harmful pest control, irrigation, etc.
• Landscaping: Patches of dry grass and rocks are merely vibrant garden spaces waiting to be born. Skilled with lawnmowers, machetes, edge-trimmers, etc.
• Construction: Strong shoulders! Heavy lifting, site clearing (skilled chainsaw operator), measurement, cement mixing, paving, tiling, painting, grinding, sawing, etc.
• Woodwork: Passionate carpenter in training. Basic experience in crafting frames, furniture, decks, containers. Eager to enhance carpentry and woodworking skills. Hammers, saws, and nails are just great to work with.
• Metalwork: Talent to turn any old scraps of metal into something useful with a grinder, a welder, and some good-old elbow grease. Recently constructed an easy-flip compost cage with old metal poles & mesh-wire.
• Improvisation: Learned to think quickly and critically to make creative use of available resources to efficiently accomplish any task at hand.
• Cooking: I enjoy cooking a wide variety of delicious, nourishing dishes. Collected many exotic recipes on my travels. Hummus expert. Smoothie specialist. Lasagna lover. Sushi artist. Pizza man. Panini pioneer.
• Cleaning: Ability to clean anything. No job too dirty.
• Animal care: Years of experience caring for dogs, cats, birds, fish, and everything in between. Washed cows, brushed horses, and kept the goats from the berries on the farm. Animals always treated with love and respect!
(Please scroll down to see my mom, Laura's skills)
Laura's skills:
Second level management: managing staff ; organizing and overseeing repairs and maintenance of guest and farm buildings; buying building materials;
Permaculture
Buying provisions
Gardening: planning, planting, upkeep
Photography
Secretarial and administration skills
Good organisational skills
Good at sourcing products
Team-player
Problem solving

Age

28 & 65

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
  No