Pauline

Belgium
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Hello ! I'm Pauline (woman, 20 years old) and I study geography in Belgium. I already did a wwoofing in Norway and this summer I had a workaway in Denmark, and will probably go back in the North next summer. Some infos about me :

With about 10 other students I am part of a project around "voluntary simplicity" (sounds better in French I promise) wich aims to raise awarness (among the student population) on how consuming and frantinc our society is and that we can't keep going like that. We mainly work on 3 axes : alternative way of life (in community and/or in eco-habitat), figth against overconsumption and well-being (on a mental point of view). We live together in a student accomodation and share almost all the food, we eat together and have a weekly meeting to discuss our project. Being part of this project taught me to work in team, to organize small events, to settle conflicts in a communicative approach and to slow down in life.

This lead me to experience, love and learn about community life, and that's someting I'd like to deepen : we're all students, living in a relatively small city with a big majority of student and I'm curious to see the difference in a more rural context or with families and how each person manages their personnal and communal time. Maybe I can also share some of my learnings !

I've been vegetarian for a year and I sometimes cook for my vegan friends but I still lack recipes ideas and knowledge so I would love to learn more about plant-based diet and nutrition.

I started meditating but I lack consistency so I'd love to be in place that encourages me into that and to learn practices to move and listen to my body, such as yoga.

I'd like to surround myself with people that are aware of the current state of the world, the environmental and social crisis we're going through and to get the chance to discuss subjects like eco-feminism, anticapitalism, alternative living, what we can do to resist. I know that I still have a lot of things and internalized prejudices to deconstruct but I consider myself to be an open minded person and willing to try seeing things from another perspective.

Recently I started doing origami and embroidery and it would be really nice to get a chance to develop this artistic side?
Interests
Farming
Outdoor activities
LGBTQ
Pets
Performing arts
Art & design
Cooking & food
Self development
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Politics / Social justice
Charity work
Languages
Books
DIY & crafts
Animals
Hiking
Nature
Yoga / Wellness
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Beginner
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Art Projects
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Some knowledge of:
Charity Work
Eco Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Animal Care
Life at a Farmstay
More details about your skills
I can help in the kitchen if I'm given instructions (it seems like I have very weird taste and my friends often don't like what I cook for myself so I think it's best for you if I don't have to improvise a recipe).

I rode horses for many years when I was a child and I still help at the stables and volunteered on a farm last year so I can help with basic stable/farm work such as easy fixing fences, cleaning buckets, preparing food,...

I can help in the garden or in the house (cleaning, tidying up,...) but I'd prefer not to spend most of my time on that (but I can help if necessary !)

I'm a fast learner so I can help with a lot of things and adapt, I would love learn more about repairing things.
That being said I don't tolerate sun and heat very well so I would appreciate if most of my work could be done in the shadow. I'm not the fittest person on earth so I avoid lifting heavy things (it doesn't mean that I can't do manual labor though) and climbing rooves or ladders (fear of heights and don't feel very safe)
Age
20
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  I once had a small allergic reaction to ribwort plantain. I'm very sensitive to spicy food.
- Special dietary requirements
  I am vegetarian

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29 Aug 2025

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Pauline stayed with us at Kunja for a full month in the summer of 2025, and we couldn’t have asked for a better workawayer. She brought a great mix of independence, curiosity, and reliability, and quickly became a trusted part of our community life.

She handled a wide variety of tasks – from organizing, painting, gardening and cleaning – always… read more

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29 Aug 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Immerse yourself in the ...)

I stayed 1 month in Kunja and I absolutely LOVED it, I felt part of the community and I could actually consider coming back here in the future !

The work was light (only 4 hours 4 days a week, that's amazing !) and I really felt like on vacation. I could manage my hours as I wanted, moving them on another day, working when I felt like it. Almost… read more every day was different and the the work was varied, from moving strawberries in the garden, painting a bathroom to cleaning the main house or organizing shelves. They were able to accomodate my needs ( for exemple I attract horse flies so much, and I asked not to work near the lake, wich was absolutely not a problem) and as time went by I got more independence to the point that people came up to me when they had questions about what was happening in the common house ahah. In the end I was the last workawayer of the season and I almost felt like they had to search jobs for me so I think I left at the perfect time.

I stayed in a wooden caravan wich was maybe not the most cosy but as I mainly stayed in the main house, the workawayer's hanging spot, that was not a problem. We always more than enough food and when we needed something they almost immediatly got it for us. The families did not always cook for us, though they did provide ingredients, but I don't mind cooking so that was not a problem for me. The kitchen is very clean and quite modern, and we were the only one using it, which made cooking a pleasure. I would say the only downside is that you don't eat with the families (but maybe it's because we were several workawayers, actually when I was alone I was invited to eat with one the families, and I get that it's a lot more work to host 3-4 people when you already have your own children) and even on communal meal you would only see 3-4 people actually eating with you. That being said we formed a nice group of 3-4 workawayers and we got along pretty well so I did not feel left out, we mostly stayed together but if I had been alone the whole time I would have gone to people a lot more, and when you come to them they are actually quite open and discuss their stories and how they got here, and they're always around looking after their kids so you actually have a lot of opportunities to talk with them.

When I was there they organized a retreat with a Mexican shaman and even though I didn't participate it was really enriching to hear the participant's experience and feel the vibe of the retreat. With the train you can easily go to Svendborg or Odense, but other than that there isn't that much to do around, you can also try hitchhiking to one the island, so I was glad to be part of a group so that could chat, play boardgames, regroup around the fire or even use the sauna (amazing !). When I was there, for a few days we were 3 people from the same town in Belgium so that was good coincidence and really funny !

I really enjoyed the 4 weeks I spend here, the people and the talks, the ecursions with the other workawayers, the independence, the trust and the chill vibe, the varied work, the environment (lake and trees all around) and the time I got to reflect on myself. Thank you Kunja for all these moments !

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