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Description
I am Ton and want to introduce myself. I am just retired and have next to my voluntary work and hobbies time to spare. I would like to go abroad and experience how life is in small communities especially in a beautiful countryside. I also want to improve my English and German.
My favourite hobbies are cooking, hiking, horse riding, golf, bridge, fishing and also reading and going to the theatre/movies. I also love to play board games.
My voluntary work is about once a week cooking in a hospice for persons in their end of life. I also help people which have debts, in becoming financially self-supporting.
I am not scared of physical work, also in less favourite weather conditions. In the last years I renovated my own shower and repainted my own house and that of my girlfriend, both inside and outside. I am an early riser, mostly between six and half past six. Household tasks are no problem at all as I am living alone. I like to cook especially for my family and friends.
I started a grandma’s garden two years ago and find myself becoming more and more enthusiastic about it, despite the abundant presence of hungry snails. I would really like to learn more about organic gardening.
In my working life I was an information manager; the linking pin between the commercial business and the IT department. A lot of the conversations and writing was in English because of developers living in different parts of Europe. I really want to improve my English regarding normal day to day conversations, culture and politics.
I have a son and a daughter, both living on there own and a girlfriend . My girlfriend still has to work for the next couple of years, so i have to explore the world by my own.
I hope you got an impression of who I am, regards Ton
Interests
Art & design
Fitness
Sailing / Boating
Cycling
Self development
Movies & TV
Farming
Politics / Social justice
Events & social
Culture
Sustainability
Charity work
History
Plant care
Music
Languages
Cooking & food
Gardening
Carpentry
DIY & crafts
Books
Winter sports
Dancing
Beach
Adventure sports
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Mountain
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Beginner
French: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I would like to improve my English adn German
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Charity Work
Animal Care
Life at a Farmstay
Hospitality/Tourism
House sitting
Eco Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Helping around the house
General Maintenance
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Babysitting and creative play
Able to teach about:
Languages
Creating/ Cooking family meals
More details about your skills
I am not a professional cook but i can manage cooking for a group. I have been painting both inside and outside several houses in the last two years. I can do some carpentry and other small DIY tasks. Household tasks like washing, ironing etc are also no problem as i have been living alone with my two children for years.
Age
67
What else ...
I like to play boards games and card games with family and friends. Often we explore new games. Examples are risk, the settlers of catan, carthagena, ticket to ride but also a lot of games you can play with more then 4 persons like; Take 5, Dobble,
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Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
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Ole and Merlen made me feel welcome and appreciated the work done. Ole and i decided which things had to be done and i could decide for myself when to do it. There was a lot to do varying from painting to withwashing, dismantle canopies… read more
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Ole and Merlen made me feel welcome and appreciated the work done. Ole and i decided which things had to be done and i could decide for myself when to do it. There was a lot to do varying from painting to withwashing, dismantle canopies… read more
