Verena & Joshua

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Activities we are interested in:

We are interested in sustainable living, farming, animal welfare, childcare and teaching. Looking to incorporate more purpose, community and nature into our lives.

Description

We are a couple currently living at the North Carolina Coast, and considering relocating to a more rural area with more community, culture and nature. We enjoy travel, and are interested in volunteering as a way to support sustainable projects, explore new areas and meet interesting, like minded people. Josh is a trained apiculturist/field biologist with a well rounded, practical skill set. He has done construction, landscaping, commercial fishing, beekeeping, forestry, (organic) farming and marine conservation, among many other things. He has a natural talent for working with animals, and has rehabbed and raised many native, domestic and exotic species. We have both traveled, and I grew up in the Caribbean on a historic plantation and eco-retreat center; www.balenbouche.com. I also host workawayers, and I still work remotely for the family business and travel back regularly. I enjoy manual labor and am good at organizing and problem solving. As a tourism business owner I have done a bit of everything - management, reservations and marketing, housekeeping, maintenance, cooking, guest relations, event planning, gardening and farming. I have a degree in Economics and International Development, and am very passionate about teaching kids, and living more sustainably.

Interests

Hiking

Plant care

Pets

Nature

Politics / Social justice

Yoga / Wellness

Sustainability

Outdoor activities

Charity work

Gardening

Farming

Culture

Books

Animals

Languages

Languages spoken
German: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I can teach German, and I am open to teaching and learning some French and Spanish.

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:  

Being an elderly companion

Charity Work

Art Projects

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Creative DIY projects

Light maintenance

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Able to teach about:  

Light gardening

Babysitting and creative play

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

Languages

Teaching

More details about your skills

We are both good communicators and problem solvers. Josh is very tidy, responsible and organized. Living in a developing country has made us both even more open minded, resilient, flexible and resourceful.

Age

49 & 52

What else ...

I enjoy practicing yoga and working with children, I run my own business and I built my own website. Josh and I don't have children, but enjoy spending time with my nephew. Josh is a boat captain and a sailor.

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  Allergies
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  Special dietary requirements
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