From: Belgium
Individual account
Netherlands
07/07/2017 - 25/08/2020
Travelling
You are discovering the profile of Alfonso. It means noble and ready. Welcome! I was born in the flat Belgium (there isn't any mountain) with volcanic Italian roots. Calmed by the water of Mediterranean Sea.
I just came back from a world tour by bicycle I started on the 7.7.2017. I am willing to bring a part of the world to your project. This Journey is continuing. By your side if you like.
Before this rich experience, I was a student in civil engineering when my environmental and societal consciousness evolved. I became aware of the bad consequences of my lifestyle. I couldn't continue anymore. I became vegan and decided to join ecological communities in Berlin. I saved food from waste, offered it on the street. For free and freedom. My goal is to be autonomous with others.
I have a strong motivation for joining you because I have a strong motivation for creating a sustainable house in a community.
I like sport (running, cycling, swimming, football). I don't drink alcohol and I don't smoke. I like to sit around the fire in silence. I like to live.
I like to speak with you and become a friend with you.
During those 3 years on the road I joined many projects I found by myself:
- Berlin (Germany):
*Project 1: contrbuting to a food sharing project to reduce the waste of food
*Project 2: creation of a festival (art, international guests to talk about ecology,...). With 0$! We welcomed 1000 persons.
- Morocco:
Few days of cleaning herbs field in the Sahara desert!
- Egypt:
*Project 1:permaculture and ecolodge in the middle of the desert!
*Project 2: I stayed in a eco-village by the red sea. And learned their philosophy. They grow organic food, host guests and created a school for the Bedouins who can't access to governmental
education.
*project 3: Art festival volunteer
- ''Tel Aviv'':
*project 1: I stayed in an ecological flat in the middle of the city center. I help building a new balcony, cooking vegan meals, pickles, sprouts, and biotic bread. I made videos for them. I cleaned the flat. Visited farms they are working with.
*project 2: I was volunteer in a restaurant who cooks wasted food. I helped collecting the food, cleaning the the dishes and the restaurant. Helping in the kitchen and tasting the food ;)
- Palestine:
*Project 1: I taught English and created videos with refugees.
*Project 2: I helped in farms: cleaning rocky field, watering.
- Lebanon:
I supported a group of children to created a theater play. I worked 6 months in a NGO helping Syrian refugees.
- Jordan:
*Project 1: I made video for a innovative communty. We prepared dinner and welcoming Jordanians and expats to talk about societal questions.
*Project2: I also designed plans for eco bathrooms for a guest house and work in the farm.
-Iran:
French and English
teaching.
- Cyprus:
*Project 1: I was volunteer in a flower farm. Planting, watering and picking them.
*Project 2: helping to build a room with mud and wood.
*Project 3: receptionnist and general maintenance in a hostel and luxury hotel (4*)
- Japan:
*project 1: farming (harvesting brocolis, clean field)
*project 2: resort (cleaning cottages, cleaning field, working the soil, installing bee hives,...)
*project 3: bee farm (taking care of the bees, hives, building hive frames, harvesting,...)
* project 4: organic farming (cabbage, tomatoes, carrots, beetroot,...)
* project 5: hotel (cleaning, reception, ironing)
All those experiences helped me to discover myself and to know In which environment I can help the best.
What am I looking for?
- Share my experiences and teach you what I've learned
- To learn with you
- To live in harmony within and with the environment (people, animals, plants,...)
- Project where people are able to trust the others
- Harmony in communication and attitude (no authoritative, no domination)
- Clean environment for the body and the mind
My goals?
Create or live in a community where we grow our organic food. Where I would take care of bees and move with horses. Increase links with the capitalist society to change it to a more balanced society. I want to share those values trough theater and video to spread awareness.I also want to develop my spirituality.
Coronavirus situation:
I am willing to follow the rules to ensure everyone feel safe and to limit any risk. I am eager to accept all the rules as long as they make sens. For instance, wearing a mask when it's really needed. Once again, I am willing to respect appropriate mesures.
Let's start to work together !
Being an elderly companion
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Language practice
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
I can add a multi cultural touch to your project. Different approaches coming from my different experiences all around the globe. I can bring some part of the world to you.
I studied 6 years civil engineering (rational, organized). But I'm also an artist (irrational, instinct). Like my origins I am between 2 extremes. Kind of balance I believe.
- Farming:
watering, harvesting, planting, green house work. Love to learn MORE
- Hostel/Hotel/Guest house:
reception, cleaning, vegan cooking
- Architecture:
designing, plan making, eco building (mud), studied civil engineering. I designed eco toilet in Jordan and learn how to make dry toilet in Germany
- video and photo making:
One of my short movie: https://vimeo.com/141263684
Video for a guesthouse: https://web.facebook.com/lamarguesthouse/videos/246878846233366/
Video for a community: https://web.facebook.com/shamsCommunity/videos/819317608261846/
- marketing:
strategy, social medias
- Language teaching:
I can teach you perfect French (My native language), English, Spanish, Italian and some Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Dutch and German.
Ask for more. Always learning new skills ;)
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Italian: Intermediate
Arabic: Beginner
German: Beginner
Persian (Farsi): Beginner
Dutch: Beginner
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let's start now! :)
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Vegan ideally. Quality over quantity.
