Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
Travelling
Description
Hi, I'm Andy - nice to meet you!
I’ve spent many years working a number of jobs, volunteering on projects that have caught my eye, and living in different countries – but I have haphazardly collected meaning, experiences, photographs, and friends along the way. There was no order to it.
This year, I'm trying to collate my experiences going forward, attempting to translate this to a zine type publication.
I'm looking to work in places that have an alternative way of life, an optimistic outlook and are fighting the good fight with smiles and ideally bad jokes.
Interests
Sustainability
Nature
Farming
DIY & crafts
Cycling
Outdoor activities
Yoga / Wellness
Writing
Photography
Plant care
Mountain
Gardening
Hiking
Cooking & food
Animals
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Vietnamese: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Able to teach about:
Languages
More details about your skills
My background (in no particular order):
- Volunteer coordinator in Vietnam for 5 years, working on organic farms, English language programs, disabled childcare facilities, and kids' summer camps.
- Taught English in Thailand and helped build a Thai stilt house as part of a forest project.
- Joined a natural farming school in Japan, growing rice.
- Restored buildings, kept bees, and farmed on the mountainsides in the Pyrenees.
- Three years studying in Kyoto, Japan (International Relations).
- Volunteered at two permaculture sites in Australia (Geoff Lawton's PRI Zaytuna & Sugarloaf).
- Copywriter for opticians/eye health.
- Online and offline English tutor (Poland, Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam).
- Various customer service/shop-floor jobs in supermarkets, cafes, and kitchens.
- Several years working on small-scale farms/homesteads in the UK, Lithuania, and Germany.
- Ran my own bicycle-based business in the UK (shopping, errands, composting).
- Opened a cafe/restaurant in South Korea.
- Kitchen manager at a Buddhist meditation centre near Northampton.
Age
39
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
SeafoodSpecial dietary requirements
Vegan
Feedback
It took me a few days to adjust and by the end I was sad to leave. Nick and Mike are two very different people and you can learn a lot from each of their approaches. The more time I spent with them, the more I liked them, and the more I learned.
The living conditions are basic but adequate - I'd recommend… read more
Photos
Friends
Feedback
It took me a few days to adjust and by the end I was sad to leave. Nick and Mike are two very different people and you can learn a lot from each of their approaches. The more time I spent with them, the more I liked them, and the more I learned.
The living conditions are basic but adequate - I'd recommend… read more
