Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
Travelling
My next destination:
South Korea - from Nov 2025 until Nov 2025 View all
Description
Hi, I'm called "Anne" -- and I've keen interest in community, healing, permaculture, and sustainability. A global citizen, I'm at home in any setting -- urban, small town, rural, wilderness, mountain, sea. I hope to contribute my knowledge, skills, and experience toward a better world, and to learn from every person I meet. Let's do good work together!
Practical Skills:
• Knowledge of nature: plants, animals, ecosystems: hiking, basic survivalist, ecological protection; gardening / farming (general)
• Cooking, baking, fermenting, preserving; other homesteading
• General construction, home repair/maintenance
• Organization, management, facilitation, leadership, teamwork, communication, creativity
• Small business startup / management
• Writing: articles / books (multiple publications); self-publishing process; editing, proofreading; website / blog development / social media content
• Teaching: health-related (standard + natural); leadership; sustainability; English (3 certificates, broad experience); public presentation; webinars
• Webinar facilitation; video creation / editing; photography
Professional Background:
• Psychology (PhD, health psychology: thesis on resilience in the context of community): community-building, conflict resolution; trauma/grief/addiction counseling; resilience / stress management training, ecopsychology, ecospirituality
• Natural Health (diplomas / certificates, professional experience): somatic therapies, Traditional Asian Medicine, nutrition / vegetarianism, exercise, meditation & mindfulness
• Foundation in medical / healthcare knowledge: pre-med training, nurse’s aide, work in hospitals / clinics; knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, basic health care / first aid; aging, end-stage care / hospice
• Published 39 books, 150+ articles
Global Citizen:
• Travel (solo, for cultural research) to 100+ countries across 6 continents
• Intercultural competence – taught, published, field research (multiple)
• Languages: English (native / teacher); Spanish, French, Italian (moderate); Korean, Turkish, Cantonese (basic); Arabic, Greek, German, Russian (beginner)
• Lived abroad since early 2005 (Korea, Hong Kong, UK, Türkiye)
• From a highly multicultural city (New York)
Personal Characteristics:
• Flexible / adaptable, resilient, problem-solving, creative, organized
• Quick learner, self-starter / independent worker, capable leader
• Dependable, trustworthy, sense of humor
• Social justice focus: environmental protection / conservation / climate; gender equality / women’s empowerment; peace &conflict resolution; racial, socioeconomic, LGBTQIA
More info: annehilty.org
Interests
Politics / Social justice
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Performing arts
Pets
Culture
Self development
Farming
Charity work
Music
History
Books
Art & design
Photography
Gardening
Languages
Writing
Cooking & food
Blogging
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Fitness
Sailing / Boating
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Italian: Intermediate
Korean: Beginner
Turkish: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I am certified to teach English, have been on the start-up and management of two English-learning schools (Korea), and have tutored for nearly 20 years.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
House sitting
Able to teach about:
Being an elderly companion
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Animal Care
Languages
Teaching
More details about your skills
Natural health, mental health, cooking / baking, anything to do with animals or the outdoors, travel, language education (English), writing, entrepreneurship, management, organization, basic home repairs and life skills, and more.
I've a PhD in health psychology, diplomas in several areas of natural health, 3 language-teaching certificates and language-school startup / management, broad travel and cultural knowledge, and an extensive writing portfolio.
In general, I'm highly adaptable to any circumstance, a quick study, and a keen problem-solver!
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
vegetarian
Feedback
She was really looking for an experience in a community and her approach, attitude and her proactive nature testified all we saw and felt during this month.
Anne got in our place observing and proposing herself for taking care of animals, but not as a simple and mechanical role.… read more
She came exactly at the time I needed her and decided by herself, to stay until I returned from my travel abroad (that was 7 weeks)
We stayed only one week together in my farm, but it was enough for her to learn all the names of the 25 animals of the farm and all the caring systems for the whole farm.
From the… read more
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Feedback
She was really looking for an experience in a community and her approach, attitude and her proactive nature testified all we saw and felt during this month.
Anne got in our place observing and proposing herself for taking care of animals, but not as a simple and mechanical role.… read more
She came exactly at the time I needed her and decided by herself, to stay until I returned from my travel abroad (that was 7 weeks)
We stayed only one week together in my farm, but it was enough for her to learn all the names of the 25 animals of the farm and all the caring systems for the whole farm.
From the… read more
