Caitlin & Maeve

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  • Travel information

    We are currently

    At home

    Our next destination:

    France - from May 2024 until May 2024
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  • Description

    We are a Seattleite (Caitlin) and a Michigander (Maeve). After the pandemic stranded us in the United States, we're excited to explore the world again. We'll be traveling to Europe this summer to attend a few seminars for Caitlin's graduate program in psychoanalytic theory. We did a few workaways on our way back home from teaching English in Taiwan prior to the pandemic. We loved the opportunities to learn new skills, engage deeply in the local culture, and make lasting connections. We're looking forward to the opportunity to do the same in the coming months as we meet fellow travelers, learn about new places & their flora and fauna, and encounter novel ways of life.

    Caitlin: I am an experimental artist and dancer with a passion for philosophy and for exploring the ways these three disciplines intersect. I speak Spanish, French, and English (& 小一点中文) and am always looking to immerse myself in more dialects, grammars, and etymologies. From childhood, I've loved horses and spending contemplative time in nature with them. As my life's journey unfolds, I am eager to learn and expand a repertoire of skills with friendly and knowledgeable world citizens.

    Maeve: I am a geographer by training and have been working in emergency preparedness and response for the last four years. I'm motivated to learn about the world through an understanding of how people shape and are shaped by the places they inhabit. I speak ok-ish Mandarin and will happily talk to you about Chinese internal migration, urbanization strategies, fengshui forests, emergency preparedness, and anything that gets you excited. I love cold water swimming, swing dance, cycling, kayaking, ecology, plants, and getting dirt under my fingernails.

  • Interests

    Plant care
    Languages
    LGBTQ
    History
    Dancing
    Culture
    Cycling
    Camping
    Books
  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    French: Intermediate
    Chinese (Mandarin): Intermediate

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  • Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

    We're interested in:  

    DIY and building projects
    General Maintenance

    Some knowledge of:  

    Gardening
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Helping around the house
    Animal Care
    Art Projects
    Being an elderly companion
    Hospitality/Tourism

    Able to teach about:  

    Languages
    Teaching
  • More details about your skills

    Caitlin: horticulture / floral design; horse experience including feeding/ watering, mucking stalls, grooming, exercising, tacking, riding, leading younger riders; 8 years dance experience in a variety of techniques; limited experience with yoga / pilates / other somatic practices; space & materials management and organization; teaching, curriculum design, and translation; collaborative art & writing projects and workshops; knowledge of astrology (western & vedic), tarot, and geomancy.

    Maeve: emergency preparedness; conservation work including native plant installation, invasive species control, and monitoring; trail and path construction and maintenance; map making and spatial data analysis; researching and writing things; animal care (dogs, cats, goats, chickens); gardening and landscaping; light construction; cooking; interior/ exterior house painting; window glazing; origami; lindy hop

  • Age

    31 & 31

  • What else ...

    We love a good riddle and keeping our bodies and brains in shape. :)

    Maeve would love to teach you how to play Euchre (the favorite card game of Michigan), and once upon a time played Bridge (not a young person's game, apparently). I'm also a trained martial artist and would love to find people to practice with.

    Caitlin will give even the neediest cat all the adoration it craves and more.

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    • Smoker

    • Driver's licence

    • Allergies

    • Special dietary requirements
      gluten free and diary free

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