Ben

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I am currently

Description

I am a kind and conscious being who is trying to find out more about himself and the world around him.

As an engineer I love to work things out and understand how they work, with appreciation for fine details.

I love walking and running outside, learning about food and nutrition and being more connected to the food I eat and grow. This motivates me to explore how I can become more self-sufficient through different philosophies and approaches such as permaculture and sustainable living communities.

My hometown is Brighton in England, which has a beautiful sea and green hills of nature. I am keen to explore parts of Spain that have a similar landscape and environment, with a slower pace of life but more intention.

I'm motivated to live more mindfully, in alignment with the Earth and nature. I believe there is a different way to live than the one currently adopted by most people, with focus on a simple and minimal life that is more connected to the world around us. I am interested in experiencing these different ways of living as I feel it may allow me to live more in alignment with how we are meant to, coming from a place of love and community rather than fear.

This has led me to learning how to look after my body and mind through self-development practices like meditation, breathwork and yoga and also how to feed my body holistically through sourcing organic or locally foraged food. I also love cooking as a way of expressing creativity and also to nourish by body and share this with loved ones. This has led more to adopt a plant-based diet away from processed foods.

I am quite new on my workaway journey but having felt the urge to move away from how most of society is living and I cannot resist the temptation anymore! I am used to travelling and working in my current job as a civil engineer. I have experience travelling in different countries and recently in Mexico I explored more of the country and the spent time with the local people rather than following the path of most tourists, staying with a family in the Yucatan jungle.

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
Spanish: Beginner

More details about my language interests
For the past year I have learning Spanish after travelling to Mexico, currently to a beginner level. I would love the chance to improve my language skills as part of my workaway!

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

DIY and building projects

Helping around the house

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

Eco Projects

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

I have developed good problem solving skills working as a civil engineer for a number of years. This has included design of large structures like buildings, roads and bridges but I can also apply these to smaller residential examples. As part of my work I have little experience building small structures such as walls and decks and would love to work on these.

Having learnt about permaculture principles I understand how to build some of the key bits of infrastructure such as compost toilet, wild forest garden, grey water management and sustainable energy generation, but am looking for somewhere I can put this knowledge into practice.

I have learnt a lot in the past year about growing food and have a well-established garden of home-grown produce. I understand lots about how best to grow edible plants, but also how to forage for several things in my local area.

I am a confident cook and love learning about the medicinal and healing properties of food. I am great at making fermented foods and have made my own sourdough bread, which if you have ever tried takes some time to master!

For the past year I have been taking basic spanish lessons and have chosen to travel to Spain to improve my language skills.

Age

26

What else ...

I love running and walking in nature, swimming in the sea/natural lakes.

I love foraging for local food or mushrooms

I love playing team sports socially such as volleyball and football

I have a daily meditation and yoga practice

Some more information

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  Driver's licence

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  Special dietary requirements
  I am plant-based currently do not eat any animal products or processed foods