Emily

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Description

Two years ago, I quit my office job (working in humanitarian programming and institutional funding) – and never looked back! I’ve been travelling since, firstly spending a year in Eastern Europe, then six months in Canada, and now in South America.

My general aim at the moment is to learn as many things and try as many new things as I possibly can. I have a large range of interests which has been useful for exploring a lot of different volunteer areas/for meeting a lot of interesting people. In Eastern Europe, I partially explored some more roles working with refugees/emergency migration – an area I’m passionate about, but have ended up taking a bit of a career break from for a while. However I occasionally try to get involved with activist and community based projects in this field where I can.

I have a great love for the outdoors, in Canada I worked doing harnessing on a fully accessible Go Ape-style adventure course/climbing wall/giant swing created for people with physical/muscular disabilities. In my spare time I love trying new adventure sports – I’ve recently spent time doing a course in white water kayaking on the Ponce river, doing via ferratas, trying paragliding, and trying to find caves to explore.

I also love working with animals, I previously started a degree in zoology and I am looking at going back to university at some point soon to complete a masters in conservation science. In Romania, I spent some time working for a beekeeper, and have participated in a lot of catsitting/farm-based animal care. I love the opportunity to learn more about each country I visits wildlife and landscape. I think I recently reached the stage in my life where I started to find birds much more interesting (particularly vultures!).

I really enjoy the opportunity to share my various interests with others, whilst I can sometimes be a bit introverted and am happy to keep myself entertained, once you get me locked on an interesting topic some of my favourite moments are spent chatting for hours without noticing the time going past. In my spare time I’m a big reader, I like to write, and love getting involved in all sorts of creative projects [more for love/expression than for skill!]

Interests

Water sports

Writing

Vegetarian or vegan

Politics / Social justice

Self development

Sustainability

Technology

Plant care

Pets

Outdoor activities

Nature

Hiking

Gardening

Events & social

DIY & crafts

Culture

Charity work

Carpentry

Camping

Books

Beach

Animals

Adventure sports

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Beginner

More details about my language interests
Happy to help with English, happy to learn more about other languages

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Gardening

DIY and building projects

Being an elderly companion

General Maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

Animal Care

Charity Work

Art Projects

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

Previous experience
- Degree focusing on humanitarian and development work
- Experience working in programmes and institutional funding for the charity Action for Humanity
- Volunteered on multiple gardening projects whilst at university
- Helped in various admin roles across NGOs whilst in university including in a community library and a community pantry
- Experience doing handiwork both for the national trust in the UK and with All Hands and Hearts following Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
- Began a degree in zoology and have worked on multiple conservation projects
- Worked on multiple refugee projects

Age

29

What else ...

I'm a big reader, enjoy board games, learning about other cultures, hiking, trying new hobbies:)

Some more information

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  Driver's licence

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  Special dietary requirements
  vegetarian but potentially willing to compromise if necessary