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Hello, I am Susanne, a German currently living in Malmö/South of Sweden. Lived in Zürich/Switzerland before. I love to explore new perspectives and ideas that inspire my life and way of thinking. Therefore, I enjoy traveling to unknown places and meeting people from different backgrounds a lot.
As a freelance user researcher for IT companies I spend a lot of time behind the monitor. By asking and listening to people I try to figure out their needs, and together we co-create solutions. Beside my business, I like to support meaningful & social eco projects. Deeply interested in self-development, I started a zen coaching training in 2021 with focus on authenticity, honest communication, and building deeper connections.
My first voluntary experience was 2010 in Estonia helping some days on a sheep farm with gardening, cooking, and bring back runaway sheep. In summer 2015 I joined an organic farm on the Acores and helped to set up a sustainable ecotourism environment (both via WWOOF).
I like to get my hands dirty in the outdoors and gardening, building and renovating with eco materials.
Best wishes,
Susanne
Interests
Yoga / Wellness
Writing
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Technology
Self development
Politics / Social justice
Sailing / Boating
Photography
Plant care
Pets
Nature
Outdoor activities
Languages
History
Hiking
Gardening
Farming
Events & social
Drawing & painting
Dancing
DIY & crafts
Cycling
Charity work
Carpentry
Camping
Books
Art & design
Architecture
Animals
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Estonian: Beginner
French: Beginner
Swedish: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
would like to improve my language skills with help of native speakers. I helped teaching refugees German while they had to stay in camps, this had been classes self-organized by volunteers
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Art Projects
Teaching
Able to teach about:
Gardening
Languages
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
I am experienced with gardening by growing my own fruits and vegetables from my own 1000m2 garden full of fruit trees including grapes. I love to get my hands dirty and paint or renovate using eco material such as clay and linseed based colors oil, and I am used to work with many tools - one of my best experiences was to build my own skin-on-frame sea kayak in a workshop.
Other skills are baking bread & cake, cooking veggie/vegan meals, sewing & knitting clothes, and I also fix my motorbikes and might repair a car if required ;-)
Managing projects, explaining complex things and knowledge transfer was my job for many years. I like to enable people and believe in live long learning. As a volunteer in refugees camps, I have been teaching German and helped people to sew their own clothes, bags, and pillows. In my daily job I encourage people to co-create and contribute by doing interviews, surveys, and running workshops.
Age
55
What else ...
love to be outdoors, water, kayaking, travel by motorbike, music, free dancing, handicraft and craftmanship such as timber frame houses and boat building based on historic knowledge and traditions.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
prefer vegan food as I am used to it since many years, no perfumes pleaseSpecial dietary requirements
80% vegan but not dogmatic when it comes to honey and pizza :)
