Peter

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Description

Hi, I'm Peter -- I grew up in Minnesota, but right now I’m traveling the East Coast for a while before starting graduate school. The last Workaway project I got involved with was in 2017, and I'm excited to get involved again. My background combines creative and practical work:

Writing & Communication: I’ve worked as a professional writer and editor for nearly five years, producing content on science, law, and conservation.

Teaching & Mentoring: I’ve taught English, environmental science, and other subjects as a substitute teacher, and worked as a camp counselor teaching languages, sailing, and art. Creating welcoming, organized, and supportive environments is a personal focus. I'm going back to school in the next year to get a teaching license with one program or another.

Hands-on Projects: I’ve built greenhouses, gardened, and helped with repairs on farmsteads through Workaway, and I enjoy taking on DIY projects where I can apply and engage a different skillset from my editing and teaching work. I think with care and study, I can learn new skills, and I enjoy the challenge of tackling a new, difficult project.

Community & Service: I enjoy the chance to learn new skills through volunteering, and have participated in construction, historic preservation, ecological restoration and other endeavors.

I’m meticulous, reliable, and quick to learn new skills. My academic background is in English and biology, and I’m equally comfortable in creative, scientific, and practical settings.

Thanks for reading! Hope I can help out.

Interests

Art & design

Books

DIY & crafts

Cooking & food

Animals

Writing

Carpentry

Architecture

Plant care

Music

Languages

Gardening

Team sports

Sailing / Boating

Outdoor activities

Camping

Fitness

Nature

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Swedish: Intermediate

More details about my language interests
Would love to learn Spanish!

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:  

Charity Work

Being an elderly companion

DIY and building projects

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Able to teach about:  

Gardening

Creating/ Cooking family meals

General Maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

Languages

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Teaching

House sitting

Babysitting and creative play

Art Projects

More details about your skills

English language and writing, some Swedish, gardening, general biological and ecological skills, cooking, general technological skills, driving

Age

29

What else ...

Writer, editor, botanist, able to help out with general tasks. Interested in many things: languages, nature, music, sailing, travel.

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