Eric

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Left everything behind in Germany in 2023 and started walking on the path of travelling, self-exploration and inner growth.
Interested in experiencing and in contributing anything anywhere...

Description

Update 03/24:
Workaway at Yoga Tangalle in Sri Lanka providing Yoga classes (Hatha & Yin) for one month on a daily basis.
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01/24:
Hi and thank you for visiting me!

I recently faced big changes in my life and I'm looking for new perspectives. So I found workaway or vice versa: workaway found me…

I left my profession as mechanical engineer and corporate life in September 2023, sold all my belongings in October 2023 and started a new chapter of travelling, self-exploration and inner growth in India in November 2023.

Beside my professional career I was always interested in social work and different kinds of sports & outdoor activities. That accompanied my childhood, my studies and my work life. Recently the sense of spirituality and inner work was added to that through reading, yoga & meditation. Now I decided to provide more space to that path and leave everything behind to become fully aware of what deserves more attention in my life.

Now I'm looking for new experiences in various ways of combining living & working.
I don't have significant experience with workaways and at the same time I travelled a lot to different countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and America and developed an open mind and curiosity for foreign languages, cultures and ways of living...
I'm not limited to a certain expectation of what my first workaway must look like and where it needs to be. Evenmore I'm happy to contribute whatever is needed and learn whatever is provided.

People would describe me as an easy-going, flexible, committed, responsible, trustworthy and well organised person. Maybe due to German conditioning… ;-)
I’m able to contribute with a wide skill set (see below) and a good work ethic, so I'm not frightened to work or to get my hands dirty for a valuable purpose.

I appreciate you spending time on reading my profile and if you feel a connection please contact me anytime.

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner

More details about my language interests
Teaching: German, English; Learning: Spanish, Sanskrit

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Eco Projects

Gardening

Hospitality/Tourism

Art Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Charity Work

DIY and building projects

Creating/ Cooking family meals

General Maintenance

Helping around the house

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Able to teach about:  

Languages

Teaching

More details about your skills

Professional career as a Mechanical Engineer:
I worked for almost 10 years as Production/Assembly Planner, Technical Project Manager & Team Leader at BMW in Munich;
I left the Job and the corporate life in September 2023 and started a new chapter with travelling, self-exploration and inner growth in India.

Further qualifications, personal & social skills:
- Sports therapist (in training, started 07/2023) --> able to treat injuries & pain and offer massages
- certified Yoga teacher since 11/2023 (200h Yoga Alliance) --> able to offer Hatha & Yin Yoga classes
- regular meditation practitioner since 2022 --> able to offer guided meditations for beginners
- surfing experience since 2014 --> able to offer surf guiding for advanced beginners/ intermediate surfers and to offer surf theory and surf mobility classes
- founder of a social integration program with Roundnet (Spikeball) in Munich (https://munichroundnet.de/integration)
- volunteered in different children & youth care organisations since the age of 16. Organised nature camps, summer and winter vacations aligned with different kind of (sports) activities --> able to offer different activities to connect with the local communities
- Snowboard instructor since 2011 and teacher of Snowboard instructors since 2016
- certified Advanced Open Water Diver (Padi & SSI)
- experience in using limited machinery and power tools for DIY projects, construction and maintenance
- kitchen experience, e.g. preparing food for large groups (80-100 people), able to bake German bread made from sourdough; my signature dish: porridge with a variety of fresh fruits and nuts
- interested in growing plants and herbs

Age

36

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Special dietary requirements
  Vegetarian