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Hi, we're Fern and Sierra, and we recently graduated and are looking for volunteering experiences before doing our PhD/Masters. We're interested in learning sustainable farming practices, hands-on environmental research, and ecological protection.
In terms of hobbies, Fern enjoys playing classical guitar, doing embroidery, bouldering, and hiking. They're also a decent baker, something of a computing enthusiast, and eager to be a hard worker. Sierra enjoys painting, tattooing, programming, bouldering and hiking as well. Fern is vegan so we're really good at cooking vegan meals. We're a queer couple, and anywhere we volunteer should be LGBTQ friendly.
In the future, we're hoping to travel in a camper van and a sailboat whilst leading fulfilling careers, one day settling down to start a self-sustainable home in some cozy community. You know, the usual.
Interests
Hiking
Camping
Mountain
Sailing / Boating
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Animals
Drawing & painting
Van life
Sustainability
Vegetarian or vegan
LGBTQ
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Estonian: Intermediate
French: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
We're open to picking up pretty much anything. Sierra's currently working on her Spanish, and Fern just likes languages in general. We're both confident in teaching English, and Fern can teach Spanish.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Eco Projects
Charity Work
Life at a Farmstay
DIY and building projects
Teaching
Some knowledge of:
Art Projects
Gardening
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping with Computers/ Internet
General Maintenance
Helping around the house
Able to teach about:
Languages
More details about your skills
Between the two of us, we have a bachelors in physics and a masters in computer science. We both speak fluent english and then varying levels of german, estonian, spanish, and french. We're both good at baking and cooking, particularly interesting vegan recipes. We love climbing and thru-hiking, and we both have a lot of energy to burn off.
Izzie has prior volunteering experience at a forest nature retreat, where she painted a mural and did various forest regeneration projects. Izzie has also been a camp counselor working with children aged six all the way to seventeen, and has a lot of experience aiding troubled teens. Izzie grew up on a farm, and isn't afraid to get really stuck in the muck. She's good at gardening, harvesting and long term food storage.
I'm Fern, and I like physical work. I've done autopsies on an internship, metalworking, woodworking and I really enjoy anything that takes me outdoors into nature. I'm also learning how to program computer systems. I've worked as a kitchen assistant, ironically enough frying steaks, and I prefer to be given tasks and left to my own devices.
Age
22 & 23
What else ...
We're both really into board games. Izzie loves to paint and create art in general.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Fern's vegan.
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