Gigi

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Travelling
My next destination:
Colombia - from Dec 2022 until Mar 2023
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Hola!!! Soy una joven agricultora que se está tomando la temporada baja para explorar un nuevo país y aprender diferentes tipos de agricultura y de vida.

Más recientemente, manejé una huerta para una bodega/bistró en el desierto alto de los EE. UU., y ahora mismo me dirijo a Colombia. En la escuela, estudié ciencias ambientales y mi sueño es construir un restaurante de la granja a la mesa con mi mejor amiga.

Si tiene un jardín o una granja que necesita mantenimiento, estoy más que feliz de ensuciarme las manos. También puedo tocar un poco el piano, coser, escribir y cocinar (todavía estoy trabajando en eso). Soy flexible y con ganas de hacer o aprender a hacer la mayoría de las cosas. Me encantaría aprender construcción, especialmente construcción sostenible/verde. También espero aprender más sobre el trabajo con animales, especialmente caballos.

¡Avísame si quieres intercambiar idiomas! Soy un hablante nativo de inglés y estoy tratando de aprender árabe/francés. También sé hablar español. Me encanta aprender sobre nuevas culturas y espero compartir un poco de mis experiencias/cultura también. :)

Trabajo duro y soy de bajo mantenimiento, me gusta comer vegetariano cuando puedo, pero no soy muy estricto al respecto (ni en nada más).

Espero que podamos conocernos -

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Hello!! I'm a young farmer who is taking the off-season to explore a new country and learn different kinds of farming and living.

Most recently, I managed a market garden for a winery/bistro in the high desert of the US, and right now I'm headed to Colombia. In school, I studied environmental science, and my dream is to build a farm-to-table restaurant with my best friend.

If you have a garden or farm that needs maintenance, I am more than happy to get my hands dirty. I can also play a bit of piano, sew, write, and cook (still working on that one). I'm flexible and eager to do or learn to do most things. I would love to learn construction, especially sustainable/green building. I'm also hoping to learn more about working with animals, especially horses.

Let me know if you want to exchange language! I'm a native English speaker and I'm trying to learn Arabic/French. I also know Spanish pretty well. I love to learn about new cultures and hopefully share a bit of my experiences/culture as well. :)

I work hard and I'm pretty low maintenance, I like to eat vegetarian when I can but I'm not super strict about it (or really anything else).

I hope we can meet each other --
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Arabic: Beginner
French: Beginner
More details about my language interests
I would love to learn Arabic or French & speak English and Spanish pretty well.
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Animal Care
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Babysitting and creative play
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Eco Projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Teaching
Able to teach about:
Gardening
Languages
More details about your skills
Quick learner, farming, writing, sewing, running, being a waitress/server, resourceful, community projects, camping, customer service, childcare
Age
25
What else ...
running, reading, hiking, exploring, talking
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  nope!
- Special dietary requirements
  no

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3 Mar 2023

(Social hostel with great ...)

Gerard & Stephanie are awesome. This hostel has a really good vibe and I got to do so much during my short volunteer stay there!! Work was very relaxed and social, and outside of work I was able to go river rafting, go on hikes, see some waterfalls, go on a huge swing, and eat some delicious San Agustin vegetarian cuisine. I really recommend this… read more

(Excellent )

25 Dec 2022

Left by host (Social hostel with great ...) for Workawayer (Gigi)

We had a excelent help from Gigi in Hostal. Was great to have her around for few days. Thanks so much.

(Excellent )

3 Mar 2023

(Hostel and tour help welcome ...)

My experience here was beautiful. Marta, her family, the guides, and all of the rest of the hostel community really make you feel at home. The tours are very personal, in-depth, and exciting; I learned much more about the plants, fruits (there are so many!!), culture, and history of the jungle than I thought I would. Between tours, the hostel has… read more

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25 Dec 2022

Left by host (Learn about permaculture in ...) for Workawayer (Gigi)

Gigi is THE perfect volunteer one could ask for. Unfortunately she was only able to stay one week due to a last-minute change of plans on her side, but we still enjoyed the time with her a lot.
Her experience in previous volunteerings and works in farms make her very independent and valuable in a farm like ours. She helped us with the compost,… read more

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3 Mar 2023

Left by Workawayer (Gigi) for host (Social hostel with great ...)

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25 Dec 2022

Left by host (Social hostel with great ...) for Workawayer (Gigi)

We had a excelent help from Gigi in Hostal. Was great to have her around for few days. Thanks so much.

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3 Mar 2023

Left by Workawayer (Gigi) for host (Hostel and tour help welcome ...)

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25 Dec 2022

Left by host (Learn about permaculture in ...) for Workawayer (Gigi)

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26 Jan 2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Gigi)

Well, where to start about this fantastic beautiful lady!

Gigi came to us to undertake some tasks in harvesting lavender and making some lavender bags. Well. By the time Gigi left us, we had a whole system for lavender and basil care and harvesting and drying, a range of food products and a great set of visitor information that we can use in the… read more

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28 Dec 2019

Left by Workawayer (Gigi) for host (Chef needed!)

I spent two months at this place and it felt like a whole lot longer (in a good way!). It was really nice to meet everyone working at the place and having my own little project (mostly drying and experimenting with lavender) to manage. The autonomy I had working here was pretty cool - I left feeling personally invested in how the lavender field is… read more

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20 Aug 2019

Left by Workawayer (Gigi) for host (Learn about organic farming ...)

I spent two weeks at this beautiful farm and felt completely at home. We stayed in the top floor of the volunteer house, with big windows that overlooked the surrounding mountains. We had our own little space but spent every morning with Lidia drinking a coffee and having conversations over google translate, weeding a bit or maybe harvesting. The… read more

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2 Aug 2019

Left by Workawayer (Gigi) for host (Come and help with our ...)

I spent only one week in this lovely lil village but I wish I had spent longer. I spent most of my time cleaning, watering the horses, sewing and looking for mushrooms/herbs. Orsi & Zola (and Samu!) welcomed me and fed me from the moment. They were very sweet, and Orsi helped me to learn how to identify mushrooms and cook them, as well as how to… read more

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27 Jul 2019

Left by host (Come and help with our ...) for Workawayer (Gigi)

It was great to have Gigi in our home, i really missed her when she left! She is a kind, helpful person. We had some great talks, she is really easy to be around. Unfortunately she only stayed a week and we were away a few days, so we didn't spend quite a lot of time together. She collected herbs from the pasture, we collected mushrooms from the… read more

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