Gordon

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Activities i am interested in:

Interested in horticulture and alternative living activities. I taught English as a foreign language in the past so would also be nice to help out teaching.

Description

Hi, I'm Gordon. I'm a patient, easy-going person who enjoys new adventures and experiencing first hand how other people live. Teaching English as a foreign language in the past gave me a passion to travel and work in other countries - such as Thailand, Colombia, Spain, East Timor, India, Nepal - where I loved learning about other cultures, trying new food, seeing different landscapes and making new friends.

Recently I have begun learning about permaculture and organic farming and feel strongly that growing food sustainably and education around where our food comes from is important in our modern society. I want to use workaway to add to my learning. I hope to have fun cultural exchanges while building new skills and exploring my creative side. It's also important for me to be involved in experiences which I feel are worthwhile and contribute to the happiness of others. Hope I'm not asking for too much!

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
Spanish: Intermediate
German: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I used to teach English as a foreign language, to happy to help with English. Always keen to learn the language of a country where I am visiting.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

Eco Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Life at a Farmstay

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Teaching

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Able to teach about:  

Gardening

Languages

More details about your skills

I have recently worked on a small organic market garden as an intern for a season, to build on my knowledge and experience after doing a permaculture design course. I have also done some WWOOFing (world wide opportunities on organic farms) in my native Scotland and South Africa (3 months). I would like to use workaway to add to these skills as well as opportunities to learn more woodworking, maintenance and building skills.

I previously taught English as a foreign language for around 8 years, mainly to adults. This taught me how to be patient and clear with instructions.

I worked in Information Technology Support for around 7 years, but am not up to date with new technology and would rather not be sat at a desk for hours every day!

I can speak Spanish to an intermediate level and have some beginner German and Tetun (from East Timor).

Age

48

What else ...

I would like to be more creative and am trying to learn guitar and draw (although it's slow progress!).

I like all sports, especially trail running (which I have just started), mountain biking, football/soccer and snorkelling.

I have a passion for food and like to learn about local cuisine wherever I go. It is one of the reason's I want to be involved in small scale food growing in the future.

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  A mild allergy to peanuts, but I can eat other nuts and seeds such as almonds, cashews, walnuts, sesame seeds, sunflowers seers, pumpkin seeds etc.

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  Special dietary requirements