Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
Travelling
Description
Hello!
I am an environmentalist and lover of birds, food, and biodiversity. I studied Sustainability Management and worked in compost education as well as recycling and solid waste management in New York. Though I haven't had a Workaway account for that long, I have spent the better part of the last 7 years doing work-exchange volunteering around Latin America, with a particular affinity for forests and mountains. I am passionate about reducing waste / low-impact healthy living, learning about ecosystems, tasting new fruits, foraging/PANCs, syntropic agroforestry, and learning traditional "old ways" of doing things, especially as related to agriculture, food preparation, and food preservation.
Interests
Outdoor activities
Mountain
Culture
Hiking
Photography
Music
Dancing
Cooking & food
Gardening
Yoga / Wellness
Plant care
Sustainability
Vegetarian or vegan
Nature
DIY & crafts
Farming
Carpentry
Animals
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
French: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I can teach English or Spanish, and would like to practice my Portuguese.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Life at a Farmstay
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Able to teach about:
Eco Projects
Languages
Gardening
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
I mainly help out on fincas or other rural projects with an ecological focus. I know a fair amount about vegetable gardening, tree planting and pruning, and have some experience with construction. I also am skilled at vegetarian cooking, translating or interpreting between Spanish, Portuguese, and English, and office/computer work. I am increasingly interested in biodiversity and species identification using the app iNaturalist.
Always happy to teach about composting, or set up or improve systems for managing organic waste! Also always good to chat about the ecological impacts of different aspects of human civilization.
Other recent work experiences: working with rehabilitated parrots for reintroduction into the wild (Brazil), managing bird and wildlife observation lodges (Brazil and Ecuador).
Age
37
What else ...
I enjoy making fermented foods (sourdough bread, sauerkraut, ginger beer, yogurt), practicing guitar, singing, dancing, yoga, and can also play piano and ukulele. Newly into bird photography!
I sometimes have work requiring an internet connection.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Can be allergic to some dogs and cats, but it's usually not a problem in well-ventilated spaces/outdoors.Special dietary requirements
mostly vegetarian (not strict)
Feedback
The work duties vary considerably depending on the season and flow of guests, but even on days of… read more
Beyond her skills with plants, Jessie has a beautiful singing voice that… read more
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Feedback
The work duties vary considerably depending on the season and flow of guests, but even on days of… read more
Beyond her skills with plants, Jessie has a beautiful singing voice that… read more
She has pruned citrus trees in a very professional way. Jessie spent three weeks with us and helped us with different tasks such as: painting exterior walls, taking care of the gardens (pruning, fertilizing, planting, transplanting, sowing seeds), but she also did very useful… read more
I loved working with the parrots. The field work consists of preparing the food, cleaning the enclosure, observation, and data collection. Getting to know each individual up… read more
