Joanna

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

Cycling, reading, staring at bodies of water, staring at/interacting with animals, travel long and short

Description

I'm in a bit of a search for a meaning of life, as pathetic as that sounds, but in general nature and travel bring me happiness. I'm currently on a break from my normal career that I had until now and trying to decide what I want to do going forward -- and I thought some lower pressure workaway time will maybe help me decide what I want to do in life when I am not sucked into the everyday life path. I was born in Poland, lived in the UK for most of my adult life (from 18 to 28) and the last two years I spent in Berlin, Germany. I am not sure I consider myself fully British (and most British people wouldn't consider me such), I definitely do not consider myself fully Polish at this point as my connection to that country is quite weak by now, and I am definitely not German xD I am a citizen of Europe I guess. Maybe of the world one day. I studied Engineering and worked as a software engineer until now, but after over 10 years of constant laptop time I am a keen on a break from the screen. Oh and I like learning languages.

Interests

Culture

Vegetarian or vegan

Sustainability

Plant care

Pets

Outdoor activities

Nature

Languages

Hiking

DIY & crafts

Cooking & food

Animals

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Polish: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Russian: Intermediate
Croatian: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I can try and teach any of the languages I know

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Charity Work

Eco Projects

Life at a Farmstay

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Some knowledge of:  

Languages

DIY and building projects

Animal Care

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

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Able to teach about:  

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

I am good with pets and I have done some cleaning jobs when I first started working (and have been cleaning my own home for the past 12 years, does that count?).

I am good with pets and like animals, a bit afraid of big dogs (not like labradors obviously, also for some reason I am fine with German shepherds, probably because several of my mum's friends had them when I was a kid and we played together?), but definitely good with cats (I love cats and will spoil your cat as much as you'll let me) and I am used to hooved animals, as I used to help out at a stable.

I am not afraid of tools and physical work, I do some basic bike maintenance (like fixing flats, putting the chain back on, replacing brakes), I have helped with various amateur construction as well as part of my involvement with various community initiatives, such us drilling in a new wooden floor on top of the old one to make a dance floor or helping move a bunch of drink crates for hours. I've also used a soldering iron and did general small electronics work as part of my degree, as well as a bunch of random lab and manufacturing projects, such as building a robot or an electric car.

I am also in general technically minded (wouldn't have studied Engineering otherwise), so I can often figure things out when it comes to handling physical objects.

I speak Polish, some German and Russian in case you need to translate anything from any of these languages I guess.

Age

31

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements
  I am vegetarian, if you can't cater to it and are remote then just let me know so I can stock up on some beans in preparation