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Individual account
United States
28/11/2018 - 06/03/2020
I am multi-talented with many different construction skills, mechanical repair skills and I have volunteered teaching disabled skiing for 20 years with adults and kids, and have also taught motorcycle riding and defensive driving classes. What I love about teaching is seeing the "lightbulb" fire up when the concept is learned. Some of my past experience has been in sales work and medical work. Reading is a passion and I am conversant on many subjects. I also love to dance , being good at waltzes, country and western, polkas and Contra. I am non judgmental and easy going. I am conversant in Spanish and am working on upgrading these skills. I enjoy photography and in general being out in nature, learning the lessons to be learned there. In the past I have also ran a tree removal crew, organized dance camps for our local contra dance community and volunteered in otherwise making these dance camps come together. Music of most kinds are a joy to me. A sense of humor is important and I love telling and hearing jokes.
Gardening
Building
Babysitting / child care
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Farmstay
Other
Help with Eco project
Help in the house
Animal care
Helping with Tourists
Charity work
Language practice
Art project
Teaching
carpentry/construction, mechanical repair, gardening, teaching, dance, photography and more
some Spanish and excellent English
70
American from northern New Mexico
I bring an ability to see alternative solutions or techniques to problems/projects along with many different construction and maintenance skills-my chainsaw skills are top notch with safety being my primary concern while doing this kind of work ( I was foreman for 2 years for Wright Tree Service in Los Alamos New Mexico post Cerro Grande fire in 2001-my crew removed hazardous trees and cleared dead trees from terrain where the mechanical clearers couldn't get in, or near to houses). I have in the past owned a house for 26 years in northern New Mexico with an orchard and all the attendant tasks associated with caring for apple, cherry, pear and apricot trees. I will safely operate: string trimmers, bush cutting machines, chainsaws, tractors, trenchers, wood saws, drills and too many other power/hand tools to mention. My people skills are good and I like to talk with folks to find out their stories. I strive to improve my Spanish skills. While at my New Mexico home I built a sweat lodge and did at least 100 of them over the years, using Yerba Santa, frankincense, myrrh and sweet grass on the rocks for healthy steam.
paz, John
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
none known
Special dietary requirements
no
