Julia

Travel information

I am currently

Description

Hello, I'm Julia. I'm a friendly, considerate and easy going person - curious about others - and I've lived at a few different communities enough to know it's the kind of living that suits me best, so am keen to visit some more.

I love seeing live music, adding new music to my radar, dancing, walking, listening to other people's stories and then really really wanting to get some of my own.
Recently my life has involved getting to know the circles of the poetry scene in Brighton, where I currently live in the UK as a student, and meeting the number of amazing, hardworking and experimental artists, academics and poets there.

I have experience with planting trees, gardening, painting and decorating, cooking, helping with paperwork and can learn new skills pretty quickly with a bit of guidance.

I've worked on a restoration project of a Grade 2 listed manor house, and seen the progress that's been made there over the past years by crafty and skilled DIY workers, and also witnessed the end of a recording studio being built, and I know that projects like these that transform space into something that meets communal and especially creative needs are what I really want to be involved in in the future.

Basically, my goals for my following trips are to meet people I otherwise wouldn't have come across, see how they do things, hitchhike a bit, develop my writing practice, learn how people build projects from scratch and learn some new songs on guitar.

Feel free to ask me any questions! :)

Interests

Gardening

Sailing / Boating

Vegetarian or vegan

Self development

Mountain

Hitchhiking

DIY & crafts

Carpentry

Dancing

Art & design

Writing

Outdoor activities

Nature

Politics / Social justice

Music

Movies & TV

Hiking

Drawing & painting

Culture

Cooking & food

Camping

Books

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Intermediate

More details about my language interests
My mother is Brazilian, so I'm pretty keen on improving my portuguese.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Art Projects

Eco Projects

Babysitting and creative play

Charity Work

Creative DIY projects

Life at a Farmstay

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Some knowledge of:  

Light gardening

Helping around the house

Light maintenance

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Able to teach about:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

More details about your skills

In terms of specific skills, its a big regret that I grew up not really learning any DIY skills, and I am super keen to get as many under my belt - especially as I'd love to be able to renovate buildings in the future cheaply and collectively. However, I have experience with cooking for lots of people, gardening, painting and decorating (I've painted many walls), some woodwork and general organising and tidying. I love spending time with kids, and in general, am a dedicated and thorough learner, so could pick up new skills if I were taught the basics.

Age

22

What else ...

would need access to a tiny bit of space in a fridge, as very frustratingly I have to carry some medicine around that needs refrigerating.

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
  vegetarian but not super strict