Chance

United States
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I am currently
At home
Activities i am interested in:
Exploration of this intensely diverse blue marble, a good laugh, and always having an interesting story to tell or hear from others.
My next destination:
Lagos, Portugal - from Apr 2025 until May 2025
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Description
Greetings!

My name is Chance. I'm an artist with a love of the natural world that I occasionally attempt to capture with brush, camera & other mediums. I moved to Portugal a couple of years ago to design a new lifestyle for myself. I welcome new cultures & perspectives, and am constantly enlightened by the diverse ways others engage with their world.

I consider adventures a necessity, animals as my teachers, and music to be medicine for the soul. Having lived & traveled independently for most of my life, my favorite time is still sharing laughs with friends over a bottle of wine. That, and combing a beach for treasures! Exploring this gorgeous world is the best.
Interests
Cooking & food
Dancing
Water sports
Outdoor activities
Performing arts
Pets
Movies & TV
Carpentry
Astronomy
Adventure sports
Plant care
Sustainability
Yoga / Wellness
Self development
Sailing / Boating
History
Music
Nature
Photography
Languages
Hiking
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Culture
Camping
Beach
Art & design
Architecture
Animals
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Beginner
Portuguese: Beginner
More details about my language interests
I'm conversational in Spanish, but aspire to become fluent. I also really want to get conversational in French. Of course, now that I'm living in Portugal, I need to work on my Portuguese!
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Languages
Eco Projects
Life at a Farmstay
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Charity Work
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
General Maintenance
House sitting
Helping around the house
Able to teach about:
Art Projects
More details about your skills
Painter of fine art, as well as walls! Basic carpentry, woodwork, refinishing & carving. Comfortable with power tools & magic with a hot glue gun! An eye for detail. Experience with numerous artistic mediums. A natural DIYer & re-purposer. Gardening & landscape beautification. Animal & house care. Organizing, multitasking, & puzzles (both physical & mental). Intuitive & healing arts. Beginning inter-species communication. Level 2 Usui Reiki practitioner.
Anything creative!
Age
67
What else ...
I love to socialize & engage with others, and appreciate solitude & quiet in equal measure. I'm ridiculously responsible. My cooking skills are relatively limited, so please teach me your specialty! I believe in helping to serve the planet & her inhabitants. My bliss is building & creating things with my own hands. I have myriad interests and love acquiring new skills & knowledge, especially when I can learn by doing.
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  Injustice & people who are full of themselves
- Special dietary requirements

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27 Apr 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Explore Cretan culture and ...)

i was lucky enough to stay with krystalenia & her adorable cat, ajileas, for 3 weeks. during that time i really felt like i got a good taste of cretan culture - the food & drink, music & dance, history & people - because krystalenia believes in sharing it all with you! she's warm, energetic, sincere, and has a joyous view of life.

she took… read more

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19 Apr 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Animal and farmstay lovers, ...)

if you stay at marianthi's, you will adore all of her animals, eat fabulous food, learn a new skill, swim in the aegean sea, visit traditional villages, marvel at her knowledge of greek history & myriad other subjects, and, of course, stay busy with daily chores & assorted projects. marianthi makes sure that you keep a fair schedule of work &… read more

(Very good )

19 Jan 2025

Left by host (Join our family and learn ...) for Workawayer ()

It took some time, but Chance has built a very nice bond with our dog Dutchy during her time with us. Nice to see how familiar Dutchy became with her.
I can recommend Chance as an excellent pet/house sitter (not in cold climates).
Chance likes to work individually and independently.
She is truly an artist , very creative and a stunning restorer!… read more

(Very good )

10 Dec 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Join our family and learn ...)

I had the opportunity to stay with Veerle, Cornelis and Dutchy for 2 months, both in Belgium (September) and Spain (October) - also a week in the Netherlands! They are a cheerful and generous couple who enjoy a good laugh and sharing their experiences...and their dog, Dutchy, became my sweet new best friend.

Veerle is a lifelong learner and a… read more

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27 Apr 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Explore Cretan culture and ...)

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19 Apr 2025

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19 Jan 2025

Left by host (Join our family and learn ...) for Workawayer ()

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10 Dec 2024

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30 Jan 2024

Left by host for Workawayer ()

Chance is a wonderful, skillful and helpful lady. During her stay with me she did a very good organization to my messy workshop and other parts of my house. She is not a Workawayer to me anymore, she is now a nice and close friend of mine. I am sure whenever I need her help again she would be here to help.
And from the other hand, my dog Lima… read more

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8 Jan 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Learn about photography while ...)

i spent one month with ahmad and truly enjoyed myself. he is a kind and generous man with many stories, skills, and a good sense of humor. most days my tasks were to clean and organize his workshop and tool sheds. trust is very important to ahmad. once he knew that i was capable he allowed me to use his workshop and even taught me how to weld! i… read more

(Excellent)

18 Sep 2023

Left by host for Workawayer ()

While Chance was around, things just seemed to fall into place easier, due to her atention to detail and her capacity to look at things from a wholesome prespective.There was no task unfinished and lots of things were brought to our attention that needed to be improved.Chance is a hard worker, honest in her performance, kind to others and not… read more

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11 Sep 2023

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help in nature on a ...)

this is a late review, but worth leaving. i stayed at here for a month in june. it was my first workaway experience, and a rewarding one. antonio & branca have their hands full keeping this large property running, so i appreciated the fact that they trusted me to get things done. branca mostly covers the indoor events (and some housekeeping),… read more

(Excellent)

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