Luka

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Description

Hello!

I'm Luka from sLOVEnia, but for the last two years I have been slowly moving around south and south east Asia. I am embracing a life of a slow nomad and a free spirit. In the last year I have also been working remotely, but now I more or less quit this profession, to focus on volunteering, meditation, and my own projects - which are also related to volunteering and meditation:)

I like to connect with local communities, fly as little as possible, and either stay in the mountains, forests, or next to the ocean. I have a strong connection with nature, I practice mindfulness, meditation, yoga and live a healthy, active, and compassionate lifestyle that I fill with adventures, meditation, and time spent out of comfort zone.

In the last months I have been working as a remote business/sustainability consultant/researcher, and I am now building an ngo (which is scary but exciting!:D). I am also on the path to becoming teacher of presence, mindfulness, meditation, but I am patient with that. My mission is to help people in raising awareness and living a more fulfilled, free, and authentic life.

ABOUT MY STYLE OF TRAVEL:
In the past two years of travels, I've lived completely off-grid for weeks, stayed in budhist monasteries for weeks, couchsurfed for weeks, stayed on a remote island in Maldives for 50 days and freediving every day, did short-term volunteering at local schools about plastic pollution, been helping locals in India and Sri Lanka with their businesses, helped local women by exporting himalayan wool socks, did interviews for the media, conducted interviews on the field myself, etc.

MY VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE:
- Giving presentations at schools to 20-250 students in India and Sri Lanka (my own project)
- Taking care of a stone and wooden cottage in Indian Himalayas and taking care for 5 puppies (via Workaway, but with a previous couple account)
- Helping local tourism businesses in India and Sri Lanka (my own projects)
- Serving at Budhist meditation center and Budhist monastery (Vipassana)
- Developing social and environmental projects for developing countries (in Malta, via Workaway, but with a previous couple account)
- Consulting NGOs in Slovenia (via 180 Degrees Consulting)


People describe me as peaceful, adventurous, warm, friendly, non-judgmental, and active listener.

Interests

Languages spoken

English: Fluent
Slovenian: Fluent
Croatian: Beginner

Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Charity Work

Eco Projects

Gardening

DIY and building projects

Helping around the house

General Maintenance

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Some knowledge of:  

Teaching

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Hospitality/Tourism

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

Presentations at local schools: My travels in India and Sri Lanka involved giving presentations in schools, engaging students in English language, and discussing sustainability topics. I am now developing an this project into an NGO to help more travelers provide options for short-term volunteering at schools.

Mindfulness: I am on a spiritual path and also slowly walking the path to perhaps one day becoming a mindfulness teacher. I've deepened my practice in mindfulness meditation and yoga, and I am willing to share these skills in an informal environment with others for mental, spiritual, and physical well-being.

NGO Consultancy: I have a business educational background and I have also worked as
an consultant and volunteered as a consultant as well. I have advised NGOs, small local business as well as did research for bigger clients. My passion is social and environmental impact.

Nature, animals: I have been volunteering and living off-grid for a month in India, caring for a traditional stone and wooden cottage and caring for 5 puppies. I also have a dog at home, and I love all kinds of animals, and they love me as well:)

Local culture: I travel slowly, staying weeks or months at one location, to fully immerse into and understand the culture. Occasionally I do interviews, help people and volunteer. I truly like to absorb the knowledge, share my existing knowledge and experiences, and just help each other in becoming better and more joyful human beings.

Adventure, Sports, Music: I love outdoors and adventure sports. I bring a unique blend of energy and skills, suitable for diverse activities like outdoor adventures. I am also a DJ and I travel with portable controller, so if there is a wish for a party or ecstatic dance event, I am also willing to perform.

Event and Project Management: I've been organizing different events and I have a good digital knowledge and a very customer-centric approach so I can also contribute to various such initiatives.

Age

31

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Special dietary requirements
  I prefer to eat plant-based, but can be somehow flexible with seafood.