Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
At home
Description
Greetings,
September 2024 update... I am home in Montana for a little while. Where and when my next journey will be is to be determined (tbd).
I have a background in farming, gardening and hospitality services. I am reliable, and honest. I am a passionately curious person with a good sense of humor, and generally live life with a smile.
Over the past six years, I enjoyed assisting a variety of Workaway hosts in multiple locations. I prefer positions that are project based or involve a fairly organized daily routine. However, I am adaptable and I am always happy to learn new skills.
I believe spending quality time in one location, to really know a place and its people, is what travel is all about. I also enjoy all-things science, cooking, music, reading, and learning.
Please reach out if you believe I am a good match for you and your Workaway needs.
Cheers,
Mariann
Interests
Drawing & painting
Politics / Social justice
Carpentry
Cycling
Outdoor activities
Dancing
Languages
Mountain
Gardening
Events & social
Hiking
History
Music
Photography
Plant care
Writing
Sustainability
Winter sports
Water sports
Sailing / Boating
Nature
Farming
Culture
Camping
Books
Astronomy
Cooking & food
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Italian: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I dream of speaking multiple languages, but alas, it is not my forte. However, I will always continue to try.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Languages
Some knowledge of:
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Eco Projects
Charity Work
Able to teach about:
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
More details about your skills
I'm a hard-working, "jack-of-all-trades" person and am always happy to learn new life skills.
Workaway Experiences and Skills:
*️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️ Primarily gardening/landscape work, but also food and guest services, scuba diving tender, housekeeping, light plumbing, and bath tiling.
*️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️ Gardening/Landscaping Work: seeding, planting, harvesting, pruning, irrigation installation, trail, and terrace construction.
*️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️ Other Helpful Skills: basic carpentry and plumbing, painting, forestry.
Other Life Experiences:
*️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️ 10 years in organic food distribution, vegetable/herb farming, and food services.
*️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️ 10 years in adventure travel and tourism industry.
*️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️ Sailing crew - 8,000 miles and 8 months at sea; trimming sails, helm, night watch, navigation, anchoring, provisioning, cooking, cleaning, maintenance.
Outdoor Interests and Skills:
*️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️ Backpacking, birding, sailing, scuba diving, sea kayaking, surfing, packrafting, alpine and Nordic skiing, mountain biking.
Age
54
What else ...
*️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️ I am capable of working alone or as part of a team
*️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️ I am honest, reliable, tidy, organised, self-motivated and adaptable
*️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️ International driver's license
*️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️ Advance Open Water PADI Scuba Diving certification
*️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️ ServSafe Food Handler certification
*️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️ Emergency Response Teams - Communications and High Tech Rescue
*️️️*️️️ Certified Wilderness First Responder, CPR
*️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️ I am a music fan of many genres; volunteer radio DJ for 12 years. Play piano, percussion and would like to learn other instruments
*️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️ Covid-19 vaccine April 2021, booster vaccines Dec. 2021, Oct. 2022
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
noSpecial dietary requirements
no
