Monika

Canada
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I am currently
At home
My next destination:
Sweden
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Description
Philosophy student, meditation teacher, and very inept knitter. Occasional baker. Love reading, hiking, and cats.
Interests
Mountain
Hiking
Plant care
History
Cooking & food
Sustainability
Gardening
Dancing
DIY & crafts
Self development
Yoga / Wellness
Politics / Social justice
Nature
Farming
Books
Animals
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Polish: Fluent
Swedish: Intermediate
More details about my language interests
I have a TEFL certificate and can teach English. I would like to learn to speak Swedish fluently - I can read it at an intermediate level, but would like to practice speaking.
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Eco Projects
Languages
Some knowledge of:
Life at a Farmstay
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Able to teach about:
Teaching
More details about your skills
I'm a certified yoga and meditation teacher, massage therapist, and workshop facilitator. I have excellent research, teaching and presentation skills, and thorough knowledge of various topics in philosophy and law. Organized, good listening skills, cope well with most situations. Competent at cooking and (domestic) cleaning, though it's not my favourite thing to do.
Age
47
What else ...
I am very interested in learning more about farming (especially permaculture and taking care of animals), crafts, making things with my own hands, and sustainable living in general. I'm fairly quiet, and in my spare time, I read a lot of books - history, philosophy, anthropology, and popular science mostly, with the odd novel thrown in.
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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1 Sep 2022

Left by host (Help us with gardening and ...) for Workawayer ()

Monica was very genuinely interested in our small farm and eager to learn all about living here. She put in many extra hours for her own learning's sake, which was much appreciated of course.
She was very determined and meticulous in everything she did.
An educated lawyer (!), she was of great help with reading documents and terms of conditions… read more

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28 Aug 2022

Left by host (Experience off-grid living in ...) for Workawayer ()

👋 Hello Monika!

I want to thank you for taking care of the animals and house while I was on vacation.

I hope to see you again if you are in Sweden.

Have a beautiful day 💛

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2 Jul 2022

Left by Workawayer () for host (Experience off-grid living in ...)

I spent a lovely and peaceful two weeks. My main job was to water the plants and feed the chickens; I also did some weeding, re-painted plant boxes in the traditional red and made a small no-dig bed for wildflowers. I had plenty of free time to catch up on my knitting, read my books and experiment with Laila's sourdough starter - it turns out to… read more

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12 Jul 2022

Left by host (Help with my big old house ...) for Workawayer ()

Thank you Monica for all your help, our talks and everything I learned! And I am looking forward to meet up at Stickfest. :-)
Monica stayed with me for two weeks and helped me with things like mocking the goat stable, getting winter hay, some cleaning in the house, refurnishing my dining room chairs and more. Monica is very eager to help out and… read more

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2 Jul 2022

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help with my big old house ...)

I stayed with Anna for two weeks and had a great experience, full of interesting things to do. She is a fabulous host - she took me on a trip around Öland (we saw seals!), to the market in Karlskrona, and to see the traditional Midsummer celebrations in the local village. On hot days, we went swimming in the sea, and I also went to the Saturday… read more

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1 Sep 2022

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28 Aug 2022

Left by host (Experience off-grid living in ...) for Workawayer ()

👋 Hello Monika!

I want to thank you for taking care of the animals and house while I was on vacation.

I hope to see you again if you are in Sweden.

Have a beautiful day 💛

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2 Jul 2022

Left by Workawayer () for host (Experience off-grid living in ...)

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12 Jul 2022

Left by host (Help with my big old house ...) for Workawayer ()

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2 Jul 2022

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help with my big old house ...)

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2 Feb 2017

Left by host for Workawayer ()

Thank you Monika for your help! It was very nice to have you at our place. You were so kind and patient with our horses. We really apreciated your conection to them. Luba grew a lot, you should come and see her. We hope you have a great journey and if you want to visit us one day again you are very welcome!

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7 Dec 2016

Left by Workawayer () for host (Welcoming volunteers to help ...)

Thank you, Anja and Santiago, for this amazing experience! I stayed for a month and learned a lot about horses, their personalities, and how to care for them. The work was not difficult, though for me the altitude made everything extra hard (other people didn't seem to have that much of a problem, but my lungs often felt on the brink of… read more

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7 Nov 2016

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Monika is a nice person. She helped a lot with the project. Thank you Monika! Enjoy your trip

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1 Nov 2016

Left by Workawayer () for host (Learn with us at our ...)

I worked on this project for just over two weeks. It was a great introduction to workaway - the work was hard but very satisfying. It was great to see the tangible results of your work at the end of the day - the wall you helped to build getting higher day by day, or the walls of a building being filled with cob you helped to mix (in bare feet… read more

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