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We are currently
Travelling
Description
We retired a little early at the age of 56 from careers in project management and teaching in order to travel around the world, not to see tourist sites but to experience what it's really like to live overseas among small communities and to give back. We have been nomadic for the last three years, working for NGOs in Ethiopia, India and Costa Rica, generally in the areas of creating Income Generating Activities for villagers and animal welfare. When back in Europe to see family, we do lots of house and pet sitting. We adore learning new skills in one part of the world and training others in them in another. We also love all things cultural - history, heritage, music, reading, films, etc.
Interests
Movies & TVCooking & foodBooksAnimalsNatureCharity workLanguages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateSkills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Eco Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Art Projects
Able to teach about:
Babysitting and creative play
Being an elderly companion
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Charity Work
Languages
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
House sitting
More details about your skills
Jeff
- project management experience of 30 years
- accountant by profession
- finding income generating activities and arranging training and micro finance
- fundraising and grant applications
- software: Excel and Adobe Premier Pro for filmmaking
Sylvie
- teaching experience of 30 years (English and French from early ages to adults including college level, beginners Spanish and philosophy for children)
-translating and editing texts
- cooking/nutrition
- tidying/decluttering
- rearranging furniture and possessions for different effects
- help in the garden
- recycling, upcycling and composting
- help looking after pets /animalsAge
63 & 62
What else ...
We are both crazy about films - from silent to modern era, from Hollywood to Bollywood, Our favourites are the classic films from the 1930s/1940s. Jeff has a MA in Film Studies and has made films as a leisure pursuit.
We love food. Sylvie is passionate about ingredients and cooking. She loves, learning new skills and not just in the kitchen! She also likes singing , reading including reading aloud and good stories/ legends.
Jeff love games - He taught chess in an Ethiopian school and likes to organise treasure hunts for his nephews and nieces. He plays football and tennis. He has taught softball to his colleaguesSome more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Sylvie is very intolerant to dairy products except ghee/butterSpecial dietary requirements
Vegetarian/ vegan
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Mr. Jeff's meticulous research and… read more
Sylvie durante su voluntariado ayudó mayormente en la cocina, con su buen gusto y aportes de recetas nuevas que estamos usando para la comida de los niños.
Jeff estuvo ayudando en trabajos administrativos, auditorias y… read more
they took on every task we asked of them with a smile, even though a lot of the work was new to them, and at… read more
Please remember the "official" bit.
Claudia is a person with a huge heart which is dedicated 100% on animals and their welfare. The charity is at a crossroads just right now and needs a lot… read more
They shared their professional skills and where extremely helpful in all the different aspects we needed to progress.
Sylvie even joined us in an important meeting with local authorities and helped with many translation work as much as helping to… read more
Jeff supported my organization in the search for funds, identifying every possible donor.
Sylvie has a lot of experience teaching and cooking. So she take over my son education on his free time so I could work more on my organization. She also helped… read more
Jeff supported us in the search for funds for our social innovation project, identifying every possible opportunity for sustaining the project (private funds, forms of self-financing, participation in tenders).
Sylvie has been of huge help to us for the daily activities, for the restoration… read more
They have done a lot of work here. And always as cheerful and friendly. It was really nice to have them at our farm.
They helped us in the garden, they completely reorganized a whole piece of the garden, and also with (a lot of) weeding, according to Jeff it was addictive hahaha they… read more