Earnest

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Activities i am interested in:

I love travel, especially by bicycle. I love being active, outdoors, in nature. I enjoy building things (especially woodworking), learning languages, learning in general, reading, photography, music..

Description

Greetings!

I'm a recently retired finish carpenter, eager to explore and learn. I love spending time in nature, hiking, biking, camping, and just observing. I love traveling, seeing new places and experiencing new cultures. I'm also interested in languages. I enjoy learning languages, and I recently completed a TEFL course so that I could volunteer as an English teacher.

I'm brand new to Workaway. My hope is that by volunteering through Workaway, I'll be able to experience your local culture and language more deeply than I would if I were just staying in hotels and visiting tourist attractions.

I enjoy building things and am an expert woodworker. I trained in Germany as a Tischler and worked for thirty years as finish carpenter, cabinetmaker and furniture maker. I'm also interested in natural building. My wife and I built our own straw bale insulated, earthen (clay) plastered house, as well as a cob outbuilding.

I have a wonderful wife, two children and two grandchildren, as well as two chickens, two ducks, a cat and a bunny. I love babies, children and animals. My wife, jokingly, calls me Saint Francis. I don't smoke, drink alcohol or do drugs. I'm vegetarian but I'm not a picky eater. As long as your meals include things other than meat, then we're fine.

I'm quiet and self-motivated by nature; happy on my own. However, since my whole reason for using Workaway is to learn about local cultures and to practice speaking languages, I'm actually interested in Workaway positions that include a good amount of interaction with my host or other locals.

By the way, my first name is Earnest, but my friends call me Peace.

Interests

Photography

Mountain

Beach

Sustainability

Cycling

Books

Nature

Outdoor activities

Languages

Hiking

DIY & crafts

Camping

Carpentry

Animals

Adventure sports

Languages

Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Beginner
Hungarian: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I love spending time in nature, hiking, biking, camping, and just observing. I love traveling; seeing new places and experiencing new cultures. I enjoy learning languages. I'm a native U.S.-English speaker, currently working on getting my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification. My German is a little rusty, but still quite good.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Life at a Farmstay

Charity Work

Art Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

Babysitting and creative play

Being an elderly companion

General Maintenance

Helping around the house

Animal Care

Teaching

House sitting

Creating/ Cooking family meals

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Able to teach about:  

DIY and building projects

Eco Projects

Languages

More details about your skills

I'm an expert woodworker. I have experience in many facets of building, including natural building with straw bale, earthen (clay) plaster and cob. I'm in the process of getting my certificate to teach English as a foreign language. I love and get along well with animals, babies and children. I have experience gardening. I'm a decent, if reluctant, cook.

Age

62

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