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my name is Gab! i use they/them pronouns.
i grew up in the USA and Germany, i speak English and German fluently and have dual-citizenship. i have a bachelor's in Literary and Cultural Analysis from the university of Amsterdam, but am craving the peace when i'm outside exploring nature, new cities and meeting people who share my interests in crafting, gardening, hiking, camping and exploring. soo....
im taking a gap year to travel, explore and learn new things, outside the structural school system. i have found that i can engage with and understand theoretical knowledge much easier when i am in active conversation with other people, and this is something that i am craving outside of a class-room setting.
more than theory however, i am very interested in indigenous farming practices (syntropic agroforestry, the Mexican milpa, etc.) and volunteering in gardens, construction projects, hostels, i adore physical labor, engaging with the soil and putting energy back into the earth. therefore, these activities are also something i wish to continue in my gap year, and have new learning experiences from which i can gain more knowledge about any of this!!
i've had a dream for years of building my own cabin in an area close to a city but still distant from it, maintaining my own form of nourishment and holding a safe, learning space for my loved ones. i feel workaway will help me cultivate my knowledge to achieve this dream, as well as give me room to meet new people who may become new friends :).
i love cleaning, cooking, physical labor, meeting new people and experiencing new things!
Interests
Fashion or beauty
Charity work
Sustainability
Cycling
Art & design
Sailing / Boating
Politics / Social justice
LGBTQ
Culture
Farming
Plant care
Music
DIY & crafts
Books
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Writing
Carpentry
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Fitness
Camping
Mountain
Dancing
Beach
Water sports
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Arabic: Beginner
Spanish: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
i am happy to teach you some english or german, as they both come easy to me and i enjoy sharing, and communicating through languages, instead with hand gestures and objects and indications. i have 4 years of highschool Spanish that have stayed with me, i couldn't hold a conversation but am able to pick up on a lot of words/some phrases and would love to bring some more Spanish into my life. i have very little knowledge of Arabic but am immensely interested in Arabic culture and Islam, and would love to be taught the basics.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Life at a Farmstay
Animal Care
Charity Work
Languages
House & pet sitting
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
General Maintenance
Eco Projects
Art Projects
DIY and building projects
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
experience in:
- hospitality and kitchen work,
have worked in a food stand and a cafe making coffee and bagels during my 3-year bachelors. know how to provide hospitality, make coffee, clean vigorously and work in a kitchen and in a team.
- community gardening and physical work,
have volunteered in my community garden for 3 hours 3 days a week since september, with knowledge of turning beds, planting seeds, constructing bird-nets and bean sprouting poles, pruning bushes and lots of weeding :)
interest in:
- cleaning, cooking, maintenance work, construction work, gardening and yard work, creative work (painting, crafting, pottery, crochet, knit etc) working with and around animals and non-human species, but also working together with a team. i honestly just love doing anything with my hands and seeing a material, physical impact on the spaces around me, and getting exhaustion from that.
- would love to learn spanish and arabic, italian, japanese but the cultures/languages i am currently the most interested in are latin america & portugal/spain, and any arabic and/or islamic, north african/middle eastern country.
- very interested in indigenous practices and ideologies of working and living with the land and non-human entities as equal to us. respecting the animals, plants, insects, elements of the earth and not in an effort to control the non-human.
Age
21
What else ...
i love philosophy, environmental humanities, posthumanism, other topics within philosophy and cultural studies which i could share if you are interested, it is my academic speciality.
i love crocheting, knitting, mending clothes and (hand)sewing, love making buttons from avocado pits, any crafting is wonderful.
i enjoy swimming, running, bouldering, writing and movies in my free time.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
intolerant to milk (lactose and casein), gluten and green peas. i dont eat pork or beef and am open to vegan diets.
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the hosts nathaniel and diana are so warm and welcoming, and while they also enjoy their alone and resting time, they are very passionate and engaged in interacting with people from around the world, learning new… read more
