Shahriar

Italy
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Travel information
I am currently
Travelling
My next destination:
United States - from Sep 2023 until Sep 2024
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Description
Hello good people,
I am 62 years old, semi vegetarian in a very good health and state of mind.
I have lived in various countries and cities like New York, Boston ,New Jersey
Santa Monica, San Diego, Toronto Canada, Guadalajara Mexico, Tehran, Isfahan
Iran.
My Workaway adventures spanned Turkey, Bulgaria, Hungary, France, and the United States. I got hands-on experience in reforestation (young tree planting), organic gardening (soil management, composting), and home improvement. In the kitchen, I thrived alongside a vegan chef, mastering plant-based menu prep, baking sourdough, and crafting several Middle Eastern dishes.

My educational background is in the visual arts and some computer science. My work
background is in the art field, print-making and research/implementation
of macro policies/ curriculum design.

I have grown interest to live and experiment outside of city life so I would find it
pleasing to get involved in all sort of outdoor ecological based activities, art projects, hand crafts, meditation retreats etc.

For most part I am calm and quiet enjoy concentration on projects in hand and other times I enjoy having good sincere conversation on various topics. Meditation is something I usually do in the morning and sometimes before I engage improvising experimental art forms on paper.
Interests
Nature
Yoga / Wellness
Vegetarian or vegan
Mountain
Hiking
Events & social
Music
Movies & TV
Astronomy
Cycling
Carpentry
Gardening
Drawing & painting
Camping
DIY & crafts
Books
Cooking & food
Art & design
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Persian (Farsi): Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
More details about my language interests
would like to improve my Spanish
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Charity Work
Teaching
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Languages
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Art Projects
More details about your skills
works in the farm, cooking, baking, fermenting, general help, research, curriculum design, visual arts, print making,
Age
62
What else ...
playing chess or backgammon interests me
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  no
- Special dietary requirements
  mostly vegetarian

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18 Apr 2024

Left by host (Central Texas Hill Country ...) for Workawayer (Shahriar)

It was our great fortune to have Shahriar here for approximately 4 weeks. During that time he painted the cement on our back porch and repaired a dilapidated fence, as well as prepared several meals for us, and took care of our dog when we were gone. Shahriar is an extremely conscientious and precise worker with exceptional integrity. He worked… read more

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26 Dec 2023

Left by host (Visit our art and music ...) for Workawayer (Shahriar)

Shahriar helped us with fall cleanup in the autumn of 2023. His work was meticulous and quite satisfactory. He is a very quiet and observant person, and if you explain any task to him, he will do it and even offer suggestions on how to do it more efficiently. As a matter of fact, we often had trouble getting him to stop working to come in for meal… read more

(Excellent )

25 Dec 2023

Left by Workawayer (Shahriar) for host (Visit our art and music ...)

I spent one month at this lovely place in the end of the fall. One inventive/creative phrase that I remember that truly describes the place of Mercedes and Andrew was “Maximalist”. These lovely couple had so much history of culture: music, arts & crafts, cooking, baking. And Cultural exchange: teaching English through natural setting of a family… read more

(Excellent )

7 Oct 2023

Left by host (Help us with our vegetable ...) for Workawayer (Shahriar)

Shahriar stayed with us for a couple of months. We were very happy with his work and attitude. He is a gentle soul to be around. He did a very nice job repairing some fences around our vegetable garden with resources from our own forest and he also collaborated in making a beautiful path along a slope that will help us reach more vegetable beds… read more

(Excellent )

28 Sep 2023

Left by Workawayer (Shahriar) for host (Help us with our vegetable ...)

I spent 8 weeks here with the lovely couple Peter and Alice from mid-July to mid-September. For most of the time, I worked in the garden, building wooden fences, steps with rocks and tree trunks, making a walking path on a tilted hill, weeding, and preparing raised beds. I also walked two lovely dogs, Gypsy and Lua. The setting is so peaceful that… read more

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