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** Reliable and caring. Woman in her 40´s. Animal and nature lover. Alternative/tiny/off-grid living.
Hello, I am Rocio, I am in my 40´s, healthy and fit with a positive outlook on the world.
I teach languages online and have been spending the last few months living off-grid and house/pet sitting in rural areas.
I am looking for hands-on experiences and inspiration. I love meeting people from all walks of life and see how they live. I want to keep learning about off-grid living/house and building construction/tiny-living/self-sufficiency/permaculture gardening&farming, etc. with the hope to build my little paradise one day when I find THE place. :)
I was born in rural Spain (Galicia) surrounded by animals and nature and grew up in Geneva, Switzerland.
I have traveled extensively since my early 20s and have lived and worked in several countries. I speak Spanish, French, English, Japanese, and Galician-Portuguese. My Italian is a little rusty.
I lived and worked in Japan for 5 years where I volunteered on farms and other projects.
In Japan, I bought my first touring bike.
I started going on small trips,
I started hosting and got inspired,
I started going on bigger trips,
and then the cycle journey became my life for 6 years.
Between 2013 and 2019 I cycled from Japan to Spain by land and by sea, reaching places out of time.
It took me almost 6 years (unplanned of course) because the only luxury I realized I had was TIME! This 6-year self-powered journey shaped deeply who I am today, in subtle ways that I might not even be aware of.
I am an experienced house/pet sitter with references and I have experience living off-grid in remote and solitary locations in Pakistan, Spain, and Portugal. So I understand what it takes to interact with natural resources and manage your needs.
I have a good hand with animals, and I have a good sense of knowing when they don´t feel well. I can handle basic tools around the house and garden. I learn fast and if left to my own resources, I always try to find solutions.
I take on any new assignment with an open heart and an open mind, and I will take care of your house and pets as if they were mine.
I am a non-smoker/non-vaper, a clean, and quiet person.
I enjoy a frugal life: going on walks, cooking simple meals, contemplating, enjoying the little things...
I work online and I can offer between 12-15 hrs a week in exchange for a detached and independent accommodation/tiny house/cabin to be able to teach my lessons and work.
I will be in charge of my own food and meals.
I think I am a good mix of introvert and sociable so I am also happy to share meals and stories sometimes.
In retrospect, I am a seeker and the search for freedom has been a constant in my life: through self-powered travel, through Vipassana meditation, through building a location-independent job, through finding alternative ways of living, through self-development...and I will keep exploring.
Interests
Sailing / Boating
Self development
Sustainability
Farming
Culture
Cycling
Camping
Outdoor activities
Nature
Mountain
Gardening
Hiking
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Animals
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Galician: Fluent
Japanese: Intermediate
Portuguese: IntermediateMore details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Art Projects
More details about your skills
OFF-GRID EXPERIENCE: I have experience living off-grid in Pakistan, Portugal, and Spain and I know what it takes to interact with natural resources and manage my needs.
PETS/FARM ANIMALS: I have a good hand with animals and I love their company. I have looked after other people´s pets as if they were mine. I have experience with cats, dogs, poneys/horses, chickens, sheep/goats... I am used to handling big dogs. I looked after as many as 5 together. Some of the dogs were medicated daily, so I am used to giving daily medication. And most importantly, I can tell when an animal is not well.
HOUSE/FARM-SITTING: I am an experienced house-sitter and I have experience living in remote and solitary places. Besides taking excellent care of the animals, I know how to keep an eye on the gardens and buildings, walk around the land, check for any issues, and try to fix them or notify the owner to get instructions.
GARDENING/LAND MAINTENANCE/FARMING: I have done quite a lot of farm stays when I lived in Japan. Work I have done in previous places includes harvesting, pruning, clearing the land, animal care, general system maintenance, wood cutting, farm composting work, getting the gardening patches ready for summer, greenhouse work, foraging...
I can handle tools like weeding machines, small tractors, and gardening tools.
COOKING: Not an expert chef, but I am happy to put my personal touch in the kitchen.
NATURAL HEALING/HOLISTIC PRACTICES: I became interested in natural healing practices and I am on my journey to practicing and learning for optimal health through natural vision.
LANGUAGES: I am trilingual in Spanish, French, and Gallego, and I speak also English, Japanese, and Portuguese. My Italian is kind of rusty because of a lack of practice, but I understand it.
Age
46
What else ...
I can bring a joyous and caring personality, and I like to have enthusiastic people around me. I have good people skills, but I also need my own time and privacy to recover from social interactions.
I am also learning balance, and I practice it on a slackline.
I have an ukelele, but never learned how to play it properly. It´s a dream of mine, to learn how to play an instrument, but somehow I don´t practice enough.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
No.Special dietary requirements
I try to avoid meat. I eat fish very occasionnally.
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