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Hello! I’m 29 year old Savanna from the “windy city” Chicago, Illinois USA. I'm taking time off of work in 2025 to travel and see different cultures and ways of living. Workaway seemed like an amazing opportunity to meet many people living intentional lives and be a part of their dreams and projects.
I am a creative by training and worked as a designer and project manager for 6 years. I have a lot of making hands-on experience through my industrial design undergrad degree (sewing, painting, digital website building, social media, prototyping with wood and cardboard, metal shop, 3d printing, and more). I also have experience working as an orientation leader and tour group guide at my college. See more skills in the skill section of the profile!
In my free time you’ll find me biking, reading comics on the couch, planning the most efficient route to run my errands, or climbing rocks.
My strength is my love of learning and relentless curiosity. Friends and colleagues describe me as enthusiastic, thorough, open minded, and caring.
My interests in workaway are range from farming to eco projects to teaching to hospitality.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Chinese (Mandarin): Beginner
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Hospitality/Tourism
Life at a Farmstay
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Teaching
Some knowledge of:
General Maintenance
Able to teach about:
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
• Farming skills: animal feed routine, weeding, heeling, carob harvesting, use of chainsaw and ax
• Gardening skills - I care for a small vegetable garden now and grew up taking care of my dad's garden. I have always been interested to understand how we go from farm to table
• Making/Creative skills from university and 6 years of being a working professional: photography, photo and video editing; graphic design; painting, sewing; use of wood and metal shop and building prototypes. BFA Industrial Design
• Strong problem solving abilities–good at process and brainstorming different ways to tackle something. I have a strong DIY spirit and respect being both scrappy and smart
• People and presentation skills: completed a public speaking course at my college; lead team meetings in my work experience; have experience working at my college as a tour guide and orientation leader (with pride, I say that I was only orientation group that kept up the interest and didn't lose a single freshman!)
• Systems and organizing--I'm excellent with a spreadsheet and diagrams
• Teaching: annually in summers throughout high school, I would go to the local arts organization and run arts and crafts camps for elementary school kids.
• Management: multiple years managing projects and teams, and in college I ran the department tech lab (maintain the laser cutter, 3D printer, computer, printers and assisted students with their projects)
• Pet care and maintenance - I've fostered and volunteered with local pet organizations! I love cats and dogs
Age
30
What else ...
I try to find the joy and delight from the small things of life
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
slight lactose intolerance
Feedback
When there was an issue, we managed to deal with it and solve it in a clear respectfull and loving way.
our sheep and dog also loved her very much and we all miss her already.
Hope you will come back to stay with us again one day dear!
During her stay she helped with picking carobs and cutting up wood with my big chainsaw. A task she handled extremely well. She also worked at weeding our garden a task that would daunt many but not Savannah. No weed was safe from her steely… read more
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Friends
Feedback
When there was an issue, we managed to deal with it and solve it in a clear respectfull and loving way.
our sheep and dog also loved her very much and we all miss her already.
Hope you will come back to stay with us again one day dear!
During her stay she helped with picking carobs and cutting up wood with my big chainsaw. A task she handled extremely well. She also worked at weeding our garden a task that would daunt many but not Savannah. No weed was safe from her steely… read more
