Vincent

Travel information

I am currently

Description

I will retire in January after spending about 30 years as a lecturer and researcher at the professional University Van Hall Larenstein in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. To celebrate this great escape, I’m planning a trip through Western Canada and Alaska from May until November. I hope to meet interesting people, marvel at northern nature, and contribute as a volunteer to projects that are meaningful, unusual, or simply fun.

I’m a 66-year-old biologist (Animal Behavior) who somehow took a philosophical detour and ended up with a PhD in philosophy. Don’t worry: I don’t start metaphysical debates unless someone insists. I’m in good health, take no medication, and I work out three times a week—so yes, I can lift things, carry things, and occasionally even function before coffee.

I’m calm, practical, reliable, creative, and enjoy work where people, nature, humour, and a bit of honest sweat come together.

My life has been pleasantly varied:
• I supported physically disabled people on holiday and learned the true meaning of joy.
• I drove a city bus in Utrecht, mastering narrow medieval streets and the art of staying calm while humans behave unpredictably.
• I guided nature tours for SNP Nature Travels, bravely calling rain “refreshing” with a straight face.

These days I love cooking more than ever, write prose and essays, and keep feeding my curiosity wherever I go.

I’m looking for friendly places where I can offer hands-on help, a steady temperament, and fitness earned through workouts rather than youthful recklessness. Whether it’s outdoor labour, eco-projects, DIY building, gardening, farming, cooking (including the experimental kind), computer help, or supporting remote and quiet places—I’m happy to pitch in.

I like environments that are down-to-earth and welcoming, where curiosity, kindness, and a good laugh are considered basic human needs. And where a 66-year-old creature is seen as useful, not mysterious.

Interests

Culture

Self development

Sustainability

Technology

Politics / Social justice

Farming

Charity work

Writing

Gardening

Carpentry

Cooking & food

History

Animals

Cycling

Nature

Hiking

Languages spoken

English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate

Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:  

Light gardening

Creative DIY projects

Being an elderly companion

Light maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Charity Work

Helping around the house

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Able to teach about:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Eco Projects

Animal Care

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Teaching

House & pet sitting

Hospitality/Tourism

More details about your skills

I’m a 66-year-old biologist (Animal Behavior) who somehow took a philosophical detour and ended up with a PhD in philosophy. Don’t worry: I don’t start metaphysical debates unless someone insists. I’m in good health, take no medication, and I work out three times a week—so yes, I can lift things, carry things, and occasionally even function before coffee.

My life has been pleasantly varied:
• I supported physically disabled people on holiday and learned the true meaning of joy.
• I drove a city bus in Utrecht, mastering narrow medieval streets and the art of staying calm while humans behave unpredictably.
• I guided nature tours for SNP Nature Travels, bravely calling rain “refreshing” with a straight face.

These days I love cooking more than ever, write prose and essays, and keep feeding my curiosity wherever I go.

Age

66

Some more information

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  Driver's licence

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  Special dietary requirements