Vitas

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Description

General wood and concrete skills !
I'm 44 with a lot of various experience.

Just started my 2 years journey in the carpentry school to learn woodwork in a professional way, so I would prefer to do wooden structural work, if I could choose in your place.

Some years ago 'retired' from international corporate job, continued to take care of my own land & build several small houses for myself from own wood, now I would like to explore other places for possible partial or permanent relocation in the future, especially a family farm somewhere south of Portugal or Portuguese islands in the Atlantic. I love to be around the animals.

Although I'm not a professional builder, but during several last years learned a lot in general construction, especially making wooden structures, as well concrete work. Of course I love to work in the forest, on the land, and with the animals.

For the future, I would like to find a farm, where I could stay long term as a full time multi skill worker (professional carpentry, general maintenance, work with animals, etc.), where accommodation & food is covered, as well there is possibility to make at least a minimum salary to cover extra expenses like travel, medical, clothes, vocation, etc.

At the moment I'm interested to come and help people just in exchange for food and accommodation, so I can experience how is daily life in their location , as it should help me to decide what exactly I want and where for the future. I have enough funds to stay in the hotel and not to work, but I could never get so deep cultural and local skill experience being just a tourist, as well I find very boring not to work and it is so great to make something practical.

I have traveled a lot in my previous life, so sightseeing is not my main interest, instead I don't mind to work longer hours, if the work is not extremely physically exhaustive, and this could be appreciated with all the daily meals covered and some local trips with the host around.

I always want to make my hosts happy and to meet their expectations, so this exchange makes great sense as well for them. I hope I can do it for you too. Let's talk about it.

Interests

Plant care

Pets

Yoga / Wellness

Outdoor activities

Nature

Farming

DIY & crafts

Animals

Carpentry

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Lithuanian: Fluent
Russian: Fluent
German: Beginner
Portuguese: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I am looking forward to learn Portuguese

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Gardening

Eco Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Life at a Farmstay

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Able to teach about:  

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

More details about your skills

Beside my passion to work in the forest and skills in logging, cutting and storing the timber, good control of chainsaw and other forestry tools, I have built several log houses, so could share my construction skills, starting from foundations and concrete work to wood joinery (posts, beams, roof joists etc.).

Age

44

What else ...

Hard working, extremely good at planning, repetitive tasks and achieving the set goals.

Not picky for accommodation and food.

Worked for couple months as the working guest on cow farm in Norway in 2004, and 3 months as workaway in Cambodia 2017 on guest house construction.

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  Driver's licence

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  Special dietary requirements