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Hello Citizen of the blue planet !
My name is Xavier, I am a 37 year old engineer from France specialised in thermal performance of buildings ( the guy who try to save the planet in a big company who try to make money with it, it ‘s me !).
I am also travel addicted and need to cure myself as often as work allow me to do so. I had quite a few workaway experiences and a lot of volunteering / help exchange also using other websites. Anyway, that is how I found myself building an ecological sustainable, character filled straw bale house in a national park in Australia, that’s how I had the opportunity to work on a dinosaur’s dorsal vertebra in a prehistoric museum. Another project saw me discovering the beautiful Whitsundays islands while working on a boat. I did some « work camps » in Iceland (hundreds of volunteers coming to work on different cultural an environmental topics) as a volunteer and as a camp leader. I volunteered in Kenya where I took a census of monkeys and various bird species. I also joined in activities surrounding a school for refugees. I worked in a gear camp in Mongolia, in a monkey refuge in Bolivia, in a ranch and Canada. I worked in some other places around the world, building fences with aborigenal people, helping marocan women in a very tinny village, farming in Greece, working in hostels, restaurants, mooving furnitures, sorting macadamia nuts, etc.
I am not the « I need my comfort, beaches and tequila sunrise » kind of tourist but more someone trying to experience a country by living with the inhabitants and being part of a project. It has been my privilege to not only take away wonderful memories of these amazing locations but, hopefully, to have also added something.
I "recently" came back (in 2019), after a year off on the panamerican road, from Ushuaia to the top of Alaska. I am back at work now but I will still be looking for great volunteering experiences for my hollidays !
I am an hard worker and a quick learner. Try me ! -
Interests
Technology
Self development
Movies & TV
Gardening
Carpentry
Cooking & food
Charity work
Culture
Water sports
Music
Photography
Outdoor activities
Sailing / Boating
Hiking
Hitchhiking
Languages
Nature
Mountain
Camping
Beach
Astronomy
Architecture
Animals
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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent -
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Charity Work
Some knowledge of:
Light gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Able to teach about:
Creative DIY projects
Light maintenance
Languages
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More details about your skills
I learn quick and I am an hardworker as I need to feel usefull, feeling involved in a meaningfull project is a need in my life
Construction skills
Environmental / ecological / sustainable development / energy knowledge (as part of my job)
Happy with physical work
Teaching
Social skills -
Age
38
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What else ...
I love nature and can spend hours looking at a tree or searching for animals,
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Some more information
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Smoker
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Driver's licence
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Allergies
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Special dietary requirements
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We stayed with a Nadia for a bit less than two weeks and she is a full story by herself. A big mix of strengh, bravory, tears, dreams, may be not organisation (haha, it would be too easy … read more
My friend Alexia and I stayed for two weeks in the farm in august and really enjoyed it.
For sure we didn't miss work as there is always something that need to be done in a farm but I think everyone needs to spend some time like this, living closer to the … read more
