Kamila

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Activities i am interested in:

Anything animal related! I am happy to pet sit, work with horses and farm animals. I also enjoy a bit of gardening, but can't say I've got as much experience in that area, but very willing to learn!

Description

Hi! I have just finished my 5 year veterinary medicine degree and am looking for a job in first opinion ambulatory equine work, but I have experience with all animals big and small :) I love working with horses both ridden and on the ground (groundwork probably preferred these days!) and I have worked at a busy dog kennels before. I was born in Poland but moved to England when I was 3, and I still speak Polish with my family so I am very comfortable with both languages. I did French lessons at school from a young age until 16, but I think I've forgotten it all now, but would be interested in re-learning and learning some other languages. I like to read books (mostly thrillers), go on walks, explore local areas and enjoy boat rides. I love to have some time for a chat, especially in the evenings.

I have done a couple of Workaways now so I am confident with the exchanges. I am happy to work and help out, but also have boundaries and will not tolerate being worked unfairly - I will always have a backup plan so just be warned as have met others on here being treated as free labour with little free time or living in poor conditions (thankfully not encountered myself yet). I am happy driving all cars/vans but have found the deposits too high for me to afford in mainland Europe. I am not a lover of young children, so a childcare position/being around them a lot would not be suitable for me.

Interests

Technology

Outdoor activities

Self development

Movies & TV

Culture

Events & social

Music

Sailing / Boating

Pets

Farming

Plant care

Photography

Gardening

Books

Animals

Hiking

Beach

Nature

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Polish: Fluent

More details about my language interests
Would be very happy to pick up some basic phrases/conversations in multiple languages. Would be particularly happy to see how much French I could remember, but also interested in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German. In exchange I am happy to teach English and Polish!

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Light gardening

Helping around the house

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Able to teach about:  

Life at a Farmstay

Animal Care

House & pet sitting

More details about your skills

Hopefully graduating as a vet (wanting to go into equine work) in July, so I am knowledgable on all aspects of animal care! But more specifically my experience includes:
- 20 weeks of animal husbandry placements with many species - dogs, cats, horses, cattle, sheep (including lambing), pigs, chickens, exotics, alpacas. 28 weeks of clinical vet practice placements, and 34 weeks of clinical rotation placements within the university, so I am very comfortable if there is any jobs involving giving medications and watching for symptoms.
- Worked at a busy dog boarding kennels during uni holidays, up to 75 dogs of all sizes/breeds/temperaments in during peak seasons working to take care of them in a team of 2-3 people. Also done shelter/charity work with dogs, cats and rabbits.
- Have experience of all sorts of equine-based industries; riding schools, livery yards, stud farms, trainers, helping with events such as endurance.
- I own 2 lovely house rabbits that have free roam of my house, Bueno and Mocha. I also share a cheeky 17hh ISH mare that I used to have full time for a while, and have had several loans over the 12 years I have been riding for. I enjoy groundwork like lunging, walking, long lining etc and have experience with youngsters. I am a gentle rider who can walk, trot, canter, gallop and do small (80cm max) jumps but I am not competitive and I am very open to tips etc - I prefer to have a little plod around on a hack than intense schooling these days. At my parents' we own a very opinionated German shepherd called Leia, so I am very used to big dogs with big personalities!
- In my gap year between finishing A Levels and starting vet school I worked at Center Parcs as a waitress, so I do also have waiting and customer service experience. I've also helped with loads of things like disovery days at university.

Age

24

What else ...

Mostly interested in animal-related Workaways; horse care, dog care, pet sitting etc. I am happy to try help with some basic gardening etc but I do not have much experience and would prefer it to not be my main task. I am happy with older children (e.g. 10 and above, maybe slightly younger if mature) but I would rather avoid being around young children and would be very unhappy to do childcare, sorry but I am not child-friendly!

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