Lara

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Hi I'm Lara, 23 years old from the Netherlands. I just finished my bachelors degree in Sustainability Studies, with a thesis about Food Forests. I am very interested in sustainable food production, so I'm hoping to gain some practical experience and knowledge about that in the coming months.

I am a very social person, I love to get to know new people and hear their stories. I previously did two other volunteering projects, both at hostels: in Porto (2022) and Sevilla (2025). Both times I spend a month and a half at the hostel. I love the hostel life, especially when staying for a bit longer than the guests, and building deep friendships with colleague volunteers and travelers alike. Based on these experiences I am especially interested in volunteering with a host that accepts multiple volunteers, because I enjoy being surrounded by many people.

Hablo castellano con fluidez pero con errores. Sin embargo puedo hablar sobre cualquier tópico con facilidad. Han pasado unos meses sin hablar castellano entonces tengo ganas de tener la oportunidad de practicar de nuevo!

Intereses

Cocina y alimentación

Cuidado de plantas

Escritura

Trabajo de caridad

Agricultura

Autodesarrollo

Política / justicia social

Eventos y sociedad

Sostenibilidad

Vegetariano o vegano

Jardinería

Bricolaje y manualidades

Libros

Naturaleza

Senderismo

Actividades al aire libre

Montaña

Baile

Acampada

Deportes de aventura

Idiomas

Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Español: Fluido
Holandés: Fluido

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Me interesa:  

Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje

Cuidado de animales

Trabajo de caridad

Proyectos artísticos

Mantenimiento general

Vida en una granja

Proyectos ecológicos

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Ciertos conocimientos de:  

Cocinar para toda la familia

Hostelería/turismo

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Ayuda con ordenadores/Internet

Que habilidades tienes?

I have eight years of experience working in restaurants and I love to work with people. I worked as a server and hostess but at home I also like to cook. I would say I'm a pretty good home cook although I am sometimes too stubborn to follow the recipe :). I usually learn things pretty fast because I am committed to my work. I love to learn new languages. I come from a family of photographers so I have picked up some skills from them. I am a creative person, in an artistic sense but I also like to think I am good at coming up with creative ideas and solutions.
I just finished a degree in sustainability studies at the University of Amsterdam. I doubt I can put much of that theory in practice, but we can certainly have interesting conversations about it. In my thesis I explored the barriers and enabling factors that food forests experience in the Netherlands.

Edad

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I have broad interests and will easily be excited about learning new skills, but during this journey I am most excited to learn about the following:
- plants and sustainable agriculture
- carpentry (or another practical skills that involves building or repairing)
- hearing about other peoples (perspective on) life, and their philosophies
bonus: dancing! I would like to learn bachata or salsa but any dancing would be fun. I am not a very rhythmic person but I just enjoy movement.

What I usually do in my free time:
- cooking
- writing (in my diary and letters to friends)
- visiting modern art museums
- basketball
- watercolor painting
- reading (currently: My brilliant friend by Elena Ferrante and Fortuna's daughter by Isabel Allende)
- admiring local architecture
- hiking

I ran out of space in the skills block so here a little bit more about my thesis: I visited about 12 different food forests in the Netherlands and talked with many initiators/managers of the projects. I really fell in love with this form of agriculture and would love to gain more practical knowledge in this field.

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  Permiso de conducir

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  Alergia
  No

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  Dieta especial
  I prefer to eat not too much meat, but I am flexibel when someone else is cooking for me