Andy

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Hi, I'm Andy - nice to meet you!

I’ve spent many years working a number of jobs, volunteering on projects that have caught my eye, and living in different countries – but I have haphazardly collected meaning, experiences, photographs, and friends along the way. There was no order to it.

Now, at 38, I’ve decided to get organised, and I want to write a book.

I want this book to be a collection of people and places that have created something special and are having a positive impact on the world. I would like to spend time working as a volunteer and also find out how these projects started from an idea and became a reality.

How did the plan form? How were land and buildings acquired? How did it work with money and local councils? Were there any obstacles, setbacks, or changes of direction? Can everything be overcome with just unrelenting passion, or were compromises made?

This book is intended for the undecided and the curious. For the people who want to both tread lightly and fight the good fight. For those who roughly know what they want to do but have no clue how to begin. It wouldn’t be a step-by-step guide on how to do any one particular thing, but rather a holistic overview of all the aspects that allowed the project to get rolling.

Intereses

Sostenibilidad

Naturaleza

Agricultura

Bricolaje y manualidades

Ciclismo

Actividades al aire libre

Yoga / bienestar

Escritura

Fotografía

Cuidado de plantas

Montaña

Jardinería

Senderismo

Cocina y alimentación

Animales

Idiomas hablados

Inglés: Fluido
Vietnamese: Intermedio
Español: Principiante

Habilidades y conocimientos que quiero compartir o aprender

Ciertos conocimientos de:  

Jardinería

Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje

Mantenimiento general

Cocinar para toda la familia

Vida en una granja

Proyectos ecológicos

Ayuda doméstica

Cuidado de animales

Hostelería/turismo

Trabajo de caridad

Ayuda con ordenadores/Internet

Enseñanza

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Que habilidades tienes?

My background (in no particular order):

- Volunteer coordinator in Vietnam for 5 years, working on organic farms, English language programs, disabled childcare facilities, and kids' summer camps.
- Taught English in Thailand and helped build a Thai stilt house as part of a forest project.
- Joined a natural farming school in Japan, growing rice.
- Restored buildings, kept bees, and farmed on the mountainsides in the Pyrenees.
- Three years studying in Kyoto, Japan (International Relations).
- Volunteered at two permaculture sites in Australia (Geoff Lawton's PRI Zaytuna & Sugarloaf).
- Copywriter for opticians/eye health.
- Online and offline English tutor (Poland, Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam).
- Various customer service/shop-floor jobs in supermarkets, cafes, and kitchens.
- Several years working on small-scale farms/homesteads in the UK, Lithuania, and Germany.
- Ran my own bicycle-based business in the UK (shopping, errands, composting).
- Opened a cafe/restaurant in South Korea.

Edad

38

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