Andy

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

This year I want to create something tangible.

I’ve spent many years working quite a number of jobs, volunteering at projects that have caught my eye, and living in different countries – but I only haphazardly collected meaning, experiences, photographs and friends on the way.

There was no order to it. I hadn’t pursued it, so it never came. Now, at 38 – I’ve decided to get organised. 20 years after leaving school, I finally have a plan.

I want to … write a book. (Not the most original of concepts, I know)

I want it to be a collection of people that have created something special, are having a positive impact on the world, and are just downright welcoming folk.

I would like to spend time working as a volunteer and also spend some extra time digging into how the projects came to be. Was there a catalyst, a dream, a happy accident? What was the money situation like? How about any legal and planning obstacles, setbacks, and the things that make it all worthwhile? A balance of the emotional and the practical.

This book would be for the undecided.
For the curious.
For the people that want to both tread light and fight the good fight.
For the “I kinda know what I want to do but I have no clue how to even begin”.

It wouldn’t be a step-by-step guide on how to do any one particular thing, but be a holistic collection of all the aspects that allowed the project to get rolling. The book’s aim would be to encourage one to start (or join) something they believe in but need that extra push or spark of inspiration.

Hopefully it's something you'd like to be part of :)

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Skills and background in the section below.

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

Me interesa:  

Proyectos artísticos

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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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Puedo enseñar:  

Idiomas

Que habilidades tienes?

My background (in no particular order)

- Volunteer coordinator in Vietnam for 5 years, working on organic farms, English language program, disabled childcare facilities and kids summer camps.
- Taught English in Thailand, helped build a Thai stilt house and forest project.
- Joined a natural farming school in Japan, growing rice, wheat and using hand tools.
- Building restoration, beekeeping, mountain-side farming in the Pyrneees.
- Three years studying in Kyoto, Japan (BA in International Relations).
- Volunteered at two permaculture sites in Australia (Geoff Lawton's PRI Zaytuna & Sugarloaf).
- Copywriter relating to eye health.
- Online and offline English tutor (Poland, Mexico,
- Various customer service / shop floor jobs in supermarkets, cafes & kitchens.
- A few years working on small-scale farms/homesteads in the UK, Lithuania & Germany.
- Ran my own bicycle-based business in the UK (shopping, errands, composting).
- Opened a cafe/restaurant in South Korea.

Edad

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