Jen

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London, United Kingdom - Desde Mar 2022 Hasta Sep 2022
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Descripción
I am an enthusiastic, artistic and hard working 25 year old. I have a degree in Contemporary Art and I’m currently working in my local grocery shop, which has a post office and pub also. I enjoy getting to know my local community and also the responsibility within the multiple roles of the job. I also have an interest in gardening, photography and music. I try to have a balance to be both hardworking and fun! My friends describe me as caring and funny. I have a clean driving licence. I want to explore around Europe for a few months if possible!
Intereses
Playa
Agricultura
Jardinería
Arte y diseño
Dibujo y pintura
Bricolaje y manualidades
Películas y televisión
Fotografía
Eventos y sociedad
Habilidades y conocimientos que quiero compartir o aprender
Me interesa:
Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje
Mantenimiento general
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ciertos conocimientos de:
Jardinería
Enseñanza
Puedo enseñar:
Proyectos artísticos
Que habilidades tienes?
I am a great people person, and work hard with any job or task. With my previous Workaway experience, I was happy to take on any role, big or small. Some construction and painting jobs, some admin and housekeeping roles. I am happy to be versatile! I work well within team roles, and like getting on with groups of people. I also like photography, street art and I have experience working on community, political and cultural projects. I enjoy outdoor work also, helping my father on the farm or my mother in the garden. I am hard working and will always get stuck into hands-on work, no matter the task.

I have great people skills. I have been an active role in my community through youth groups since 2012. I have volunteered to give talks to young people, promote my city, my college, online and in other countries through youth work exchanges and trips. I am a friendly person who is sensitive and caring with others, and helpful towards their needs.I always consider others in a group situation.

I can be a help with social media communication, I managed social media accounts for a group exhibition of 40 students in college and educated others on how to promote a business or event online. Also in my previous Workaway role I assisted with social media and volunteer recruitment. I organised a group of volunteers from daily tasks, to large events such as opening events and artistic performances.

I have worked in the service and hospitality industry, as both a waitress and a receptionist so I have a good knowledge and experience in how to promote a business through good work ethic and great presentation and courtesy towards customers.

I am interested in travelling and meeting new people about different cultures and new skills. I want to share the Irish sense of fun and friendship too!
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Irish: Intermedio
Edad
25
Nacionalidad
Irish
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I am a native English speaker. I have experience communicating with others who are not so confident with English and I have great patience and understanding! My family have welcomed young students from Spain and France to our home for many years.
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- Dieta especial

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26/09/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión (Help us turn a power station ...) para el workawayer (Jen)

Jen was an absolute delight to have as part of our team. She arrived planning to stay with us for three weeks and ended up staying for months. During her stay she took on more and more responsibility and ended up becoming part of the management team. She was an integral part of our team and assisted with the planing, strategy and management of our… read more

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22/09/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Jen) para el anfitrión para (Help us turn a power station ...)

I have just arrived home after 4 months working on this project. This was my first time doing work away, and living away from home. I arrived in May and finished in September. I was very fortunate there was availability for me to stay longer than 3 weeks as first planned!! I fell in love with the place and didn't feel it was time to leave after… read more just 3 weeks.

I had such a great time working here, I made so many new friends, who I now would consider family. I doubted my abilities to contribute to this project when I first arrived. I soon realised there is something for everyone to do here, and anything you do contributes to the big picture. People are so willing to teach you new skills, with great patience, and understanding. You have the opportunity to mix with people from all backgrounds and the German residents, are very open to teaching you the cultural background of the area, or about their work/ practice. There is a lot of space for people to stay so between the busy periods there can be up to 12 workaways staying here. There are other staff/artists/residents in the building, and everyone has a part to play in creating this little community.

There is a wide range of work, between construction, renovation, cleaning, gallery invigilation, engineering, organisation, photography and documentation, hosting events, cooking, gardening and outdoor tasks, driving, shopping, artist assistant and welding and woodwork. Everyone has the opportunity to utilise their own skills. The everyday structure is super here, all thanks to Courtney, the Volunteer Coordinator. No volunteer's effort is taken for granted, and Courtney always keeps a fair schedule of 5 hours a day, and if we work overtime, it's returned in time off when we wish. They are flexible if you need to take a day off and make up the time also.

Everyone is assigned a task at the morning meeting and it gives us a chance to start the day as a team and decide who will cook lunch or dinner, who will clean the kitchen or take out the bins. Structure and communication were excellent and very clear. They had no issue with answering questions or repeating instructions if you are unsure.

It's a very big site, but it felt like home! My lack of construction skills was slowly improved by the confidence Pablo gave to me, entrusting me to work on machinery in the galleries for the summer months. I worked with numerous other workaways, meaning I made a lot of great connections, and we worked together to solve problems and achieve great results together. Also, I undertook some household tasks, like food shopping because they are just as important as other manual tasks, that maybe I wasn't confident enough to do!

Preparing dinners and lunch is part of the workaway requirements, and it's a great way to get to know others by sitting around the table together, talking about your day, and it means we all connect outside of our weekly work. Cooking for other people can seem daunting at first, but if you're smart, pair up with other people so you can share recipes, or skills, or tricks. Sometimes you have to be creative but honestly, I never had a bad meal! Barbecues, jam-making sessions or making homemade pesto are great memories I will treasure!

The city of Luckenwalde quiet but is only 40-50 mins from Berlin, and I spent a lot of weekends going to flea markets and tourist attractions. The city is well known for its architectural history. The trains are every hour or so, it's very accessible to get to Berlin. The little second-hand shop next door is helpful to get old clothes or find a treasure or two. There are bikes available to borrow, which are great to check out the local scenery. There is an outdoor pool only 15 min walk away in a forest. It was super after work, especially on the really hot summer days!

During my time, they held a few events, before it's opening. It was lovely to feel part of the community, and it was great to switch things up because it was less construction and more hosting responsibilities. We were contributing to something that will eventually be Luckenwalde's future attraction! It was exciting to show the work we contributed to this project, to the public. The opening of the art institution was on the 14th of September. We held a performance art event, which will hopefully run annually. Anyone who is interested in art, it's a great way to learn outside of studying in college, by being involved in art event management. I gained a lot of skills and knowledge in this area. We had a huge turnout for the event, so there is plenty of interest in this place, from locals, and those in the greater outskirts, and internationally. Pablo and Helen have appeared in many international newspapers and art magazines like the New York Times and The Guardian.

My advice for anyone visiting, the more effort you put in, the more rewarding the experience will be! We have an international community and sharing and learning about other people's countries and backgrounds was so fascinating. I got to show off the Irish dancing moves a few too many times haha!

Helen & Pablo are very gracious codirectors of the Kunststrom project. They always show gratitude for the volunteers work, through chatting to you, or donating a crate of beer once a week for everyone to share! They have recently had a baby, and they are doing an amazing job balancing work and a new family lifestyle.

Many workaways returned for a second time, and that shows how much fun we have here! I cannot wait to return and see the crew again!

Jen x

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