Jochem

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Hi,
An enthousiastic, energetic, hard working and fun loving 48 year old, proud, very proud dad of 2 from The Netherlands over here! I co-own a company with which we design & build turn-key interior projects for mostly B2B clients.

My life is fairly busy - but I make time to enjoy it to the fullest! With my kids, friends and also by myself. Which is why I signed up here ;-)

I really enjoy my work, where I'm responsible for marketing, sales and concept development. At home I'm trying to be a bit of a carpenter: I've made several pieces of furniture, both for indoor and outdoor use. I'm a home cook (been a member of a cooking club for about 10 years now, but wouldn't say I'm the go-to-guy for 6 course dinners :-)). My kids enjoy helping out with both the making of cool stuff and cooking and I enjoy learning them how to do it.

Just got back into working out (mostly compound exercises) I do believe I'm physically more than able to handle the workaway-work as shown on the website.

Now for the part where I tell you about making my Workaway dream come true: ever since I made a roadtrip to Kentucky in '14 I fell in love with small town America, country life and its hospitality - making me want to experience even more of it! Working hard together, helping eachother out, hanging out on a porch, building a campfire, gazing at the stars and as such enjoying life. How cool would it be to help a host out with all sorts of work and getting to know them, their family, their community and making their world a bit better while making this dream of mine come true?

And so I did: my very first Workaway adventure took place in June '22 (after 2.5 years of planning and postponing plans due to the pandemic) in Conner, Montana. I couldn't have asked for more. Well, maybe a bit more in the form of yet another Workaway adventure. Which I planned on having in Oct '23 together with my son, but unfortunately he got injured at school, so we had to cancel our plans.

Looking forward to another adventure in '24!

Please ask me any question you'd like to ask, I would love to get to know you better!

Intereses

Idiomas

Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Holandés: Fluido
Alemán: Principiante
Francés: Principiante

Más información sobre tus intereses idiomáticos
Always interested in improving my English. Took 4 Spanish lessons, would like to learn to speak it.

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Habilidades y conocimientos que quiero compartir o aprender

Me interesa:  

Idiomas

Jardinería

Compañía para ancianos

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Ciertos conocimientos de:  

Mantenimiento general

Cocinar para toda la familia

Proyectos artísticos

Enseñanza

Trabajo de caridad

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Puedo enseñar:  

Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje

Ayuda doméstica

Que habilidades tienes?

Woodworking / simple construction work- I enjoy working with (power)tools.
Painting- show me the project, give me the paint and I'll get it done.
Cooking- no 6 course meals, but I know my way around a kitchen and different cuisines.
Marketing & sales- positioning a brand, translating USP's into value adding propositions.
Project management- let's look at the tasks at hand, organize and plan the activities and work hard on getting results.

Languages- besides Dutch, my English is good, I speak a bit of French and German. Spanish is up on the list of languages I'd like to learn to speak.

Generally speaking: I like to work hard, don't mind getting my hands dirty and enjoy myself doing this.

Edad

48

Algo más...

Born and raised in The Netherlands, meaning I'm straight forward. Everybody has their fair share of what life threw at them, me included. That's why I'm expanding my horizon, meeting new people/cultures and would love to travel more to meet those people/cultures. Let's exchnge stories and experiences!

Más información

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  Fumador

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  Permiso de conducir

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  Alergia
  I'm allergic to dishonest people, as I'm a 'what you see is what you get' kind of guy ;-)

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  Dieta especial
  Love to learn all different kinds of cuisines!