Maria

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Warm welcome to everyone! Thank you for visiting my profile. Sending you a big hug.

My name is Maria, I’m 27 years old. I’m a nature loving, open minded person, seeking adventures and experiences that allow me to live in the moment and soak up the beauty of being alive. I love to do the unexpected and do things that challenge and scare me. After all there’s nothing better that to chase and to create a life you’ve always dreamed of.

I was born a small town in Estonia so my first language is Russian, I moved to London when I was 8 and lived there for the past 17 years. In London I studied environmental science in university as I am very passionate about sustainability and believe we all are responsible for looking after our Earth. I worked for 4 years as a barmaid and waitress, working many different big events in and around London. My biggest passion was always to work with children. I worked in a Russian school for 2 years, had multiple babysitting jobs, and volunteered at a summer camp in Scotland. All of those experiences filled me with so much life and I realised more and more how much I love to work with children and teenagers. This led me to work in a school with autistic children and teenagers for the last 4 years. I worked with kids who couldn’t talk, children with behaviour issues, and with children of a range of different abilities. I enjoyed my work so much, and would’ve loved to continue. However living in London was never for me, I didn’t like the busy city life, the ideology of the people surrounding me didn’t match my own, and I sorely missed nature - as when I was a little girl I was used to going to pick mushrooms in the forest, and living at one with nature. At heart I am also a psychologist, I love to talk and provide therapy and understanding towards those who need it, I'm looking to do a Psychotherapy Masters next year. However my long term passion is to combine Naturopathic and Alternative Medicine, with Psychology, Yoga, Breathwork and Somatics to help people heal, change and overcome traumas.

Then I finished my CELTA qualification and started teaching English online, this created a world of opportunities where I could finally travel and work and I did this for the past 2 years, teaching English online to adults of different levels. In this time I also settled and lived in Barcelona due to Covid travel restrictions, however I fell in love with the dynamic energy of Barcelona and how close it was to nature. I have always loved travelling, seeing beautiful places, learning about new cultures, trying new things and finding pieces of myself in different corners of the world. In 2020 I travelled to Asia, visiting Nepal, Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia. Learning about the East and their traditions filled me with new excitement for life, I enjoyed learning about Buddhism and living a much more simpler life.

In May I went to my first Workaway experience in a community on a farm in Portugal. I stayed for two months and it was on of the most rewarding experience of my life. We lived with 15 - 20 people at a time, working together, cooking together, growing together and spending beautiful time connecting and caring for one another. I took the responsibility of looking after the house and organising things, taking care of all the animals as I really love them, as well as getting involved in the greenhouse, with building, just about anything. I organised and led yoga classes, and communication circles. And of course I frequently cooked for the entire community, cooking is a passion of mine and I quickly adapted to cooking for such a big group always trying to create something new and delicious.

I love meeting new people, I love helping with absolutely anything. I’m a fast learner and am not afraid to get my hands dirty in fact I like to challenge myself. I would really love to support local communities and ecological projects and spend time on farms learning skills such as gardening and permaculture and how to rear animals as my goal in the future is to own my own self sustained farm. I am willing to do all kinds of jobs big and small. I can help with household chores and childcare, as well as can teach and help improve English skills. I can cook everything including for a vegan / vegetarian diet as this was my diet for 5 years, I enjoy learning new dishes and cooking a variety of food from different cultures.

Regarding my hobbies I love yoga and meditation, I have practised for the last 6 years and I'm starting a course in the next months to become a qualified yoga teacher. I love eating healthy and taking care of what I put into my body. I am a very active person and I love different outdoor activities especially anything in nature, hiking, swimming, surfing, volleyball. I especially enjoy camping and living as closely to nature as I can, surviving of the land and being in the forest or the mountain - I was never a city person. I love the sea and could spend a whole day at the beach or in the mountains. I love animals and love spending my time around them is always time well spent. My other hobbies are drawing and painting, I love creating new things and currently am immersing myself more into photography and videography. I enjoy reading books and learning about new things recently I’ve been learning about Ayurveda, psychology, philosophy and naturopathy. I am excited to connect and meet new people and share our experiences and learn new skills. I believe that everything should be done with love and it's how I try to live my life.

I look forward to crossing paths on this adventure, and sharing my life and love with you.

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Inglés: Fluido
Ruso: Fluido

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Me interesa:  

Proyectos ecológicos

Trabajo de caridad

Proyectos artísticos

Jardinería

Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje

Cuidado de animales

Vida en una granja

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Ciertos conocimientos de:  

Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos

Cocinar para toda la familia

Ayuda doméstica

Hostelería/turismo

Compañía para ancianos

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I am a CELTA certified English teacher and currently teach English, am happy to help people improve their English skills.

I have worked for 4 years in hospitality, behind the bar and as a waitress so have lots of experience hosting and organising events.

I have worked as a babysitter and in summer camps with children and teenagers, I love working with kids and can offer childcare for various ages.

I have worked in a school with Autistic children of various abilities. I have lots of experience working with people on the spectrum, I can offer support and my own knowledge and experience.

Currently self teaching myself photography, as well as constantly improving my creative skills. I can draw and paint and even crochet.

I love to cook and can cook many wonderful dishes for big groups of people and can always support with house maintenance.

I am happy to lead yoga, breathwork and meditation classes and solidifying my knowledge with a YTT this year.

I love manual work, including construction and helping with building projects. Additionally I can work in the greenhouse.

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