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    Mi próximo destino:

    Saint-Tropez, France - Desde Sep 2023 Hasta May 2024
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  • Descripción

    Summer 2024: I will be in Germany for the first time. I have plenty of personal projects to keep me occupied so I will spend some time in Airbnbs, but I may be tempted to volunteer if there is a host nearby. I cannot commit to specific dates yet because it depends on when my current work in France ends.

    I have volunteered with more than 60 hosts around Europe since 2013, including families, communities, and temples. I have been a paid winter caretaker at a luxury guest house in Saint Tropez since 2016, where I maintain the house, garden, and swimming pool, and most importantly the cat!

    My university degree is Artificial Intelligence. I worked in England in the finance department of the National Health Service for 10 years. Aged 32 I sold all my possessions and started volunteering full-time. Now I own only a backpack of clothes and a laptop computer. I dream of building a tiny caravan pulled by bicycle. I prefer to travel via land instead of flying, for environmental reasons. I have Irish citizenship so Brexit did not stop me travelling in Europe.

    My favourite job is reorganising cluttered sheds/workshops/attics by sorting usable items, repairing broken ones, and storing things in a way that creates space to manoeuvre. It keeps me out of the Summer sun.

    I am mature, respectful, and tidy. I eat anything. I don't smoke or drink alcohol or use drugs. I have no criminal record. I exercise to stay fit, I have private health insurance, and I am fully vaccinated. [Edit: Actually, I'm currently overweight from all the gelato I ate in Italy in 2023, and then I caught covid and broke a rib from coughing, but I'm hoping to be in better shape by Summer.] I have work boots and gloves. I adapt to your lifestyle. Hosts say they like me because I am "uncomplicated", though people are disappointed that I don't drive, and everybody hates my cooking.

    I am not a tourist, so you do not have to live in an interesting location. For most of the year I reside alone on a forest mountaintop, so I am self-sufficient at entertaining myself.

    My main hobby is genealogy. I like the detective work of tracing my ancestors back hundreds of years, and connecting my tree to living DNA matches. Another hobby is running along mountain trails with my GoPro 360 camera to add them to Google Maps StreetView. On the other hand, a pastime that I find intolerable is live music, so please don't take me to see local bands or recitals.

  • Intereses

    Jardinería
    Bricolaje y manualidades
  • Idiomas hablados

    Inglés: Fluido
    Francés: Intermedio
    Español: Principiante

  • Habilidades y conocimientos que quiero compartir o aprender

    Ciertos conocimientos de:  

    Jardinería
    Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje
    Mantenimiento general
    Vida en una granja
    Proyectos ecológicos
    Ayuda doméstica
    Cuidado de animales
    Hostelería/turismo
    Enseñanza

    Puedo enseñar:  

    Idiomas
    Ayuda con ordenadores/Internet
  • Que habilidades tienes?

    I'm not a professional, but I have tried lots of things. Many hosts give me a list of jobs and then trust me to organise my own time, but I am also happy to work as an assistant. If given the choice, I prefer to work early in the morning while the temperature is cool and finish at lunchtime.

    Garden/Farm Experience:
    * mowing lawns, strimming, weeding, trimming bushes, pruning
    * leaf blowing, débroussaillage, safe bonfires
    * irrigation installation, mulching
    * chainsawing, firewood chopping and stacking

    Renovation Experience:
    * painting with brush and roller, varnishing
    * drilling, circular sawing, sanding
    * beginner plumbing such as replacing a water faucet
    * beginner electrical such as replacing a socket
    * mixing concrete, repointing patios
    * trench digging, levelling ground
    * high work on ladders/scaffolds/roofs
    * I am terrible at plastering despite numerous attempts!

    Domestic Experience:
    * housesitting pets, plants, and pools
    * housekeeping: bed making, bathroom & kitchen cleaning
    * furniture assembly
    * serving hot drinks, pot washing
    * fixing computer problems
    * writing staff instruction manuals

    English-Teaching Experience:
    * TESOL certified.
    * I speak clearly, without slang.
    * Taught immigrants for 3 months, conversation classes for 1 month, and tutored three children aged 8-14.

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      Cars! I become sick very easily on twisting roads.

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