Join us at our little oasis and stay in a cosy retro caravan in Lake Hāwea, New Zealand

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  Description

  My sweetheart son and I would love you to join us at our little oasis of fruit trees, medicinal herbs, and veges, less than 10mins walk from the gorgeous Lake Hāwea.
  
  I moved back to my motherlands, Aotearoa-NZ, in September 2024, after 14 years building lives across continents ... Burma, London, Mexico, Berlin, Nigeria, Indonesia, Austria ... as a human rights lawyer and academic doctor and tending to my grief stricken heart when that work became too much for my body to hold. I worked for the United Nations and as an academic researcher interrogating state violence. I investigated war crimes and genocide, spent time learning from rebel leaders and soldiers about war and revolution ... my experienced led me back to my roots. Back to matter. Earth. To the soul that now inhabits the flesh that is my beautiful son, and wise teacher. I came to the conclusion that no work was more important than motherhood and I have chosen to devote myself as fully to this exquisite role as is within my imperfect capacities. For me, many of the ills manifesting in our world are due to a lack of culture that centres mothers, children, the men who love them. To life itself... observing and having worked within the geopolitical sphere for over a decade, it is my view that traumatised individuals holding political power and wielding that in ways that violate humanity and the earth, is directly related to western modernity's lack of connection to tribe, to land, to the more than human realms; and a void of parenting values that are physiologically orientated to life and focus on nurturing (rather than authority, hierarchy and preparing children to serve the extractive machinery of late stage capitalism). I long to be part of culture anchored in values of care, reciprocity, authenticity, relationality, connection to animate forces ... that honour regenerative practices, earth worship, and embrace cyclical living.
  
  Earth and body connection, with infinite and powerful intelligence to guide us towards the expansion of consciousness are callings that feel present for me. Disconnection from my body and the over use of my mind for decades, a trauma response, acted as a convenient yet subconscious strategy to self-abandon, and so I moved through a phase of rebirthing myself. Moving from pathological 'doing', to embracing and honouring the art of 'being', seeking connection with my heart, has woven through my journey in recent years.
  
  I feel fire in my belly and womb as I write this, curious and excited about all that will emerge from this open space of collaboration and healing.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Culture

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Écriture

  

  Art et design

  

  Livres

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Musique

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Langues

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Voile / bateau

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Randonnée

  

  Montagne

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Danse

  

  Plage
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We would love to share our experience of life and learn from yours ... after 14 years weaving across the earth I came full circle to appreciate that tending to my own surroundings ... to land, growing food in community, creating rootedness and home for my little one, devoting abundant energy to relationality and nurturing loving friendships ... is what matters to me. I'd love to share in the beauty of connection, food, music, laughter ... the simplicity of what it is to be human. Recognising and feeling the beating heart of those courageous souls on the frontlines of oppression, of violence, whilst also tending to the creation of alternative ways of being ... radical structures and systems based on values of care, reciprocity, joy, creativity, regeneration, pleasure, that centre and respect thriving life ... Let us weave the way together.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  We are longing for an infusion of diverse ideas and presence ... to spice up our lives here in rural NZ! Ha. We need help with our garden (weeding, lawn mowing, permaculture ideas etc.). We would also love to share visions of living in harmony with land, bathe in your music or song, eat your delicious food creations, have help with general house maintenance/cleaning, share time caring for my son, Māhi (2.5 years young and very chatty!). We have a beautiful old retro caravan that you'll stay in, and we'd love help to make the area around her beautiful. Also to decorate her on the inside for extra cosiness and comfort.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Allemand: Débutant
  Espagnol: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  I'd love to improve my French skills, in particular. I lived in France as a child and always wanted to maintain the fluency I had back then! But it's rusty :))) I am a novice in Spanish and would love to learn ... and my son's father is Austrian, so I understand a fair bit, and you can speak to Māhi in German, he gets it :)))
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  Hébergement

  A beautiful (in my opinion!) retro caravan.

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  Autres infos...

  Better to have a car so you can explore the gorgeousness in the region as there's no public transport. Hitch-hiking is obviously an option and relatively simple between Lake Hāwea and Wānaka, for example. And there is a lot of beautiful nature accessible by foot/bike in the area.
  
  40minutes walk alongside the lake there is the gorgeous wood fired Secret Sauna (with a stunning view of the lake, where you take your cold splash!). I find this a deeply supportive and beautiful resource to enjoy, perhaps you will, too!
  
  Last thing, dear ones. I'm a busy single mama, devoted to sharing as much depth and presence with my little sweetheart as possible and to establishing our lives, community, and integration with the land in my birth lands after so many years away. For me, and as a mother with a young child, it's an intimate thing to welcome people into the safe space that is our home. Our time and energy is precious and we are willing to host travellers with strong independence and initiative who can see and understand what is needed with simple guidance from me. I won't respond to generic requests, nor those where it seems to me that our full profile hasn't been considered. I trust that lands with love and care, that is at least my intention <3

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

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