Annette

Information de voyage

Actuellement, je suis

Les activités qui m'intéressent :

Manual tasks outside like gardening and harvesting, working on wood, painting, learning new skills, cooking and baking

Description

A couple of years ago, I started to wish I could travel differently: stay longer in one place and get to know the people there and their way of life. Switch from being a tourist, who is looking at things from the outside, to being one of the locals, even just for a couple of weeks. My nieces told me about Workaway, so I decided to try it out. In 2020, I spent two weeks on a farm in the Eastern Townships and loved the formula. In 2021, I spent four weeks on a fruit farm on the Magdalen Islands and loved it even more. I learned a lot about agriculture and met great people. I found it very rewarding to feel useful and close to nature - also to experience firsthand how much work goes into the production of all things edible.
Originally from Germany, I have lived in Canada for the past 30 years. I work as a communications coordinator for a non-profit organization in Montreal, I have two grown sons, I love the outdoors, hiking and biking, cultural events, singing in a choir, arts and crafts and meeting new people. I am flexible and independent, a good team player, in good physical shape (although varied work will be appreciated to help prevent back pain) and willing to learn. I would love to spend two months in Portugal in the beginning of 2026 to get away from the cold in Québec.

Centres d’intérêt

Yoga / bien-être

Écriture

Dev. personnel

Photographie

Activités en plein air

Nature

Montagne

Randonnée

Jardinage

Bricolage / artisanat

Cyclisme

Culture

Cuisine et alimentation

Bénévolat

Livres

Blogs

Plage

Art et design

Architecture

Langues

Langues parlées
Allemand: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant

Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
I would be interested to converse in English, which needs to be brought up to speed. I would also love to learn Spanish.

Trouver un partenaire de langue

Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre

Ça m'intéresse :  

Tenir compagnie à une pers. âgée

Accueil / tourisme

Travail associatif

Home sitting

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J'ai des connaissances :  

Jardinage

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Aide informatique / Internet

Projets artistiques

Bricolage et projets de construction

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Je peux apprendre aux autres :  

Langues

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

I am a good communicator, very organized and methodical in everything I do. I can help with your Internet site (writing, editing, translating, photos) or social media. I have some experience (especially from my childhood in Germany) with growing vegetables and fruit. I have done some painting around the house, more with a brush than a roll. I like manual tasks and don't mind repetitive tasks (at my last Workaway, I weeded carrots for hours). I have cooked every day for the past 30 years and my favourite thing is baking. I like kids and cats as well as their never-ending interest in everything,

Âge

56

Autres infos...

I love biking, hiking and swimming, these things help me clear my mind. I also like taking pictures of people, landscapes and things that strike me as odd or beautiful. The older I get, the more interesting I find it to meet other people and to learn about their take on life.

Informations complémentaires

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  Fumeur

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  Permis de conduire

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  Allergies

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  Régime alimentaire spécial