Alice & Julien

Information de voyage

Actuellement, nous sommes

Description

Alice:
I am 28, originally from Italy, in the quest of finding what deeply moves me :) Two years ago I moved to the Netherlands together with my partner Julien, and right now we are in a year-long around the world trip, from Europe to SE Asia without flying.
I deeply love art and artistic expression in every form, as a way to express one's inside world to the World. I myself paint and draw, and eager to learn playing music I love sax, piano, and percussions!).
Despite enjoying cities and crowds from time to time, I discovered I am the happiest when in small villages and surrounded by nature, especially the mountains. I could spend hours hiking, and I have a big passion for yoga.
I could spend hours producing my own food from scratches, and I am a big fan of fermentation. Indeed, I have been working as a baker in an artisanal bakery during the past year.
I have a background on food science and food system sustainability, and that led me to grow a big interested for sustainability. From there I discovered about living off-grid, permaculture, and eco building, and I am so looking forward to finally get some experience!
My aim for this trip is to grow as a person. I am striving to meet and connect with like-minded people, being them locals or fellow travellers; I am eager to learn and, and each person I meet can be a wonderful teacher. I am particularly interested in art projects, social projects, animal care, eco building and permaculture.
Julien: 30+ years old mid Belgian and mid Italian, even if I don’t exactly recognize myself in any of those countries. I am still looking for MY happy tiny place in the world and that is also a reason why we took this gap year together. More than that is also to know better myself, my talents, my limits, grow as a human being and learn learn learn about anything!
Before August 2023 I used to get any kind of job: I worked in a office 9-17, in a supermarket all day long, dishwasher, chef, I was even a soldier in the Italian army for three years! And then?! … I find out finally the courage to look after my biggest hidden dream: being a busker! So I went to Ireland, motherland of street artists and I became what I have always been.

Traveling since 2019 after leaving the army, I used workaway together with couchsurfing many times with a solo account in Denmark and Norway.

I recently became vegan (2 years) even though I am quite flexible with dairy products especially when traveling cause I think food has a huge part in every culture.

My interest of course are music, nature, animals, photography and video editing and cinema.

What I am looking for this time on workaway? Any kind of experience that can give me really something new: living in a boat, helping rebuilding damaged infrastructure, volunteering with children and animals… an experience that I will remember for my entire life!

Centres d’intérêt

Végétarien ou végan

Dev. durable

Vie en van

Dev. personnel

Politique/justice sociale

Animaux de compagnie

Bénévolat

Films et télé

Ferme

Culture

Écriture

Soin des plantes

Musique

Auto-stop

Jardinage

Dessin et peinture

Bricolage / artisanat

Cuisine et alimentation

Livres

Animaux

Yoga / bien-être

Voile / bateau

Activités en plein air

Nature

Montagne

Randonnée

Danse

Cyclisme

Camping

Plage

Langues

Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Italien: Courant
Espagnol: Débutant

Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
Ce workawayer a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa ou ses propre(s) langue(s) ou en apprendre une nouvelle. Veuillez le contacter directement pour en discuter.

Trouver un partenaire de langue

Compétences et connaissances que nous aimerions partager ou apprendre

Ça nous intéresse :  

Travail associatif

Projets artistiques

Éco-projets

Jardinage

Bricolage et projets de construction

S’occuper des animaux

Aider dans une ferme

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Nous avons des connaissances :  

Langues

Enseignement

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Nous pouvons apprendre aux autres:  

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Aider à la maison

Accueil / tourisme

Aide informatique / Internet

Home sitting

Entretien général

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

Alice:
I can help make own fermented food and pantry items production (I can also teach a bit of what I know about fermentation). I can also make baked products :)
However, I don't necessarily enjoy to cook, but I Kno how to and I am happy to help also in that if needed.I am a really handy person and easily pick up on new things I haven't done before (I have done diy projects around my house in the past, and participated at some others in different occasions). I love diy! I also have experience with teaching the basics of a language (either Italian and English), and in general helping students with their learning. I volunteered in an animal shelter, and in different hostels, so I feel confident I could be of help also in these sectors.And what I don't know, I'll learn very quickly. I am proactive when it come to work that needs to be done or ideas for a project.

Julien: quite good at cooking and can teach a lot of Italian recipes.
I can teach basic skills of guitar.
I also know how to video editing and a some other nerdy stuff.
I can translate French and English and teach them at a beginner level.

I did babysitting in Denmark and I am quite good with children in general. In Norway a was helping in a barn of 50 sledding dogs and beside feeding and training them I learnt how to drive big vans and quads. Then I moved to another place and helped a family doing some renovations at their wooden house (painting, building a terrace and a balcony). In Ireland I volunteered for 7 months in Cork Simon Community, a NGO that helps homeless people.

I need to mention that I have a trained mind to see dangers or suspicious people, probably due to my past in the army.

I know basics of gardening, electrical fixing, building and I’d say that I learn pretty much anything really fast.

Âge

28 & 31

Informations complémentaires

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  Fumeur

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  Permis de conduire

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  Allergies
  Penicillin (Julien)

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  Régime alimentaire spécial
  Flexible vegans (no meat tho)