Andrea

Information de voyage

Actuellement, je suis

Les activités qui m'intéressent :

nature, hiking, music festivals, botanical gardens

Description

***Update***
For the next few months I will be travelling with my partner, Deven. They are excited about the possibility of finding cool Work-aways to learn new skills and meet interesting people.

About Deven (they/them): originally from Texas but living in New Zealand for 8 years, Deven has a huge love for cooking and is a wiz in the kitchen. A trained chef, they have loads of experience and would likely enjoy cooking you some wonderful meals! They also have a deep love of nature, especially for trees. They're very strong and a hard worker, and love learning about things that interest them. They're keen on expanding their skill set to be able to live a more community-oriented self-sufficient lifestyle in the future.

About Andrea: I'm a Canadian environmentalist with a deep love of plants. I find happiness in nature, in learning more about the world around me through plants, people, and permaculture. I love getting my hands dirty in the soil; planting, weeding and harvesting, I love it all! I have really enjoyed getting to know the native flora and Fauna of New Zealand and am always keen to learn more.
I enjoy being artistic and finding creative ways to reclaim forgotten or forlorn material into something beautiful and thought provoking. I love painting and have made beautiful signs and artwork for hosts in the past.
I am an Introvert and can be quite shy when first meeting new people, but after a few days I get more comfortable. I enjoy friendly talkative people and great conversations. Just don't be alarmed if I'm awkward at first :)

Centres d’intérêt

Langues

Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant

Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
I am fairly fluent in French and always looking for people to speak French with, or help teach :)

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Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre

Ça m'intéresse :  

Éco-projets

Projets artistiques

Jardinage

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J'ai des connaissances :  

Langues

Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

I have been a gardener and small-scale farmer for 5 years, and really enjoy working in gardens, and growing and harvesting food.
I spent the last 8 months working on a microgreen farm in an intentional community where I learned the ins-and-outs of growing nutritional sprouts, as well as growing and caring for the summer crops of basil, squash and tomato.
I am really interested in medicinal plants and wildcrafting and have been expanding my knowledge of Canadian plants for 10 years. I would love to learn more about plants and medicines in other climates/hemispheres.
I also have a level 1 early childhood education certification and would be happy to explore some outdoor/forest school focused child care, if it is in alignment.

*I don't mind physical work, but I've come to realize that shoveling is especially hard on an old shoulder injury of mine, so it's not my favorite task.*

Âge

32

Autres infos...

I am travelling to New Zealand for at least a year on a work visa, and am looking to learn more about permaculture, homesteading, gardening, farming, you name it!
I have lived in intentional communities before where emotional intelligence was at the forefront and am looking forward to continuing that work in my life with the people that I meet along my travels.
I have a lot of artistic hobbies as well, I love embroidery (making patches), painting, upcycled art and sculpture.
I also love playing chess, and will likely be travelling with a board. I love connecting with people around a great game!

((I've also been doing workaway for a few years, in France and the west coast of USA, with a former partner. I'm not sure if you can search for profiles but MnAWorkaway was our account, if you wanted to look at references from former hosts :) ))

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  Régime alimentaire spécial