Elina

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  • Information de voyage

    Actuellement, je suis

    à la maison

    Ma prochaine destination :

    Italy - du Mar 2025 au Mai 2025
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  • Description

    I enjoy outdoor life, both working outdoors (garden, agriculture, forest, maintenance of hiking trails etc) and hiking, bicycling & skiing. I enjoy working with others while I am independent with my tasks and happy to work on my own. I am also ready to work indoors as you can see from the list of my volunteering jobs below. Cooking - and eating - and learning about local cuisine and use of local ingredients is one of my interests. I read a lot, both fiction and non-fiction, in particular history and contemporary society, I like seeing theatre and films, and love discussion on a wide range of topics.

    Over the last three years, since I retired, I have been doing diverse volunteering jobs. A list below, I am happy to provide more information
    - Helping with renovation of a flat in Valle d'Aosta and removal (painting, cleaning, packing, preparing the garden etc), 2 weeks, organised myself
    - Maintenance of hiking trails in Thorsmörk, Iceland. 3 weeks, organiser: Icelandic Forest Service
    - Helping in an organic farm, Sicily. 3.5 weeks via Workaway, review available
    - Olive harvest, garden work and helping in the kitchen of an agriturismo, Puglia. 4 weeks via WWOOF Italy
    - helping in renovation and reopening of an old camping site in Bretagne as well as closing down after the first season, in total three times, each 4-5 weeks. Gardening, renovation, cleaning, maintenance. Reference letter available

    I have agreed to volunteer in the wilderness hut of the Finnish outdoor association, Suomen Latu ry, for 2 weeks in the beginning of March.

    Volunteering has proven to be a good way to me to learn new skils and more about a country and its habits and culture.

    The main reason for retiring early was to stay abroad for longer time periods, enjoy outdoor life and learn new things by volunteering while I am still in good physical condition. I loved my work for the European administration and the possibility to contribute to the protection of the environment and human health while working with great colleagues from all EU Countries.

  • Centres d’intérêt

    Écriture
    Dev. durable
    Politique/justice sociale
    Soin des plantes
    Arts du spectacle
    Activités en plein air
    Nature
    Histoire
    Randonnée
    Jardinage
    Ferme
    Cyclisme
    Culture
    Cuisine et alimentation
    Bénévolat
    Camping
    Livres
    Art et design
    Architecture
  • Langues

    Langues parlées
    Anglais: Courant
    Finnish: Courant
    Swedish: Courant
    Allemand: Intermédiaire
    Français: Débutant
    Italien: Débutant

    Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
    I would like to learn Italian by using my basic, beginner knoweldge. I am able to support others learning English (and Finnish and Swedish) e.g. via discussing, however, I have no formal teaching experience.

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  • Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre

    Ça m'intéresse :  

    Travail associatif

    J'ai des connaissances :  

    Jardinage
    Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille
    Aider dans une ferme
    Éco-projets
    Aider à la maison
    Accueil / tourisme
    Bricolage et projets de construction
    Projets artistiques
  • Quelles sont vos compétences ?

    My working history of 35 years, and in particular the last 20 years in the international environment, has taught me a lot on how to ensure good common understanding on the goals of the work and on how to organise the work in practice. I am able to adapt to the different working cultures and to the needs of the situation. My university degree is on engineering.

    It my free time I have been helping with setting up and maintaining vegetable gardens. I have been doing forest work (planting trees, cutting trees for fire work) at my cottage in Finland. I also like picking berries and mushrooms as well as fishing.

    My mother tongue is Finnish and I am fluent in English and Swedish. In addition I speak some German and French. I would very much like to improve my basic Italian.

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