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Actuellement, je suis
à la maison
Ma prochaine destination :
Italy - du Oct 2025 au Nov 2025 Voir tout
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
- Kitchen work in the hut of the Finnish outdoor association, Suomen Latu ry, in Kiilopää, Lapland, 2 weeks in March and 2 weeks in September 2025.
- Garden work and diverse tasks in Sardinia at two places, 2 and 3 weeks in April-May 2025 via Workaway, reviews avaiable
- Helping with renovation of a flat in Valle d'Aosta and removal (painting, cleaning, packing, preparing the garden etc), 2 weeks in September 2024, organised myself
- Maintenance of hiking trails in Thorsmörk, Iceland. 3 weeks in June 2024, organiser: Icelandic Forest Service
- Helping in an organic farm, Sicily. 3.5 weeks in April 2024 via Workaway, review available
- Olive harvest, garden work and helping in the kitchen of an agriturismo, Puglia. 4 weeks in October -November 2023 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 in 2022-2023. Gardening, renovation, cleaning, maintenance. Reference letter available
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: DébutantPlus 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.
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 40 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.
In 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.
Âge
63
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Tori and Gian Luca have a very nice way of planning the tasks and providing instructions and guidance. I learned a lot about pruning and gardening and also cooking.
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The place is beautiful both due to its location in a lush valley and due to the way Angela has developed and manages… read more
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Tori and Gian Luca have a very nice way of planning the tasks and providing instructions and guidance. I learned a lot about pruning and gardening and also cooking.
It was… read more
The place is beautiful both due to its location in a lush valley and due to the way Angela has developed and manages… read more
