Gary

Information de voyage

Actuellement, je suis

Description

I am interested in a simple life, learning new skills and meeting interesting people.

Recently, eating some wild raspberries and making tea from Linden tree flowers brought me a moment of great happiness!

I am interested in self-sufficiency, low impact living, appropriate technology and re-using and re-cycling. Being creative is what make me feel truly alive.

Centres d’intérêt

Soin des plantes

Randonnée

Jardinage

Fitness

Ferme

Culture

Cyclisme

Bricolage / artisanat

Dessin et peinture

Cuisine et alimentation

Camping

Architecture

Langues

Nature

Dev. personnel

Dev. durable

Vie en van

Yoga / bien-être

Menuiserie

Art et design

Langues

Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant

Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
I’d like to learn Spanish and maybe Turkish.

Trouver un partenaire de langue

Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre

Ça m'intéresse :  

Tenir compagnie à une pers. âgée

Aider dans une ferme

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J'ai des connaissances :  

Jardinage

Bricolage et projets de construction

Éco-projets

Langues

Entretien général

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Aider à la maison

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Je peux apprendre aux autres :  

Projets artistiques

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

I am a fine artist and am a proficient oil painter although I did also complete an Engineering Degree many years ago!

I also have building skills in both conventional building and eco construction. With regard to conventional building, I worked in property renovation in France where I did a bit of everything. Projects ranged from loft conversions to new build houses. Towards the end of the 5 years, I did mostly plastering and tiling. I also got a City and Guilds qualification in plastering in the UK.

With regard to eco-building, I worked for about 6 months with a French eco builder. Here I helped build walls using hollow terracotta bricks and plastered walls with lime/hemp and lime/sand.

My biggest project was building my own eco tiny house in France. This was a timber framed building with hempcrete infill and clad with untreated Douglas fir. It has a solar electric panel and a wood powered water heater made from old gas bottles.

I also worked for 2 years for a French Mairie (village council) doing mainly grounds maintenance. This included hedge trimming, grass cutting, strimming and planting.

I can speak French fluently (I lived in France for 11 years).

On a personal level, I am a single father to 2 grown up children (their Mum died when they were young) and am a decent cook and comfortable with domestic tasks.

Âge

52

Autres infos...

I used to sing in various groups, including a barbershop quartet and can play the guitar and ukulele at a basic level.

I have had other hobbies and pastimes but I struggle to find the time (and space) to do them all. For instance, I built my own pedal/electric prototype 3 wheeled car. I also built some small radio controlled aircraft from plans and used to be a keen sea-angler.

I like cycling and in particular fully enclosed recumbent bikes aka Velomobile. I’m also a firm believer in what the French call “decroissance” or de-growth.

Informations complémentaires

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  Permis de conduire

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  Allergies

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  Régime alimentaire spécial
  I try to a avoid Gluten but I don’t have a severe reaction to small amounts.