Mathias

Origine: Allemagne

Type de compte
Compte individuel
Destinations
Allemagne, Australie, Canada, Espagne, Fidji, France, Portugal, Tonga
Dates de voyage
01.06.2020 - 01.01.2099
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Mon statut
en voyage
Description
Hi, my name's Mathias and i'm a permanent nomad, so to speak. I strive for knowledge and self-sufficiency, therefore I'm eager to learn any practical craft and trade you've experience with. Even if you think that you might not be able to offer teaching or interesting projects, contact me anyway. Life often offers a lot of unexpected opportunities after a brief talk to a stranger.

Fields i have varying knowledge in (there is room for improvement in all of them, of course):
- Landscape gardening and all related tasks (building walls, terraces, wooden decks, pavements, ponds, stairs, foundations, etc.)
- Construction
- Handling heavy machinery used for constructional and agricultural work (tractors, excavators, wheel loaders, dumpers, cranes)
- Handling of chain saws, brush saws and other lumberjack tools
- Tree climbing license for rope-supported arborist works
- Pruning, cutting down and felling of trees, making firewood
- Grafting fruit trees
- A lot of skills that are necessary for a self-sufficient lifestyle (lived on a self-sufficient farm for over 2 years)
- Poultry keeping
- Bee-keeping
- Small engine repair and maintenance
- Roofing
- Welding
- Carpentry
- Bushcraft/Survivalism/Preparedness
- Butchery (Roadkill)
- Naturopathy
- Functional bodyweight training
- Cooking (for up to 20 people at once)

What i am especially interested in learning everything you know about:
- Electrics
- Alternative energy generation
- Mechanical work on engines and complex machines
- Bushcraft/Survivalism/Prepping
- Sewing with the machine (want to sew my own gear)
- Naturopathy and Ayurveda
- Amateur radio
- Anything about handling ships, including navigation at sea
- Avionics

Other things worth mentioning about me:
- Assertive, resourceful and hard-working
- Independent and low maintenance
- Comfortable with living and working in solitude
- Able to planify and execute projects on my own
- Able to adapt and improvise
- Valuing honest and respectful relationships
- Empathetic
- Autodidact
- Animal-loving
- Drug- and alcohol-free
- I wont take part in actions with the intention of, either directly or indirectly, harming a sentient being

Looking forward to hear from you.
Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre
J'ai des connaissances :
Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
Je peux apprendre aux autres :
Jardinage
Bricolage et projets de construction
Tenir compagnie à une personne âgée
Entretien général
Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille
Aider dans une ferme
Éco-projets
Aider à la maison
S’occuper des animaux
Pratique des langues
Aide informatique / Internet
Enseignement
Quelles sont vos compétences ?
See above.
Langues parlées
Allemand: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Espagnol: Débutant
Âge
40
Nationalité
German
Informations complémentaires
- Fumeur
- Permis de conduire
- Allergies
  Mice and mold (started after longlasting exposure to both in the past)
- Régime alimentaire spécial
  Raw and mostly plant-based, if possible. It's no problem for me to adapt to your customs, though.

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30.12.2020

Laissé par l'hôte (Help with woodland clearing, ...) pour le workawayer (Mathias)

During his stay Mathias worked on a variety of projects to help maintain our home, gîte and gardens, including shutter-renovation; cutting back long-neglected overgrown hedges, trees and bushes; tree-felling; preparing ground for planting a new hedge; log-splitting and stacking as well as preparing the potager for next spring. He tackled the large… read more

(Excellente )

18.12.2020

Laissé par le workawayer (Mathias) pour l'hôte pour (Help with woodland clearing, ...)

I stayed with Bea and Derek for 2,5 weeks during which I mostly did restoration work and maintained the garden. They've been really welcoming and accommodating, doing special groceries for me and so on. Both are excellent cooks and you will be provided 1-2 warm meals a day. Their house is cozy and neat and for me it was the perfect mix of privacy… read more

(Excellente )

02.12.2020

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Mathias)

Mathias's work level and skills are beyond average. He is diligent, respectful and resilient. Mathias has worked on the renovation of a barn for my sister's wedding, removing loft boards, levels floors, digging plumbing trenches, knocking down walls and moving heavy items to new storage. We wish Mathias all the best for his future and highly… read more

(Excellente )

02.12.2020

Laissé par le workawayer (Mathias) pour l'hôte pour (Help renovate our barns and ...)

I spent a month with Faye and the kids. The property is huge and situated in the countryside. Nature is close, in case one wants to go for a walk. My job was to renovate an old barn for the most part.
Faye made sure that all my needs are adressed, she even bought special things just for my dietary preferences. The rooms are huge, dry and warm,… read more

(Excellente )

08.10.2020

Laissé par le workawayer (Mathias) pour l'hôte pour (Help in my house in Bayonne, ...)

Catherine saved me from a couple cold and wet days outside by taking me in without further ado, basically on the same day of my request. Due to my travelling plans i stayed only 4 days with her, but she is such an agreeable and kind person, i wouldn't have minded to stay a lot longer. I totally recommend her as a host. Catherine, merci pour tout,… read more

(Excellente )

02.10.2020

Laissé par l'hôte (Help build a beautiful garden ...) pour le workawayer (Mathias)

Mathias hat 4 Monate bei mir gelebt und gearbeitet. In dieser Zeit hat er zwei Mauern erneuert, einen Feuerplatz gebaut und einen wunderschönen Sitzplatz in den Hang gebaut, der mit einer runden Mauer nach oben abschließt. Außerdem hat er verschiedene Kleinigkeiten rund ums Haus erledigt.
Alle Arbeiten sind perfekt ausgeführt, von einem Profi,… read more

(Excellente )

27.09.2020

Laissé par le workawayer (Mathias) pour l'hôte pour (Help build a beautiful garden ...)

I stayed 4 months at Ursula's place. There were a lot of projects in her garden to be realised: building several walls and stairways, a 20 square meter terrace, a fire place, cutting down and pruning trees and some smaller stuff. I worked alone the whole time and enjoyed it very much. Ursula took great care of me, enabling me to execute a special… read more

(Excellente )

31.05.2020

Laissé par l'hôte (Learn about building ...) pour le workawayer (Mathias)

It was a real pleasure to have Mathias over at our place. The work we had to do was different than in the initial description on my profile: we had to redo a small retaining wall at the end of the yard, and he helped us build the most durable wall ever. It will be discovered by anthropologists in 4500 AD I’m sure!!! He worked very hard on this… read more

(Excellente )

17.05.2020

Laissé par le workawayer (Mathias) pour l'hôte pour (Learn about building ...)

I stayed for a week at Diane and Philippe's place and it was a really agreeable experience. We worked together on building a retaining wall in their garden and it went very well.
Diane is a very gentle, cheerful and caring person who put a lot of thought and effort into catering for us. She also offered to show me around the area a lot.
Philippe… read more

(Excellente )

14.05.2020

Laissé par l'hôte (Discover our forest ...) pour le workawayer (Mathias)

We have been very happy to host Mathias. One of the best workawayers, if not the best who came here.
Mathias is really involved in the things he is doing. He have very strong will, knows what he is doing, no matter how tough the thing can be. He is a very good friend, he really helps a lot with plenty of good will.
Mathias takes care of people,… read more

(Excellente )

13.05.2020

Laissé par le workawayer (Mathias) pour l'hôte pour (Discover our forest ...)

Sorry for the delay, i totally forgot to rate you.
I stayed here for one month in late 2018. It is an amazing opportunity to work alongside an ingenious guy like Francois. You can pick up so much stuff just by observing and asking. Francois is a person who likes to explain the things he does. I fully recommend this host to everyone who wants to… read more

(Excellente )

25.05.2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Mathias) pour l'hôte pour (Learn about self-sufficiency ...)

Quite simply the best place to be. Loving, mindful, knowledgeable people, who share all they have with strangers. If you want to learn how to solve life, this is the place, my friend.

(Excellente )

24.11.2015

Laissé par l'hôte (Learn about self-sufficiency ...) pour le workawayer (Mathias)

Mathias was with us for 1 year and he became a part of the family. He is an extremely hard worker and loves to work physically. The more strength and effort needed, the better it is for him :-) If you wish to get in shape and are searching for a coach, he is you man! We enjoyed his bootcamps :-)

He is very interested in learning, so it is… read more

(Excellente )

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