Matty

Information de voyage

Actuellement, je suis

Les activités qui m'intéressent :

I am planning a 4 month long trip to India doing 6 WorkAway placements.
Please help! Do I really need to apply for a work visa?

Description

Dear Hosts, I am an intrepid traveler and it is time to step into my big boots again. My youth was spent in a rural town in South Africa and with my parents I explored Southern Africa. During my adult years I traveled extensively through Europe with my husband and daughters. We regularly spent time in Heidelberg, Germany where my husband was a guest researcher. The third phase of traveling started with a teaching year in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. That was followed by a year of teaching near Ningbo in China. My last stint of teaching was in the north of Thailand in 2023. I visited India in March/April 2023. I worked as a volunteer teacher in Jaipur before joining an Intrepid Traveler tour from Trivandrum to Goa. I intend to spend three months in the northern parts of the country that put a spell on me.

I live with my husband in a remote rural town in South Africa, where I am very involved in community projects. We built our own home and developed or small holding during the past four years.

As a mature traveler, an avid reader, a teacher, a mother and homemaker I have a great variety of skills that I can offer my hosts. I am 64 years of age and in good health, fit and adventurous. . Cultural exposure through reading, cinema, music, museums and conversations will be my priority.

Centres d’intérêt

Jardinage

Dev. personnel

Politique/justice sociale

Événements/vie sociale

Culture

Bénévolat

Écriture

Arts du spectacle

Langues

Histoire

Bricolage / artisanat

Cuisine et alimentation

Livres

Blogs

Art et design

Architecture

Activités en plein air

Nature

Randonnée

Camping

Plage

Langues

Langues parlées
Afrikaans: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Allemand: Intermédiaire

Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
Language is a magic wand, as well as a practical tool. As a published author , I value what language offers me to express my deepest thoughts. The lack of a common language can be highly frustrating, I spent most of my working life teaching English as Foreign language. Teaching in South East Asia taught me how to navigate my journey in places where I could not depend on English. That is always a humbling experience. I am looking forward to return to India and see the landscape of language as an integral part of the physical journey.

Trouver un partenaire de langue

Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre

J'ai des connaissances :  

Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

Tenir compagnie à une pers. âgée

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Aider à la maison

Accueil / tourisme

Projets artistiques

Home sitting

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Je peux apprendre aux autres :  

Travail associatif

Langues

Enseignement

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

Excellent interpersonal skills - I am outgoing, warm-hearted, open minded and have a sense of humour.
Conversational English skills - I am an English Second Language Teacher.
Child-minding - I am the mother of two daughters and I have a Montessori Diploma.
Caring for the elderly - I nursed my mother until recently when she passed away at the age of 98.
Skills to work with tourists -I am a seasoned traveler, able to converse in English, German and Dutch.
DIY - I am a homemaker and love to do interior decorating projects.
Sewing - I love to use beautiful material to decorate my house and have done sewing for a guesthouse.
Crafts - Mosaic, paint techniques, always inspired by Pinterest!

Floral arrangement - and I did floral arrangements at the German International School where I taught for 8 years.
Gardening - we have a lovely garden where we do lots of building ourselves.
Housekeeping - cooking, shopping, I love to entertain.
Managing skills - I have been a Project and Event manager and can offer organizational skills.

Âge

64

Autres infos...

I have so much to offer as a mother, a homemaker, a teacher, an intrepid traveler and an avid reader. It will be lovely to make reading a part of what I can offer and that can lead to dramatization. I am living in a rural town and am involved in upliftment and community art projects. I am a very healthy and active woman of 64 who can easily fit in with young workawayers.

Informations complémentaires

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  Allergies
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  Régime alimentaire spécial
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