Ryan

Information de voyage

Actuellement, je suis

Les activités qui m'intéressent :

Garden design, planting & ecology; hiking; cycling; wood carving; some woodwork; rowing/swimming/kayaking (albeit lacking experience!); social & cultural exchange; music and language; cooking

Description

Hi, I'm Ryan, I appreciate you checking out my profile.

I'm 25 and from the fields and trees of rural Ireland. By trade, I am self-employed, working with finance folks to be better communicators and relationship-builders; by nature, I'm a musician, a language-learner, a lover of the outdoors and animals, and a reader, among other things.

I enjoy tinkering, trying new things and always learning: with recipes, with music, sometimes with wood, bird-or-plant-spotting, and more recently with gardening and garden design.

I've been doing a fair amount of research and experimenting this past year, especially with ecologically-focused gardening (primarily native species but also any that serve an ecological function). Part of that has involved tree-planting, transplanting seedlings from nearby fields/woodland areas, developing and maintaining a small nursery of cuttings, a bit of pruning and a little fruit/veg production.

I've done a bit of WorkAwaying before, that was more focused on carpentry-type work and a bit of woodland management. Now I'm especially interested in enhancing my gardening skillset, ecology and garden design knowledge, and contributing on the same.

I love a bit of guidance to understand your rationale, how you see it, and sprinkle you with some questions. But beyond that, working independently is no worries once the process is clear.

On the social side, I'm looking forward to exchanging about your culture and language, and sharing my own; share interesting conversations; as well as sharing meals and experiences, perhaps especially outdoors!

Centres d’intérêt

Soin des plantes

Jardinage

Événements/vie sociale

Culture

Dev. personnel

Animaux de compagnie

Végétarien ou végan

Écriture

Photographie

Musique

Langues

Cuisine et alimentation

Menuiserie

Bricolage / artisanat

Livres

Art et design

Animaux

Cyclisme

Randonnée

Activités en plein air

Sports nautiques

Yoga / bien-être

Sports d'équipe

Montagne

Nature

Danse

Langues

Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Intermédiaire
Irish: Intermédiaire
Espagnol: Débutant
Italien: Débutant

Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
Learning languages has been a tool to build understanding, relationships and new opportunities for me. So I'm always happy to impart some of the languages I know, and learn about the languages of those I meet, regardless of where they're from. I also have some experience teaching English as a foreign language. And have a lot of love for the language of my native land, Irish.

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Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre

Ça m'intéresse :  

Éco-projets

Projets DIY créatifs

S’occuper des animaux

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J'ai des connaissances :  

Langues

Jardinage d'entretien

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Aide informatique / Internet

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Je peux apprendre aux autres :  

Enseignement

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

I'm a quick learner and have some basic skills in most areas - wood, building, painting, gardening, animal care, engaging with kids, etc.

I strive to be organised, tidy and respectful of people's space, while also happy to make my own contributions when appropriate - cooking, conversation, musical, humour!

On the professional side, I run my business marketing through social media, so I'm fairly competent with that. A big focus of mine is communication skills and soft skills, which tends to reflect in my personal relationships.

Also happy to impart music or language skills. I play classical and basic jazz piano, some guitar, didjeridoo, and tinker with other instruments. My first language is English, and have some fluency in French and Irish, and have a basic level in Spanish and Italian. I'm always trying my hand at languages so happy to learn more here!

Âge

25

Autres infos...

I'll use this space to add in a few miscellaneous interests or anecdotes.

- Love good long wanders in woodlands, fields, bogs, rivers, mountains and the like.
- That love of nature has been gradually extending to naturalistic and ecologically-focused gardening
- I'm into meditation, yoga, tai chi and have maintained a daily stretch routine for years
- I don't travel too far without a book. Often something with a spiritual, indigenous or psychology undertone, frequently poetry, short stories and sometimes philosophical-type novels.
- I often wear hand-carved wooden pendants made from willow or hazel I've collected.
- I often travel with a "Diary of a Stranger" journal in which I collect fragments of people's stories
- One of my more humorous piano recitals was a four-man performance on one piano. To our surprise, it went well!
- Hands-on uncle of two little Aussies. Regularly looking for ways to keep in touch from around the world. A couple of favourites are "around the world hide-and-seek" and writing them stories.

Informations complémentaires

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  Permis de conduire

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  Régime alimentaire spécial
  Not majorly. I don't eat a lot of meat, not big on butter or milk but I'll survive!