Andy

Information de voyage

Actuellement, je suis

Description

Hi, I'm Andy - nice to meet you!

I’ve spent many years working a number of jobs, volunteering on projects that have caught my eye, and living in different countries – but I have haphazardly collected meaning, experiences, photographs, and friends along the way. There was no order to it.

Now, at 38, I’ve decided to get organised, and I want to write a book.

I want this book to be a collection of people and places that have created something special and are having a positive impact on the world. I would like to spend time working as a volunteer and also find out how these projects started from an idea and became a reality.

How did the plan form? How were land and buildings acquired? How did it work with money and local councils? Were there any obstacles, setbacks, or changes of direction? Can everything be overcome with just unrelenting passion, or were compromises made?

This book is intended for the undecided and the curious. For the people who want to both tread lightly and fight the good fight. For those who roughly know what they want to do but have no clue how to begin. It wouldn’t be a step-by-step guide on how to do any one particular thing, but rather a holistic overview of all the aspects that allowed the project to get rolling.

Centres d’intérêt

Dev. durable

Nature

Ferme

Bricolage / artisanat

Cyclisme

Activités en plein air

Yoga / bien-être

Écriture

Photographie

Soin des plantes

Montagne

Jardinage

Randonnée

Cuisine et alimentation

Animaux

Langues parlées

Anglais: Courant
Vietnamese: Intermédiaire
Espagnol: Débutant

Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre

J'ai des connaissances :  

Jardinage

Bricolage et projets de construction

Entretien général

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Aider dans une ferme

Éco-projets

Aider à la maison

S’occuper des animaux

Accueil / tourisme

Travail associatif

Aide informatique / Internet

Enseignement

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Je peux apprendre aux autres :  

Langues

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

My background (in no particular order):

- Volunteer coordinator in Vietnam for 5 years, working on organic farms, English language programs, disabled childcare facilities, and kids' summer camps.
- Taught English in Thailand and helped build a Thai stilt house as part of a forest project.
- Joined a natural farming school in Japan, growing rice.
- Restored buildings, kept bees, and farmed on the mountainsides in the Pyrenees.
- Three years studying in Kyoto, Japan (International Relations).
- Volunteered at two permaculture sites in Australia (Geoff Lawton's PRI Zaytuna & Sugarloaf).
- Copywriter for opticians/eye health.
- Online and offline English tutor (Poland, Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam).
- Various customer service/shop-floor jobs in supermarkets, cafes, and kitchens.
- Several years working on small-scale farms/homesteads in the UK, Lithuania, and Germany.
- Ran my own bicycle-based business in the UK (shopping, errands, composting).
- Opened a cafe/restaurant in South Korea.

Âge

38

Informations complémentaires

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  Allergies
  Seafood

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  Régime alimentaire spécial