Frederico

Information de voyage

Actuellement, je suis

Description

Hello!
My name is Frederico. I am an adventurous, social and easygoing person=)
I studied biology and I currently work as a nature conservation technician in WWF Portugal.

Despite having lived in a city for most of my life, I always had a deep connection with nature. And after several years of living in smaller towns with lots of contact with the countryside, I know that I am really passionate about and prefer the rural life=)

Considering travelling previous to workaway, I've had some enriching experiences:
Between my studies, I worked/volunteered with a multicultural team studying birds behavior in Cordoba, Spain. We did a lot of fieldwork, form fixing nest boxes, catching and ringing birds to tree climbing to place cameras near bird nests.
I traveled to the Madeira archipelago during my Masters fieldwork and studied a seabird population in the remote Desertas Islands. During a month and a half I was part of a great team of rangers, researchers and volunteers, and I learned a lot from them.

I've already traveled through workaway to Norway and Slovenia. Both these experiences, although different, we very enriching to me. I've met people I will not forget, and learned new skills and knowledge that I still use today. I want to continue travelling with workaway because for me it´s a unique opportunity to keep discovering myself in new scenarios and situations, get to know different cultures, share my life experiences with other people and learn new skills and ways of living.

I particularly want to know how to survive in the countryside and grow my own food and take care of the land=) I intend to do this in a mutual way, by giving my happy disposition and energy to help people develop their projects and at the same time staying with them being part of their lives for some weeks, having at least some meals and conversations together and learning the most out of the experience.

Last year I have applied for an International Experience Canada (IEC), and it is to Canada I want to travel in 2026. My IEC has been accepted, and I want workaway to be part of the experience, either for around 2 weeks, before I do a working summer season (if I can get a seasonal job), or around 3 weeks (in case I don't do the summer season and decide to do the workaway during my holidays).

Centres d’intérêt

Dev. personnel

Dev. durable

Jardinage

Sports d'aventure

Ferme

Livres

Bénévolat

Soin des plantes

Sports d’hiver

Nature

Activités en plein air

Sports d'équipe

Randonnée

Histoire

Camping

Menuiserie

Bricolage / artisanat

Langues

Fitness

Montagne

Langues parlées

Anglais: Courant
Portugais: Courant
Espagnol: Intermédiaire
Français: Débutant

Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre

Ça m'intéresse :  

Bricolage et projets de construction

Éco-projets

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J'ai des connaissances :  

Jardinage

Entretien général

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Aider dans une ferme

Aider à la maison

S’occuper des animaux

Travail associatif

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Je peux apprendre aux autres :  

Langues

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

As a ranger, I do various activities from fire watching to species surveying and environmental education with children, so I consider myself a flexible and adaptable person.

I am always curious and eager to learn, and I try to help out in every task that I can! I fit well in a team but I'm also ok with working independently.

I live alone so I can cook for myself and for others, clean the house, wash clothes, etc.

I have volunteered in Lisbon's Zoo and other wildlife reserves, so I´m happy to care for animals and I pay attention to their overall health and their needs.

I have no problem in working in the field, and I enjoy getting my hands in the dirt, either digging, weeding or helping out in building tasks.

I am developing a particular interest in sustainable ways of farming (like the use of permaculture principles). To be honest, I still have very little experience in agriculture, but helping my grandmother with her garden, when I was a kid, and weeding, planting crops like tomatoes and sowing broad beans in one of my work colleagues´s organic garden, I think I have some notions about most typical crops, soil health and what a plant normally needs to grow. But this is a hole new world for me to explore!

I like to work outdoors and I have a reasonable level of fitness to do physical work (like chopping and carrying wood, help in construction/building activities, etc.)

Âge

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