Thomas

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Vaccinated against Covid 19
US citizenship

I'm Thomas, I'm an engineer from France, and I'm taking a break from that field of work.
I see this as a 6 months to 1 year period where I'm gonna meet many new people, learn plenty of new skills. I'd like to learn skills that could either help me in a future professional life, or in a future private life.

My main interests now would be: good practices on how to grow vegetables, how to make cheese, how to live a more sustainable life

I'm really interested in sharing the day to day life and tasks of locals, in order get a more in-depth feeling of what's life like in different places.

I like to play music as well, I like it because music is everywhere and it's a great way to connect with people, sometimes without even speaking the same language. I enjoy singing, playing the guitar, percussion, and mouth trumpet (hah).

In my free time I also like sports such as hiking, volleyball, tennis, frisbee, slackline. However I'm terrible at soccer/football. :D

I've spent years (up until my trip, actually) living in shared houses, in France, in Argentina and in Ireland. I know how living as a community works and I take on at least my share of tasks.
I enjoy cooking, and I like to spend some free time in the kitchen to prepare meals for myself and for others.

I really like working as a team with farm owners and other volunteers.
I don't mind working alone every now and then.

My 6 experiences so far on a farm were:
- 4 weeks on a sustainability and bioconstruction project in Tonila, Jalisco, México (via WorkAway) - September 2021
- 2 weeks mostly working on strawberries in Atlixco, Puebla, México (recommend by previous farm owner, not part of WorkAway) - October 2021
- 4 days in a greenhouse in Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México (recommend by previous farm owner, not part of WorkAway) - October 2021
- 4 weeks at a goat dairy in Pie Town, New Mexico, USA milking goats every day with a machine or by hand, and making fresh unpasteurised cheese - November/December 2021
- 4 weeks on a goat farm in Pinetta, Florida, USA taking care of goats, milking goats with a machine and by hand, making goat milk soap - January 2022
- 4 weeks on a sheep farm in Scottsville, Kentucky, USA building a greenhouse, planning and putting up 700ft of fencing and a corral, building rabbit cages - February 2022

Interesses

Habilidades e conhecimento para compartilhar ou aprender

Tenho interesse em:  

Ensino

Projetos de construção/faça você mesmo

Vida na fazenda

Manutenção geral

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Conhecimento de:  

Hotelaria/turismo

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Poso ensinar:  

Prática de idiomas

Cuidar de crianças/atividades criativas

Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

Ajuda a cuidar da casa

Ajuda com computadores/internet

Quais são suas habilidades?

In previous experiences in Mexico I've learned how to:
- use and maintain a gas-powered weed whacker
- remove weeds by hand
- plant fruit trees and protect them with mulch
- take care of growing strawberries
- compost
- water plants

Goats:
- milk goats, with a machine or by hand
- feed goats
- make several types of cheese
- make yogurt
- make soap
- assist with goat births

Wood:
- use a power wood splitter
- use a saw
- cut wood boards with a table saw and a cross-cut circular saw

Driving a tractor
Measuring and planning out new fences using an auger

Also, from other past professional experiences I'd say I'm pretty good at:
- listening to instructions
- asking many questions from the start to be sure I'm doing it right
- responsibly and reliably following instructions
- suggesting new ideas for improvement

I worked as an activity leader for kids in holiday resorts and campsites in France and in the US during 5 summers, I'm outgoing, trustworthy, helpful, and can adapt easily to tricky situations when needed.

Idiomas

Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Espanhol: Fluente
Francês: Fluente

Mais detalhes sobre meu interesse em idiomas
I can give tips and teach some French and English. Maybe I can give tips to beginners in Spanish as well.

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Idade

29

Mais algumas informações

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  Fumante

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  Carteira de motorista

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  Alergias
  No.

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  Dietas especiais
  No special requirements. I eat meat but often cook meals without any meat and don't mind not eating meat for a couple of weeks. I love cheese and dairy products. I like to taste new things while I travel. No allergies.