Gary

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Eu estou

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I am interested in a simple life, learning new skills and meeting interesting people.

Recently, eating some wild raspberries and making tea from Linden tree flowers brought me a moment of great happiness!

I am interested in self-sufficiency, low impact living, appropriate technology and re-using and re-cycling. Being creative is what make me feel truly alive.

Interesses

Cuidar de plantas

Caminhada

Jardinagem

Fitness

Fazenda

Cultura

Ciclismo

Faça você mesmo

Desenho e pintura

Culinária e comida

Camping

Arquitetura

Idiomas

Naturaleza

Autodesenvolvimento

Sustentabilidade

Vida na estrada

Yoga/bem-estar

Carpintaria

Arte e design

Idiomas

Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Francês: Fluente

Mais detalhes sobre meu interesse em idiomas
I’d like to learn Spanish and maybe Turkish.

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Habilidades e conhecimento para compartilhar ou aprender

Tenho interesse em:  

Fazer companhia para idosos

Vida na fazenda

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Conhecimento de:  

Jardinagem

Projetos de construção/faça você mesmo

Projetos ambientais

Idiomas

Manutenção geral

Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

Ajuda a cuidar da casa

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Projetos artísticos

Quais são suas habilidades?

I am a fine artist and am a proficient oil painter although I did also complete an Engineering Degree many years ago!

I also have building skills in both conventional building and eco construction. With regard to conventional building, I worked in property renovation in France where I did a bit of everything. Projects ranged from loft conversions to new build houses. Towards the end of the 5 years, I did mostly plastering and tiling. I also got a City and Guilds qualification in plastering in the UK.

With regard to eco-building, I worked for about 6 months with a French eco builder. Here I helped build walls using hollow terracotta bricks and plastered walls with lime/hemp and lime/sand.

My biggest project was building my own eco tiny house in France. This was a timber framed building with hempcrete infill and clad with untreated Douglas fir. It has a solar electric panel and a wood powered water heater made from old gas bottles.

I also worked for 2 years for a French Mairie (village council) doing mainly grounds maintenance. This included hedge trimming, grass cutting, strimming and planting.

I can speak French fluently (I lived in France for 11 years).

On a personal level, I am a single father to 2 grown up children (their Mum died when they were young) and am a decent cook and comfortable with domestic tasks.

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I used to sing in various groups, including a barbershop quartet and can play the guitar and ukulele at a basic level.

I have had other hobbies and pastimes but I struggle to find the time (and space) to do them all. For instance, I built my own pedal/electric prototype 3 wheeled car. I also built some small radio controlled aircraft from plans and used to be a keen sea-angler.

I like cycling and in particular fully enclosed recumbent bikes aka Velomobile. I’m also a firm believer in what the French call “decroissance” or de-growth.

Mais algumas informações

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  Fumante

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  Carteira de motorista

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  Alergias

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  Dietas especiais
  I try to a avoid Gluten but I don’t have a severe reaction to small amounts.