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Atividades em que tenho interesse:

I do gardening (for food), building work (as in building houses), teaching, cooking (vegetarian), technical advice.

Descrição

"Do what you love. Love what you do."
I try and apply this rule every minute of my life, whatever lemon comes at me :)

I believe in actions rather than words.
Things that make me get up in the morning:embracing new ways of life, contributing towards honest and altruistic people's goals, knowing that my contributions will be appreciated.
I work part-time as a science advisor for a NGO, and I perform IT wizardry to fix old systems or create new ones. I only require some Internet and a bit of charging on top of vegetarian food, shelter, and the above ;)

I am a rather down to earth guy. I have some experience with building and repairing houses, growing food, taking care of hens, cooking, teaching, building and running a business, writing software. Let's reformulate: I've done all of that in recent years and I'm still involved in doing all of that as I type.
That's the other part of what I do in my life.

I am a dual national (Fr, NZ). I lived in France, New Zealand, Belgium, Greece, and Norway. I currently live in Germany.
I met wonderful people, and that's the whole of my wealth. I thought about settling and applied myself to it over the last few years. But I can't ignore the calling inside for discovering new people and different ways of life.

So, as long as I am in good health, I'd like to keep getting to know my fellow humans.

I am currently travelling with my partner, Alexandra, yoga teacher for over 20 years, conservator specialised in old buildings, and a kindred soul. She has been a workaway host for several years.

Important things for you to know:
- We like to get things done.
- We put much emphasis on functionality, durability, and efficiency, especially when there's lots to do and few hands around.
- We have great difficulties waiting for people to make decisions.

Interesses

Escrever

Yoga/bem-estar

Vida na estrada

Vegetariano/vegano

Sustentabilidade

Autodesenvolvimento

Velejar/navegar

Política/justiça social

Idiomas

Fazenda

História

Desenho e pintura

Livros

Camping

Carpintaria

Trabalho beneficente

Culinária e comida

Astronomia

Arquitetura

Idiomas

Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Francês: Fluente
Alemão: Iniciante

Mais detalhes sobre meu interesse em idiomas
I have taught English as a Second Language (ESL) to French pupils, and I liked it. I have helped adults with learning French as a second language, but I think I was not as good as for the above. Yet I liked it. I am keen to learn other languages (I have some knowledge in German and Greek, but I'd definitely need some serious immersion in order to become autonomous).

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Habilidades e conhecimento para compartilhar ou aprender

Conhecimento de:  

Trabalho beneficente

Projetos ambientais

Jardinagem

Projetos de construção/faça você mesmo

Vida na fazenda

Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

Ajuda a cuidar da casa

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Idiomas

Ensino

Ajuda com computadores/internet

Quais são suas habilidades?

I studied computing (MSc, 1994) and neuroscience (PhD, 2018).
I founded a company that provided food and work to a handful of people for 12 years: I learned how to do it on the job, and tried to not do the things I didn't like from my previous employers.
Other things I learned on the jobs: DIY, building work such as timber walls, timber roof, stone + lime masonry, lime plaster, electricity, plumbing, insulation, painting, wood work, repair work all around the house.
I learned to do things with the materials around, I learned to be more patient, I learned "good enough".
I speak French and English fluently, and learned bits of Greek, German, and Norwegian to be polite but not enough to have a decent conversation.
I like sharing the knowledge I gathered in my studies and my life experience. I taught English in secondary school, some AI to Master students, software programming to a variety of people.

Idade

55

Algo mais...

I like playing board games, mostly cooperative games (Pandemic, Flashpoint), chess, tock. And some card games.

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
  Vegetarian. Not meat'etarian nor vegan. Just in between ;)