Diana

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I like helping with houses & gardens. You can put me to indoor or outdoor tasks from painting to planting, cooking to cleaning. With instruction, I like to learn new skills.

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I grew up on a farm so I feel happiest when I'm in a natural environment - forest, garden, park, mountain, river, sea....

I like volunteering opportunities to help maintain & conserve habitats - from tree planting to wetland restoration, citizen science data collection to plant propagation.

I started travelling in my teens visiting my older sister living in the mountainous region of Alto Adige, north of Bolzano. We made several trips south looking for historical remains of the Phoenicians, ending up in Sicily. Later, I helped her restore an old olive press in Tuscany & worked in the olive grove.

I also spent a summer on Fetlar, Shetland Islands, volunteering for an ornithological survey of the Storm Petrels & Fulmars.

Immediately after completing my degree I took a job in Damascus, Syria. I'm so pleased I saw the country in the 70s when it was possible to visit Krak des Chevalier, Palmyra & Aleppo.

I started teaching English as a Foreign Language in Barcelona & nipped up the Pyrenees most weekends to hike in the mountains.

One thing lead to another & I ended up working, marrying & living in Brazil - starting in Rio de Janeiro, then Sao Paulo &, finally, Vila Velha in Espirito Santo, near Bahia. The Mata Atlantica (Atlantic Rainforest) is my favourite biome. We kept an old fisherman's shack for our holidays on Ilha Grande, off the coast between Rio & Sao Paulo. It was bliss - no cars, no roads, no electricity & the most beautiful forest & seascape. The only access, where we stayed, was by taking lifts with locals crossing over in their boats & as there was no quay in 'our' bay we had to hop into the sea where the surf started & swim to shore.

Returning to the UK in the early 2000s I joined an international company & travelled extensively.

Now I am retired I have more time to volunteer & travel. I'm hoping joining WorkAway will help me find new friends & new opportunities.

Interesses

Sustentabilidade

Eventos e social

Cultura

Trabalho beneficente

Cuidar de plantas

Fotografia

Música

Idiomas

História

Jardinagem

Desenho e pintura

Faça você mesmo

Culinária e comida

Livros

Animais

Yoga/bem-estar

Velejar/navegar

Atividades ao ar livre

Naturaleza

Montanhas

Caminhada

Dança

Ciclismo

Camping

Idiomas

Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Português: Fluente
Espanhol: Intermediário
Francês: Intermediário

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I like to teach English & want to improve my Spanish & French

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Habilidades e conhecimento para compartilhar ou aprender

Conhecimento de:  

Jardinagem

Projetos de construção/faça você mesmo

Manutenção geral

Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

Vida na fazenda

Projetos ambientais

Cuidar de animais

Hotelaria/turismo

House sitting

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Poso ensinar:  

Ajuda a cuidar da casa

Idiomas

Quais são suas habilidades?

House & garden maintenance
Allotment planting & harvesting
Soft fruit pruning & picking
Animal care
Painting
Cooking
Baking
Lived in Europe, Latin America, Middle East
Speak English & Portuguese

Idade

70

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I like to sketch & paint watercolours
I sew & embroider
I have some experience of Venetian rowing (like Gondolieri) & dinghy sailing
I like riding & cycling
I play tennis & table tennis

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