Hanee

& Rachael

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We are homesteaders/artists in Maine(USA) looking for inspiration from visiting others who live simply. Happy to share our abilities and learn, but mostly want to experience the daily lives of others.

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Hi there!

We are Rachael and Hanee, both 44 years old.

Hanee is a classically-trained realist sculptor (figures and portraits), and he's beginning to explore painting as well. Rachael's interest has been doing ceramics/pottery in the last few years. She works with a self-powered kick wheel.

After many adventures (since we got together as young adults in 2000) we moved to a wild piece of land near the coast of Maine in 2018. Starting from nothing on the 13 acres (5 hectares) of hilly forested land, we cut trees, found water, dug the earth, and constructed a wooden cabin (still in process) with just the two of us and a lot of patience.

Our motives have been to live close to nature, and to step out of the economy of consumption by living simply and going without unnecessary things. We enjoy our simple life with its various outdoor chores and would be glad to join in on your projects & chores while staying with you.

Although we don't have children ourselves, we were foster parents for a few years and also helped to homeschool our nieces & nephew over the years. We very much enjoy the company of children, finding them to lighten & brighten any day. (Rachael was a high school Latin teacher for 5 years before going "off-grid" to Maine.)

We both follow a principle of not causing harm and have been vegan (no use, harming or consumption of animals) for the past 25 years. We are broad-minded, though, and know that everyone finds their own ways to be compassionate and ethical and we have no problem living with those who eat meat or use animals (as all of our family and friends do). We are always happy to take care of our own meals if that's easier for everyone. In all cases, we are happy to share a table with you side by side as part of a mixed shared meal. (Note that we don't need any specialty products or ingredients -- we are content with any form of beans, grains and vegetables)

Winter in Maine can be challenging. This year we have had many nights where the temperature gets down to 0 Fahrenheit (-18 Celsius). It is hard being stuck indoors a bit too often. We're excited to do some traveling to be more active and spend more time outdoors when it has been difficult to do so here. We're also excited to meet people in other cultures and other places who are also motivated to live simply and close to nature.

Interesses

Cuidar de plantas

Dança

Culinária e comida

Escrever

Carpintaria

Camping

Fazenda

Música

Vegetariano/vegano

Atividades ao ar livre

Naturaleza

Cultura

Idiomas

Caminhada

Jardinagem

Desenho e pintura

Arte e design

Idiomas

Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Latin: Fluente
Alemão: Iniciante
Greek: Iniciante
Francês: Iniciante
Português: Iniciante

Mais detalhes sobre meu interesse em idiomas
Rachael especially enjoys studying languages. We are happy to share our knowledge of English & Latin and would love to practice French, German, Spanish or Portuguese with you.

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Habilidades e conhecimento para compartilhar ou aprender

Temos interesse em:  

Cuidar de crianças/atividades criativas

Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

Ajuda a cuidar da casa

Manutenção geral

Fazer companhia para idosos

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Conhecimento de:  

Ensino

Jardinagem

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Podemos ensinar:  

Projetos artísticos

Idiomas

Projetos de construção/faça você mesmo

Quais são suas habilidades?

Hanee's experienced with:
- Representational Art (trained as a figure artist, enjoy teaching too)
- Any type of work with clay
- Carpentry/Home-building (conventional light frame construction)
- Basic woodworking skills
- Clearing/chainsaw work/bucking&splitting/land work
- Electrical (we live off solar power, but I've redone mains work in past)
- Childcare (newborn and young children especially -- former foster parents)
- Homeschooling (mostly literature)
- Cooking (sourdough/ferments, mostly italian/french/mexican and some asian)
- Music theory and basic musical aptitude (come from a family of musicians)
- Basic mechanical abilities (I fix my own vehicles)
- Fairly quick-learner and broad-thinker. I'm a generalist.

Rachael's experienced with:
- Teaching (taught Latin & English Literature at the high school level)
- Childcare at all ages
- Amateur Potter (can teach the basics)
- Gardener (currently working as an ornamental gardener on estates)
- A capable helper with construction and homestead projects
- Cooking

Idade

44 & 44

Mais algumas informações

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  Carteira de motorista

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  Alergias

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  Dietas especiais
  We are vegan (nothing that comes from an animal or insect). No specialty products needed. Happy to cook or help cook.