Isabel

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  • Travel information

    I am currently

    Travelling

    Activities i am interested in:

    Cooking, eco projects, whittling, knitting, dog walking, hiking, art, writing

    My next destination:

    United Kingdom - from Aug 2023 until Aug 2024
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  • Description

    Hi folks!
    I love the secret doors that workaway opens into local life and creative, sustainable communities. A few years back I spent the winter as a volunteer teacher in Nepal (arranged through family friends) and I've also hitchhiked through Europe where I did a lovely workaway trip in Macedonia. Now I'm about to go into year four of a creative writing and literature degree. I'm studying online with the University of the Highlands and Islands so I want to spend my last year travelling around my home country. It'll bring me back to my Scottish roots for sure but I don't plan on quitting being a wanderer any time soon! I love how approaching life from a traveller's perspective enhances the connection with the people you meet on your journey and the way you impact each other's lives.
    So... about me...
    I love cooking - particularly healthy food but of course lots of cake... everything in moderation! I used to be vegan, although now I am not exclusively vegan I enjoy eating healthy and sustainable food and have a lot of nice nutritious recipes to share.
    I lived on a croft for some time so I have experience milking goats and mucking them out as well as being outside in all weathers. I have a wee collie dog called Jill who is my absolute world, I'd love to find some dog friendly places where I can stay with her. She's very good with people, a little shy at first (she's a rescue) and I always keep her on the lead around livestock and other dogs.
    I like whittling spoons, making cordage from nettles, foraging wildflowers for herbal teas, knitting and art. I have work experience in the hospitality industry and have been a cook, a hostel assistant, and front of house staff.

  • Interests

    Music
    Gardening
    LGBTQ
    Sustainability
    Yoga / Wellness
    Writing
    Vegetarian or vegan
    Plant care
    Nature
    Pets
    Outdoor activities
    Mountain
    Hitchhiking
    Hiking
    Drawing & painting
    DIY & crafts
    Charity work
    Camping
    Culture
    Cooking & food

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  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent

    More details about my language interests
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  • Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

    I'm interested in:  

    Babysitting and creative play
    Charity Work
    Languages
    Teaching

    Some knowledge of:  

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Being an elderly companion
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    General Maintenance
    Life at a Farmstay
    Eco Projects
    Helping around the house
    Animal Care
    Hospitality/Tourism

    Able to teach about:  

    Art Projects
  • More details about your skills

    TEFL experience teahing kids in Nepal
    I have experience working in a kitchen as a commis chef and a food hygiene certificate
    6 months reception and hostel experience
    Determination
    3 years customer service
    Bar experience
    Great working with kids
    Empathy and insight
    Can teach crochet
    I sing all the time when I cook - free jukebox!

  • Age

    26

  • What else ...

    I love whittling spoons, knitting and crochet (able to teach), spending time outdoors with my collie dog Jill and writing. I'm just about to go into year 4 of a creative writing degree which is online so I can fit my studies around volunteering/work.

  • Some more information

    • Smoker

    • Driver's licence

    • Allergies

    • Special dietary requirements
      Like any kind of food, happy to eat vegan but adaptable

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