Miriam

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Hello dear hosts, my name is Miriam and I'm a openminded, happy, curious and multifacetical person ready to help you with your projects or unfinished work. I studied architecture and sucessfully finished an apprenticeship as a metalworker. I can weld and forge and use all sorts of tools. However, other than all metal works, I like all types of craftmanship and have experience with carpintery, painting, Art/Design, earthbuilding, archeology and many more! I like cooking, my friends say i make great cakes, breads, and desserts and I speak german, spanish, english and a little french. I love to be outdoors, in the nature, outdoor activities and I prefer the simple way of life and living. I dont mind physical work or getting dirty.
I'm a so called Journeyman and as such I am following the medieval tradition of the tradesmen that required travelling the world for at least two years following some rules in search of work opportunities in order to acquire more experience in my field and new ones too.
I have a lot of experience on house building, welding, Metal Works, carpentry, painting, earthbuilding, interior design, handiwork and cooking. I am a sailor and an adventurer and pick up new skills easily.

Ah...and for some strange reason workaway says I am from Argentina, but although my heart may be part Argentinian, I am German....;-) see ya.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
English: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Italian: Beginner
Portuguese: Beginner
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Languages
Art Projects
Able to teach about:
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
More details about your skills
Welding, building, handicrafts, baking and cooking from scrap, languages and many more!
Age
35
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Vegetarier/Flexitarier

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24 Jan 2019

Left by host (Welcome to our self-reliant ...) for Workawayer (Miriam )

Miriam came for two weeks and stayed a month. We would have been happy if she stayed longer. : ) We really like Miriam, and by the way, she comes with practical skills! Maybe we will see her again.

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6 Sep 2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Miriam )

Dear Miriam.

You were a person who helped me a lot, not only with jobs at home, your company was very important to me at this difficult time. You are an incredible person, you have been a great company, I am very grateful for your patience and understanding. I hope I can return your gesture some day, do not lose touch. Soon I will have my own… read more

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26 Aug 2017

Left by Workawayer (Miriam ) for host (Eco house near the beach of ...)

If you are the "scouts" - and outdoor type of person you will love this place! If you are not, perhaps you may come to like it ;) Udos description of his place kind of scared me off a bit, but I guess some people just feel uncomfortable in a place without electricity (so no TV, WiFi or fridge) and no "city toilet". I loved it! And there were no… read more fleas by the way... The logistics are really good, there is a hot water shower, drinking water, solar charging station at the neighbors place, and the dry toilet in the forest may look a bit unusual at the beginning, but you will experience the satisfaction of pooing and peeing on a regular seat in the middle of the pines with an awsome view you never had before. It felt fantastic, haha! For the rainy days and other emergencies you can use Udos indoor toilet. The whole life here makes you aware of many important topics urban city life hides from you: what to do with trash, resources, eficiency energy....?!?
I feel so much better in a "simple" place like this, than in the towns. For me it holds a much greater value and I never felt I was missing anything. You might not even notice there is no fridge. I have stayed in similar places with less commodities.
Udo has chores for any kind of workawayer, no special knowledge is necessary, however your talents are always welcome. He will be happy with any kind of help, from gathering firewood or mushrooms, to washing dishes and evidently the work on the buildings themselves. The small volunteer hut is not quite finished, but can definitely be used already and fits at least 4 people. Udo is a very kind man who always finds the positive things to mention about the people that enter and leave his life. He works in Valpo under the week, so you will work selfresponsibly after he shows you what to do. You can also decide to join him in the morning to go to Valparaiso and satisfy any desire of using the internet or shopping, partying or sightseeing and coming back with him after work.
If you are interested, you can learn meditation, but you don't have to. Some way or another you will feel the place is therapeutic by itself and Udo also has some interesting impulses if you ask for them. Well, he is a teacher and sometimes he might talk a bit too much ;-)
Be prepared to be alone alot with only the two lovely dogs as your company, unless there are other volunteers.

I can highly recommend this place if you like escaping civilization and busy city life. You can relax, do walks to the gravel beach with sea lions, to the forest or a lighthouse. The work sometimes can be strenuous but nobody forces you to anything and you will have an unforgettable stay in this small place. The dogs, Udo and his son Aoni and the neighbors are all very lovely and easygoing. Transport to Valpo takes at least 90 min, if you walk to the busstation even longer (2-3 hours). The bus costs 550 Pesos.

Dear Udo,
Thank you for the four weeks I spent with you, Aoni and your two wonderful dogs in the forest of "Fortuna" Verde. At first I was not sure wether to contact you or not, especially the commentary about the fleas was keeping me back. But then I was so happy that I went, and never did I see a flea! The dogs were my great company while you were away and I loved the lonelyness and isolation, the stillness which lets you hear your heartbeat (until you come back and start chattering without end :-P), the candlelight hours when the sun sets with homemade bread and the conversations at the fireplace. I learned new things about myself, working with wood, selfsustained living and had a lot of fun baking bread and making fire. The window I helped you finish made you so happy that your compliments never ended. I am so glad to "be part" of your house now. You introduced me to meditation, which was not entirely new to me, but good to have persistence and a new technique with the Mantra you tought me. It will accompany for many years to come. Thank you for being my teacher! Alles ist gut ganz genau so, wie es ist ;-) drückerle.

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24 Jul 2017

Left by host (Eco house near the beach of ...) for Workawayer (Miriam )

Dear Miriam,

I thank you one milion for your incredible stay in my camp!
I would describe you as well as a multifaceted person!
Starting with your so nice vibes and your friendly and super positive way of treating your surrounding was a pleasure! Philosophizing about live with you at the nightly campfire or whenever we had opportunity as well as… read more the friendship that you made with my seven years old son and the fun that he had with you was super nice!
Your disposition to learn the meditation via singing mantras and to share this daily spiritual journeys with me was as well a very nice connection and memory that I will carry in my soul!
The bread, the cakes and the meals you made was delicious and what I've written up to here would had been enough to be fascinated of your stay, but when I saw how you handle the tools and the materials I get surprised (and I am a engineer with a lot of experience and I have seen a lot of workers in this area)! Observing you how you made the frames for a 4m biiiiig window in the third floor, working with the ripping chisel, the circular saw, the angle grinder forcing into the bounded and irregular round logs linear and perfect formed trenches to fit the windows you won my fully admiration! Helping with your good ideas measuring the irregular triangles, making drawings and finally fitting the 8 windows with hard physical effort in its perfect formed frame was a masterwork!!!RESPECT!
The mixture of german precision and perfection handling all kind of machines, tools and materials and physical resistance that no one expect behind your beauty feminine appearance is very but very nice to observe!
Finally I learned during this month that you stayed in my camp to trust in your professionality and it was very relaxed for me just to say "do please this" without thinking about the how and without having a plan, receiving allways a result much more better than ever expected! As for exemple when I said "please sand the old door", and you made appear via a complete restoration with the welding torch, the sand machine and painting an unexpected treasure!
In between the round about 70 people that passed in my camp there was no one who had this wonderful mixture of professional abilities, humble behavior and nice vibes!
You are whenever you want welcome back and I recommend to everyone this nice experience to share with you!!!
Thanks one million for everything and go ahead like you are!
Viel Glueck auf deiner Walz...(grosses) stueck davon!!
Herzliche Umarmung
Udo

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24 Jan 2019

Left by host (Welcome to our self-reliant ...) for Workawayer (Miriam )

Miriam came for two weeks and stayed a month. We would have been happy if she stayed longer. : ) We really like Miriam, and by the way, she comes with practical skills! Maybe we will see her again.

(Excellent )

6 Sep 2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Miriam )

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26 Aug 2017

Left by Workawayer (Miriam ) for host (Eco house near the beach of ...)

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24 Jul 2017

Left by host (Eco house near the beach of ...) for Workawayer (Miriam )

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7 Jun 2017

Left by Workawayer (Miriam ) for host (Help build super-adobe-house ...)

I really loved this place and felt like home the moment I arrived. The description is very honest, which means there are few "urban facilities", however, I never felt bothered by that, in fact i really liked it. Water for cooking, drinking and dish washing was filled up at the stream just next to the house and for showering we went to the camping… read more

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