Ilse & Mattie

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We would love to learn about anything helping us be more self sufficient: farming, picking, preparing and preserving food, building and carpenting, taking care of animals, living a happy life!

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Hi, we are Ilse (37) and Mattie (36) from The Netherlands.

May last year, we left our home in Amsterdam to travel and living in our red campervan, that we built ourselves. It has been an interesting process on so many levels.
We have traveled to the UK, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Greece and Italy, and it has been so wonderful.
We also hope to spend longer periods of time in some places, to get to know more about the area we are in and to learn new skills, and share ours.

Lowie is a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, born December 2022. He is an amazingly sweet dog (male), kind to all animals, people and children. Together we go on hikes and swim whenever we can.

We have enjoyed living in Amsterdam for a long time, but it was time to leave city life and experience new things and learn new skills, big and small.
In Finland a local carpenter and artist taught us what's the best way to start a fire, in Norway some ladies told us which blueberries to pick, and - who would have thought - on a brief trip home Mattie's mom taught us how to make jam from fruits from her garden.

One day we hope to live in a house again, having a garden, growing some our own food, being able to build and fix almost everything.

We hope to learn lots more during this trip, and share our own knowledge, skills and enthusiasm!

Interessengebiete

Wintersport

Astronomie

Tiere

Trampen

Kultur

Bücher

Erlebnissportarten

Events & Sozialleben

Yoga / Wellness

Schreiben

Leben im Camper-Van

Technik

Nachhaltigkeit

Natur

Outdoor-Aktivitäten

Haustiere

Gärtnern

Musik

Film & Fernsehen

Gebirge

Sprachen

Wandern

Gartenarbeiten

Farmarbeit

Zeichnen & Malen

Heimwerken & DIY

Karitative Arbeiten

Kochen & Backen

Tischlerarbeiten

Kunst & Design

Sprachen

Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Niederländisch: Fließend
Italienisch: Gute Kenntnisse
Deutsch: Grundkenntnisse
Spanisch: Grundkenntnisse
Französisch: Grundkenntnisse

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Interessiert uns:  

Karitative Arbeit

Ökoprojekte

Gartenarbeiten

Hausarbeiten

Tourismus / Gastgewerbe

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Bereits etwas Erfahrung vorhanden  

Kunstprojekte

Seniorenbetreuung

Betreuung von Tieren

Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

Handwerkliche Arbeiten

Unterrichten

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In der Lage, anderen etwas beizubringen:  

Sprachen

Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

Hilfe mit Computer /Internet

Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

House sitting

Was könntest du arbeiten?

ILSE
After studying Editing and Media Production, I have worked as a writer and editor for over ten years, writing about mental health and creativity, for both children and adults.
I also did volunteer work, spending time with children , with my elderly neighbor, and helping to organize a vegan food festival. In Costa Rica I have volunteered on a small farm. In Amsterdam I did lots of house- and cat sitting, taking care of peoples homes, plants and furry friends.

I believe I am a very social and creative person, willing to try anything new. I love to create things, whether it's a summer hat on my sewing machine, a small magazine filled with self drawn comics, a pan of vegetable soup... My head is full of ideas, and I love to make them come to life.

MATTIE
Ilse: On our first date, Mattie told me he has built his own computer (which turned out to be true), and when I see him vacuum clean the parts of it, I am not sure who he cares about more. ;-)
That being said, the gentle care and preciseness en he puts into his building projects, he puts in everything he does: cooking, training our dog, fixing something in the house or the car, et cetera.

Plus, he is my encyclopedia to almost anything. After finishing his degree in Biology and Immunology, he has worked in IT for years, and it turned out he can even built a campervan: our current home. (Including electricity system, carpenting, water system, solar panels, et cetera.)
Smart and hands-on, both patient and straightforward, he is eager to learn anything new.

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37 & 36

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