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At the moment working in food forests in the Netherlands! 💪🏼😁🍀
Hi there, thanks for visiting my profile. Since the Spring of 2023 I have been doing Workaway adventures visiting France, Spain and Portugal. Getting to know these countries and finding out if I could live there for a while. I am on a personal journey to find my inner strength, learn new skills along the way and getting to know several different cultures. My primary focus lies in finding a community where I could live and work in for a longer period.
In the Netherlands I have sold my house in '23, I have been living a nomadic life since then. I have done a hiking trip through the Algarve crossing Portugal from East to West in´23 and last year I was on a three month bike trip from Maastricht - Sevilla.
I am a nature lover, adventurer, love to hike & bike and have profound conversations with people I meet along the way. I love to make music (drums and hang) and to read good books.
I have been in many projects the last two years including housesitting, taking care of property in absence of the owners, petsitting, swimming pool maintenance, planting of vegetable and or permaculture gardens and foodforests, harvesting of olives and maintenance of orchards, etc.
Interests
Photography
Yoga / Wellness
Writing
Van life
Sustainability
Self development
Performing arts
Pets
Outdoor activities
Nature
Movies & TV
Music
Mountain
Languages
Hitchhiking
Hiking
Gardening
Farming
DIY & crafts
Culture
Cycling
Charity work
Cooking & food
Camping
Carpentry
Books
Astronomy
Art & design
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Portuguese: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
Love to learn Portugese and Spanish. Can teach Dutch and English.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Charity Work
Languages
Animal Care
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Art Projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Being an elderly companion
Some knowledge of:
Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
More details about your skills
I love outdoor work and am able to organize, take the lead, get structure in things and good in prioritizing.
I have done a few courses in agroforestry and foodforests but would love to get some more knowledge about that. I also want to learn about alternative building methods. I like to work with recycled materials and give it a second change. For me that is really satisfying 😊. My focus for the fall and winter of '24 will be mainly in learning to build and construct in different ways!
I am a hard worker. Used to work as a Teamleader in Logistics and after that as Data Analyst but am now looking for something that makes the earth a bit nicer.
I am fluent in Dutch & English and skilled in German as well. Would love to learn Spanish & Portugese and pick up languages rather quick. Also want to share my knowledge and love to have conversations that are going a little deeper.
Age
46
What else ...
Like to play board & card games, get on a mtb, step into a canoo, occasionally visit a museum, read a good book, watch a movie, I am learning about Human Design, I am learning to play the hang (handpan).
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Wheat (trigo), espelta is fine 😉Special dietary requirements
No wheat (trigo)
Feedback
During the shared meals we got to know each other. I spend some nice evenings together talking about music, bread, bees and olives.
The shared mutual interest in the… read more
That we shared the same interest in the same kind of music was a welcome surprise.
We wish him all the best on his bicycle trip and would welcome him back here any time.
As soon as he cycled into my garden and I saw his big smile and felt his enthusiasm, I felt at ease. Sorry for steeling your words here, but I guess the feeling was mutual ;p
Michiel was the first volunteer of this season -after my long hosting-winterbreak, and I couldn't have asked for more!
He helped me… read more
The atmosphere of the land, the sun in the mornings, all the singing birds, the clear night skies; it was all just a treat.
And speaking about treating...the food Jaqueline provides is just jammie 😋. I never had to worry about 'the… read more
James and Nadine and the other community members are very nice, open-minded and… read more
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Feedback
During the shared meals we got to know each other. I spend some nice evenings together talking about music, bread, bees and olives.
The shared mutual interest in the… read more
That we shared the same interest in the same kind of music was a welcome surprise.
We wish him all the best on his bicycle trip and would welcome him back here any time.
As soon as he cycled into my garden and I saw his big smile and felt his enthusiasm, I felt at ease. Sorry for steeling your words here, but I guess the feeling was mutual ;p
Michiel was the first volunteer of this season -after my long hosting-winterbreak, and I couldn't have asked for more!
He helped me… read more
The atmosphere of the land, the sun in the mornings, all the singing birds, the clear night skies; it was all just a treat.
And speaking about treating...the food Jaqueline provides is just jammie 😋. I never had to worry about 'the… read more
James and Nadine and the other community members are very nice, open-minded and… read more
