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EN: Birdwatching, drawing and wandering around with a nature journal are my favorite occupations, as well as reading and music. As a living I teach photography in an Art school in Spain although my great interests are birds and scientific illustration (I have undertaken several courses on the subject in Spain and Portugal). I also love watercolour and sketching in nature and while travelling. I also can bookbinding and I make my own journals. At the moment I am enjoying a sabatic year and for me it’s the real time to find places to go and do something different.
I consider myself enthusiastic, motivated, easygoing and good worker. I am a quiet person and enjoy solitude as well as good company for I enjoy knowing new people, cultures and places. I love animals and anything related to nature. I have experience in volunteering for the RSPB (engaged with visitors to a bird sanctuary and showing the lighthouse and the nesting birds in the cliffs) National Trust (big gardening in a state, building works in a cotagge) in Great Britain, SEO/Birdlife in Spain (recount programs), and belong to NGO such as Greenpeace, WWF and Médicos sin fronteras.
I love travelling also by bike (I have cycled through Norway, France, Germany, England and Wales).
I am flexi vegetarian, depending on the circumstance. I practice yoga, swimming, horse riding and from time to time rowing. I am used to hike in the mountains, sleep outdoors and I also can ski (although not any more due to ecological concern). I like pets and in the past I have helped in a home for abandoned dogs (where I got my old dog years ago but don’t have any now).
I have diverse skills I could offer, I like teaching and share my interests with others, I have facility for languages. I enjoy children, playing with them and teach them to draw being observant and looking around (I also enjoy doing this with adults, specially in nature). I’m also involved in bird songs and calls, paying attention, recording and learning from it.
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ES: La observación de aves, el dibujo y pasear con un cuaderno de campo son mis ocupaciones favoritas, así como la lectura y la música. Como medio de vida, enseño fotografía en un ciclo formativo en una Escuela de Arte en España aunque mi pasión son las aves y la ilustración científica (he realizado varios cursos sobre ilustración en España y Portugal). También me encanta pintar a la acuarela y dibujar, en la naturaleza y cuando viajo. También se encuadernar y me gusta hacerme mis propios cuadernos. Este año estoy disfrutando de un sabático y para mí es el momento de viajar y hacer algo diferente. Me considero una persona entusiasta, motivada, de trato fácil y buena trabajadora. Soy tranquila y disfruto de la soledad tanto como de buena compañía, porque me gusta conocer nuevas personas, culturas y lugares. Me gustan los animales y cualquier cosa relacionada con la naturaleza. Tengo experiencia en voluntariado para la RSPB (recibiendo visitantes en una reserva ornitológica y haciendo visitas guiadas al faro y mostrando las aves que criaban en los acantilados) y el National Trust (proyecto de restauración del entorno y el terreno en una gran propiedad, ayudar en una construcción tradicional) en Gran Bretaña, SEO/Birdlife en España, y pertenezco a ONGs como Greenpeace, WWF y Médicos sin fronteras. Me gusta mucho viajar, también en bicicleta (he pedaleado por Noruega, Francia, Alemania, Inglaterra y Gales). Soy flexi vegetariana, dependiendo de las circunstancias. Entre otras cosas, practico yoga, natación, equitación y, si hay ocasión, remo. Estoy habituada a caminar en montaña, dormir al aire libre y también se esquiar (aunque ahora no lo practico por conciencia ecológica). Me gustan las mascotas y en el pasado he sido voluntaria en un hogar para perros abandonados (donde cogí a mi viejo perro hace años, aunque ya no tengo ninguno). Poseo diversas habilidades que creo podría ofrecer, me gusta enseñar, compartir mis intereses con otros, tengo facilidad para los idiomas. Disfruto de los niños/as, jugar y enseñarles a dibujar lo que ven alrededor aprendiendo a mirar (también disfruto haciendo esto con adultos, especialmente en la naturaleza). También me interesa el canto de las aves, caminar atenta, grabando los sonidos para aprender y mejorar mi conocimiento de ellas.
Interests
Water sports
Self development
Pets
Camping
Sustainability
Yoga / Wellness
Vegetarian or vegan
Photography
Nature
Outdoor activities
Music
Mountain
Languages
History
Hiking
Gardening
Drawing & painting
Cycling
Culture
Charity work
Art & design
Animals
Books
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
German: Intermediate
French: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I’ m interested in improve my german and learn french. I am Spanish speaker.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Charity Work
Languages
Hospitality/Tourism
Some knowledge of:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Able to teach about:
Art Projects
Teaching
More details about your skills
My main skills are drawing, photography, bookbinding, art in general, teaching, dealing with tourists, serve in a bar, birding, a bit of horse riding (I have ridden many times but not assiduously) and some rowing.
I work as a teacher in an Art School (students over 18) and before worked in high school. I have a university degree in Fine Arts and doctorate in Arts.
I take part in Several NGO like Greenpeace, SEOBirdlife, a local charity for the protection of animals, Adena/WWF and "Medicos sin fronteras".
I have traveled Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Oslo, Helsinky, Holland, south of France, Istambul, Morocco, USA, Japan, Brasil, Vietnam, Cambodia and some others. Every summer I try to make a one month journey abroad or in Spain.
I am in good health and fit for work. I can very good work with tourists. In Ireland’ as a volunteer, I had to show visitors around in a bird sanctuary, make them enjoy the visit and learn about the birds nesting in the Cliffs. I think I'm quite good at that. When in the National Trust (GB), we did big gardening tasks in the huge properties, cleared some species to let heather grow, shared a bunkhouse with 12 people and had a good time learning about nature conservancy.
I began as a teenager to take part in stork survey in my area and by now I am a keen birder. I also love nature journaling which I do in my selfmade books. Always with the binoculars and watercolors by me. I can cook vegetarian and I’m good with children.
Age
59
What else ...
I enjoy board games, now I play often a very good one about birds (“Wingspan”). Anything related to nature interests me. I enjoy also Scientific illustration and I have taken several courses (in Aveiro Portugal) and on line in Spain and United States. I am also a traveler and nature sketcher (that’s it, with a drawing pad around and taking the time to observe and register the experiences during my travels or my walks).
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Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Flexi Vegetarian, some fish possible
