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Travel information
I am currently
Travelling
Description
Hey there! I am Helene, I live in Switzerland and I am 30 years old. I am in the middle of a sabbatical year from Summer 2024 until Summer 2025. The first three months I was in the Swiss mountains and helped in a little restaurant, because that is something I always wanted to do. After that I travelled to Greece and Sicily, where I made great Workaway-experiences and learned a lot for example about the olive harvest. Now I am really looking forward to exploring the other part of Southern Europe (Spain, Portugal, ...) and Morocco , seeing new countries and landscapes, learning new skills, making new experiences, getting to know new cultures and ways of living and meeting new people. I think, Workaway is a great possibility for doing that and at the same time doing something useful and helping out.
I am a rather quiet, but friendly, reliable, curious and open-minded person, who is also motivated to learn new things.I like being in nature, I am interested in sustainability, I am fond of animals and I don't mind working hard and helping with everything, that comes around.
Interests
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Culture
Sustainability
Plant care
Outdoor activities
Mountain
Gardening
Hiking
Vegetarian or vegan
Nature
Cycling
Books
Animals
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Eco Projects
Gardening
Charity Work
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Some knowledge of:
Animal Care
Life at a Farmstay
More details about your skills
Since I was about 12 years old, horses are a big part of my life. I started taking riding lessons and soon I spent a lot of my free time in the stable and was helping out. It always wasn’t just about riding but more about being with horses and spending time with them. I helped during the vacation programs with the children and in the regular riding lessons. I had horses that I was taking care of and since I was 18, I had two old horses, that before worked in the riding lessons. I learned a lot from both of them and I tried to find out, what they need to be happy and healthy for as long as possible. Now I don’t have an own horse anymore, but I’m taking care of some. I would be keen to help out with taking care of horses and other animals (I grew up with a cat and a dog, and a lot of love for wild animals like hedgehogs, birds etc. in the garden ;-)) and to share my experiences and also learn more about it.
I also like to keep my plants, herbs, flowers and vegetables flourishing on my balcony. But here I just taught my skills myself, so there is a lot of room for improvement and I would also like to learn more about working in a garden or on a field.
In general, I like to work/ make things with my hands and craft or just be creative.
Age
30
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
vegetarian/ vegan
Feedback
Together with Emma, she helped get our guest kitchen back in shape – thoroughly, with structure, and a lot… read more
She joinned in our Apartment for 2 weeks and helped us to work in the olive yard, burned branches and worked really hard to collect the olives. She was very interested in everything around our olive yard and the production of high quality… read more
From the beginning I felt very welcomed and comfortable, because they were so kind, attentive, generous and helpful. I lived in a very nice yurt together with another volunteer… read more
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Feedback
Together with Emma, she helped get our guest kitchen back in shape – thoroughly, with structure, and a lot… read more
She joinned in our Apartment for 2 weeks and helped us to work in the olive yard, burned branches and worked really hard to collect the olives. She was very interested in everything around our olive yard and the production of high quality… read more
From the beginning I felt very welcomed and comfortable, because they were so kind, attentive, generous and helpful. I lived in a very nice yurt together with another volunteer… read more
