Christine

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Description

Hello! I'm an avid traveler with a passion for exploring the world and learning new languages and skills along the way. In between teaching college English classes for Sailors aboard deployed U.S. Navy ships, I pursue a nomadic lifestyle of independent travel and volunteer work, honing skills that range from the pragmatic to the artistic.

Teaching and writing are my trades, sculpting and storytelling are my passions, and with a variety of experiences in primitive camping and backpacking, canoeing and kayaking, alternative building, and even olive harvesting, I am a hard worker who takes pleasure in a job well done. Life itself is a classroom, and I welcome each opportunity to connect with different people and communities, adapt to new lifestyles, and exchange ideas about "Life, the Universe, and Everything."

Interests

Self development

Sustainability

Pets

Van life

Plant care

Books

DIY & crafts

Art & design

Languages

Gardening

Writing

Animals

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
Latin: Beginner

More details about my language interests
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Eco Projects

Charity Work

Life at a Farmstay

House sitting

DIY and building projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

Languages

Art Projects

Teaching

More details about your skills

Practical Skills: Camping, backpacking, canoeing, kayaking, manual labor (gardening, harvesting, etc.), and novice-level use of common power tools (jigsaw, drill, dremel tool, sander)

Professional Skills: College English instruction, TESOL, public speaking, multimedia presentations, editing/proofreading

Artistic Skills: Writing, sculpting

"Intangible" Skills: Reading people and developing rapport among diverse groups, troubleshooting unexpected issues, and responding calmly to emergency situations.

Age

42

What else ...

As a polymer clay sculptor, I've always nurtured an appreciation for natural landscapes of every kind, and my long-term goal is to create a modest, self-sustainable homestead/art studio in order to live simply and develop my writing and polymer clay art on a more permanent basis. Cob projects are of particular interest to me, as the idea of literally sculpting a house resonates with the spirit of the art that I already pursue, and although I am still a DIY beginner, I am physically fit and eager to work on any aspect of building maintenance, gardening, and/or land development.

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