Diana

Información de viaje

Ahora estoy

Actividades que me interesan:

I like helping with houses & gardens. You can put me to indoor or outdoor tasks from painting to planting, cooking to cleaning. With instruction, I like to learn new skills.

Descripción

I grew up on a farm so I feel happiest when I'm in a natural environment - forest, garden, park, mountain, river, sea....

I like volunteering opportunities to help maintain & conserve habitats - from tree planting to wetland restoration, citizen science data collection to plant propagation.

I started travelling in my teens visiting my older sister living in the mountainous region of Alto Adige, north of Bolzano. We made several trips south looking for historical remains of the Phoenicians, ending up in Sicily. Later, I helped her restore an old olive press in Tuscany & worked in the olive grove.

I also spent a summer on Fetlar, Shetland Islands, volunteering for an ornithological survey of the Storm Petrels & Fulmars.

Immediately after completing my degree I took a job in Damascus, Syria. I'm so pleased I saw the country in the 70s when it was possible to visit Krak des Chevalier, Palmyra & Aleppo.

I started teaching English as a Foreign Language in Barcelona & nipped up the Pyrenees most weekends to hike in the mountains.

One thing lead to another & I ended up working, marrying & living in Brazil - starting in Rio de Janeiro, then Sao Paulo &, finally, Vila Velha in Espirito Santo, near Bahia. The Mata Atlantica (Atlantic Rainforest) is my favourite biome. We kept an old fisherman's shack for our holidays on Ilha Grande, off the coast between Rio & Sao Paulo. It was bliss - no cars, no roads, no electricity & the most beautiful forest & seascape. The only access, where we stayed, was by taking lifts with locals crossing over in their boats & as there was no quay in 'our' bay we had to hop into the sea where the surf started & swim to shore.

Returning to the UK in the early 2000s I joined an international company & travelled extensively.

Now I am retired I have more time to volunteer & travel. I'm hoping joining WorkAway will help me find new friends & new opportunities.

Intereses

Sostenibilidad

Eventos y sociedad

Cultura

Trabajo de caridad

Cuidado de plantas

Fotografía

Música

Idiomas

Historia

Jardinería

Dibujo y pintura

Bricolaje y manualidades

Cocina y alimentación

Libros

Animales

Yoga / bienestar

Navegar / barcos

Actividades al aire libre

Naturaleza

Montaña

Senderismo

Baile

Ciclismo

Acampada

Idiomas

Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Portugués: Fluido
Español: Intermedio
Francés: Intermedio

Más información sobre tus intereses idiomáticos
I like to teach English & want to improve my Spanish & French

Buscar un colega de idioma

Habilidades y conocimientos que quiero compartir o aprender

Ciertos conocimientos de:  

Jardinería

Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje

Mantenimiento general

Cocinar para toda la familia

Vida en una granja

Proyectos ecológicos

Cuidado de animales

Hostelería/turismo

Cuidado de casas

---

Puedo enseñar:  

Ayuda doméstica

Idiomas

Que habilidades tienes?

House & garden maintenance
Allotment planting & harvesting
Soft fruit pruning & picking
Animal care
Painting
Cooking
Baking
Lived in Europe, Latin America, Middle East
Speak English & Portuguese

Edad

70

Algo más...

I like to sketch & paint watercolours
I sew & embroider
I have some experience of Venetian rowing (like Gondolieri) & dinghy sailing
I like riding & cycling
I play tennis & table tennis

Más información

• 

  Fumador

• 

  Permiso de conducir

• 

  Alergia

• 

  Dieta especial