Elise

Information de voyage

Actuellement, je suis

Description

Hi there! I connected to workaway because I am looking to get more experience and skills in working outside and different kinds of hands-on labour on land/farms/with animals/building and renovating/growing crops/and more. And I love to meet and connect to new people!

In short: I see myself as a very positive, open minded, spontaneous yet structured, social, responsible yet adventurous, curious and respectful person who loves animals, nature, sustainability, the world, playing board games, crazy dancing, and who cares very little about money or things and cares a lot about other people and leaving the world a better place.

I am at a place in life right now where I want to work more with my hands than my mind. Sick of sitting behind my laptop most of the time! (even though I am doing great and impactful work as a sustainability consultant).

Also I love to connect with all different kinds of people and very eager to learn! I believe with an open mind in life and towards others you can gain a lot from life and get to extraordinary places, experiences and people. I have travelled a fair bit and learned never to judge and always actively listen to someone else if you want to learn their story.

I grew up on the countryside in the Netherlands, however I am not that skilled with tools or hard labour (I had 4 younger brothers growing up and quite a traditional upbringing so didn't need to). But I am in general a handy person and creative with coming up with solutions to a problems and I am not shy of hard work and very eager to learn new skills :) I do have some experience with farm animals (we had dogs cats rabbits chickens and I frequently visited our neighbours to cuddle with the cows).

I volunteered for a while at the animal ambulance in Amsterdam and I miss working hands-on with (wild) animals and helping them. It was super adventurous! Rescuing a bird stuck in a tree with the fire department is one of my best memories (I kid you not, the bird was stuck on a branch due to some rope that was littered :(( super sad)

Ask me any questions if you want to know more about me!

Langues

Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Hollandais: Courant

Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
I would love to improve any language I am in the country of origin from. On top of my list (coherent with my plans): German.

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Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre

Ça m'intéresse :  

Éco-projets

Jardinage

Bricolage et projets de construction

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J'ai des connaissances :  

Travail associatif

Langues

Tenir compagnie à une pers. âgée

S’occuper des animaux

Aider dans une ferme

Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Aider à la maison

Accueil / tourisme

Entretien général

Aide informatique / Internet

Enseignement

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

Problem solving is something I think is a good skill of mine that comes in handy in any kind of situations, I think it is the time I am most creative when I am faces with a (new) problem and I also really enjoy it, especially when the solution works.

Outdoor skills
- Taking care of animals (love it!)
- I can handle tools fairly well but I am a bit clumsy sometimes
- A bit of gardening (my grandma is my great example)
- Easy outdoor fixes

Indoor skills
- cooking
- cleaning
- babysitting
- all kinds of computer stuff
- easy indoor fixes

I speak fluent Dutch and English

If you want to see my 'professional' skills you can look me up on linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/elise-rijssenbeek-55339267

Âge

34

Autres infos...

- I love game night with friends and family
- I love reading books
- I love being in all kinds of nature and go for walks or climb trees every so often
- I am taking a course in life coaching to teach myself more about being able to help people in my close circle when they struggle with stuff
- I love working and taking care of animals. I volunteered for the animal ambulance in Amsterdam which was an amazing and very teaching experience
- I worked for half a year with people who were homeless/addicts which was one of the most teaching and grounding experiences ever
- I travelled south east asia for 3,5 months and I lived/travelled in Australia for 9 months and travelled Europe a fair bit
- One of my lifegoals is to live in either a tiny house or a house boat someday, preferably self sustaining

Informations complémentaires

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  Fumeur

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  Permis de conduire

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  Allergies
  Just people's bullshit

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  Régime alimentaire spécial
  Vegetarian aspiring to be vegan (but not strict atm)