Hey! this sounds amazing .. sounds very aligned with my journey.. and I hope the offer of work exchange is still here a year later!
My name's Fen , I'm a nomadic person; young woman originally from UK and living in France for the past three months. I had booked a journey to Bosnia to volunteer at the border there but the placement fell through after I'd booked. I was at a bit of a loose end , but having come across this post on this forum I thought I'd found my way again!
I've lived on various farms, in some trees, some land squats, some building squats and sites and of course some 'normal' places for the last few years
I would love to continue to learn and unlearn. The place you've created sounds like a beautiful blend of the values I would hope to be embodying.
I have some land skills Ive picked up over the years but I am a quick learner as well. I would love to continue to learn about constructing 'alternative' and 'eco' buildings especially with natural materials. I've kept chickens and ducks and pigs but I'm happy to get to know other animals too
What really stood out for me about the profile was the focus placed on healing from intergenerational trauma. My friend is also studying somatic embodiment.. we have shared and worked through various stuff together so I would really breathe a sigh of relief to enter a space where trauma is known to be part of the context and acknowledging the vital importance of healing work. Likewise I appreciate the bit about helping out with your daughter, emotional labour isn't valued enough! And nurturing a wee one can be challenging but the exchange is always rewarding!
I have been working with/around housing unaccompanied minors (mostly teenagers) here but have enjoyed being around and helping take care of younger folk in the past. It would be nice to continue maturing in the role of sort of nurturing, as it remind me how much I have yet to learn! And, for myself, makes me more able to receive nurture/help myself.
Anyway.. I think im starting to ramble.. I have been a bit cut off from the community of land centred folk for a bit and am dearly missing it! I think my body needs to work some stuff out in some physical work, and I would love to receive new stimulation for psycho-social work, the work that reconnects. I know my heart is aching for a social ecology to ground itself in and regain it's balance after a difficult little while..
Let me know if you'd like to connect
Maybe we could talk on email?
Cocacolacorp2023@gmail.com is me
Fen
