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About this sitter

Hi there!
I am known as VerA. I was born in Cordoba (Argentina). I 'm almost 54 year old, single, with no kids, non-smoker, conscious vegan that loves to cook. I became vegetarian when I was 19 years-old, and since then I have been interested in healthy food. Being so fond of animals and nature, I try to be as conscientious as I can be with the environment and the impact that my actions can have on it.
So, it is a habit to use conservatively water, electricity, gas as well as any machine in the house (washing machines or dishwasher) or chemical products (that I try not to use). But even if the country does not recycle, I do it anyway, separating my own garbage...
My sun sign is in Aries and my moon ascendant is in Scorpio which makes my intuition and my search for the sacred in everything I do turns out to be my leitmotif. My moon is in Sagittarius which gives me that creative touch and my tendency for writing. I try to have my mind open at all times and without prejudgments; maybe this philosophy makes me relate to all kinds of people. I have no problems adapting to new situations, which makes me enjoy every single gift the Universe provides me with.
I work on-line as an English and Spanish teacher, so I spend half of my time in the house and with myself. I really enjoy to be with my own company (preferring to be around animals, specially cats! I’m totally a cat person!) and do not have the need to go out at night -meaning I will never be gone during the nights-, and do not use or need a television at all.
I have never felt that I belong to a particular place, just more to the whole world. I have always consider myself as a ‘citizen of the world’, however for some time now, I have been looking for a quiet place, and people of alike mind to be able to find a place where I can stay for a while. I am looking for a mid-long term (3-6 month) or longer house/pet sitting job to be able to work, have wonderful walks, enjoy the love of animals and enjoy as much as I can my new housesitting job...

Little more about me…
I had a little Hindu store in a very popular tourist place in Merlo (San Luis, Argentina) that I sold to provide me with the money to follow a big project: audio-ebooks. When the web page was finished, I began to traveled through South & Central America, with the purpose of spreading out this life project that used like a tool could make knowledge affordable to everyone, regardless of their economic level and time. I've traveled the continent for three years and to be able to do so I worked as a "Guardian of the Planet" in a program of animal rights in public schools in Mexico, besides house & pet sitting. I also started to organize vegan workshop to teach the importance and the need of healthy diet. I ended up in the Canary Islands...
For several months I stayed in Iguazu Falls, trying to make a living (Puerto Iguazu), where I found a temporary job as a Spanish Language and Literature teacher, and as an English teacher. After the scholar year was over I decided to cross to Brazil and enjoy the beaches of the Atlantic coast in Ubatuba during the summer while I focused on writing a novel I started years ago… I ended extending my visa in order to be able to stay, work, and learn the language. And for that, I accepted a house and pet sitting job for 6 months in the rain forest.

Why they want to house sit

I appreciate and enjoy diversity and movement… but it’s been since the pandemic that traveling abroad stopped. For more than 20 years (1997-2020) I’ve had this life style. I lived 3 years in Madrid and some time in Barcelona (Spain). Several provinces in Argentina. + 2 years in Mexico, a year and 6 month in Panama. I lived in the United States during my firth 12 years, therefore I’m bilingual (Spanish-English), and have intermediate level of Portuguese from living a year in Brazil. I have dual citizenship Argentine-Italian to experience and move around the word freely.

At the present moment I am in Argentina, planning my next adventure...

Their experience

I am experienced and have watched houses and pets for many years with no problems. I can provide excellent reference, giving telephone numbers and emails addresses of a list of people that can vouch for me and my honesty in Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina, Peru, Brazil, etc. I have taken care of many houses in my own country and also businesses (bakery, restaurants, cloth store). I lived for 9 month in a house that needed to be remodeled and repaired before it could be rented or sold. Many times I have had the job of watering plants and feeding the house animals or turning on and off the lights, watching swimming pools and doings the maintenance for friends or people that knew me. From January 2012 until April 2013, I worked helping a friend in his hotel in Panama, and stayed over the wet season (4 month) taking care of the hostel, the house (one block away), and the pets, paying bills, supervising workers, etc.

What can they bring to the assignment

I am a very resourceful person, meaning I know how to work my way around if something breaks or I need to make any prompt decisions while a consult the owner. Also, I am pretty handy with tools being capable of doing small repairs and adjustments if necessary. And since I treat myself with natural medicine or homeopathic, if I get sick (which never happens), I know how to treat a sick dog or cat immediately, or how to solve any emergency. I also have experience with water pumps, generators… and boats. And I do have a driver's license and feel confident and responsible to use a car that is not mine.