Matt

I'm a conscious, compassionate, friendly human.

I grew up with 2 dogs and 4 cats in my family home, and have lived with either cats, dogs or both nearly all my life. I have a deep fondness for both animals and nature <3

I've lived in many co-living and conscious communities, and am currently in the process of creating an intentional community in the UK. House sitting gives me an opportunity to have some extended, quiet headspace to just be – to rebalance myself after extended periods of social interaction. I'm also a long-time meditator and so this gives me an opportunity to deepen my practice for a period of time.

Work-wise I am a teacher and mentor (for a remotely taught masters degree), tech lead for a non-profit foundation (focused mostly on environmental data projects), and a consultant (software engineering and advisory roles).

My work has largely been remote since around 2011, and in total I have spent around 4-5 years of my adult life travelling and working from different places around the world. I really love and appreciate the opportunity that remote work provides to see and experience new places. I'm currently living between the UK and Portugal, and am very used to spending time in other people's spaces and respecting and caring for them.