Jessa

Philippines
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I am currently
At home
Activities i am interested in:
everything and anything
My next destination:
Spain - from Apr 2024
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Description
Hey I'm Jessa,
I am from London, United Kingdom but my ethnicity is filipino.
I love nature and being away from the city life.
I have just finished my A-Level studies and am now on a gap year.
I am looking to expand my knowledge and gain more life experiences by travelling. I believe in always growing and learning new skills it's fulfilling to improve myself.
I love meeting new people and going on exciting new adventures.
Right now I don't have a plan for the future, and i hope travelling and gaining different aspects of life will help me towards what i want to do.
I look forward to seeing the opportunities that I will be able to receive from Workaway, and super excited to meeting and working with you!!
Interests
Winter sports
Water sports
Team sports
Self development
Pets
Outdoor activities
Movies & TV
Languages
Events & social
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Culture
Charity work
Beach
Art & design
Architecture
Animals
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Tagalog: Intermediate
More details about my language interests
I would like to improve my french and Spanish vocabulary and am open to learning new languages. I am able to teach english as well to people and help them expand their english vocabulary. It makes me happy seeing people happy and eager to learn a language and being able to help them.
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Charity Work
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Some knowledge of:
Art Projects
Teaching
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Life at a Farmstay
Able to teach about:
Languages
Babysitting and creative play
More details about your skills
I have quite an experience in hospitality.
As of right now i am working as bartender central London. However in my free time i like to play sports, go to the gym, hang out with friends, but most of all just relax aha.
I have an creative side to me, i took textiles in my A-Levels as i love fashion, and being able to create clothes.
I also studied Sociology and really enjoyed it, which is one of the reasons that made me want to travel more, and learn about different cultures.
Age
19
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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20 Dec 2023

Left by host (Come and help our teachers by ...) for Workawayer (Jessa )

One of the most wonderful,cheerful and the nicest volunteers I have hosted.Jessa helped for around two months.She is such a wonderful person. During her stay, she was always there to help with everything from talking to students and sharing her life experience with them to giving them a lot of moral support and positive feedback .
Our sad moment… read more

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31 Oct 2023

Left by Workawayer (Jessa ) for host (Come and help our teachers by ...)

This was my first work away experience and it was amazing. I couldn't have asked for a better way to start to my travel journey!
I stayed at this work away for a little over a month. There are 4 schools, Casablanca uptown, Casablanca Downtown, El Jadida, Berrchid. I stayed 2 weeks in uptown Casablanca, 2 weeks in downtown Casablanca and 1 week in… read more El Jadida. The downtown Casablanca apartment was separate from the school and is based in the centre of Casablanca, a short walk to the medina, the uptown Casablanca apartment is within the school building but has its own floor and it is a little bit further from the centre. The El Jadida apartment was also located within the same building as the school just down the hall, however this was my favourite. The apartment was very nice, with a huge rooftop terrace that is only accessible to the volunteers, and in the two out of the three rooms given, you had your own balcony. The city was much calmer than Casablanca, and the beaches here were also very nice. I was lucky enough to meet a talented musician here and was able to listen to him play with other talented musicians in the local area most nights, and it was incredible, seeing all the locals coming together and creating music was so nice. I wish i had more time here.
I got the chance to live with very lovely people from all over the world. You get 3/4 days off (in El Jadida it is a little different, i am pretty sure you only have Monday off) and during this time you can go and see different parts of morocco or go on these amazing trips that Harim organises for all the volunteers. I 100% recommend going on these trips, it is a chance to meet all the other volunteers from the 4 different schools, and also explore the cities for a good price. There is the desert trip and the Chefchouen trip. During these trips I met some of the most amazing people and shared beautiful experiences with them. I was surrounded by people speaking French, Spanish and German, and i think i have picked up a lot of vocabulary from them ,especially the french ;) The driver, Jawad is also one of the nicest people you will meet, he took care of us on these trips. He was so funny and nice.
The work/teaching was very easy and simple, the teachers give you a topic and you have simple conversations with the students. In downtown Casablanca and El Jadida, classes were only 1 hour a day, more or less apart from Saturday which i think is a little longer, they are also scheduled at a good time, normally around 19h/20h so you have more than enough free time to explore the city. The teachers and students were also very nice, and it made me happy seeing the students super eager to learn.
I want to thank Harim for everything that he organises and for being so nice and helpful. Also allowing me to have experiences and make memories that i will never forget. Hilal (Harims assistant) was also super nice, he always asked how you were and made sure you were ok. Thank you Harim for letting me stay here, it was amazing. I wish them the best and I hope to be back soon :)

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