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Hello. We are David and Jo, a married couple originally from UK, with a home in Cambridge. We haven't lived there for some time though as we have spent 2019-2022 working as consultants, helping as volunteers and studying Spanish in Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico. After Latin America we spent three months in India and enjoyed teaching English on a wonderful Workaway project in a village school in the Himalayas.
David's work experience includes international business development, language teaching (qualified), and book writing (two travel books published). His speciality is global logistics; he has worked in all regions of the world and established a network of offices through Africa, Middle East and South America to provide distribution and marketing options to international publishers. He now speaks Spanish and Portuguese to an advanced level as well as some French and German.
Jo's experience is in IT and project management. Her speciality is the implementation of billing systems on behalf of multinational organisations, work that has taken her to many countries. She is also a Callan Method qualified English teacher and an amateur painter specialising in water colours. Her other interests include yoga and cooking.
We have considerable combined experience in hospitality and organising social events, both professionally and as trustees of a charity. We enjoy outdoor life, regularly participate in different kinds of sport and have been lucky enough to travel to many parts of the world for both business and pleasure (over 100 countries in total).
We are sociable people with a sense of responsibility (and a sense of humour!) and always looking to make a positive contribution to a worthwhile project. We enjoy working, particularly in an organisational and educational capacity, and take a pride in being reliable and punctual. We are non-smokers, we eat all kinds of food and consider ourselves to be very adaptable.
We are currently on a Workaway project in Japan (April/May 2023) and will be returning to Europe in the summer.
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PhotographyMusicHistoryCultureCyclingDrawing & paintingHikingFitnessFarmingLanguagesMountainOutdoor activitiesNatureTechnologyWinter sportsYoga / WellnessWritingLanguages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Portuguese: FluentMore details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
LanguagesTeachingSome knowledge of:
Hospitality/TourismAble to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family mealsHelping with Computers/ InternetMore details about your skills
David: Qualified English teacher through International House
and Callan Method Organisation
International business experience, publishing
Author
Company director, charity trustee
Languages: English (native), Spanish (B2), Portuguese
French, German (B1)
Joanne: Project Manager
Computer (background in IT)
Qualified English teacher through Callan Method Organisation
Cooking
Farm experience (grew up on a farm)
Languages: English (native), Spanish (A2), GermanAge
67 & 51
What else ...
Play golf and tennis, regular hikers, skiers, cyclists and try to play chess!
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Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
NoSpecial dietary requirements
No, we eat everything
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We are greatly thankful for the time you have given us.
The facilities at the school are extremely good and the setting amongst the hills is beautiful.
Muhanga… read more
We worked outside in the yard in the beautiful setting next to the Bayou Teche and enjoyed free time in the lovely little town of Breaux Bridge and playing sport in the… read more
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We are greatly thankful for the time you have given us.
The facilities at the school are extremely good and the setting amongst the hills is beautiful.
Muhanga… read more
We worked outside in the yard in the beautiful setting next to the Bayou Teche and enjoyed free time in the lovely little town of Breaux Bridge and playing sport in the… read more
Lori herself is such a hospitable lady and she is working so hard to provide a great education for her pupils. No wonder they are such a happy bunch of kids. This is really a beautiful part of the world (the views are stunning), we were made to feel at… read more
David's keenness and ability to help around the house and jungle/garden with our various tasks that ranged from gardening to concrete laying, to high ladder-work was such a boon to… read more