Joachim

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I am Joachim, I was born and raised near the beautiful city of Hamburg which I always considered my hometown. I think I am an optimistic, easygoing guy and I'm for sure looking forward to getting to know new friends and learning new things :)
After finishing school in 2017 I spent a very mind-broadening year doing voluntary work in a home for both physically and mentally disabled people. This taught me lots about responsability and connecting to other people and I ended up still working there as regular caregiver until 2020. After that I studied anthropology for a couple of semesters but I realized that this is not the right way for me to learn about the world's cultures. I'd much rather experience them out of my own curiosity. I want to spend the next chapter of my life living abroad and teaching languages, so that others may get the same freedom to explore the world that speaking multiple languages gave me.
I speak native German, fluent English, fluent Spanish and a bit of French at the moment. I love listening to music, reading and cooking and I'm always in for some hiking, running or some sports in general.
Although I'm no expert I will be happy to help in the garden, around the house or with visitors/translating (or any other new skill I get the chance to learn).
Interests
Charity work
Beach
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Self development
Politics / Social justice
Photography
Outdoor activities
Nature
Music
Architecture
Mountain
Languages
LGBTQ
History
Hiking
Fitness
Cycling
Events & social
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Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Intermediate
More details about my language interests
I hope to make language teaching my profession so of course I'm interested in sharing my knowledge especially of english and german but also spanish. A language I'd like to practice and improve is french.
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
Teaching
Some knowledge of:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Languages
More details about your skills
I am a neat and patient person, I can translate between the languages I speak and I'm happy to teach them. For 9 years, I used to play the trumpet so I can refer to a little bit of muscial knowledge aswell. I have some experience in caregiving and pedagogical work.
In my eyes, the most important thing, though, is to be ready to learn some new skills and not to be shy to try something out.
Age
26
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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23 Feb 2024

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

Joachim is one among the most hard working and nicest volunteers I have hosted.During his stay at the schools he was always happy to help .Joachim is very responsible ,friendly and very hard working .I recommend Joachim to any host looking for hard working committed volunteer and I guarantee he will never let you down

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7 Feb 2024

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

Hi Harim and all the beautiful team that made my time in Morocco so special!
I am sorry for the late review, but since it's long overdue I will get right to the point. At first I only planned to stay for a month but found myself staying with Harim for 6 weeks working in the schools in Downtown Casablanca and El Jadida. I was by far not the only… read more volunteer staying for longer than intended, which I think is very telling. Everyone makes sure that you feel welcome and comfortable from day one.

The teaching is very easy and fun, it allowed me to learn a lot about the lives of the students and their view on the world. It would usually consist of short conversations with one to three students of all ages and levels. The working hours were very reasonable and Harim tried the best he could to accommodate for our wishes in order for us to have some time to work (online) or explore the City. As long as you keep an open mind the teaching is nothing to be nervous about. Among both the teachers and students I had beautiful and memorable interactions, which I am very grateful for.

I stayed in the apartments associated with the two schools I've been to and found them to be very social environments where I made many friends among the other volunteers. Be prepared to have somewhat limited privacy, though. While living in a relatively tight space with persons from wildly different backgrounds and beliefs can be stressful sometimes, it will definitely improve your communication skills and broaden your mind. I really enjoyed the sense of community we had among ourselves.

Several times each month there are trips to the desert or the coast or the north of Morocco. I went on the desert trip together with 20 or so other volunteers from all the schools, which meant that I got to know lots of cool and interesting people from the other schools. For all of us it was a highlight, we got to see Marrakesh (briefly), the Dades canyon and the desert near Merzouga and did some cool things like sand boarding down the dunes. Another time I joined up with two of my co-volunteers to rent a car and do a little road trip down the (gorgeous) southern coast between the teaching days. (Note: We organized that on our own but it's cool we could agree to get enough time to do so - circumstances allowed it but it may not always be the case)

In my opinion Casablanca was the more interesting of the two cities I volunteered in. It was great to mingle with the locals in one of the bustling markets, do some sports/read a book in a park or go on an evening walk to Hassan II Mosque. Having a little everyday life in another city was one of the great perks of this volunteering experience. It is also great to keep your expenses way down (especially if you shop groceries in the medina and not the supermarket).

The biggest challenge by far was communication, as there was always something to request, like improvements or repairs in the apartments and it turns out that juggling ~30 volunteers between 4 different locations is not an easy task. Personally I had no real issues though, I tried to always make my intentions clear and stick to the hours expected from us.
My favourite part was the social component of the whole experience, as I met people from literally every continent of the world (save the Antarctic), among them many lovely locals who were more than happy to share their knowledge with me.

A big thank you to everyone who was a part of this, I will always carry my time in Morocco in my heart!

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