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Travelling
Activities we are interested in:
music, art, teaching, nature, eco life, cooking, culture, language, hostel living
Our next destination:
Cambodia - from May 2024 until Jun 2024 View allDescription
We are a couple backpacking our way through SouthEast Asia. Each of us has our own online teaching jobs that help keep us afloat from city to city. We enjoy nature, music, art and meeting new people. Luckily, we get all of these things by traveling and have been especially enjoying taking part in WorkAway programs that allow us to give back to the communities we visit.
Shmoo is a trained musician from America while Esra studied in Turkey to be an English teacher. We are able to contribute through our music, our art, teaching you and/or locals, and some manual labor. Cultural exchange is a deep fascination. Anything you would like to teach us, we would like to learn. And, of course, we would Love to cook a few meals that show off each of our home town cuisines - Kansas BBQ and Turkish food.
-English tutors
-Digital Marketers
-Amateur Artists
-Hostel Aficionados
-Event Organizers
-DIYers
-Tree Trimmer (Shmoo)
Please contact us if you are interested in cooperating with us on our travels. We are looking forward to meeting and working with you.
Best,
Esra and ShmooInterests
Drawing & paintingEvents & socialHikingMusicPlant carePhotographyWritingVideographySustainabilitySelf developmentPetsMountainLanguagesCharity workCooking & foodAstronomyBeachDIY & craftsArt & designCamping
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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Turkish: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateMore details about my language interests
Teaching English and TurkishSkills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
DIY and building projectsBeing an elderly companionSome knowledge of:
Eco ProjectsAnimal CareCharity WorkAble to teach about:
Babysitting and creative playGeneral MaintenanceCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelping around the houseHospitality/TourismLanguagesArt ProjectsHelping with Computers/ InternetTeachingMore details about your skills
Esra:
I am an experienced teacher and arts and crafts leader. I have prior experience being a cultural ambassador and love to share my language as well as food native to Turkey. At the moment I am learning Spanish and am interested in learning more languages.
I have experience creating and curating a digital presence for businesses (marketing) and can help you with yours. After college I volunteered for hostels and local schools in multiple communities as part of my European volunteer service and made a mural as well as videos promoting their program and city ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0_0w5JSE1s and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzZ6Gr6It9k ). We also arranged hostel events and took travelers on pub crawls as well as kept up the general maintenance of the hostel, including making reservations and cleaning. In America I taught Turkish at a state university and back in Turkey I was the school principal at a private pre-primary school. I designed weekly curriculums and supervised the teachers that implemented them.
Shmoo:
I am a graphic designer, trained musician and experienced performer, tutor and jam session leader. I teach English online and have students from throughout the world. Growing up, I earned my Eagle scout and learned how to camp and cook outside. One of my passions is BBQ and I always appreciate the chance to smoke some Kansas City style meat.
I also have experience supervising and leading meetings, having been a supervisor at UPS in Kansas. While traveling I have started an amateur Youtube channel about our travels and the countries that we go through that you would be able to follow. I am an artist and have developed and designed my own Tarot deck and have created logos and food menus for various hosts.Age
28 & 32
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Thank you for taking the time to read through our profile! We are excited to meet you and help you and the communities in your area
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Driver's licence
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We helped them get set up for a consistent flow of volunteers - signs for the base camp as well as four the recycling bins around the island. And we made a compost area that I'm sure will get plenty of use.
Jon Jon and Hannah were always… read more
We appreciated the time we spent with them. Even though our time was cut too short we felt close with them by the time we left.
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We helped them get set up for a consistent flow of volunteers - signs for the base camp as well as four the recycling bins around the island. And we made a compost area that I'm sure will get plenty of use.
Jon Jon and Hannah were always… read more
We appreciated the time we spent with them. Even though our time was cut too short we felt close with them by the time we left.
making labels for a jams, chatting with a customers and more. They respect the rules of the house and we could count on them. It was nice and easy experience
Shmoo described themself as "… read more
We were welcomed with open arms and everything we did for him was welcomed with enthusiasm. Adi is not a demanding person and appreciates everything we do for him. He will take time to show you around and make you feel comfortable. It was a… read more
Shmoo also helped with teaching some of English classes and specially he helped making a couple videos for our charity works and for our bungalows.
I would happily recommend them to any… read more
Shmoo made a couple… read more