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I am currently near Stuttgart in the Southwest of Germany and want to spent the following weeks gaining travel and work experience in Europe.
Fabian is looking to meet other workawayers
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Help with daily family life and learn French in Limoges, France
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Avec Workaway, je souhaite pouvoir voyager, progresser en surf, pratiquer la course à pied et faire de nouvelles rencontres!
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Little French family happy to welcome you in Weil am Rhein, Germany
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Hello! My name is Emily and I'll be in Formentera and/or on the other Balearic islands from July 2025. I was once on Ibiza 10 years ago and absolutely loved the energy and nature. Unfortunately, I didn't make it to Formentera and I told myself I'd be back to see it. So this summer I'd love to stay on the island and experience it and its' beautiful beaches and more. Workaway is a great way to get to know, mingle and live with locals, so that's why I'm here. These days, I'm mainly offering my language skills as exchange (more below). It would be great to stay with a family, woman or couple and help with improving their English or German. I've done all the cleaning. cooking etc in all my Workaways, and now would like to exchange something else instead. I have a lot of skills, of which you'll read about shortly. My new addition in the past few years is hypnosis - I'll gladly put you in trance if you like and we can use it for so many different things! I'm super interested in consciousness development, so we can definitely work with that! And don't worry, I'm good - I even have hypnotised strangers on trains! Anyone, anywhere, anytime, that's the motto! Haha! I have lived in various European countries (Austria, United Kingdom and Canary Islands) and have also done some Workaways mainly in the hospitality sector. I am someone who's easy-going, respectful, and I enjoy meeting different people and can get along and talk with anyone about very very many things. I also enjoy being by myself. Translation is something I have worked in for many years, and I have also worked as writer and teaching people languages through talking and conversing (English and German). I'm native in German and fluent (C2) in English and will help grow your language skills in a natural way if you want to improve them. What I find interesting about language and translation is the way many different countries and languages have the same sayings or similar phrases. I also like deconstructing words and surnames and finding out their origin. Also, I do enjoy wordplay and humorous puns.
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I am currently home a few months in OWL, Germany. I spent 2,5 months travelling along the coasts in Germany and did 3 workaday stays during that time. Planning similar this year.
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