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Hi everyone, my name is David. I’m a 24-year-old from the Czech Republic, and I work as an outdoor kindergarten guide. I enjoy my job, and one of the things I value most is that it gives me the freedom to travel during the summer. So ideally I would love to find some paid position for July and August. Over the past few years, I’ve done quite a lot of Workaways, including farming, gardening, painting, and general maintenance. My side quests and skills I would love to learn: – Spanish – Surfing – Horse riding – Hunting – Fishing – Climbing
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Experience a village life while being part of the community in Gandaki, Nepal
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We're two long time friends, Emiliano and Leonardo, from Turin. Emiliano is an university student studying History at University of Turin, while Leonardo is soon to start Law. We travelled many times across all of Europe. We're very open minded towards all cultures of the word and we can't wait to discover as much as we can about this beautiful world and the humanity within. We love on the road travel and camping. We endured all types of conditions in our previous travels. We are really extrovert people who likes to speak with everyone as well as knowing new people. To conclude,we are very hard workers and we're not afraid to get our hands dirty.
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Traveling through Ecuador towards Colombia in June, hoping to volunteer at a coffee farm but need a buddy. approx dates would be June 12-July 4 or so.
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