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Hey there, my name is Daniela I’m a professional ballet dancer from Colombia. After a year traveling around Europe, volunteering through Workaway, I decided to move to Chicago where I found an opportunity to dance and teach Classical ballet. After 5 years living in Chicago, I'm planning on taking couple of months off to travel around the United States. I consider myself an open-minded person willing to learn differents skills, respectful, responsible and charismatic. I also believe I'm a versatile person ( something I learned during my years living abroad ) I'm a nature and animal lover. Apart from my career as a professional dancer and teacher, I also studied environmental engineering, which helped me a lot to develop skills in ecological and sustainable projects. In some volunteer work I have done I have been able to develop customer service, hospitality and housework skills, as well as help with childcare. I speak 2 languages ​​fluently ( Spanish, English) and I am learning my third, Italian. I hope to find a host with whom I can connect, learn, help and share all my knowledge and experiences that I have acquired as a workawayer.
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