Hello, my name is Grace. I am a Filipino-American in my twenties. I am a recent college grad looking to spend some time in the countryside before I start working full-time in Chicago in July.
I graduated with honors from business school in Chicago with a double major in international business and marketing. I have an incredible passion for education reform and enjoy learning about other countries' education systems. I start work in July at a tech-education start-up in Chicago. I studied in Rome, Italy for a year, am extremely adaptable, and have traveled to 25+ countries.
I have a free-spirited, respectful personality. I've hitchhiked, attended rainbow gatherings, backpacked Europe, shadowed schools in the Philippines for a research project on education, performed spoken word poetry, volunteered at native american reservations, and couchsurfed (yes, the app! www.couchsurfing.com/people/grace-mab) among other experiences. I hope to do projects in the future that revolve around education in various countries through Fulbright research or other programs, and spend a month at a Buddhist monastery in Asia to gain a deeper understanding of mindfulness. My reason for traveling with Workaway is because I want to continue pushing myself out of my comfortable city life and exchange conversation, ideas, and lifestyles with different people. My favorite quote is by Aristotle: “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” I love staying with host families and getting to know their family culture. In high school, I headed the Asian American Club where we celebrate Asian cultures and teach students about the 'why' behind the practice. In college, I was president of the International Business Society where we host international speakers to educate students on the global business climate. I also participated in various cultural dance events to teach students about cultures outside their own. To me, teaching culture through immersion & experience is an integral part of a holistic education.
My current mission is to go farming and learn more about how to care for the environment. I've been spending a lot of time at my university's retreat center, which is imbedded in a forest, and want to spend an extended amount of time working the land. I want to know how to care for plants and eventually start a small garden of my own back home and share my knowledge about the environment.
Kinderbetreuung
Landarbeit
Sonstige Arbeiten
Hausarbeiten
Hilfe mit Touristen
Karitative Arbeiten
Sprachen praktizieren
Hilfe bei Kunstprojekten
Hilfe mit Computer / Internet
Unterrichten
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️MANUAL LABOR*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ I helped build porches for trailer homes while on a mission trip. I have basic gardening knowledge and would like to expand my skills in this area. I am also very clean and organized. My Filipino grandma taught me well how to keep a space clean and complete housework duties. I am young, healthy and fit, and have experience doing yard work in my home.
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, CHILDCARE, AND TUTORING*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ I am a native English speaker and can tutor the English language and teach basic Chinese. In the past, I was a teacher's assistant at a Chinese immersion program called StarTalk. The second oldest out of four daughters, I know how to take care of children and get along with people. I've stayed with two host families: a semester in Rome and a summer in Shanghai. I've also had sales and customer service experience in case you need help with tourists.
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ADMINISTRATIVE/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ I have intermediate computer / website design skills as I had majored in Marketing in university (here is my professional online portfolio of my skills and experiences: gracemabulay.weebly.com ). I am skilled at public speaking and can help you with presentations. I am overall incredibly organized and can help with administrative work, such as business email writing, calendar scheduling, presentation creating, etc.
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️CREATIVE*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ I love dancing, especially swing dancing. I play the violin and have performed at several paid venues such as weddings, car showings, nursing homes, etc. I also previously tutored children (elementary and middle school age) on violin technique. I also love to write and perform spoken word poetry and interned at an art education in Rome that helped elementary school children interpret art for themselves.
*️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️CONVERSATIONALIST & CURIOUS*️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️ I am incredibly open-minded and love learning. I work for an education company that trains students how to ask critical questions and engage in their schoolwork on a deeper level. I take this approach with me to every situation I am in and I can't wait to immerse and adapt to your environment and help in the best way I can.
English, Elementary Chinese, Conversational Tagalog
21
Filipino-American
Raucher
Führerschein
Allergien
No
Spezielle Ernährung
No
