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Our aim is to volunteer our way around the world and never stop. We want to get to know you, your culture and traditions. How can we help you?
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Providence, RI, United States - from Apr 2025 until May 2025 View allDescription
Hi! We are a cartwheel-turning couple who value new experiences and learning new things. We ran a successful non-profit children's theatre company, that toured the United States for several decades. Now we are eager to share what we have learned on stage and in business. We are accustomed to the nomadic lifestyle, having lived and traveled in a motorhome (caravan) for many years. We are curious about you and your culture, the arts, traditions and seeing the natural wonders.
In November 2021 we set out to circumnavigate our way around the world from East to West. We choose our destinations based on where we think we can help the most. We are especially interested in programs that benefit children.
At the end of 2022 one of our volunteer gigs led to a job offer. So for the 2023-24 and 2025-26 school years we accepted full-time positions as English teachers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Currently volunteering during the 2024-25 school year in India and Czech Republic.Interests
BloggingOutdoor activitiesSelf developmentTechnologyCooking & foodHistoryAstronomyLanguagesDrawing & paintingFitnessDIY & craftsBooksPhotographyBeachDancingMusicPolitics / Social justiceYoga / WellnessVegetarian or veganWritingCultureNaturePerforming artsHikingArt & designLanguages spoken
English: Fluent
German: Beginner
Spanish: Beginner
Japanese: Beginner
Khmer: Beginner
Turkish: BeginnerSkills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Charity Work
Some knowledge of:
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Able to teach about:
Languages
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Babysitting and creative play
More details about your skills
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024-2025 Volunteer teachers in India and Czech Republic
2023-2024 Krou Yeung School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (paid)
2022-2023 Volunteer teachers in Guatemala, Ecuador, Morocco, India, Cambodia, Vietnam
1988-2020 Entertaining and teaching kids theatre, dance, sign language and creative writing. Homeschooled, or as we like to say "Road Schooled", our son all the way through High School.
ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE
Founded a children's theatre company, Act!vated Story Theatre, and "wore all of the hats" required to put productions together that toured the United States from 1988-2020.
As actors we performed highly physical comedic shows to entertain and educate, performing up to 3-4 shows a day, 5 days a week /200 shows a year.
* Developed an interactive method of teaching American Sign Language through stories, songs and games that kids and adults alike enjoyed.
* Dennis is a published writer, experienced in editing.
* Travel writing and photography for Road Trip America.
* Videographer and video editing for theatre, travel website (Activated Adventures) and California State Parks.
* Kimberly has sewing skills, having created many costumes and clothes from scratch
* Dance choreography
* Composing music
MANAGERS/ORGANIZERS
* Experience running a small non-profit, nationally touring theatre company for children and their families since 1989. Responsible for web design, marketing, sales, production and more.
* Full time travelers since 1992: accustomed to plotting routes, scheduling itineraries and taking life as it comes, minimalists accustomed to making the best of any given situation.
* Christmas Tree Lot Managers for 10+ years: hauling trees up to 15’, using chainsaws, organizing, customer service and sales, all with magical elf enthusiasm.
* Haunted House Manager for 4 years: some design and construction, training and managing actors, SFX make-up, advertising, graphic design and marketing. Leading families through kid friendly tours during daylight hours.
* Several years experience in the hospitality industry working as a hotel receptionist in a San Francisco hotel and as wait staff at several restaurants along the way. And a short stint in a warehouse, filling orders and operating machinery.
* Experience as volunteers in Hostels
* Managing classrooms
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Word Documents, Excel and Google Sheets
Website design: HTML, CSS (Dreamweaver, WordPress and others), knowledgeable SEO, keywords and editing copy.
Social Media skills (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube)
Photograph editing and graphic design: GIMP
Advanced Video Editing: Da Vinci Resolve
CRM from design to implementation
3D Design - Sketch-Up
Sound Editing - Audacity
Music Composition - Finale
Neither one of us has any health issues or is on any medications.Age
57 & 71
What else ...
WorkAway/Volunteer Experience since November 2021:
* hosting activities at a hostel in Merida, Mexico
* teaching in Jaibalito, Guatemala (grade school)
* conversational English in Ambato, Ecuador (children and adults)
* teaching English in Villanueva, Colombia (preschool - adults)
* teaching students (preschool-middle school) Chicaque Natural Park, Colombia
* teaching students English in Oulad Teima, Morocco (preschool - grade 12)
* conversational English in Casablanca, El Jadida and Berrechid, Morocco (children and adults)
* teaching Pre-K-3rd grade students in Chengannur, India
* teaching English, theatre and writing to students in Faizabad, India
* teaching English, theatre, yoga and martial arts to young students in Bodhgaya, India
* teaching English to students in Siem Reap, Cambodia (grade school)
* teaching English Language Arts, stories, theatre and dance to students in Hoi An, Vietnam (5-13 year old)
* teaching English and theatre to students in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
* teaching English in Battambang, Cambodia
* teaching English in Raiwala, India (elementary and high school )
* teaching English in Shri Timli, India (elementary)
* teaching English and Theatre in Valašské Klobouky, Czech Republic (elementary and middle school)
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES
We both love hiking, snorkeling and drawing.
Dennis composes music and plays baritone ukulele. He enjoys puzzles and games, and drawing. Tai chi, shaolin and basketball.
Kimberly enjoys photography. She practices Ashtanga Yoga and is an accredited Yoga Teacher, she loves to dance and misses the skateboard and slackline that won't fit in her backpack.Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
catsSpecial dietary requirements
Prefer a vegan/vegetarian diet of primarily fresh produce, beans and nuts. We are more than happy to prepare our own meals.
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Granted it is a bit difficult to get to from Rishikesh but that’s part of the charm. There is one… read more
We were there from October to December ‘24. And though we have been to India before, we didn’t realize that it does indeed get cold in Northern… read more
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Granted it is a bit difficult to get to from Rishikesh but that’s part of the charm. There is one… read more
We were there from October to December ‘24. And though we have been to India before, we didn’t realize that it does indeed get cold in Northern… read more
We did went for dinner and chatted to share the culture. You are being missed by the kids and people here. Best wish for your journey around the world.
Hope you're enjoying your travels!
Following work was taken up by them in our institutions. They were quite praiseworthy and highly productive:
The School -Ms. Kimberly, an expert in physical… read more
They are an extraordinary couple, with the energy of two children with a lot of chocolate, they are so kind and cheerful that you feel their absence here, it was a different experience indeed, their activities with the students were always very passionate because of their long career in acting and… read more