Alvaro

& Helena

Travel information

We are currently

Activities we are interested in:

We are interested in exploring new creative forms of sustaining ourselves financially, coding, and entrepreneurship, but also handcrafting, connection with nature and restorative agriculture.

Description

Hi there!

We’re Alvaro and Helena and we've joined Workaway to travel the world gathering experiences, help building beautiful projects and learn from awesome people.

As a young international couple (Spanish + Czech), we have been living and traveling together for the last 3 years. We are now planing a long term exploration of Asia (starting from Malaysia and Indonesia), with a mix of periods of self-funded slow travel, participation in Workaway projects, and the development of some personal side-businesses.

We both have worked in translation, hospitality, video production, and language teaching.

Professionally, Alvaro has more experience with biotechnology, cyber security and programming, while Helena has more experience in care, psychology, and gardening.

We don't drink, smoke, nor eat animal products, but, of course, we accept people who do otherwise. And we love cooking for others! We are pretty adaptable and can find comfort and joy in most places.

A bit more about each of us:

--Alvaro (Spanish, 26):

Passionate about technology, languages, cooking and biology.

I have volunteered before through the WWOOF platform and I did so in the beautiful land of Okinawa (Japan) and Taiwan.
There, I experienced farm work, hostel keeping, animal feeding, cooking, permaculture, salt-making, bread-making and natural construction among others.

I made many great friends there as I love meeting people from other cultures, religions and backgrounds.

--Helena (Czech, 23):

Passionate about permaculture, crafts, slow living, and sustainability, I am deeply interested in exploring new ways for society to reconnect with its essence.

My volunteering experience includes teaching and caring for both children and the elderly, which I found incredibly rewarding.

Living, studying, and working in Scotland and Spain for several years, along with traveling for several months around Southeast Asia, gave me the opportunity to make wonderful friends and experience different cultures through the amazing people I met.

Interests

Books

Dancing

Team sports

Videography

Vegetarian or vegan

Self development

Culture

Technology

Sustainability

Photography

Blogging

Animals

Cooking & food

DIY & crafts

Carpentry

Gardening

Hitchhiking

Plant care

Languages

Outdoor activities

Fitness

Camping

Hiking

Nature

Mountain

Languages

Languages spoken
Czech: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): Fluent
German: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Japanese: Intermediate

More details about my language interests
We are really passionate about language learning and teaching. Alvaro, a native Spanish speaker, has experience teaching Spanish, English and Mandarin, while Helena, a native Czech, has experience teaching English, Spanish and Czech. Alvaro also speaks some: German, Japanese, Czech, French, Italian, Greek, Hindi. Helena also speaks some: German. We are both excited about learning Bahasa Melayu/Indonesia!!

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Charity Work

Art Projects

Babysitting and creative play

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

DIY and building projects

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Animal Care

House sitting

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Able to teach about:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Languages

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Teaching

More details about your skills

Language teaching
Translation
Cleaning
Cooking
Video editing
Social media account management
Writing
Customer service
Childcare
Animal care
Wood gathering, campfires
Gardening
Troubleshooting computers

Age

26 & 24

Some more information

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements
  Vegan (No eggs, no meat, no fish, no milk, no honey)