AnneSanti

From: Germany

Account Type
Couple account
Travelling to
Colombia
Travel dates
19/06/2021 - 31/03/2022
Nº of Facebook friends
358
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Travelling
Exploring the world, while getting to know different people, experiencing cultures in a meaningful way by volunteering, contributing develop projects that benefit communities, families and children.
Description
Hello everybody! We are Anne (29) from Germany and Santi (31) from Colombia; we are married and like to explore the world, while getting to know different people and experience the culture in a meaningful way.

If you are looking at our profile, because we sent you an application, we would like you to know that it takes us a lot of time and effort to read through all the profiles, thorougly choose where we would like to go, and then prepare an application, it's not just copy and paste. Therefore, it will be much appreciated getting at least a short answer back, even if you cannot host us at the moment. That's totally fine, but please let us know! We totally understand that sometimes life happens and there will be a delay in responding but honestly we find it disrespectful to read a message but not answer at all. Many times our plans depend on this, so we hope for your understanding. Thank you very much!

About us: We both speak English, Spanish and German and love volunteering. We have great experience leading groups of children and youth (YMCA Camps and other programs with schools).

Santi has a major in physical culture, sports and recreation and has had many years of international youth camp experience. He knows a lot about personal growth and development. Anne studied Business Administration with a focus on labour law and international marketing. She has been working as a Virtual Assistent and translator in different areas and also has experience in teaching Spanish.

We love being in the outdoors and we consider ourselves ecofriendly and people-oriented. We love to contribute and help develop projects that benefit communities, families and children. Volunteering while traveling is our passion!

Since we started volunteering with workaway we have been to the following projects:

17: Microfarm for microgreens and edible flowers in Paphos, Cyprus (6,5 weeks in December 2020/January 2021): Gardening, weeding, watering (both/Santi), cooking, household, organizing, administration (Anne)

16: Family home close to Niagara, Ontario, Canada (13/17 days in august/september 2019): General household and taking care for house, garden and animals (both), organizing, cooking and cleaning (Anne), cutting lawn and brushwood, firewood and walking the dog (Santi). Unfortunately, Anne had to leave early due to an emergency in her come country

15: Family home in North Bay, Ontario, Canada (12 days in July 2019): Organizing bolts, doing firewood (splitting, piling and transporting), light kitchen chores, spending time with four girls (4, 6, 7 and 9 years old)

14: Family home and farm in Tüddern, Germany (in april 2019): Helping with outdoor work, gardening, household and looking after the children. Unfortunately, we had to leave this project early after 2 days because Santi got very sick

13: Shree Hari Yoga School, Gokarna, India (5 weeks in february/march 2019): Online marketing and SEO (Anne), customer service for TTC students, general help and maintenance (Santi)

12: Horizon Foundation, Sri Lanka (1 week in January 2019): Educational programs for children at Horizon Academy (teaching English, music, sports) and taking pictures and videos for the website of a private school

11: BaobaBed Hostel Bagan, Myanmar (2 weeks in December 2018/January 2019): promotion of hostel's activities, organization and leading of sunrise and sunset tours (ebike and boat), organization of classes (yoga, body movement and meditation)

10: Thabarwa Meditation Center and hospital in Thanlyin, Myanmar (5 days in December 2018): taking care of some patients (washing, wound cleaning), encouraging physical activities to all community members, cooking for other volunteers, doing the alms with the monks

09: Amber Museum in Yangon, Myanmar (4 days in December 2018): research, translations, editing, creating interactive ideas for the museum

08: Family home in Christchurch, New Zealand (10 days in November 2018): Helping with the renovation of a house and taking care of a 12 year old boy (outdoor activities, household duties)

07: Family home in Auckland, New Zealand (1 week in September 2018): household work, gardening, taking care of two young girls

06: Central Backpackers Hostel in Dili, Timor-Leste (3 weeks in August 2018): Teaching english and leading art project for the children of the community

05: Payakumbuh, Sumatra, Indonesia (1 week in July 2018): English day camp activities at different schools for students and teachers

04: Waterfall adventure eco park in Siquijor Island, Philippines (10 days in May 2018): Building nature trails and bamboo huts, training young tour guides, kitchen duties and cooking for other volunteers

03: Dive hostel in Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental Island, Philippines (5 days in May 2018): Cultural exchange with locals as well as internationals

02: Artist village in Zambales, Philippines (10 days in May 2018): Day camps for children (sports, ukulele, arts and crafts)

01: The Cordillera Project, Baguio and Bauko, Philippines (2 weeks in April 2018): English daycamp activities for students at different schools in rural areas, cultural presentations and teambuilding workshops

Furthermore, we have volunteered in:

- Social bike trip in Kunming, China with the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong (April 2017)
- English immersion days and camps with YMCA Colombia
- Summer camps in Hong Kong, Japan, USA (Hawaii, Missouri, North Carolina) - only Santi
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Being an elderly companion
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Charity Work
Able to teach about:
Babysitting and creative play
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Language practice
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
More details about your skills
- Outdoor education
- Recreational leadership
- Camp programs coordination
- Teaching English, Spanish and German
- Teaching values and cultural lessons
- Working with children and elderly
- Teaching sports and fitness
- Teaching music (Ukulele)
- Teaching arts & crafts
- Translations
- Online marketing
- Administrative duties
- Childcare
- Cooking and household
- Garden work
- Maintenance
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: Beginner
More details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.
Age
29 & 31
What else ...
We don´t smoke or like to drink a lot of alcohol. We love serving others and interacting with people of all ages, backgrounds, cultures and beliefs.

We can offer private language classes (English, Spanish and German) for children, adults or other backpackers. Feel free to ask if you are interested.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anne.c.reina

Couchsurfing: https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/anne.c.reina
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No
- Special dietary requirements
  No

Photos

Sharing our culture and stories with the children of the community and learning from their spontaneity and enthusiasm.

Leading conferences and dynamic lessons to students (Games and incebreakers, cultural introduction about our countries, teaching English, sharing life stories and inspirations, teambuilding and leadership challenges)

Teaching work skills to Students of the Alternative Learning System in rural areas (Icebreakers, interview skills, self-confidence activities)

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Leading activities to children of a rural community (Arts & Crafts, outdoor games, soccer, ukulele lessons and songwriting)

Building trails and helping set up a natural waterfall park for visitors to explore the area. Also providing training to tour guides of the area.

Feedback

02/03/2021

Left by host (Help us re-establish our ...) for Workawayer (Anne & Santiago)

Anne and Santi have been such a blessing to us. They are both fun loving, sociable, kind and giving young people. Things were difficult on the farm during 2020 and with lockdowns and restrictions on travel we did not have many volunteers. Work on the farm piled up and things got very disorganized as for some months not even the staff could come to… read more

(Excellent )

20/01/2021

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Help us re-establish our ...)

There is so much to say, so where can we start? Annelie contacted us and invited us to stay on the microfarm and we accepted directly. Things were unsure but in the end we managed to fly to Cyprus. The communication was really good from the beginning and they made sure to send us a confirmation so that we wouldn´t have problems while entering the… read more country. Once we arrived to Paphos, Amy, a staff member, picked us up. Arriving to the farm was like arriving to a new microworld, sometimes it felt like being in a bubble. We needed some time to understand and get used to the dynamics of the place. We stayed for 6,5 weeks, getting to spend Christmas and News Year´s Eve with staff and other volunteers. We had really special celebrations and they made us feel at home. The food was delicious through the whole stay. We had deep conversations, many funny moments and are very grateful to Annelie and Edwin for having us and welcoming us with open arms and to Amy for guiding us through the tasks and coordinating the volunteers. The time was also special after Annelie's accident and everybody tried to contribute even more. We think it was really helpful that with us there were staying other long term volunteers so that Annelie could rely on us while she couldn´t move a lot. Working hours and the work itself were very organised. It took some time to understand many things but especially the monday morning meetings clarified a lot. Santi was in charge of the garden and helped enhancing the tunnels, watered the plants every day and did some replanting as well as tidying up the containers. Anne helped in the beginning with weeding and taking out snails as well as cooking lunch. Then she took over on Edwin's special organizing project which she loved and which took the next weeks to finish. The communication between Anne and Edwin was really smooth as both have a "get things done" attitude. For Santi sometimes it was a little bit more difficult as sometimes the instructions from different staff were different. But he always managed to talk about it and we always felt that we could mention our uncertainties or any feedback regarding what we observed throughout the week or in the weekly meeting. As organized as the schedules are, the place itself wasn´t - in the beginning. On some rainy days everybody did some contribution to clean up the tables and the sofas so that we would have a nice space for the upcoming Christmas period. Also outside many things changed for the better and we really could see the transformation when we left. Every contribution of every volunteer counts and you will always see a change, even if it´s a small one. This project truly is not for everybody but the profile and the description are really accurate. We loved our small cabana with a lot of storage space for our clothes but we also loved to be in the living room and share with everybody. On the weekends we were able to explore more of the island and did many many hikes. Sometimes we could do a volunteers trip with Annelie´s and Edwin´s van. It was really nice to live in this small community during Corona times and when the second lockdown hit. We played some games at night and never got bored. Annelie and Edwin were always very understanding if someone didn´t feel good and especially for some personal needs. We could also accumulate some extra working hours to get a day off on our 3 years wedding anniversary, that was really nice! They opened their home completely to a big amount of volunteers which should be respected in any way. You can always give some ideas or recommendations for an improvement but you also have to accept if they don´t want this change. So the only recommendation we would like to give is that everybody tries to keep the place as tidy as possible. With many things lying around sometimes it was difficult to find stuff or to feel comfortable if you are a tidy person. But once you get used to it and try to not see it anymore it gets easier and you will just see the positive things you can get out of this project. It helped us a lot to grow professionally and personally and we will never forget the time we had there. Thank you so much again, Annelie and Edwin, and we hope to see you very soon! Big hug, also to Rayito, Anne & Santi

(Very good )

18/09/2019

Left by host (Help on our family farm in ...) for Workawayer (Anne & Santiago)

It was way too short! We would have loved to have this wonderful couple for a much longer stay, they came to our rescue when we had a cancellation and gave us the last weeks of their stay in Canada.
Both got immediately in the groove and gave us lots of help in all areas: Meals got cooked, the animals got taken care of and Zephyr got plenty of her… read more

(Excellent )

16/09/2019

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Help on our family farm in ...)

Maguite contacted us when we were looking for a host close to Niagara and we could not have asked for a better place to stay!! They picked us up at the train station and from the first moment we felt very warmly welcomed. We shared the tasks with another workaway couple. Anne was mostly inside (general household, ironing, cooking and cleaning many… read more

(Excellent )

29/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (North Bay, Ontario: Volunteer ...)

We stayed almost two weeks with the family and enjoyed it very much. They picked us up at the bus station and cooked delicious dinner for us every night. At the same time another workaway couple was staying in the spare bedroom, so we stayed outside in a pop up camper next to the river which was amazing! The first two days we helped with… read more

(Excellent )

19/02/2019

Left by host (Help me out teach English to ...) for Workawayer (Anne & Santiago)

"Awesome moments with Anne and Santi"

First, I contacted by my best friend (Jefri) about their coming, at that time I have not registered on workaway yet. Then, I picked them up to Jefri's house in Payakumbuh. After we introduced each other, we went to Pasa Harau Art Festival, we had some fun there. Then, we also visited my families (parent,… read more

(Excellent )

15/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Help me out teach English to ...)

We stayed one week with Deni and his friend Jefri and had a really good time! Unfortunately, we couldn't meet Denis wife and daughter. We were expecting to be in an English Camp but unfortunately there were not enough sign ups so instead we went to different schools and did some English activities with both students and teachers. Jefri and Deni… read more

(Very good )

19/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Help with an educational ...)

Teaching the kids at the academy was wonderful! They are very curious and eager to learn. Staying with a local family and learning about their way of life was a very nice experience. Also in the project of a private school, where we took pictures and videos for the website, we could engage with the students and they would ask us many questions to… read more

(Very good )

03/01/2019

Left by host (Enjoy Spring at the seaside ...) for Workawayer (Anne & Santiago)

Anne and Santi stayed with us for 10 days. They were positive and happy to have a go, even with some jobs being outside their experience. They came at the end of their New Zealand trip. Therefore Anne had a lot of arranging to do for their move to Asia and also had a vehicle to sell, plus her own work to do. This meant she was busy and working… read more

(Very good )

06/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Enjoy Spring at the seaside ...)

We spent around 10 days with Veronica and Doug and had a good time. Anne helped with the renovation of the house and Santi took care of the 12 year old German boy, who is staying with them. We both learned a lot and appreciate the hospitality. Meals were mostly shared, but we also cooked often and took care of the kitchen. Communication and… read more

(Very good )

02/01/2019

Left by host (Looking for social hosts & ...) for Workawayer (Anne & Santiago)

We couldn’t thank you enough to Anne and Santiago for their dedication , hard work and charming personalities. They make everyone feel like home at the hostel. They organised sunrise and sunset tour , boat trip and even they find yoga teacher their own to promote the classes at our rooftop. They get along well with our staffs and our staffs love… read more

(Excellent )

02/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Looking for social hosts & ...)

We spent two weeks in this hostel and had a wonderful experience, both with the local staff and international travelers. Anne had the morning shift, talking to the guests at breakfast and promoting the different tours and activities of the hostel. Santi had the afternoon shift and did the sunset ebike tours. After some days he also did many… read more

(Excellent )

19/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Anne & Santiago)

Anne & Santi were very motivated volunteers full of smiles and they help as best as they can with only positive energy. It was a pleasure to have you among us, have a nice journey :)

(Excellent )

14/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Meditate and help others in a ...)

We could only stay at this place for 5 days. It is not a center, but a village! Before going we didn´t know really what to expect and of course this place was beyond our imagination. We enjoyed doing different activities with the patients and also experiencing the generosity of people through their donations for the alms. It was awesome to meet… read more

(Excellent )

16/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Come and help with our ...)

Sadly, we were a little disappointed by the Team. We were so happy to be accepted as volunteers and were looking forward to being in this project. Once dates were fix for December we made all our arrangements so that we would be able to stay for 2 weeks (we booked our leaving flight from Mandalay and left our first volunteer project in Yangon… read more

(Host cancelled stay at the last minute)

09/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Come and help us around the ...)

We stayed 4 days in Yangon and loved working for Roger and his Amber museum. It was definitely the workaway project where we most learned and could widen our knowledge about amber and the cretaceous period. We did translations, text reviews and came up with some interactive ideas for the museum. The hostel where we were accomodated is great! The… read more

(Excellent )

09/12/2018

Left by host (Come and help us around the ...) for Workawayer (Anne & Santiago)

I had the pleasure of Hosting Anna and Santi for 3 days. They went far beyond my expectations for accomplishing their tasks. What a great experience. I highly recommend you sharing some time with them.

(Excellent )

22/10/2018

Left by host (Join our outdoors loving ...) for Workawayer (Anne & Santiago)

Anne and Santi were really thoughtful, pleasant house guests and a lot of fun to spend time with. We really appreciated how kind they were to the children. Their help around the house was very much appreciated. They are very efficient and thorough. We highly recommend them as guests and workawayers for anyone. Hope your travels are fantastic.

(Excellent )

13/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Join our outdoors loving ...)

Thank you so much for having us in your lovely family! We really enjoyed the week we have been there. There´s a lot to do in the house and in the garden but there was also enough time for good conversations and delicious dinners together! The girls are very polite for their age and we enjoyed to look after them one Saturday. Stephs Dad helped us a… read more

(Excellent )

30/09/2018

Left by host (Come join us in Dili, East ...) for Workawayer (Anne & Santiago)

Anna & Santi were the best workaways we have ever had they were so motivated and committed to the project, working super hard with the community workshops and liason with the chiefs. They really were an integral part of getting the project on its feet in its infancy, we wish we could have had them for longer. They were also amazing house guests… read more

(Excellent )

03/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Come join us in Dili, East ...)

This was one of our best workaway experiences! We stayed 3 weeks in Dili and enjoyed so much being with Kym and the other staff in this wonderful hostel! Please say hi to the girls and Mon Titu. The food they cook is just delicious!! Although staying in a dorm (what we absolutely loved) we always had enough privacy and at the same time we could… read more

(Excellent )

05/08/2018

Left by host (Help at an English language ...) for Workawayer (Anne & Santiago)

I want to say thank you so much to you friends. Anne and Santi are really good workwayer and friends. They helped us a lot . The planed, they come to help for English Camp but at the day, no one student who join the camp. We felt shy but they made it easy and then we changed the plan to go to school and teach and motivate them with English. We… read more

(Excellent )

31/07/2018

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Help at an English language ...)

We stayed one week with Jefri and Deni and had a really good time! We were expecting to be in an English Camp but unfortunately there were not enough sign ups so instead we went to different schools and did some English activities with both students and teachers. Jefri and Deni took us to Pasa Harau, a festival in the beautiful Harau Valley, and… read more

(Very good )

17/06/2018

Left by host (Help us create a new Nature ...) for Workawayer (Anne & Santiago)

These two are awesome they have such a positive attitude and so proactive and eager to start in do new things. Appreciated having helped with our project especially with santi helping with the kids to train them and show them new ideas and build their confidence and sociability. There are many skills that these two bring with them including the… read more

(Excellent )

27/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Help us create a new Nature ...)

Nature pure! The place is just amazing, we were sorrounded by jungle and waterfalls, bamboo and coconuts everywhere! We helped cooking, cleaning the kitchen/house, building new trails and campsites, training the children to be tour guides for the falls. We mostly had breakfast and late lunch together, worked in between and went the afternoons to… read more

(Excellent )

07/06/2018

Left by host (Artist village in Zambales, ...) for Workawayer (Anne & Santiago)

We really appreciate the help and contribution of Anne and Santi in our small community herein the Philippines. The kids learned a lot and really enjoyed the activities (arts, music and sports).
They are very helpful and pro-active.
The over-all volunteering experience made our summer activities with the kids worthwhile.

We hope you can come… read more

(Excellent )

12/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Artist village in Zambales, ...)

We had an awesome time living in this community! Santi did Ukulele and sports with the chilren and Anne circle games and arts and crafts. We went to a mindblowing fiesta of the Barangay where the kids had an Ukulele performance. We also helped keeping tidy the space and helped with some new ideas for development. In our freetime we went to the… read more

(Excellent )

02/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Explore Local Culture while ...)

We stayed for 6 days and enjoyed it very much. We did some trips by motorbike around the island and went with Thad to Apo Island which was great because we saw 3 turtles :) But we also totally agree with what Candida said in her feedback, it's a great place but every backpacker should appreciate more and take care of it

(Very good )

21/05/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Anne & Santiago)

Anne and Santi is a great couple who participated the project. They brought their unique personalities to the schools and communities whom they volunteered for. Santi is awesome with kids as he is a great outdoor/sports teacher and scouting leader. Anne is very diligent and dedicated Arts and Crafts teacher. They also taught the ALS or… read more

(Good )

08/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Anne & Santiago) for host for (Looking for community ...)

The Cordillera project was our very first workaway and it was great! We stayed one week in Baguio and went to different schools everyday to teach the students about our countries and other things like health, values, self-confidence etc. We were hosted by a catholic seminary. After a weekend off we went to stay with a family in Bauko and taught… read more

(Very good )

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