William

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Description

Hi, my name's Billy and I'm a 23 year old Medical student from the North of England. I love to travel and actually took a year out before coming to university in order to do a ski season (in France) though I was unfortunately unable to travel after this due to Covid.

I am very sporty, and love being outdoors, be that hiking with friends and family or diving when luckily able to abroad. My Mum also grows flowers for her floral design business, so I've grown to love helping out on her plot tending to the flowers and doing the heavy lifting for her.

I have a real passion for languages too, having studied French, Spanish, Russian and Italian previously. I feel very confident with Italian and Spanish, and would love to build on my French.

I'd love to do a Workaway in order to truly immerse myself in authentic local culture, as opposed to a holiday where I would feel like more of a tourist. Any opportunity to improve my language skills is brilliant too, as it's something I really enjoy. I also love to cook, and would really enjoy picking up local recipes.

I have taken a year out from university, and will be returning in early September. I’ve been in South America (where I learned Spanish) doing some population health research, and have most recently been doing a clinical placement in the south of Madagascar.
I have recently started to learn more about Senegal, and have adored everything I have read and seen. The traditional culture, beautiful scenery and lovely people all seems perfect to me so I would love to spend some time there.

Interests

Writing

Outdoor activities

Culture

Charity work

Technology

Videography

Gardening

Mountain

History

Events & social

Music

Books

Languages

Pets

Team sports

Vegetarian or vegan

Politics / Social justice

Nature

Adventure sports

Animals

Yoga / Wellness

Water sports

Winter sports

Plant care

Photography

Movies & TV

Cooking & food

Beach

Art & design

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Beginner
Russian: Beginner

More details about my language interests
Happy to teach English, Italian and Spanish.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Charity Work

DIY and building projects

Animal Care

General Maintenance

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Some knowledge of:  

Eco Projects

Gardening

Babysitting and creative play

Creating/ Cooking family meals

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Able to teach about:  

Languages

Teaching

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

I am a native English speaker, but can confidently speak Italian having achieved an A* at A Level (the exams we do as we leave school in order to enter university). I have also achieved an A* in Russian at GCSE (the exams we do aged 16 before the last two years of school) so am confident reading Cyrillic but my ability is quite limited. I have also done French and Spanish at school before so have some basic understanding of French and more of Spanish due to its similarity to Italian.

I have worked in hospitality for about a year in total, be that washing up as a Kitchen Porter, or being a server (or both as I was on my ski season). My role also entailed regular cleaning of the chalets, so I have plenty of cleaning experience too. I also help my Mum with her business's online social media presence where necessary, and would say I'm very patient in this respect as I also help my grandparents with their new technological devices when they don't understand

I also have experience in flower farming due to working to help my Mum for several years, and also being employed to help a couple with their flower farm in Leeds (where I attend university) last summer.

I babysit for that same couple too, and have previous experience of childcare whilst caring for family friends' children when they lived near to us at home. The four children ranged from a 3 year old girl to a 14 year old boy and one had cerebral palsy but I was comfortable looking after them for nights when asked.

I also play field hockey 6 times a week and so would say that I am physically fit if needed for more demanding work.

Age

24

What else ...

I love music and have a very wide ranging taste, which includes plenty of older Italian stuff too - Tony Renis is a real favourite of mine.

I also have pets at home so really enjoy being around animals.

Over lockdowns I got into drawing as I find it a lovely way to relax and disconnect from everything. I also started playing chess online quite regularly.

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  No

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  Special dietary requirements
  Vegetarian