Cato

Travel information

I am currently

Description

*Booked until June 2024.*

🌱 Passionate about personal transformation, self-improvement, & growth.

Hello 😊 I'm traveling for inspiration and insight, seeking to use my hands and 'touch grass' while enjoying my journey. 🌱

🕵🏼 What I offer is my love of solving problems. Oftentimes, the problem is simply too few helping hands. 💪🏼 Whatever the case, I'm eager to learn, happy to help, and reliably competent.

🗓️ I'm interested in long-term stays (3-8 weeks) so tell me what you're looking for. 🌊

I reply promptly to all enquiries.

💬 If you wish to message outside Workaway:

email CatoAT@UW.edu
whatsapp 351 932 831 010
sms 360.451.4545

Do text before calling. I screen or disregard all unknown callers.

I hope to hear from you soon!

Cato (⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛ )


LOGISTICS

🗓️ Currently on a long-term stay in NW WA, USA. 🌲🌧️🌊
Prefer to stay near Seattle for now.

🧳 I'm a solo digital nomad exploring the world, now studying (online) full-time to pursue my ikigai.

🏥 COVID-19 vaccinated with boosters, Feb 2024.

🥢 I'm flexible on all aspects of food arrangement.

🪙 I respect others as I respect myself, so as I offer quality work and give my best effort in all I do, positions offering pay or requesting fewer hours are prioritized. I'm not seeking a tour guide, but to see your world with my own eyes. I intend to deliver high value where you need it, and I seek to be valued as well.

PURPOSE

🌎🌍🌏 I enjoy traveling, meeting new people, and experiencing new places, because above all, I value gaining new perspective, and how it helps me to expand my thinking and learn to live well. 😌

🏡 Learning how others live is an integral part of fulfilling my life mission, and I'm not done yet. ✌🏼

🗺️ Previous experience with WWOOF & HelpX traveling with a friend.

Happy to send my background check through Roomies.com. Just ask.
https://www.roomies.com/profiles/2431936

🧳 Lived all over the US & the world, and endeavor to be a global citizen, with great appreciation for my US citizen privileges to travel.

🌲 Currently continuing my education online while I enjoy the beautiful Pacific Northwest, where I went to university.

💬 If you're on the WA coast or near Bangkok, and seeking help from June on, please reach out!

I don't message many hosts.
I reply promptly & seriously consider all invitations.

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
Japanese: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner
Thai: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I'm always interested in improving language skills! If you're looking for someone to practice with, I'm game! Especially Japanese and Spanish. I would also be happy to find a Thai with passion to collaborate on a Thai/English project together!

Find a language buddy

Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

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Able to teach about:  

General Maintenance

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

Languages

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Teaching

DIY and building projects

Being an elderly companion

Art Projects

Charity Work

Babysitting and creative play

Life at a Farmstay

Animal Care

More details about your skills

My #1 skill is Adaptability.

If I'm reaching out, it's because I've read your profile and both think and feel that there's strong potential for an amazing work exchange.

Not only am I comfortable with what you want help with, I'm also Adaptable enough to handle whatever else you may need. There's a good chance I've done it before (I try to fill my toolbox with as many useful skills as I can).

Most important is my approach to all work: conscientiously drawing from my breadth of experience to perform any task at a high level.



Other top skills . . .

Business Administration,
English & writing (any language),
Human Health,
Natural Sciences,
Nutrition.

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from UW, Seattle, WA, USA.
Minors in Information Systems, Entrepreneurship, Natural Sciences. 🎓

WA college certified life & nutrition coach and NASM certified personal trainer.
I love helping others learn about themselves and how to reach their goals. 📜

Homesteading & Survival.
Emphasis on life design at the community level, my deepest passion. 🏘️


Past Careers . . .

ONLINE WELLNESS BUSINESS
Launched a fitness brand and practiced all modern digital entrepreneurial skills when I worked professionally as a Fitness Coach / Owner.

Familiar with growing a wellness business (overseeing Research, Finance, Legal, Client, Market, Sales, Product, Operation, Admin, SaaS, Tech, Hiring, & Training), able to develop every aspect of online business with reasonable competency.


CONSTRUCTION
Many years of construction experience, and have at least assisted with every aspect of residential construction. Professionally, I've worked as a Construction Manager Assistant.

Familiar with construction (infrastructure, residential, commercial, industrial) from land surveying and design to finishing FF&E, and I'm reasonably competent.


CHEF & KITCHEN
Many years of experience with various personal & professional skills,

A generalist, familiar with all cooking styles, emphasis on French, Italian, & Japanese, with specialties like fermenting & sprouting. Prefer to cook intuitively, constructing a themed meal out of whatever is at hand.

Age

37

What else ...

🐱 I love cats.
🐶 I'm also good with other animals.


🧑🏼 My personality...

Conscientious.

I'm cheerful and friendly, serious and thoughtful, truly versatile and appreciate variety. There's value in every experience, and I embrace them all.


🧘🏼 How you'll find me as a guest...

Clean.

I want to try most things once, but usually keep to myself to do my own study and work.

You may find me very extroverted when I socialize, with strong rapport building, leadership, and mediation skill. Though I speak confidently, I prefer to remain quiet, and listen.

I like both nature and modern conveniences, and live a simple high-tech life, in a peaceful way.

If there are games or physical activities, such as hiking, sports, or board games, I would love to join in, as I'm very physical and playful. 😊 If there are none, I won't feel their absence. 😌

Privacy of accommodations is desired, with no sound of television or smoke in my room. 🚭🔇 However, I am happy to meet new people in communal areas every day.

I am comfortable both completely alone and in groups of any size, at home or work.

Cleanliness and peaceful accommodations are always more valuable to me than socializing or activities.

Let's chat and see if the timing is right to work together!


*If you like lots of details, please message and I'll be happy to send more!*


🇹🇭 TO MY FUTURE THAI HOSTS 🇹🇭

There is so much I wish to learn to live as a Thai native and to begin mastering the language. A short stay (3-8 weeks) within a community accustomed to receiving expats will be a precious experience to help with the transition to becoming a resident.

I look forward to developing useful skills while helping my hosts with their passion projects as I absorb Thai culture & language.

ขอบคุณ ค่ะ!

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  Special dietary requirements
  i don't eat mushrooms 😔