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Activities we are interested in:
Hospitality, hiking, biking, photography, cultures, languages, the arts, and international travel.
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Hello! We're a kind-hearted and adventurous Danish-American married couple who has spent the last few years on many adventures in the U.S. and abroad.
Our most recent employment together was from Sept. '21- Aug. '22, where we traveled to all 48 U.S. contiguous states packing, picking up, and delivering fine art to galleries, art studios, and private residences.
Our amazing Workaways experiences together in South America include:
* 10 weeks in Santa Cruz, Chile at an Italian restaurant, Vino Bello, from Dec. 2019 to Feb. 2020 where we supported with food prep and the reception area with the guests.
* 3 weeks in Abbott, Argentina in Feb. 2020 on a farm helping with the AirBnB guest house, La Navidad, and taking care of the animals (horses, pigs, chickens, sheep, and dogs.)
* 4 weeks in San Rafael, Argentina from March to April 2020 at La Finca Carmelita, a farm/rural hotel, supporting with cleaning/maintaining the property, gardening, and caring for the animals (dogs, cat, geese, chickens, horses, and llamas.).
Other experiences we have shared together as a couple include:
* Coaching soccer at an international school in Bangkok, Thailand.
* Studying Castilian for 3 months in Bilbao, Spain.
* Pet-sitting in California (Carlsbad, West Hollywood, Davis, Walnut Creek, and Oakland) and Arizona, U.S.A. (Phoenix, Sun City, and Sun Lakes.)
* Working as Assistant Innkeepers for the summer at a Bed and Breakfast in CA, U.S.A.
Originally from California (U.S.A.), Dawn was an international educator for over 20 years in the U.S.A., Jamaica, Ecuador, Taiwan, and Thailand. She is a native English speaker with 4 years of high school/college-level Spanish courses and has lived in Spain, Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina giving her an intermediate level of Spanish.
Born in California (U.S.A.) and raised in Denmark, Spain, and the U.S.A., Poul has held a variety of diverse positions in hospitality, transportation, the creative arts, athletics, and pet care. With a Colombian and Danish family background, his childhood spent in Spain and Denmark, and his various living and traveling experiences, Poul is fluent in English, Spanish, and Danish.
We both enjoy meeting people from all over the world, learning new ways of experiencing life to its fullest, and staying active through our many outdoor passions, including biking, hiking, running, sightseeing, and playing/watching sports. We're excited to continue to live internationally, give back to our communities, and enrich our lives.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
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Dawn and PoulInterests
MusicPolitics / Social justicePerforming artsNaturePhotographySelf developmentVan lifeVegetarian or veganOutdoor activitiesMountainLanguagesFitnessGardeningHikingHistoryFarmingEvents & socialDrawing & paintingCultureCycling
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Languages spoken
Danish: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentMore 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.Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
GardeningDIY and building projectsEco ProjectsSome knowledge of:
General MaintenanceCreating/ Cooking family mealsLife at a FarmstayAnimal CareHelping with Computers/ InternetAble to teach about:
Babysitting and creative playHelping around the houseHospitality/TourismLanguagesTeachingMore details about your skills
Household Help (Dawn and Poul)
Shopping, Running Errands (Dawn and Poul)
Tourism, Cultural Events (Dawn and Poul)
Outdoor Activities, Sports, Games (Dawn and Poul)
Animal/Pet Care (Dawn and Poul)
Domestic and International Travel (Dawn and Poul)
Innkeeping and Hospitality (Dawn and Poul)
Transportation/Driver/Courier (Dawn and Poul)
Coaching (Dawn and Poul)
Teaching, Child Care, Nanny (Dawn)
Community Service, Volunteerism, Youth Outreach (Dawn)
Cooking, Baking, Food Prep (Dawn)
Guest Relations, Customer Service (Poul)
Elderly Care (Poul)
Computers, Web Design (Poul)Age
49 & 49
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As partners and best friends, we make an incredible team by bringing out the best in each other. After years of working in separate fields, we've decided to take our mutual passions of travel, cultures, hospitality, and community and think about how to start our own business in the future. Before we do that, we're looking to share our skills, experiences, and sense of adventure with you!
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NoneSpecial dietary requirements
Dawn prefers to not eat beef, pork, chicken, or soy if possible; however she can supplement with fish, cheese, eggs, nuts, nut butters, and yogurt on her own.
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Our work's main focus was taking care of the farm animals daily and being available to weekend guests who rented the AirBnB guest home on the property.… read more
We worked for 6 hours a day, 5 days a week at the restaurant with two consecutive days off (Monday and Tuesday) which allowed us enough time to build upon our… read more