Esme & Macarena

Travel information

We are currently

Activities we are interested in:

Language Exchange, Teaching, Cultural exchange, Hiking, Reading, Sport, Travelling and learning lots of new skills

Description

Hello friends!

We are a couple from the UK and Spain. We are travelling to Japan in October on a working holiday visa and plan to stay and travel around Japan until June 2026. Macarena speaks Japanese and is looking to complete a Master's in Translation when we return to Dublin. However, she needs to practice her speaking and brush off some nerves. We are both fascianted by Japanese culture and and landscapes. We're willing to turn our hand to everything and anything, especially learning new skills.

A little bit about us: We met in Dublin in 2022 and have been together ever since. Dublin has been our home for almost two years and we went back to Maca's home of Sevilla for a year in between this time. We have been English teachers and receptionists in Dublin, we are both CELTA qualified and have numerous years of experience with young learners and adults.

I (Esme) have done a few Workaways already and have had an absolute blast. Maca is experiencing it for the first time and is very excited!

We have been lucky enough to travel a lot but this will be our first time leaving Europe. We both enjoy the arts, nature and a friendly chat over some good food.

Interests

Pets

Music

History

Writing

Plant care

DIY & crafts

Art & design

Drawing & painting

Fitness

Nature

Sustainability

Yoga / Wellness

Politics / Social justice

Outdoor activities

Performing arts

Mountain

Languages

LGBTQ

Farming

Hiking

Gardening

Events & social

Dancing

Culture

Books

Camping

Charity work

Cooking & food

Beach

Animals

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Japanese: Intermediate

More details about my language interests
We are both CELTA qualified. We are willing to teach English as a foreign language to both young learners and adults. Maca is interested in taking her Japanese to the next level and I want to learn as much as I can!

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Gardening

Eco Projects

Art Projects

Charity Work

DIY and building projects

Animal Care

House sitting

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Some knowledge of:  

General Maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Hospitality/Tourism

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Able to teach about:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Languages

Teaching

More details about your skills

I have experience in teaching English and outdoor activities such as climbing and hiking. I love food but my cooking isn't amazing but that doesn't stop me looking to try out new dishes. I am used to doing tasks involving gardening and general outdoor work.

Age

26 & 24

What else ...

I am a huge outdoors person and would much rather spend all my time in the outdoors than cooped up inside. I enjoy almost all sports especially hiking and cycling. I regularly take myself off on long meandering walks with little purpose but to just relax. I am a fan of the old circus skills and love to keep on adding to my repertoire of skills, however slowly this may be.

I love reading and dancing, although not together! It's not unusual to hear me singing or dancing during almost everything I do. And of course my perfect evening is being outdoors, surrounded by people and chatting away with a glass of white wine.

I am a very outgoing and talkative person with the belief that all people have something interesting to say.

Some more information

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  Nuts and sesame

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  Special dietary requirements