Genny & Joao Arthur

Italy & Brazil
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Travelling
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At the moment we are in Indonesia, next stop will be Malaysia!
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Hi guys! We are Joao and Genny, a couple from Italy and Brazil. We love meeting new people, new cultures, new places and sharing new experiences!

We met each other in Portugal in a volunteer place and since then we are travelling the world together! Before that Genny was working in hotellerie in Swiss, while Joao had an organic farm in Brazil.
During the last two years we visited many places in Europe, Latin America and right now in south east Asia, where we learned and experienced many things, such as gardening, permaculture philosphy, agroforestry, animal care, bio and conventional construction, hospitality, child care, and teaching english, sports and arts and crafts to kids of different ages.
We are eager to learn and see, and doing this kind of travels changed our lives, and we're loving it! Getting to know the more traditional and non-touristy places of the world fills our heart with joy.

Talking about our hobbies, Genny loves arts, such as taking pictures, doing crochet, drawing and doing crafts, moreover she likes to read and discover new music!
Meanwhile, Joao loves to write, play sports ( football of course), spending time with people and get good memories!

We're really looking forward to meet you!
Interests
Dancing
Drawing & painting
Cooking & food
Self development
Writing
Art & design
Sustainability
Vegetarian or vegan
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Outdoor activities
Pets
Photography
Plant care
Music
Mountain
Languages
Hiking
Gardening
Farming
Culture
DIY & crafts
Events & social
Charity work
Carpentry
Camping
Books
Beach
Animals
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
More details about my language interests
We both are always interested in learning a new language, because we think it's an important part of each culture. We are open to teach our own language or the ones we know better.
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Charity Work
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Babysitting and creative play
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Teaching
Able to teach about:
DIY and building projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
More details about your skills
We both are social people, organized and empathic. We adapt and learn really fast and we like to work with other people! Moreover, Joao is a great team leader and likes to bring people together.
We both have lots of manual skills, such as the use of tools, bases of both conventional and bio-constructions, organing gardening, animal care, and also communication skills in hospitality and teaching children.
Age
23 & 33
What else ...
Joao loves to share about his own culture, Brazilian, he likes to show the music, the food, such as feijoada and good white rice, doing caipirinhas and have a lot of fun!! Instead, Genny feels more a citizen of the world, not just from Italy, that's why she'll be a little bit insecure to share italian dishes or traditions, but loves to cook and share anyway!
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  green pepper (Joao)
- Special dietary requirements
  vegetarian (Genny)

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20 Dec 2024

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we spent 10 days with mani at his hostel, and it was an overall great experience. the work is very flexible and chill, we did some reception, helped in the scooter rental and socialise with the guests. Many is a wonderful person he's really easy-going and funny, We spent some good time together, playing cards, eating together and drinking… read more

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20 Oct 2024

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We arrived to stay one week and decided to stay for two. Felix is an easy-going person, always trying to make something different during the days, bringing the volunteers to hot spring, visiting the coffeeshops around, at morning always with some great snacks, during the weekend we could chill at his place in Chang Mai. His project is super nice… read more

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20 Oct 2024

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What a great couple. Genny and Joao spend two weeks with us and did a fabulous job. They helped me to finish a big mosaic, build a concrete foundation, filled the holes at the entrance of the the street and helped preparing meals. They have a great work attitude and are always open to lend a hand. They can work independent with attention to detail… read more

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29 Sep 2024

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I have never seen my garden so clean and tidy like that. Thanks to Genny and Joao's effective work and high responsibility, everything works well now. I can grow vegetables and fruits in my garden for the next volunteers. For me, they're awesome!

Genny is a gentle girl who loves nature and little things. She worked very hard and always tried her… read more

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18 Sep 2024

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Even if we stayed just for a week we had a good experience with Julie and her family! They are all super welcoming and caring, Julie is very kind and friendly, we had some good chats together, and although her parents don't speak english they were always very nice with us. Even during the storm, when we had no electricity, Julie and her parents… read more

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20 Dec 2024

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20 Oct 2024

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20 Oct 2024

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29 Sep 2024

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18 Sep 2024

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19 Aug 2024

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Our experience with the kids was something that we enjoyed a lot, it's nice to see the improvement of them as students and how they start to become closer to us within the days. Our accommodation was in a different building from the school but this didn't affect our chance of cultural exchange because our neighbors were friendly and shared a lot… read more

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19 Aug 2024

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Joao and Genny did volunteer works by teaching English to students at the school here for two weeks. There are very nice couple and friendly. They maintained good communication and good relations to all students and teachers at the school. They performed well the teaching duties and adaptive to new environment.
In general, they are good volunteers.

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9 Jul 2024

Left by host (Have fun helping children ...) for Workawayer ()

I was really satisfied for Genyy and Joao,s help. Their friendliness made everybody in my family happy and the children in the class as well. Their way to treat them was so patient that the children got improved in communicating in English without being afraid of making mistake. That's what I like so much.
Besides training the children in the… read more

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7 Jul 2024

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During our stay of two weeks at mr. Indro's we were welcomed with open arms, the family, the neighbours, the children, everybody was happy and excited for our arrival.
We had the chance to do and see many things apart from giving english lessons to children and teenagers, which was real fun! Sometims we helped organizing and cleaning the pet… read more

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15 Dec 2023

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Where to start with this brilliant couple? They are a perfect balance to one another and a team that really gets things done. Genny is creative, artistic and considered, managing to keep children busy, entertained, focused and safe. She planned and ran several workshops for us and each one was a huge success. Joao is a really talented do-er, able… read more

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11 Dec 2023

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we really enjoyed being part of the team! the workshop is amazing, we participated in different projects, such as doing activities with school groups, crafting with the elderly, preparing for the lantern parade of the town and much more! what we loved is that there’s always something to do and you’re free to express yourself in different ways.… read more

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5 Jul 2023

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We stayed more or less two weeks in Galo family’s place. The finca is very big, full of different trees and flowers, a lagoon where you can go kayak or for a swim, and of course good people. Galo’s mother Anita is super kind, cheerful, fun and welcoming, we had good talks with her. We had a good time also with the workers that come daily in the… read more

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5 Jul 2023

Left by Workawayer () for host (Teach English to the ...)

We planned to stay in Los Andes for two weeks, but after the first days the energy of the place and the kids made us stay for a whole month. Los Andes is a super chill place, people are very welcoming and you will find out a lot about their tradition. The classes with the kids are in the afternoon and they last two hours (one with littles and one… read more

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27 May 2023

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Even though we stayed just one week in Sonia and Edgar's place, we enjoyed our time in Mindo a lot! The whole family is really kind and super welcoming, they shared with us and they make you feel part of the family. The finca is an amazing place, full of flowers, trees and little birds, they also have four waterfalls where we had the chance to do… read more

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9 May 2023

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1 May 2023

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Genny and Joao were great! They were really engaged during work and also in free time. They were great team leaders, that know how to have fun. Too bad they couldn't stay longer than 3 weeks.

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1 May 2023

Left by Workawayer () for host (Share a piece of paradise and ...)

We had a great time at thomas place, the volunteers house is amazing, an open house in the middle of the jungle. Thomas is a really nice person, he likes to share and play with volunteers. The work sometimes is heavy, other days is more chill, we helped in construction and planting baby plants. Prepare the coconut oil was also an amazing and… read more

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1 Apr 2023

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help out on our family farm ...)

We stayed in this place for two weeks and it was a wonderful experience. It is an oasis in the middle of the desert, we weren't expecting to see that much green and nature! We mainly worked with Anne doing all the process of dehydration of the "membrillos", preparing the compost, cleaning the beds for planting, and we also helped with the animals.… read more

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17 Mar 2023

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We spent three beautiful weeks with Esperanza, Almendra and Lia. We helped in different tasks, such as working in the garden, planting strawberries, fixing the chicken coop, collecting fruits, recycling old materials, potting honey, renovating old furniture… The place is really amazing, it’s surrounded by nature, it was a true gift having the… read more

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20 Dec 2022

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This couple was very pleasant from the very first day they arrived to us, even if our house was not as warm as I would like to make it for them.... I would never forget seeing them together, how lovely when the woman teaches her man to knit!!

Sweet and tender couple, even though we did not have much time to spend together, my feeling is very… read more

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