Geraldo & Elizama

Brazil
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We are currently
Travelling
Description
We are two brazilians travelling around Europe who like to discover new cultures, make friends and keep learning in this wonderful world.

We lived for 6 months in Dubai and it was an amazing experience. Dubai is the city with the largest immigrant population in the world, around 90% are immigrants. We did network with people from all over the world and this ended up fueling our desire to learn more about other cultures and places.

We enjoy dancing, playing sports (trails, climbing, swimming), making friends, traveling and acquiring new skills.

Why did we decide to use the workaway?

• Opportunity to practice and teach languages (I speak Portuguese, English and French. She speaks Portuguese and is improving her Spanish and English)
• Make new friends
• Acquire new skills by helping other people
• Contact with the local culture
• Personal development
Interests
Beach
Nature
Camping
Sailing / Boating
Adventure sports
Water sports
Team sports
Dancing
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Charity work
Farming
Gardening
Languages
Books
Music
Photography
Blogging
Technology
Cooking & food

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Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
French: Intermediate
More details about my language interests
I can teach Portuguese (my mother language). I want to improve my English and French. Besides that, I want to learn a little about other languages.
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Gardening
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Charity Work
Languages
Some knowledge of:
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Art Projects
Able to teach about:
Teaching
More details about your skills
We can offer skills in the following areas:

* Digital marketing
* Web development
* Social media
* Classes (Mathematics, Physics and Portuguese)
* Cooking (She loves to cook, I cook basics but would like to learn new things)
* Cleaning
* Gardening
* Taking care of kids (We both love kids)
* And other services that I don't know how to do but I can learn

Any questions please get in touch, we would love to set up a Skype chat
Age
46 & 35
What else ...
We both love children, hiking, dancing, getting out in the nature and make friends. We are very simple, easy going and sociable people.

I have a personal website (geraldonovais.com.br), feel free to take a look and learn a little more about my profile. There you will find links to my social networks.

Our Instagram:

@geraldo.novais
@elizama.silva.186
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No
- Special dietary requirements
  No

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3 Dec 2021

Left by host (Help needed in our family ...) for Workawayer (Geraldo & Elizama)

Geraldo and Elizama are a delightful couple. They ended up spending two months with us and we were really sorry to see them go; it was like saying good-bye to special friends or family. They were pleasant, considerate and helpful guests to have, filled with good energy and enthusiasm. Living with them was fluid and easeful, and often fun.
As… read more

(Excellent )

27 Nov 2021

Left by Workawayer (Geraldo & Elizama) for host (Help needed in our family ...)

It's difficult to express in words the great experience we had during the two months we were with Liz and Pierre. They are such simple, welcoming and relaxed people that anyone feels at ease in the first few days.

We had a good time with them. Pierre plays the trumpet every day and sometimes he played especially for me and Elizama, it was like a… read more private concert.

Liz loves to dance and we had the pleasure of teaching her a bit of Forró, a typical couple dance from Brazil, similar to Salsa. It was always a happy and relaxing time for all of us.

My work was quiet, cleaning outside areas, gardening, varnishing furniture, windows and doors. Nothing too heavy and they were always worrying about how we were feeling. I never felt overwhelmed by anything.

Elizama usually helped with the preparation of meals and cleaning the house. She learned to make numerous recipes of vegetarian food. They cook really well and the meals were always great and healthy. My eating habits have changed and this is already of great value for my health and consequently for my life. It was a new world I got to know and I'm grateful for that opportunity.

We also teach a lot about Brazilian cuisine. We prepare couscous, tapioca and munguza, typical Brazilian dishes.
Liz and Pierre were always concerned about our well-being and teaching us a lot of English and French. We've greatly improved our English. Liz taught Elizama a new word list every day and did dictation and reading with me so I could improve my vocabulary and pronunciation. I even got a book in English with a very interesting theme – “The Genie in your Genes”. I practiced French a lot with Pierre, I learned a lot about cheese and wine. 😊

Liz is a Meditation and Yoga teacher, and she always invited us to do some sessions with her. The lessons we learned here were countless and this will definitely make a difference in our lives from now on. I believe that anyone who spends time with them will learn and grow a lot. They are calm people and always helpful. This was definitely our best Workaway.

The last few days we were released from work so that we could worry about the things we had to sort out before traveling, They gave us clothes to wear in the cold of London and we had a special lunch.

I have absolutely no negative points to comment, quite the contrary, we only had gains in several ways.

Thanks for everything Liz and Pierre. You will always be kept in our hearts. We hope to meet you again.

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10 Sep 2021

Left by host (Join the friendly team of the ...) for Workawayer (Geraldo & Elizama)

Geraldo and Elizama were a hardworking couple, really friendly and easygoing with everyone. It was a pleasure for the staff and for our hosts too having them as volunteers. They were really cooperative for everything and brought some positive energy to our hostel. It was a pleasure working with them.
We can't wait to meet them again in the future!… read more

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10 Sep 2021

Left by Workawayer (Geraldo & Elizama) for host (Join the friendly team of the ...)

This was our first workaway experience and I can say it was much better than what I expected. The managers Leo and Mimi, are extremely respectful and friendly people. They always tried to talk to us to find out what would be the best time for us to work and the days to have our days off.

They never imposed anything, they always tried to set a… read more

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