Guillaume

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Description

Guillaume, 33 year old from North West of France, where I grew up, between Nantes and Angers.
I am going to travel 6 weeks in Latin America (Mexico, Ecuador and Chile), mostly to discover this part of the world and also because I will attend Iron Maiden's concerts in Mexico and Santiago, Chile, as a huge fan.

Music and food lover, I like to discover new things, activities, cities... Hiking is also something I really started to enjoy in Australia and would like to enjoy it more everywhere in the world, there is so much to see! Cinema and sports are also things I like. And of course, spend time with friends, have a drink, enjoy a good meal, talk about everything and nothing.

After my studies in a business school (I have a Bachelor of Business), I did various jobs, in other domains: handler, grape picker, shipping agent... Then I found a new training as a sales assistant and worked during 7 years in 2 different companies. But by the time it became difficult to me to find interest in looking at computer screens all day long and having to stay in a office, that is why I wanted something very new and decided to go abroad for quite a long time. I spent a year in Australia with a Working Holiday Visa. Then came back in France to work in a poultry slaughterhouse (for the expedition service) a few months before going back abroad, in Spain, with Workaway.
Again, back in France for about a year. I worked again as a sales assistant, did a bit of the French Way of the Chemin de Compostelle, travelled in Eastern Europe...

As a "traveler", here are the countries where I have already been, for most of them, 4 to 7 days: Australia (10 months, mostly in Tasmania and NSW), Austria (in Wien, wonderful city), Portugal (Lisbon and Porto), Spain (Barcelona and Sevilla), Italy (Napoli, Sorrento and a cruise on a sail boat we rented), Croatia (Dubrovnik, Split and again, cruise on a sail boat), New-Zealand (2 weeks in the South Island), Vietnam (3 weeks), Japan (2 weeks), Romania (2 weeks), Bulgaria (Sofia), Hungary (Budapest), Czech Republic (Praha), Germany (5 times: 3 for festivals, 1 for a school exchange in Bonn and holidays near the Konstanz Lake, Lindau), Morocco, Tunisia (twice), Greece (Athens, Ios, Paros and Santorini), Belgium (1 festival and 1 concert), England (school exchange), Mauritius and India (10 weeks in schools during my studies).

In the future I would like to discover Scandinavian and Baltic countries.

To "summarize" my personality, I could say I am positive, open minded, thorough (in work), looking to discover new things I could enjoy (and if not, it's still interesting!), respectful. I can both enjoy quiet periods to rest, staying alone a bit, hiking solo, do things for myself, and also enjoy spending time with people doing many things!

I like good quality/local food, try to eat as well as possible without having restrictions as I like to vary what I eat. I was thinking of becoming a baker or working in the food industry to provide good quality products to people... Still somewhere in my mind, who knows what will happen next.

Without being militant, I like to keep nature clean and do my best to recycle and use "old" things.

Interests

Events & social

Culture

Self development

Books

Music

Drawing & painting

Cooking & food

Winter sports

Hiking

Nature

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
German: Beginner
Spanish: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I started to learn Spanish recently and would like to speak it better (as good as possible!). I can help people to learn French and English.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Charity Work

Art Projects

Eco Projects

Light gardening

Creative DIY projects

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

Hospitality/Tourism

House & pet sitting

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Some knowledge of:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Light maintenance

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Able to teach about:  

Languages

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

As I said in my general description, I worked in various jobs (office and factory ones): sales assistant, handler in the cloth industry, shipping agent in the processed-food industry, grape picker (in France and Australia), retail assistant/cashier in Australia.
I like working in a team and also be autonomous, and do my work as good as possible.
I am reliable and like to be trusted by the manager.
I enjoy working outside (gardening...).

Age

33

What else ...

I could say more on my passion for music:
My first concert was the Red Hot Chili Peppers' one in Paris in 2007.
Since then, I took part in dozens of concerts and festivals in France and abroad, in small and big venues.
I went to different Metal festivals in Europe (Hellfest, Wacken, Summer Breeze, Graspop, Sonisphere France, Download France).
My favorite bands/artists are: Iron Maiden, Parkway Drive, Mr. Review, Dire Straits, Talco, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames, The Halo Effect, Stick To Your Guns, Kalandra, The Interrupters, Helloween... Just to name a few.
I have seen artists and bands of various styles (non "Extrem Musics") like Neil Young, First Aid Kit, Justice, Beth Hart, Hans Zimmer, Parov Stelar, orchestra playing Vivaldi in a church, cine-concert of the Lord of The Rings, Social Distortion, Sum 41...
Globally I like Metal, Hardcore, Ska, Punk Rock, Oï!, Folk/Folk Rock, EDM, Eurodance, Jazz, Soul, Classical, Movies music, etc. And of course I like to discover new styles and artists!

As sports I like football, tennis, rugby, ice hockey, ski... I follow results of local teams in handball, volleyball, basketball...

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  No allergies

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  Special dietary requirements
  Thankfully I can eat everything!