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Hello there!
Welcome to our couple’s account! We’re excited to share a little about ourselves and look forward to getting to know you.
Dan has been a teacher for the past seven years, specializing in Special Education for the last four, and a competitive soccer coach for ten years. Shelby has been a holistic health and life coach for the past four years, a yoga/movement teacher and nanny for three years, and a cash-flow management coach and shamanic practitioner (energy healing), both of which she will officially graduate from this spring 2025!
Wherever we’ve lived, we’ve also taken on pet and house-sitting, caring for dogs, cats, chickens, goats, and even llamas over the past ten years. We both love getting our hands in the dirt and gardening! Shelby worked on an organic farm in Idaho for 2-years and has recently earned a certificate in Regenerative and Organic Agriculture.
We’ve been together for 11 years, first meeting in college in North Washington back in 2013, where we lived for two years before joining the Peace Corps. From 2016 to 2018, we served together in the Philippines, and for the past seven years, we’ve called North Idaho home. Now, we’re preparing for our next big adventure—traveling through Latin America for about eight months, starting in November 2025.
We’re passionate about travel, the outdoors, backpacking, camping, community connection, yoga, gardening/farming, cooking, saunas + cold plunges, fútbol, animals, and overall health & well-being. We’re also eager to immerse ourselves in Spanish and explore new cultures along the way.
While we’ve only used Workaway once, we’ve been active on Airbnb for quite some time. If you're interested, here’s the link to our Airbnb account with reviews from previous hosts:
https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/28373616
Looking forward to connecting!
Warmly,
Dan & Shelby
Interests
Yoga / Wellness
Self development
Sustainability
Team sports
Plant care
Pets
Outdoor activities
Nature
Languages
Music
Hiking
Gardening
Fitness
Farming
Dancing
Culture
Books
Camping
Charity work
Cooking & food
Beach
Animals
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
Spanish: BeginnerMore 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:
Helping around the house
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Languages
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Animal Care
Teaching
House & pet sitting
More details about your skills
Dan:
> Elementary School Teaching (Special Education Specialization) (7-years)
> Competitive Soccer Coach (10-years)
> Soccer Camp Facilitator (8-years)
> Pet & House Sitter (10-years)
> Maintenance/Landscaping Experience (3-years)
> Community outreach/event planning experience
> Restaurant Experience
> Bachelor of Arts Degree: Community Recreation from Western Washington University
Shelby:
> Administrative Assistant to The Yellow Room, a therapeutic nonprofit community space/studio for all bodies to re-member themselves through practices of the head, heart & hands (5-months - current)
> Certified Holistic Health & Exercise Coach through CHEK Institute (4-years)
> Certified Life Coach through Elementum Coaching Institute (4-years)
> Yoga & Movement Teacher - virtual & in-person experience (3-years)
> Work-trade for Pack River Farm - a local organic farm in Idaho (2-years)
> Regenerative & Organic Agriculture Certificate (1-year) through Maharishi International University
> Administrative Assistant for an environmental nonprofit, Idaho Conservation League (2.5-years)
> Pet & House Sitter (10-years)
> Nanny to a now 3-year-old girl (3-years)
> Waitress restaurant experience (2-years)
> Bachelor of Science Degree: Environmental Science -- Marine Ecology Emphasis, Spanish minor from Western Washington University
We are both willing & happy to do any job! :)
Age
35 & 34
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Feedback
This was the perfect workaway experience for us. Right on the ocean, immersed in nature, and a very clear and fair exchange of work for accommodations. What really brought it over the top for us were the people we met. Alex and Maria are incredible people and we became close friends with them, the other volunteers, and so many of the… read more
best wishes Erica and Atord
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Feedback
This was the perfect workaway experience for us. Right on the ocean, immersed in nature, and a very clear and fair exchange of work for accommodations. What really brought it over the top for us were the people we met. Alex and Maria are incredible people and we became close friends with them, the other volunteers, and so many of the… read more
best wishes Erica and Atord
