Emilio & Nicole

Mexico
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Hi there,

We are Emilio and Nicole, an adventurous and enthusiastic couple taking a gap semester/year before starting our college journey. We really want to explore new cultures, connect with big, loving communities, and contribute our skills and passions wherever we go.

Emilio is outgoing, creative and fun. He can help out with his experience in cooking, childcare, photography, customer service, and teaching math and/or English, he is a fast learner with a positive attitude. He has a couple years of experience being a receptionist and teaching math to middle and high school students. Emilio loves animals, outdoor activities, and technology (including design, troubleshooting, and social media, video-games). He loves learning and socializing.

Nicole, on the other hand, is halfway through her visual arts degree and is taking this opportunity to share and inspire her creative spirit. She has a deep love for animals, plants, and nature, and her kind, attentive, loving nature shines through her interactions. Nicole has a lot of experience and really enjoys working in anything related to visual arts; particularly painting, ceramic work, sewing, photography, and print-making. She is also skilled in painting murals and decorating spaces, her hobbies are knitting and spending time with animals.

We want to enrich ourselves with new cultural experiences but also to share a little piece of who we are with the people we encounter along the way. We are excited to contribute our skills, time and love to meaningful projects, and we are open to a wide range of opportunities.

If you are looking for a hardworking, reliable, and culturally curious couple to join your house, project, farm, etc, we would be thrilled to connect with you. Let's create lasting memories and make a positive impact together!
Interests
Plant care
Nature
Outdoor activities
Sustainability
Self development
Technology
Pets
Photography
Music
Fashion or beauty
Fitness
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Culture
Camping
Cooking & food
Art & design
Animals
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Art Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Eco Projects
Some knowledge of:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Languages
More details about your skills
Skills and Abilities

Emilio:
- Cooking
- Housesitting
- Taking care of house chores
- Looking after children or pets
- Teaching english, spanish or maths
- photography and basic-intermediate graphic design
- gardening (beginner)
- Customer service
- Front desk service

Nicole
- Taking care of pets and plants
- Painting
- Ceramic and pottery
- Landscape Photography and portraits
- Teaching arts and crafts to children
- Sewing
- Print-making
- Creating jewelry
- Painting Murals
- Interior and Exterior Decoration
- Animal care
- House sitting
Age
20 & 19
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Due to personal beliefs, Nicole does not eat beef, pork or chicken.

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22 Jul 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Emilio & Nicole)

We had Nicole and Emilio stay with us during what was probably the hottest week of the year. The first day they participated in my chores and I literally made them sweat but they handled it like champs. The rest of the week they spent on a project that we requested, which involved painting a mural. We gave them 'carte blanche' in everything;… read more

(Excellent )

22 Jul 2023

Left by Workawayer (Emilio & Nicole) for host (Help us with various ...)

I don’t even know where to begin, so many things about our stay with Linda and Marcel were incredible. Even if I tried really hard I wouldn’t be able to find something negative to say about this week.

We got there late in the afternoon and were welcomed with a warm dinner and a somewhat simple and very comfortable room, we had chance to rest… read more after a day’s travel.

The next morning we helped around in the garden, mostly weeding and we got to harvest figs and onions which was very interesting!

Linda always made sure we were well-fed making us smoothies or offering us a lot of types of jams she had - all made with things from the garden of course.

The next days took an interesting turn, I had briefly touched over maybe painting a mural for Linda and Marcel and decided to ask them if they were still down. They said that if we wanted to we could look for a wall to paint it and pitch them an idea, if they liked it we would buy the paint and go through with it.

They were very open minded about it which really inspired us to be creative and you could see both our excitement as well as theirs. We then spent all afternoon designing multiple options and pitched it to them the next day. By this point it had become a sort of passion project for Nicole and I.

They settled on a design, made some tweaks and after we had prepped the wall a little trip to the supermarket ensued. We got all we needed and started working on it for the next days. It was very fun and I’m very grateful we got this opportunity, it takes a special couple to just - quoting Linda here - say “yolo” and step out of your comfort zone to let a couple paint a mural on your dining room wall.

When we were unwinding from painting, we’d take warm showers, soak in the beautiful, breathtaking view - the pictures don’t even begin to picture how amazing it looks - and take hikes. There’s a lot to do if you’re into nature and there’s also a nice town nearby with an open air ceramics museum. We would also spend time with the pets. They were all very sweet and I’ll miss them dearly.

Both Linda and Marcel cooked for us, everything we had was very very good. Simple, as said in the listing, but very good . A lot of it is made with homegrown ingredients and I’ve come to learn nothing is as fresh as homegrown. Overall the food left nothing to be desired.

Finally, the hosts, Linda and Marcel who don’t own bicycles even though they are Dutch, really touched out hearts. We kept getting along better and better with everyday’s passing. We shared a lot of stories and specially a lot of laughs. They both have a great sense of humor and a big heart. We felt very cared for, welcomed and grateful.

Hopefully life gives us the opportunity to spend time with them again. We really had an incredible week.

(Excellent )

18 Jul 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Emilio & Nicole)

As workawayers at their first experience they were really good and trustable!
I had to ask them to house sit due of a last minute work I had out of town and they were really trustable, begun the work without me in the house and they were super nice, polite and helped me to keep clean the house.

They had jet leg during their stay so they couldn't… read more

(Excellent )

17 Jul 2023

Left by Workawayer (Emilio & Nicole) for host (Taylor for show costume in ...)

Francesca hosted our first Workaway experience, and it was a wonderful. At first we had to do some house sitting and take care of her beautiful fluffy bunnies, Kyoto and Lilí. We were also given a list of chores; mow the lawn, unvarnishing a little wooden shed and basic cleaning. We were able to choose when we worked, how much and how we did it.… read more

(Excellent )

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