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I am currently
Travelling
My next destination:
Hungary - from Mar 2024 until Apr 2024 View all
Description
Hey, I’m Joaquín, a 19 years old solo traveler from Mexico City.
Currently taking a gap year after I graduated from High School, looking for new experiences and learning.
I’m a really easy going guy who loves traveling and meeting new people from all over the world, I got really used to it partly because of the Eurail pass that let me moved a lot from place to place (normally I didn’t stay more than 4 nights in any city), this allowed me to meet a huge amount of people in a short period of time.
What I’m looking for using Workaway it’s to be a volunteer in a hostel or in any other project that allows me to learn new things and to share my travel experiences. Also I’m interested in meeting the locals and learning from their cultures.
Interests
AnimalsCarpentryMusicWinter sportsSailing / BoatingTeam sportsSelf developmentPolitics / Social justiceHistoryCulture
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentMore details about my language interests
As a native speaker of Spanish I could teach my language quite well, I’ve never done it professionally but I’ve tried with my friends from all over the world, I love sharing my culture and my language.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Life at a Farmstay
Hospitality/Tourism
Babysitting and creative play
Eco Projects
Charity Work
Some knowledge of:
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
General Maintenance
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Languages
Teaching
More details about your skills
•Communication:
Talking to people and having good communication it’s one of my biggest skills, when it comes to share ideas, exchange of knowledge, or just a casual conversation I can say that I’m really good at it.
•Cooking:
The Mexican cuisine it’s well known worldwide as one of the best in the world, not just because of the flavors but because of the many different dishes that we can do with the same ingredients.
As a Mexican I learned the basics of cooking and I how to do some traditional Mexican dishes too.
I like cooking, it’s really relaxing for me, and it’s a way to share too.
•Pet sitting:
I’ve been surrendered by dogs since I was a little kid and now I have 4 back in Mexico, me and my family take care of them, so I’m really comfortable with dogs and cats around.
Giving them food, cleaning and playing with them are good tasks for me.
•House keeping:
Making beds, vacuuming, wash dishes, cleaning floors, and general house task is what I can offer. I do have some experience.
Also I used to paint houses in my free time during summer when I was in secundary school.
•Work with wood:
During the pandemic I came out with a project for my house, I made a wooden floor (sundeck) for my backyard all by myself (pictures of the process in my gallery.
As I didn’t had nothing to do and I wanted to be productive I decided to make a sundeck, of course it took me months but it gave me the experience that I need to work with wood, thanks of that I can say that I’m skilled with it.
•Driving:
One of the thing I like the most in the world are cars, I love learning about mechanics and how engines work, so since I was a 14 year old kid I learned how to drive. Also I work for 6 months as a chofer back in Mexico, I drove all over Mexico City doing the task that the company assigned me. I can drive all types of manual and automatic cars.
•Guitar:
Here’s not much to say but I’ve been playing guitar for the last 8 years of my life, I could teach someone how to play or I could play for people too, acoustic or electronic I get along really well with both.
Age
19
What else ...
During my trip I’ve learned that traveling it’s more about the people you meet on your way than the places you can see on your journey. Only humans can make you human, and I want to be more human every day, a better human.
So I’m always open to learn from people and to teach people what I know, I’m looking for people to impact in my life and to impact in their lifes too.
Just for a smooth endless summer.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Feedback
Joaquin was great help to Brendan in the garden, pruning trees, mulching branches, chopping firewood.
They also made wooden gates together for the front of the house, our dogs now… read more
The cultural exchange was great as their were always open to watch Mexican movies and listen to the music I… read more
The amount of tasks it's good for what she offers to the Workawayers. She let us cook in her kitchen and eat as many eggs and cookies as we wanted, also she cooked delicious food for us every night, except for one day that she ordered pizza, which was really… read more
Your dedication to your tasks, from general cleaning to reception work, has greatly contributed to the smooth running of our hostel.
Thank you again for being an outstanding volunteer. Your feedback will inspire others to consider joining us.
We… read more
The hostel have a very nice vibe, everyone feels part of the family, working with Sandra and Igor it's easy, what I mean it's that they're easy going people.
Sandra it's a nice and chill person that knows well her job, Igor always have a funny joke to tell and knows Belgrade… read more
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Joaquin was great help to Brendan in the garden, pruning trees, mulching branches, chopping firewood.
They also made wooden gates together for the front of the house, our dogs now… read more
The cultural exchange was great as their were always open to watch Mexican movies and listen to the music I… read more
The amount of tasks it's good for what she offers to the Workawayers. She let us cook in her kitchen and eat as many eggs and cookies as we wanted, also she cooked delicious food for us every night, except for one day that she ordered pizza, which was really… read more
Your dedication to your tasks, from general cleaning to reception work, has greatly contributed to the smooth running of our hostel.
Thank you again for being an outstanding volunteer. Your feedback will inspire others to consider joining us.
We… read more
The hostel have a very nice vibe, everyone feels part of the family, working with Sandra and Igor it's easy, what I mean it's that they're easy going people.
Sandra it's a nice and chill person that knows well her job, Igor always have a funny joke to tell and knows Belgrade… read more
