Profile information
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Travel information
I am currently
At home
Activities i am interested in:
Currently in the US and expecting to be here for a few months. Looking for volunteering work (especially if it is paid!) around the Central Florida area or the DC area.
My next destination:
Mexico - from Jun 2026 until Aug 2026 View all -
Description
I did my first volunteering teaching English abroad when I was 18 in Moshi, Tanzania. I caught the travel bug and garnered a tender feeling for Africa and did a BA in African Studies at SOAS in London and did some English teaching abroad during summers in Thailand and Ethiopia. Then I lived in Sudan for 18 months teaching English in universities in Khartoum and Atbara.
Needless to say I have travelled around the world and have been to around 80 countries give or take. I have done numerous volunteering work; hostel work in Sabah, Malaysia and Ramallah, Palestine; organic rice farming in Malaysia; construction work in Mexico, and permaculture in Mexico.
I am always up for learning new skills and improving upon the skills I already have. Wherever I travel I go with a library and am well known for leaving numerous books as I travel. I read about the places I have travelled to and places that I have yet to visit. Maybe I will leave some books at your place! -
Interests
Movies & TV
Culture
Music
Writing
Languages
Architecture
Books
History
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Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Arabic: Beginner
German: Beginner
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner
Swahili (Kiswahili): BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I have studied various languages in my past. I have studied Arabic intensively and earned a diploma in Arabic from the language school in SOAS back in 2011. I can't really speak it well enough anymore but I can read it to varying degrees. I of course studied French in High School and I can still understand a lot of what I read. Varying levels of German and Spanish as I have spent lots of time in Germany and Mexico. I studied various African languages in my past including Swahili, Amharic, Oromo, and Somali and though I can't communicate in them if I am around them I tend to regain a few phrases and words. Additionally I was raised hearing Urdu from the Indian side of my family and can make out some choice phrases, words, and also cuss words. I am always interested in learning more about the languages I have come across as well as some that I have a passing familiarity with such as Turkish, Persian, and Russian. -
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Teaching
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
Light maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Eco Projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Light gardening
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More details about your skills
I have experience in customer service especially in hostel work. Worked with powere tools in construction and with concrete. Basic gardening, farming, and permaculture I have experience in too. I can cook Indian food if I have the right ingredients.
Additionally I am a well read and well travelled person so I can help people out in travel advice. -
Age
35
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What else ...
Very interested in literature and film.
Will always travel with a bundle of books.
I also collect coins, banknotes, and anything old and forgotten about. -
Some more information
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Smoker
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Driver's licence
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Allergies
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Special dietary requirements
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