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🌿 About Me
Hello! I’m Keico, a Japanese Brazilian living in Japan.
I was born and raised in Brazil and moved to Japan after university. I’ve been living here for 30 years now.
I’m currently looking for a gardening/farming experience in Italy!
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✨ Why I joined Workaway
I love exploring the world and learning new things.
Now that my two daughters are grown, I have more time to do what I love.
My oldest daughter, who is currently backpacking around the world, told me:
“You’d love Workaway—you can meet people and experience daily life like a local! Would you like to do it with me?”
The moment she finished her sentence I said:
“That sounds sooo fun, let’s do it!”
Having time to talk with people and spending time like locals sounded too exciting for me.
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🌱 What I Love
🪴 Gardening & Farming
I love getting my hands dirty in the soil!
At home, I grow flowers, herbs, and fruits on my apartment balcony.
Since I don’t have much space, I also like to volunteer at farms.
My past farm experience includes:
- Sowing lettuce seeds
- Thinning carrots
- Thinning cilantro
- Weeding
- Planting green bean seedlings
- Planting beet seedlings
It’s fun to learn about the unique personalities of plants🌱
🍳 Cooking
I cook both Japanese and Brazilian cuisine.
I love trying new recipes from around the world too!
I recently tried to cook Yam Woonsen, a Thai cuisine, and turned out to be really good!
🎬 Watching Movies
I love not just watching movies, but also exploring their background—who composed the music, the writer’s philosophy, the cultural context, etc.
When you know those details, you can learn much more from the movies!
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🤝 Looking forward
Thank you for reading my profile.
I hope I can have an unexpected and wonderful encounter through Workaway😊
Interests
Politics / Social justice
Farming
Movies & TV
Photography
Plant care
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Outdoor activities
Nature
Languages
Languages spoken
Japanese: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
English: 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 I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Eco Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Life at a Farmstay
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
More details about your skills
I’m well experienced in gardening and cooking.
🪴Gardening , farming
I was always surrounded by plants since I was little.
When I was living in Brazil, there were a lot of fruit trees and vegetables!
After moving to Japan, I still keep growing new plants.
🍳Cooking
I’ve been cooking for my family for 30 years.
I’ve tried a lot of recipes from all around the world.
Age
62
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Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
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