Chang

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

Exploring the city (I hunt for stickers), hiking, cultral events, grabbing a drink... basically everything, except for clubbing (my fiancé wouldn’t be happy) or adventures overly dangerous

Description

Hi, I'm Chang, 32, originally from China. I've been living in Italy for 5 years, have lived in South America for 7 months. Moving to Norway in 2 years.
I’ve traveled to 55 countries and consider myself an curious, open-minded global citizen who adapts quickly to new things.

Cultural Background & Education:
-Languages: Native Mandarin, fluent English, intermediate Italian, and beginner Spanish. Now learning Norwegian. I am certified by the Confucius Institute to teach Chinese as a foreign language. With a background as a former book editor. I’ve translated Italian TV series subtitles, as well as two English books into Chinese for publication.
- I hold a B.S. in Chemistry from Beijing Institute of Technology and will soon get my Architecture degree at Politecnico di Milano. Did exchange at Universidad de Chile.

Experience:
- Workaway: Handcrafted traditional mud bricks in the Morocco; managed daily farm chores and assisted in cabin construction on a family farm in Tunisia; helped a family with daily housework in Slovenia.
- Archaeology & Heritage Restoration: Participated in archaeological excavations in Bulgaria and hands-on historic building conservation in Romania.

Interests

Nature

Writing

Photography

Music

Pets

Languages

LGBTQ

Outdoor activities

Politics / Social justice

Charity work

Cooking & food

Events & social

Farming

History

Hiking

Gardening

Mountain

Books

Art & design

Animals

Architecture

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Japanese: Beginner

More 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.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Charity Work

Eco Projects

Being an elderly companion

Teaching

Light gardening

Creative DIY projects

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

Babysitting and creative play

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Some knowledge of:  

Helping with Computers/ Internet

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Able to teach about:  

Languages

Art Projects

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

Light maintenance

House & pet sitting

More details about your skills

- Housework and cooking: I’m tidy, proactive, and very comfortable handling all kinds of household chores and family needs. I can make tasty, homemade meals—especially Chinese and world fusion dishes.
- Caring for the elderly, children, disabled and pets.
- Architecture-related works: design, building, restoration, and various types of manual labor.
- Handicraft & media marketing: I run a small online shop in China selling scented candles that I design and handcraft myself.
- Language teaching and culture exchange.

Age

32

What else ...

I can't swim

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  Need a proper pair of glove to touch dirty water

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  Special dietary requirements
  Basically pollo-pescatarian (mostly don't eat beef and lamb)