Leilane

From: Brazil

Account Type
Individual account
Travelling to
France, Germany, Poland
Travel dates
14/06/2018 - 19/03/2027
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My status
Travelling
Description
I'm a vegetarian teacher from Brazil, who started to travel around the world in March of 2017. My plan is to travel around the world for 10 years in total, followed, and visit at least one hundred countries. Until now I have been in UK, Ireland, Spain, Catalonia, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina and Czech Republic. I try to stay at least from two weeks to one month in each country so then I can really feel it how everything works, to meet people, to know and to learn the culture.

I travel in a really low budget, almost without money, just hitchhiking, camping in the wild and doing volunteer work. I do not own a mobilhe phone for the last 6 ½ years, so no WhatsApp or any kind of Social Network. The best way to contact me is via Workaway or email.

I choose to do volunteer work because is my way to give it back all the generosity and kindness I've been receiving from everyone in everywhere I passed, plus it is a great way to learn more about the culture of a country: spending some time with locals =)

My graduation is in Linguistic and Literature so I can teach Portuguese, English, Literature and Linguistics. I already worked as AuPair in Ireland, Spain and Egypt, both for three months, and my kids over there had between 5 and 12 years. I can provide references from them.

I love to cook, to watch movies, to read, to write, to do any kind of handmade / craft work, decoration and restoration work and I also love animals. I love nature, peaceful and remote places, far from big cities and busy life.

I believe that life is to be enjoyed so I'm a positive person who try to laugh as much as possible and always try to see the best side of everything, always trying to learn something from every situation =)
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Babysitting and creative play
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Language practice
Art Projects
Teaching
More details about your skills
Teaching languages;
Cooking;
Art projects / decoration with crafts;
Organization and cleaning;
Farm work and Gardening (I love all kind of animals and to work with the land);
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: 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.
Age
31
Nationality
Brazillian
What else ...
Important Note: Through the pass of the years using Workaway, I had some great hosts but also some hosts, who according to what I believe, don’t follow or don’t understand the meaning of Workaway. Apart of the exchange of culture and exchange of help, it’s also an exchange of mutual respect and consideration. Unfortunately in some houses, I was treated just as someone who comes to work or a maid. So to avoid that again, I would like to let it clear that if we are sharing the house, I will be more than glad to help you with the cleaning of common areas, dishes and cooking, apart of my Workaway jobs. But I cannot hold full responsibility for this duties or to wash the car, for example. Workaway is also an opportunity to learn something new, some new jobs and discovering new abilities and that is what I am looking for.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Vegetarian

Photos

Kids from the Egalitarian School, in Majohe, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Katzrin, Israel. Hosts Yael and Alon and the team of 4 volunteers :)

Petra, Jordan. Team of volunteers, guests and hosts.

Above: volunteer work in a Guest House / Farm in South Africa; Down Left: my bedroom in Brazil; Down Middle: Guest House in Rwanda; Down Right: Table centres for an engagement party, also in Brazil.

Kasese, Uganda (volunteer work in a farm)

Mombasa, Kenya. (volunteer work at the bar, in a Backpackers Hostel)

Volunteer Work in Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy.

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Camping in Brienz, Switzerland.

The most beautiful and longest sunset of my life. World's View, Nyanga, Zimbabwe.

Ikongwe, Botswana.

Henties Bay, Namibia.

Workaway in Czech Republic: signs for B&B rooms.

Workaway in Czech Republic: B&B front sign.

Workaway in Czech Republic: dry flowers pictures.

Workaway in Czech Republic: dry flowers picture and frame.

Feedback

22/12/2020

Left by Workawayer (Leilane) for host for (Explore the beautiful ...)

During the first lockdown Europe had, in March of 2020, due the Covid-19, I spent almost 4 months at Fergus and Petra’s house, and I cannot think of a better place to be “locked down”. It was my best luck to decide to write to Fergus and be accepted as a volunteer by him. Here it comes why... (please read until the end)

There are so many good… read more memories, as such we spent such a long time altogether, but at the same time, those 4 months passed so fast, and so naturally, that it seemed much less. If it was not for the strongest bound we create among us...

Together with the other two volunteers (Daphne from U.S.A. and Manuel from Argentina), the work was equally divided among us, and would eventually change day by day, as we finished one task and started another. Back that time, we were helping Fergus with many things, but mainly with finishing one of his holiday apartments. Painting inside and outside walls, doors and windows, old benches and some decorative artefacts, it was my main job. I also helped out with putting the vegetable garden “back on foot”, allowing Fergus to restart his noble process of growing the plants again. I was also given the pleasure to work with some art projects. Being a passion of mine (even though I have no professional training), Fergus trusted me to work with some dried flowers and try to create framed pictures to decorate the holiday apartments. The result was better than we all expected (mainly me, I admit) and because of that, I was also given the task to create some wooden signs, which named each apartment individually. The art projects gave me much joy and allowed me to know what I am capable of doing in the art area. Fergus, Petra and Annie constantly support, reassuring me that my work was good, it was my main motivation, and for that I will be always grateful.

But apart from work we had a lot of fun!! A lot of laughs!! Together with Annie, me and the other volunteers would have great laughs playing board games and head’s up! Together with Petra we would go for wonderful (long) walks to explore the area and visit some splendid sightseeing! Petra has a huge knowledge about her country, which she is always passing to us when we go on these little trips. Together with Fergus I would learn so many things, in so many different areas, that is crazy just to think about it. He knows so much about everything, from the physical work to History, Geography, food wise, or any other subject you can think about it, and he is more than happy to share with you. With me, since he knew about my future plans of having my self-sustainable place, he was always giving tips on how to do this and that, or to build this and that, what to use and how to use equipment, tools, which material... He even taught me how to trim the grass!! If you keep your ears and eyes open, you will leave his house knowing so much more than when you arrived. Believe me!

I was even more lucky about the friendship I developed with Annie, Fergus and Petra’s daughter. Annie is such a bright young girl, full of energy, kindness and will to live! Being around her is a daily gift! Among the videos we made together, the games, the Youtube challenges, the maths homework, the songs (I am in quarantine, inside of me... ♪♫♪), we also had some really nice conversations. We could spend hours talking and not even notice, if it wasn’t for Petra coming and telling us it was bedtime. I still feel guilty for that... I’m sorry, Petra!! And how much I learnt with Annie too! The girl is on fire! She knows so much... The thing is, my young friend Annie for sure made my 4 months with this family much more enjoyable and fun!! Thank you, Annie :)

I will just talk briefly about the food: Fergus is a genius! Absolutely everything he prepares is amazing! I think the only world I can think about it to describe is... Insane! (laugh).You can even say that Gordon Ramsay is nothing compared to Fergus. True. Anyway, I just want to thank immensely everything that Fergus, Petra and Annie did for me. It was my absolute pleasure to stay with them. If I could, I would do everything over again!

Big hug,
Lei.

P.S.: if there is even one more reason to volunteer here, his name is Wolfie! He is naughty and likes to sleep the whole day, but he is the best dog in the world!!

(Excellent )

24/09/2020

Left by host (Explore the beautiful ...) for Workawayer (Leilane)

Lei was one of the best volunteers we have hosted – she was extremely hard working, very capable, always smiling and an absolutely lovely person to have in our home. She came at the start of the Covid pandemic and got stuck here with us for almost 4 months and throughout that long period she remained as nice, pleasant and hard working as the day… read more she arrived – and we were very sad to see her leave!

What we really liked about Lei was that she would accept and tackle any task we set her, always putting in a lot of effort to produce a great end result and often working more hours than we required of here. She worked clearing up and improving our large neglected garden, did a lot of construction/renovation work on the new apartments we were making, often using power and hand tools, decorating and making craft items – she made several pictures from dried flowers and although she had never done this before, the results were absolutely beautiful and demonstrated just what a talented and artistic person she is. When she ran out of flowers, she gathered fresh ones, pressed and dried those, plus she repaired old pictures frames to mount the finished works of art. Lei renovated old wood, painted it and hand wrote the names of flowers as signs for our holiday apartments, plus a big house name sign – which doesn't sound much but again they are works of art! And the above is just some of the jobs/work she did on and around our property.

Lei was also a fantastic help in the house, always keen to lay the table, clear away stuff and clean up – and she also cooked some delicious meals! Even though she is vegetarian, she is undemanding regarding food and pretty much everything else actually! Lie provided care and love for our dog and we are sure he misses her! She worked well with other volunteers, is a team player and was mature in mind enough to have kept her cool when another volunteer was, lets say, not behaving well !

Our 12 year old daughter absolutely loved Lei – they spent hours and hours together with only laughter coming from the both of them. It wasn't all playing, board games and fun as I do believe that Lei also used her child care psychology skills to help guide and mentor Annie without her being aware of it or it causing anything other than fun. The time Lei spent with her was out of work hours even though we didnt expect or want this. Lie helped make Annie's birthday party the best one yet, putting up decorations, preparing a mysterious treasure hunt for all the kids and filming it for us!

Future hosts: We are happy to recommend Lei as a volunteer, she will amaze you whatever your requirements and needs are. She is an exceptionally capable and creative person and an absolute joy to have around – you will not be disappointed!

Lei: We cannot thank you enough for all the help you provided, you are a truly wonderful person and it was such a massive pleasure to have you in our home. Annie really misses you [as we all do], often talks about you and is so happy when you Skype her – but come on , two hours chatting together is a bit much:]

Good luck with your travel and plans and you are more than welcome back here anytime in the future, we would love to see you and you are also welcome to use our house in the UK if you go there.

Lots of hugs from Annie, Petra, Fergus and Wolfie the naughty yorkshire terrier

(Excellent )

16/11/2020

Left by Workawayer (Leilane) for host for (Help gardening and collecting ...)

Since our first day together, me and Angie had a great connection. Having a lot in common, it was easy to go along with her, we spend much time talking about everything, and she taught me a lot about many different things, including farming, of course, subject which I have much interest on. And she can cook delicious meals, even with simple… read more

(Excellent )

15/11/2020

Left by host (Help gardening and collecting ...) for Workawayer (Leilane)

We are so happy to meet dear Lei,and hope that we'll stay in touch for ever.So nice, cultural and social person, very hardworking and easy going.We spend about 3 weeks,Lei finished cleaning of greenhouses and garden, prepared for next season,and remove lots of weeds all around.Also her idea about my daughter's birthday was absolutely fantastic and… read more

(Excellent )

17/03/2020

Left by host (Help us taking care of dogs ...) for Workawayer (Leilane)

Lei has spent an entire month with us, and we would be the happiest people if she stayed here forever
Seriously, when it comes to people like Lei, no matter how much time you spend with them it's never enough...
Lei is a beautiful and charismatic person that we would always recommend...hardworking and very quickly she learn work with dogs in our… read more

(Excellent )

12/01/2020

Left by Workawayer (Leilane) for host for (Help us taking care of dogs ...)

I loved my time at Renata's place and I feel I could stay there for a long time. First of all, Renata is a gift from the Universe for us simple human beings. She is lovely, extremely kind and generous, super tidy and helpful and what a wonderful heart! Even that we spend just a few days together, I know I love her! She is a source of energy and… read more

(Excellent )

21/02/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Leilane)

Lei spent almost two months with us, which is a shelter that provides accommodation for vulnerable refugee families, in Sarajevo. Because the project is entirely volunteer-run, and involves working with vulnerable and distressed people, volunteers here have a very high level of responsibility. They are expected to work long hours (over 40… read more

(Excellent )

13/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Leilane) for host for (Come help us in a beautiful ...)

My good friend Verena is a very special person and I am glad that she accepted my help, even that it was just for 10 days. We had so much fun and every night, after so many wonderful dinners, we would laugh until cry having some great time together. Cracking nuts can be such a funny art! I learnt a lot from her, just being around her. Our… read more

(Excellent )

13/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Leilane) for host for (Garden and house help in ...)

I spent just three weeks with Alexandra, Michelangelo and Esmeralda, but it was time enough to learn so many things. With Alexandra I was so glad to learn more about wine and also about life; with Michelangelo I could learn a lot of handmade work tips plus, since he is a great cook, I also learnt more about the Italian way of cooking; and with… read more

(Excellent )

05/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Leilane) for host for (Join us with help in the ...)

My friends Peter and June are such great and lovely people, that I already miss them a lot! I had just the best time helping them at their wonderful place in paradise. I learnt so much with both of them, about so many different things: Switzerland and Thailand culture (food, language, costumes, politics, etc.); so much garden tips; working with… read more

(Excellent )

13/10/2019

Left by host (Join us with help in the ...) for Workawayer (Leilane)

Lei
Lei is a really interesting person. She has a lot of fantastic stories to tell and she is also a very good listener. You will never gets bored near her.
She is an always helpful and very independent in the kitchen also in the house. Her food is really perfectionist fine. Even in the garden, she gave us a huge valuables support in anyway she… read more

(Excellent )

04/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Leilane)

Lei is a great energy to have around, so full of life and laughter. She instantly and easily connected with all the other volunteers and guests at the hostel. We especially appreciated her creativity and her jokes :) Anyone would be lucky to host her on her 10 year travel journey!

(Excellent )

12/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Leilane) for host for (Experience and Discover ...)

What a wonderful place to stay, to volunteer, to live! I enjoyed every single day and moment at the Hostel. I liked so much here that I didn't want to leave and had to ask to stay for one more week. The region it's beauty in definition and there is always a new spring, stream, trail or a wonderful waterfall that you can go and enjoy. Plus the… read more

(Excellent )

18/06/2019

Left by host (Help on a cattle farm and get ...) for Workawayer (Leilane)

Lei was a gift! She is an awesome human and we loved having her. So many skills. Such an wonderful attitude. Kids absolutely loved her and so did we. We miss you Lei. Thanks so much for all you did for us. Best of luck on your travels. Hope to find you somewhere along the road somewhere!!!

(Excellent )

08/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Leilane) for host for (Help on a cattle farm and get ...)

Staying with Paula and her family in the farm it was amazing! I spent a wonderful time with them, I learned a lot, I ate some great and fresh food and I enjoy myself in a beautiful and peaceful place. The kids, Callum and Kyla, are so cute and smart that is almost unbelievable. And a plus for Kyla who is the bravest little girl I ever met. Apart… read more

(Excellent )

19/11/2018

Left by host (Community based projects ...) for Workawayer (Leilane)

Leilane stayed with us for close to 3 weeks. Was a pleasure to work with her. She really brought a change to our studio and we thankful for that. She love animals and the two doggies going to miss her. Any host can really be proud to inter act with her. Thank you for all, Lei.
From the studio team.

(Excellent )

22/10/2018

Left by host (Volunteer for teaching and ...) for Workawayer (Leilane)

Leilane is a good person and a hardworking as well. She stayed with us in our School for few weeks but we learned a lot from her. We are very anxious to meet with her again and again. Leilane be blessed and I wish success in your livelihood.

(Very good )

13/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Leilane) for host for (Volunteer for teaching and ...)

It was a pleasure to me could stay with Mr. Peter and Mama Astrida for three weeks, while I was teaching and helping the kids from the School. They accepted my request just a few days before I arrived, which was so nice of them. During my stay, I was treated as a special guest all the time, having everything that I need in a very beautiful green… read more

(Excellent )

01/10/2018

Left by host (Help us making our ...) for Workawayer (Leilane)

Lei was wonderful. She is a happy, hardworking, fun and kind person. She was quick on her feet, always smart and engaging, and was great with our guests! She really left a lasting positive impression on our staff and she is truly missed!

(Excellent )

13/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Leilane) for host for (Help us making our ...)

My time at the Hostel it was great! I stayed with them for over three weeks, working in the bar at night and I have such a good time. The whole team from the bar it was very friendly and fun and supportive, always trying to help me while working but also having some good laughs together. And I’m glad to say that I also made good friends at the… read more

(Excellent )

02/03/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Leilane)

Leilane was really into the organic farming farming practices we value at Eco Hub Africa. During her stay, she helped us plant water melons, prepare amazing food, practice Portuguese, and a whole lot of other things.

She is hardworking, and always willing to see a project done once it is started. She helped us start a nursery bed, and till a… read more

(Excellent )

21/02/2018

Left by Workawayer (Leilane) for host for (Help Us Create A Self ...)

My almost one month with Diego and Kata it was an amazing experience. I learned so much in so many ways: Helping with the harvest, digging, planting seeds and watering them, building an earthen oven, feeding the cute Guinea Pigs and also learning about the Ugandan culture, the Lukonzo language and how to cook the delicious traditional food that… read more

(Excellent )

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