Luan

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

Currently meditating and motorcycling in Northern Thailand, planning on heading down to Southern Thailand and Malaysia soon to engage with the ocean and coastal ecology.

Description

Currently pursuing vipassana meditation retreats in SE.
From Brazil!

Interests

Technology

Events & social

Politics / Social justice

Sustainability

Culture

Self development

Charity work

Movies & TV

Books

History

Music

Writing

Cycling

Outdoor activities

Winter sports

Yoga / Wellness

Team sports

Nature

Mountain

Dancing

Fitness

Camping

Beach

Adventure sports

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
French: Beginner

More details about my language interests
Bilingual from a young age, have a relatively easy time transmitting ways to improve pronunciation, vocabulary, and some of the more nuanced aspects of speaking more than one language.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Charity Work

Art Projects

Life at a Farmstay

House and pet sitting

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Some knowledge of:  

General Maintenance

Animal Care

Languages

Babysitting and creative play

Helping with Computers/ Internet

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Able to teach about:  

Eco Projects

Teaching

More details about your skills

Past experiences include:
- 5 summers of tree planting in northern Canada with over 500,000 coniferous tree seedlings manually planted
- 2 years of bartending while attending university developed strong interpersonal skills
- 3 years of rock climbing coaching while attending university developed teaching skills, public speaking and group dynamics skills. plus phenomenal Spotify playlists as I was in charge of the gym music while working.
- Experienced meditator with a good grip on teaching different breathworks and concentration exercises to others from a holistic view, meaning understanding people's goals and needs, identifying what to apply, what to expect and how to achieve goals and progress in their practice.
- Trained Environmental Sustainability Scientist, have a solid understanding of how ecological communities work from a micro to macro scale, able to communicate that well and Very passionate about canopies (tree covered forests) and interspecies dynamics. this links in with my meditation practice in more ways than one would assume.
- Brazillian: Social skills were inherited from many carnavals and weekends spent listening to samba on the beach with family and friends. great companion to have on casual situations and on the lunch table after a good meal.

Age

26

What else ...

- Currently in and out of meditation retreats in Thailand, interested in workaway as a way to have breaks in between.
- Education: B.Sc in Environmental Sciences from the University of Lethbridge (just graduated), Diploma of Environmental Planning from Selkirk College.
- Previous work: Tree Planter (5S), Rock Climbing Instructor (all ages).
- Outdoor play: Snowboarding and rock climbing consistently, surfing and mountain bike less consistently (if only the weekend lasted 5 days)
- Indoor play: Reading, writing and excellent post-large-meal conversationalist.

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  Special dietary requirements