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Hi everyone!
Our names are Maddy and Joe, from the UK. We're currently travelling around South America, building our Spanish skills and meeting lots of new people! We're outgoing, active and reliable people and would love to improve our understanding of the places we're visiting by participating in a Workaway.
We're both passionate about education and language, and have experience volunteering in UK.
At home, Maddy is an education researcher, specialising in disadvantaged children. She also studied Spanish at university and spent time working as a translator for a newspaper in Málaga, Spain. In her spare time, Maddy volunteers for a charity that supports homeless women in Manchester.
Joe's work also relates to education: he is a mathematician and analyses education statistics. In his spare time he's passionate about the environment. He has previously run workshops for children and volunteers for a charity that advocates for the protection of birds
Thank you for reading!
Interests
Vegetarian or veganPolitics / Social justiceNatureMusicMovies & TVLanguagesHistoryHikingDrawing & paintingDIY & craftsCultureBooksBeach
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Italian: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
We are both native speakers of English with an excellent grasp of the complexities of the language. We both have experience teaching young children to speak and read. We are incredibly passionate about the importance of language learning and exchange.We also understand how it feels to learn a second language. Maddy speaks Spanish to a very good level. She studied Spanish at university and lived in Spain. Joe speaks basic Spanish and is improving every day with lots of practice. He also studied Italian at school.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Life at a Farmstay
Some knowledge of:
Charity Work
Eco Projects
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Able to teach about:
Teaching
Languages
Art Projects
Babysitting and creative play
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
Maddy's experience and skills:
- Native English speaker with experience writing for English and Spanish newspapers
- Advanced Spanish skills
- Bachelor's and Master's degree in Economics and Hispanic Studies
- Full driving license
- Childcare experience of all ages
- Planning educational arts activities for small and large groups
- Cooking
- Hiking and adventures in nature
Joe's experience and skills:
- Native English speaker
- Basic Spanish
- Basic Italian
- Bachelor's and Master's degree in Maths and Physics
- Technology and computing
- Teaching and encouraging young people
- Organising outdoor activities for large groups
- Full driving license
- Childcare experience of all ages
- Cooking
- Have worked in offices, outdoors and in classrooms
Age
28 & 27
What else ...
Maddy's interests:
- Walking
- Spending time with family
- Listening to music
- Drawing
- Watching films
- Reading and writing
Joe's interests:
- Listening to music
- Football & other sports
- Chess & board games
- Film and TV
- Video games
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Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
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