From: Australia
Individual account
Australia, Sri Lanka
08/10/2017 - 03/01/2018
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Hi I’m Marsha! A super happy, easy-going, brave and open-minded human being.
I just recently complete a 200 hour Yoga Teacher training in India! With the renowned Yogi Sivadas at the Kailash Yoga School. (http://www.yogatribe.org/ )
I have been traveling alone around Australia, Asia, Middle East and Europe for almost 4 years already! I left home at 18 and started my journey around the world. I worked and traveled in Australia for 9 months, explored South East Asia for 7 months, volunteered in Nepal for 2 months. Then I spent 3 months hitchhiking from Iran to Turkey. I then spent 5 months in Greece, workawaying and volunteering for the refugees. After that, I hitchhiked from Greece to France! (I basically hitchhiked from Iran to France, alone, beginning at 19) I then worked in London for half a year. Then bigger adventures began: I cycled alone across one of the hardest "roads" in the world, across Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, over numerous 4000m+ high passes. Then I went to Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor alone, where I hired a donkey and walked for 19 days straight, across "the roof of the world". I then went to Pakistan, cycled across the northern mountainous areas alone. I ended up staying in Pakistan for 6 months due to all the travel opportunities and amazing people. I then took a short vacation in Sri Lanka, before returning to Afghanistan again. This time spending 3 weeks exploring Kabul (capital), Bamiyan, Band e Amir National Park (most beautiful place in the world) and Kandahar (ex-capital of the Taliban).
After all those crazy adventures, I decided to further my love for yoga by doing a 200hr YTT training in India. I had never learnt so much in one month. I really found the true value in a healthy yogic lifestyle. I hope to help spread this knowledge with the world, helping people live a happier life.
My up bringing in Hong Kong made me a responsible, diligent, well mannered and hard working person. I always try my best in everything. I'm eager to learn and I always put a lot of effort and care into what I do. So far as I have just completed my teacher training, I don't have any experience teaching yoga yet (except teaching during my training). I am very eager to do my best and gain experience. I'm very confident in my abilities to contribute.
I have worked in a Japanese restaurant in Australia, a scuba diving center in Greece, and a private casino in Mayfair London. I'm really enjoy socializing with others and making people feel very warm and welcomed always.
You can check out my instagram stories for some of my photography work: @girlgonetolive
Gardening
Building
Babysitting / child care
Cooking / shopping
General Maintenance
Help in the house
Helping with Tourists
Charity work
Language practice
Other
Help with Computers / internet
Teaching
***** CERTIFICATIONS AND AWARDS *****
- 200hr Yoga Teacher Training course approved by Yoga Alliance with Yogi Sivadas (www.yogatribe.com)
- SSI open water scuba diving certificate.
- Basic first aid course completion
- the Silver Award of the Hong Kong Award for Young People in 2014 (http://www.ayp.org.hk)
- 2014's Google Startup Weekend Hong Kong (I was a team leader)
******** SKILLS ********
- Photography: Landscape, travel, night, underwater (I own a Sony a7rii, a wide angle lens and a 55mm prime lens. My works are on my stories on Instagram @girlgonetolive)
- Music: Alto Saxophone, Chinese Zither
- Computer: Photoshop, Video Editing (Adobe Premier Pro), InDesign (Graphic design), Illustrator (design), Google Drive, Microsoft, Adobe. (All computer skills are at amateur level)
- Cooking : My cooking is standard. I love experimenting with new recipes. I can cook western, Chinese, Cantonese, Thai, Korean, Malaysian and Japanese food
******* WORK EXPERIENCE ********
Waitress and valet at a private casino in Mayfair London (6 months)
Waitress at a reputed Japanese restaurant in Darwin, Australia
Event registration at the Entrepreneurs Club Hong Kong for 14 months
Finance and Sponsorship committee at Running to Stop the Traffik in 2014 (an international, youth-led movement. I created and sold Sponsorship packages to companies.)
Research assistant at LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (for 2 weeks as work experience)
Prefect at high school (was one of the three responsible for organising monthly school events.)
Founder of the Community Service club at high school
******* VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE ********
2 months in London (worked on a boat and in a house renovating)
2 months on Lesvos Island in Greece (for refugees), I was involved in boat spotting and the emergency respond to receiving incoming refugee boats, did sorting in a warehouse, as well as working inside a refugee camp with the Humanitarian Support Agency.
1 month housekeeping and cooking in a house with a single mom and 2 children.
2 weeks in a scuba diving center in Greece
2 weeks housekeeping in a house in Greece
2 months construction work in Nepal to build a school after the earthquake
In high school, I started a community service club, since i was 12 i volunteer regularly with various organisations in Hong Kong. Volunteering is something I love and it gives me a sense of self worth and to help those in need.
English (fluent), Cantonese (fluent), Mandarin (fluent), Farsi/ Dari ( spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan; beginner level), German (beginner)
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Australian, British, Hong Kong
I really love photography, and traveling. My instagram is @girlgonetolive
I wear glasses (short sighted)
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
All antibiotics related to Penicillin. Gluten and especially milk.
Special dietary requirements
Diary and gluten free. Vegetarian. I eat seafood.
