Pino

Switzerland
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Hi there
I'm Pino an open-minded, 29 year old semi grown up from Switzerland.
My background is more on the mechanical side but I also really enjoy to work outside in nature and do physical work. I Would consider myself as a handy person, so if you have stuff that needs to be fixed, here I am.
I'm always down to explore and learn new things, pushing myself out of my comfort zone as much as possible and try my best to see the funny side of life when things not exactly go as planned, as they tend to almost always do ;)

I did a four year apprenticeship as a construction mechanic in Switzerland.
In 2017/2018 I was traveling in Africa for a year, where I participate on a lot of different Workaway projects. I really like the concept of it since it allows to change perspective which is in general really important in life I think. Happy to give a hand wherever needed.

Volunteering I already did:

2 Weeks in the Sahara desert in Morocco
- building bricks and houses

6 Weeks in Zambia in a school for blind and disabled children
- general assistance
- fixing the braille machines
- driving the school bus
- cooking

2 Months in Zimbabwe in a rural village
- gardening work
- animal care
- assistance with tourists
- building houses and roofs

2 Months in Namibia on a lodge in the Kalahari desert
- stargazing guide for lodge guests
- cheetah care
- general maintenance of the property
- organizing sunset tours

1 Month in South Africa on a farm
- fixing things
- garden and farming work

2 Weeks in Lesotho helping an NGO
- palliative care

1 Week in Colombia off-grid
- farm work
- animal care

2 Weeks in Sardinia totally off-grid
- bee keeping
- gardening and construction work
- cut down eucalyptus trees
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
General Maintenance
More details about your skills
I learned construction mechanic for heavy machines in Switzerland and worked as a machine mechanic in Switzerland and abroad for couple of years.
Whenever I have time, I work as gardener in a landscaping company in my hometown. At the moment I work as field service engineer where I have the opportunity to travel around the world and take care of customers.
Age
31
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Vegetarian

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21 Jan 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Off grid living in the ...)

The last two weeks have been a wild ride with lots of laughter, learning, emotions, leeches, conversations, contemplating and more laughter. You'll get used to the leeches, so don't worry.

There is always a lot of work to do, such as feeding horses, building walls from natural materials, getting recycled materials for different projects, mowing… read more

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30 Dec 2021

Left by Workawayer () for host (Off grid living in the ...)

It was an incredible time I had together with Misha and his amazing dogs and cats, family and friends. We cut eucalyptus trees and prepared stones for further projects. It was a very good combination between physical demanding work, sitting around the fire having good conversations and taking care of the animals.
Misha is a very passionated and… read more

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30 Dec 2021

Left by host for Workawayer ()

Wow, we really enjoyed time here in the mountains with Pino doing a lot of stuff like: cutting trees, preparing wood for construction, working with the stones, drinking tea, speaking by the fire, looking at the stars or whatever... Pino is incredible person, calm, wise, responsabile, very positive and hard working guy. He is really interested in… read more

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15 May 2020

Left by Workawayer () for host (Join our family farm and ...)

I only stayed a week on Maria and Evelios place. Because of corona I left earlier than expected. Although I Really enjoyed the time I had one the remote farm. There was always a lot to do. It was a challenge to play chess against Evelio and I wish to meet you all again somewhere.
Greetings Pino

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19 Mar 2020

Left by host for Workawayer ()

Pino is a smart and friendly, also very hard working and strong man, always there to help with anything. Responsible and mature, he was the olny volunteer that Follow the house rules and the goverment curfew. Also He is an excellent chest player ... we enjoy his company very much... unfortunately had to leave early to get back to his country… read more

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21 Jan 2024

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30 Dec 2021

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15 May 2020

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19 Mar 2020

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24 Apr 2018

Left by Workawayer () for host (Eco projects and ...)

First of all sorry for my very late feedback;)
I spend almost a month at Riettes and Jeremys place and I have to say that I really really enjoyed my time there. From the first day I felt like in a second home. There is a lot of different and very interesting work to do wich is sometimes very easy and sometimes a bit harder also depends on your… read more

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7 Oct 2017

Left by Workawayer () for host (Be part of our extended ...)

It was an unforgettable experience to stay at Mpisi's village. I stayed there for almost two Months and enjoyed my time with all of the Family members very much. During my time i had the opportunity to extend a house, wich is made almost 100% out of local materials. I learned a lot about the rural life in Zimbabwe and met so many nice people.… read more

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24 Aug 2017

Left by host for Workawayer ()

Pino is very helpful and nice guy. He helped me for a lot of work. He is very friendly and he is open minded. I'm happy that he visited us and had a good time with us. We hope and we wish meeting him again. You are more than welcome anytime we wish you the best. And if you get a message from this guy, I recommend you to accept him and for sure you… read more

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18 Apr 2017

Left by Workawayer () for host (Experience The beauty of ...)

Ahmed, Brahim and Baba are very nice hosts. I really enjoyed my time in the Sahara. The work was not to hard and we had a nice group. looking forward to visit you again.

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24 Aug 2017

Left by host (Help at a boarding school for ...) for Workawayer ()

Pino stayed with us for 6 weeks and adapted to the village environment very quickly. He got along with everybody very well even joining the village community in their sports events. He is very easy going and hardworking and was a big help fixing things around the school and the kids miss him a lot already. We wish him all the best for his future… read more

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11 Aug 2017

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help at a boarding school for ...)

After six weeks here the time has come to say goodbye. I had such a good time here and I will miss all of the kids, the people who works there, the other volunteers and of course Cosmo and Barbara. It's a very nice and relaxed atmosphere at the school, wich made, that it dosen't take a long time to get used to the place.
There is a lot of… read more

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