Paul & Lea

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Description

Hi there!
We are Lea and Paul, an enthusiastic couple from Germany who quit their jobs to move from rainy Essen to sunny Barcelona. To be honest, our first thought where to move to was Central or South America but after further consideration we realized that we don’t want that big of a distance to our family. Nevertheless, we decided at least to give ourselves 4.5 months to experience the vibe and the day-to-day live in Panama, Nicaragua and Costa Rica (and to see what we’re missing out on😉). Lea had the chance to spend 2 months in Colombia in 2019 and together we spent a 3-week-vacation travelling through Mexico what made us even more curious to explore other countries and cultures in Central America, get to know the people, discover the nature and improve our language skills!
We love to try and teach ourselves new things (like bouldering, chess, pilates, coding (Paul), drawing present cards (Lea)) and be active and outside (not least as a balance to our current office jobs).

Interests

Writing

Water sports

Yoga / Wellness

Vegetarian or vegan

Self development

Sustainability

Team sports

Technology

Plant care

Photography

Outdoor activities

Nature

Mountain

Languages

History

Hiking

Gardening

Fitness

Farming

Culture

DIY & crafts

Dancing

Drawing & painting

Events & social

Cooking & food

Beach

Art & design

Animals

Adventure sports

Languages

Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Chinese (Mandarin): Beginner

More details about my language interests
We are both interested in improving our spanish skills (Lea - intermediate / Paul - beginner) and could teach you some german in exchange.

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Charity Work

Art Projects

Eco Projects

Life at a Farmstay

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Some knowledge of:  

Languages

Gardening

DIY and building projects

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Hospitality/Tourism

General Maintenance

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

We love
- doing garden work / work outside
- doing sports together like bouldering, table tennis or pilates
- cooking fresh vegetable meals (most of the time vegan)
- taking care of our >40 house plants
- learning new things

We both have a drivers license.

Paul
- Works as a Data Analyst for ~4 years (using Python, SQL, Excel, PowerBI, Tableau)
- Worked for 3 months parttime as a vendor in a bakery
- Helped his parents renovating their home over the past 2 decades (He didn't plan it but followed the instructions of his dad.)
- Helped his grandparents gardening
- Loves every kind of sports (hockey, bouldering, chess, table tennis, calisthenics, ...)

Lea
- Works in communications / PR / marketing for landscaping projects
- Loves to explore the world
o Helped out in a kindergarten in Barranquilla, Colombia (2 months)
o Worked in Disneyland Paris, France as a vendor (2 months)
o Internship in Paris, France, in destination marketing (3 months)
o Internship in Palma, Spain, in tourism marketing (3 months)
o Studied abroad in Xiamen, China (10 months)
- Worked in destination marketing organizations, advised people and organized travels
- Helped her parents gardening

Age

30 & 30

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements
  vegetarian or vegan