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Activities i am interested in:
Beach, mountain, music, hiking, wildlife, dogs, camping, exploring...
Description
Hello. I am Tian, 31 years old. I grew up and lived for 25 years in the Canary Islands It is about 6 years now that I am travelling and/or doing seasonal work abroad and occasionally I go back to the Canaries for some months to work in hotels and earn money to continue the journey.
When I finished high school I started working in the hospitality and tourism industry and have been in all kinds of positions, from waiter to bookkeeper, maintenance department (general building maintenance, pool maintenance, gardening), and also for a bunch of years as a receptionist (front desk).
From 2015 up to early 2020 I managed a small group of Villas that were rented out as holiday homes with 3 other full-time workers which I was in charge of coordinating to ensure that work ran smoothly. Occasionally, whenever we did any reforms on a house, or a larger job needed to be done with more urgency, the team could be up to 7 workers.
In 2018 I volunteered for the first time on a Marine Wildlife Conservation Project. This was an experience that truly blew my mind and, without a doubt, deeply modified the course of my life. So I repeated this in 2019 for a bit over a month as a volunteer.
In 2020 I joined a sea turtle conservation and monitoring project in Greece where I spent the whole season (June - to the end of September)
2021 and 2022 I spent in Costa Rica, working on a Biological Field Station which I originally came to as a volunteer and after 6 months I was offered to stay and become staff and get paid for the work I did. My main focus was on the turtle project, but when turtle season was over I learned to catch and handle snakes (which I loved!) and we also carried out surveys in the jungle searching for large mammal tracks (paca, agouti, jaguar...), otter surveys (where we collected genetic samples from scat). We also carried out research on macaws and did activities with the kids of the local community. My time in Costa Rica is a period I will always remember and, even though after almost 2 years there, I felt like I had to return to Europe for some time, I am eager to find a job opportunity there again.
I have always had a great interest in nature, wildlife, forests, and oceans... Having grown up on a small island in the middle of the Atlantic, I like to always have near to me a large body of water. My island is a very flat and dry place, so green nature, with trees, rivers and high mountains also amuse me a lot.
I can work well on my own as well as in a team. I have knowledge of general building maintenance and pool maintenance, and I have some concepts of electricity and electrical installations, both AC and DC. I can do basic carpentry jobs, as well as bricklaying. I am always enthusiastic to learn new abilities and skills.
I believe I have a lot of patience, which makes me pay special attention to details. I consider myself to have a proactive attitude when it comes to work and will be happy to take the initiative and assign tasks when working in a team. I strongly believe that it is important to set an example when leading a team, rather than sit back and point the finger.
In many things, I am no expert but will be happy to share and teach all the skills and methods I know to whom has any interest.
I also enjoy cooking a lot. I always have done. I truly came to realize that I am very capable when it comes to working in a kitchen during my time in Costa Rica. I often was in charge of the meals, cooking for groups of 7-15 people, and on some occasions up to 20 people. With larger groups, I had help in the kitchen and managed well to coordinate the work in the time frame we had to make the meal, but when we were about 10 people, I was often on my own. I actually enjoyed taking away from my free time to spend longer in the kitchen to produce good, tasty meals, which the volunteers always very much appreciated after the long hours of sweaty surveys in the jungle, often carried out in heavy tropical rain, or under the blazing sun. The tasty meals were, without a doubt, one of the key factors in keeping up the morale of the team (especially in the rainy season when we would often be flooded).
Just ask me for any more info you want or need to know, and I will be glad to share it with you.
Interests
Writing
Astronomy
Art & design
Adventure sports
Sailing / Boating
Self development
Technology
Sustainability
Winter sports
Water sports
Van life
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Outdoor activities
Pets
Performing arts
Plant care
Music
Mountain
Languages
Farming
Gardening
Hiking
DIY & crafts
Culture
Camping
Carpentry
Cooking & food
Beach
Animals
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentMore details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Charity Work
Eco Projects
Some knowledge of:
Life at a Farmstay
Animal Care
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Helping around the house
Able to teach about:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Hospitality/Tourism
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Languages
More details about your skills
Flexible with work. Easily adapt to other cultures and societies. Open minded. Easy going. Self-motivated. Likes animals. Lives with music and love discovering new sounds. Very dadecated with tasks that fulfill me.
Age
32
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Driver's licence
Allergies
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Feedback
My time at Sarah's and Andy's place was great! We were 2 people and a dog and originally planned for something like a 2-week stay but ended up doing about a month! We did some tree pruning as well as some work down at the stable with the horses. We also spent time making door frames for their lovely… read more
My time at Colm's place was really good! I got an incredibly good impression of Italy after spending time here. I have always been more of a seaside person, but I fell in love with the Tuscan Mountains.
Colm's hospitality was great. Work was 3 hours/day… read more
My time spent with Greg at his place was amazing! I originally went for two weeks and ended up staying almost a month! I would have stayed longer, but I was on a journey to Greece, so after 4 weeks I felt like it was time to continue. The location is incredible, in the south part of the… read more
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My time at Sarah's and Andy's place was great! We were 2 people and a dog and originally planned for something like a 2-week stay but ended up doing about a month! We did some tree pruning as well as some work down at the stable with the horses. We also spent time making door frames for their lovely… read more
My time at Colm's place was really good! I got an incredibly good impression of Italy after spending time here. I have always been more of a seaside person, but I fell in love with the Tuscan Mountains.
Colm's hospitality was great. Work was 3 hours/day… read more
My time spent with Greg at his place was amazing! I originally went for two weeks and ended up staying almost a month! I would have stayed longer, but I was on a journey to Greece, so after 4 weeks I felt like it was time to continue. The location is incredible, in the south part of the… read more
Sebas helped us a lot in our project, he was motivated, calm, positive, flexible, fun and, we had good comunication, very good worker, and he brings the best mood to the team!
Thank you Sebas!
Next time we meet we make some aguahara And sail around the islands!
