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Hello! We are a couple from the United States. We just completed our first Workaway on a farm in Nepal and are now looking for another Workaway experience in South America. We are looking for a chance to learn about a new culture, farming, and sustainable living. We are motivated, hard working, adaptable, and quick learners. We both have a background in health sciences (Adam: neuroscience and biology, Shannon: public health and nutrition). We love spending time outside hiking, camping, or playing with our two dogs, who will be staying in the US with Adam's parents while we volunteer. Our careers are approaching a natural break and we want to take this opportunity to go on a meaningful adventure. We hope to spend a lot of our time on workaway being helpful, learning new skills, sharing our skills, and exploring some of the surrounding areas. We plan on bringing our laptops to the workaway and applying to jobs on some days after we complete our volunteering hours.
Interests
Animals
Beach
Events & social
Hiking
History
Self development
Sustainability
Yoga / Wellness
Politics / Social justice
Music
Languages
Gardening
Charity work
Cooking & food
Camping
Culture
Farming
Nature
Outdoor activities
Mountain
Pets
Plant care
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
We love learning some of the language of the country we are staying in so we can communicate with locals and thank people in their own language.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Art Projects
Languages
Eco Projects
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Some knowledge of:
Charity Work
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
More details about your skills
Shannon:
- Has experience volunteering in community gardens.
- Has experience volunteering with refugee communities in the Unites States.
- Has experience hiking, backpacking, camping, kayaking, and loves being active.
- Enjoys being creative and creates pottery in spare time.
- Enjoys cooking and baking and creates dishes from many different cultures.
- Has a Masters in Public Health and is a Registered Dietitian. She is knowledgeable about nutrition and plant biology and would like to learn more about agriculture, gardening, and sustainable food systems.
- Has experience traveling to many different countries and enjoys connecting with locals and learning about different cultures.
Adam:
- Is an experienced hiker and backpacker who has completed two National Outdoor Leadership School courses.
- Has experience tutoring school aged children in South Africa.
- Has experience volunteering at community gardens.
- Has a PhD in Neuroscience and a BS in Biology and Chemistry.
- Has experience traveling to many different countries and enjoys connecting with locals and learning about different cultures.
Age
29 & 29
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Shannon has a mango allergy.Special dietary requirements
