Miriam Elise

& Juan Carlos

Travel information

We are currently

Activities we are interested in:

We would like to make a meaningful contribution, learn, and practice new skills. よろしくお願いします！

Description

Our family has worked and traveled throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe, and the Americas. We are international project managers and team leaders who are looking for a 3-6 month experience before our next assignment.

Between the two of us, we have done a little of everything - working on a farm in Norway and a zoo in Oregon, building houses in the Solomons and basketball courts in Paraguay, teaching carpentry in Azerbaijan and language learning in Cambodia, underwater mapping the Wakatobi Marine preserve and leading underwater tours in Sri Lanka, leading NGO development and furniture manufacturing in Mexico, and working in restaurants in El Salvador, Hawaii, and Japan.

We have volunteered all over the world - with shelters for the abandoned elderly and survivors of domestic violence, skills-building classes for children living on the street and in under-resourced communities, editing sociology papers and children’s novels, developing museum exhibitions, attending to animals in shelters, and giving public presentations and fundraising.

Some of our favorites things: teaching, cooking, building, writing, vegetable gardens, animals, motorcycles, construction, ikebana, persimmons, cribbage, art, off-roading, hiking, scuba diving, books, yoga, meditation, knitting, poetry.

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Japanese: Intermediate
French: Beginner
Italian: Beginner
Russian: Beginner

More details about my language interests
Japanese, French, Spanish

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Gardening

Being an elderly companion

Eco Projects

Art Projects

Charity Work

DIY and building projects

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

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Some knowledge of:  

Teaching

Languages

Hospitality/Tourism

More details about your skills

We look forward to meeting you and contributing. We have lived abroad for years and traveled to 50+ countries.

Elise has experience as a teacher, a farm worker, a public speaker, an extra, an event planner, a strategist, a waitress, a manager, a tour guide…in hotels, restaurants, NGO’s, zoos, schools, and government. She is an excellent editor and proficient writer.

Juan Carlos has experience as an entrepreneur and professional associate - in government, building renovation, furniture and construction, legal analysis and strategic planning, restaurants and public relations, mechanics and car repair, welding and soldering, and basic electronics. He is an excellent driver and a proficient cook.

We love fixing things, organizing, conversation, and helping.

We have worked in austere environments in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania — and thrive in adventures.

Age

51 & 38

What else ...

At present, our family is interested in various solo, couple, and family short-term travel opportunities near Fiji. In 2024−2025, we are looking for a 3-10 month experiential learning family sabbatical with language immersion - target languages: Japanese and/or Spanish.

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  Hayfever and bug bites - OTC Claritin, Zyrtec

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  Special dietary requirements