Stephanie

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

Currently in Switzerland, working until the end of February.

Interested in any activity related to tourism and hospitality, also would like to learn more about farming and DIY

Description

Portugese but born and raised in Switzerland, what attracted me first were languages. Thanks to that interest, I started to travel by myself when I was 17.

I was able to live wonderful experiences, as doing a backpacking Europe tour over 3 months, living in Japan for more than a year, working in Disneyland Paris and many more! As of today, after many years of preparation, I left everything 4 years ago to live my biggest dream of a vanlife. Living on the roads now with my 2 doggies/Travel partners.

Through Couchsurfing and also spontaneous encounters, I was able to host and meet hundreds people from all over the world over the past 17 years, and I still keep in touch with most of them.

I can guarantee a big exchange of stories, culture, food and conversations. I'm a loyal friend who will never forget a person who had an impact, even the smallest, on my life. If we meet and become friends, we'll stay friends forever!

Interests

Videography

Events & social

Blogging

Drawing & painting

Yoga / Wellness

Mountain

Outdoor activities

Dancing

Sailing / Boating

Van life

Photography

Pets

Nature

Music

Languages

Hiking

Gardening

Farming

Culture

Cooking & food

Camping

Books

Animals

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Japanese: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: Intermediate

More details about my language interests
Languages are what leaded me to travel all these years. I've been giving private portugese and French lessons in Japan. I also was an aupair for 6 months in an American family who was looking for a French speaking lady.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:  

Being an elderly companion

Gardening

General Maintenance

Art Projects

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Teaching

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Able to teach about:  

Languages

Animal Care

Babysitting and creative play

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

More details about your skills

I did tourism and languages studies in a Switzerland's University.

Apart of that, I always wanted to try new things, which took me to do a lot of different jobs :
- tourist guide,
- event hostess,
- animator,
- vacation camp organiser,
- translator,
- waitress,
- seller,
- aupair,
- animal care taker,
- camping manager,
- shop manager,
- theme park operator,
- hotel receptionist,
- housekeeper,
- irish pub bartender
- gardener
etc

Part of the biggest experiences I had: I've been a zumba teacher for years in hotels and fitnesses, I worked in Disneyland Paris for almost a year and also managed a 3 ha camping/glamping site in Netherlands for 2 summer seasons.

I can say that I'm not afraid of new challenges. I can adapt quickly, I'm autonomous but enjoy working in a team, joyful and very energetic 💪

Age

36

What else ...

I have 2 female dogs who are my travel partners. We live in our van since early 2021.

We've been doing Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland , England, Wales, Scotland, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark and Sweden with the van so far (but I've already been to 42 countries). We enjoy taking our time while exploring a country.

With this daily life, we learned how to enjoy simple matters to the fullest. We love hiking together, and when we're stopping in a spot, I enjoy to just admire the view while listening some music, reading a book or playing guitar. I have a big passion for photography. Most of the time we're outside and very active 🏃‍♀️🐕

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  No

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  Special dietary requirements
  No