Stephanie

Travel information

I am currently

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 , UK, 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