Thomas

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Hey you lovely People! I am a full time traveller who went out to experience himself and people in the world. Be around in Asia for at least another year and then continue to Africa.
My next destination:
Taiwan - from Jun 2025 until Jul 2025
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After my life got ripped apart in 2020 from one day to another my desires in life changed so I decided 2 years later to quit everything and become a full time traveler starting August 2023.

Before I quit I have been working since the age of 17 in metal processing, CNC turner and lastly 7 years as IT-Administrator/Consultant/Project-Leader.

Traveling more than 50 countries on 5 continents have already given me a pretty good impression of what the world is like in terms of landscape cause that was the focus mostly, but getting to know people has so far been neglected cause of my personality back than beeing shy and unsecure.

Primarily I hope with the decision for full time travelling to learn something about myself, dip into different cultures and meet all the interesting people out there and hear the stories of their life. I think workaway is a convenient way to get into it so I am excited to live and work with people in foreign countries.😊

Doing sports of all kind I really enjoy, especially cardio related like hiking or cross country skiing, ball games and yoga. I am always in for exchanges on politics of the world...would consider myself with a descent general knowledge of things regularly reading the news for the last 15 years. I´d call myself pretty open minded...no topic is off limits so lets talk!

For the last 5 years I dipped into photography with a descent camera. I´d love to make more people happy with good pictures of them, documenting projects or tours.

I´d love to help people or business with anything IT/Computer/Internet - related. Most devices with a power plug are my "friends".

I loooooooooooooove animals especially cats!!!😻

I lived one year in the US back in 2001/02.
Interests
Pets
Politics / Social justice
Architecture
Events & social
Charity work
Yoga / Wellness
Winter sports
Technology
Team sports
Self development
Photography
Nature
Outdoor activities
Music
Movies & TV
Mountain
Hitchhiking
Fitness
Hiking
Cycling
Camping
Adventure sports
Animals
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Animal Care
Charity Work
Eco Projects
Teaching
Life at a Farmstay
Babysitting and creative play
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Able to teach about:
Languages
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
For the last 7 years I `ve accompanied an IT-startup with some of my best friends going through good and rough times. It began "speaking" with machines but after some years gathering lots and lots of experiences I evolved to work with humans which es even harder cause they know more states than 0 or 1.😄

I am pretty efficient and structured in organising things having experience through project management from work and organising events and vacation for friends and family.

5 years ago photography caught my passion. I can help you pimp up your portfolio on whatever business you have and all of us will have fun doing that.

Other than that I have good discipline for hard physical work, be handy with tools and machines. Sound weird but I have more energy than most people which of course has benefits but also brings problems with it.

One special skill is orienteering so working with maps (analog & digital).

I have jumped into the yoga world.

I can drive all kinds of vehicles on a variety of road conditions since I got experience overlanding in South America, New Zealand, Canada, US and spent 7 years driving 1000km a week in Germany. Also made some experiences riding motorbike in Vietnam, Nepal, Thailand even TukTuk on Sri Lanka.

I really enjoy chopping wood!😆
Age
40
What else ...
I am very good in Magic the Gathering, a trading card game and probably the most complex game in the world (Love to teach).😁
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Not really into meat and no seafood at all. I do enjoy some meat though but not every meal.

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20 Sep 2024

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I will give a detailed review with some facts

Communication:
You get in touch with the Principal Basanta to plan your stay. After you arrive the hostel warden Sushil, a very friendly perfect English speaking Indian introduced me to the amenities. Btw. he is always in for good talks after school.

Living:
You have your separate room in the school… read more

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20 Sep 2024

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I will give a detailed review to the opportunity volunteering in the Lamdon School in Sumoor with some facts:

Contact:
After I contacted the Kyagar proposing my interest in helping out at the Lamdon School they gave me Bubu’s contact who organised the introduction at the school.

Facts of volunteer life:
My Indian friend Pallavi and I got a… read more guest room inside the school building with all the amenities we needed. Drinking water is provided outside from the filtered glacier water. Electricity times are between 6pm - 8am. 3 meals a day are provided by the hostel, it’s basic but decent and you can use the kitchen for making coffee or anything else you wanted. Meal times are 8am, 13pm, 8:30pm.

Assembly starts at 9:50, school time 10:35 - 1 and 1 - 4 so there is no rush in the morning and plenty of time in the afternoon, 6 days a week except Sunday. Periods are 35min long. The principle or vice principle assigns you between 3-5 classes every morning. There is 1-8th grade + UKG/LKG. About half of the class starting from 4th grade understands English very well so the lower classes are quite challenging but even more fun. If you can handle LKG and UKG you are well prepared to handle anything in life;).
Discipline gets better the older they are, 6-8 grade you can entertain with quality education.
We mostly practiced English with all the classes…counting, spelling, dictation, games, common knowledge, geography, arts and crafts but you are absolutely free in your curriculum.

Staff:
The staff is very friendly but let’s say…a little bit shy. Except for one male all of them are female. Not all of them are fluent in English so there is a boundary in communication. You get delicious chai every morning in the teachers room. I attended some classes for photography purposes and to see how the professionals work, that was no problem.

Sumoor:
The village is small but has several shops with all you need. It’s the biggest village in that area after Diskit. People are friendly, the donuts at the bakery are delicious and the landscape around is absolutely stunning. We made a day trip with our motorcycle to the Siachen Glacier base camp although we didn’t make it till the end cause foreigners are not allowed. Actually foreigners are re not allowed beyond the hot springs about 20k up the valley from Sumoor but going to the free hot pool I can really recommend. It’s all new and cozy.

Hostel:
About 40 kids live in the hostel. They have play times after school and after dinner. They are super polite, well mannered and service you where they can. They are happy to hang out with you and share anything you wanne know. Feel free to plan activities with them, the super friendly hostel warden Takpa will support you.

Experience:
After volunteering one month in a school in Kathmandu I was kinda familiar with the Himalayan attitude, lifestyle and mindsets and I love it. Just by thinking of my time with the kids I get tears in my eyes visualizing their smiling faces🥹🥹🥹. The loving kindness I received from all my students was incredible heartwarming. Out of classroom kids behave mostly, are extroverted and best thing, they share their delicious food from home with you during lunch break😋.

Summary:
Both of us had an absolut wonderful time at the Lamdon School. Waking up every morning with view on the snow covered mountains gave every day a special sparkle. Working with the kids is absolutely fulfilling. 2 weeks is not enough though to build up good connections with the students so I recommend at least a month or more.

Special tip:
Prepare a meal for them, the girls are happy to help you cooking and all the kids are excited for something different than their normal meal plans.

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