Tomas

Chile
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I am currently
Travelling
Activities i am interested in:
I'm interested in eco-friendly projects involving the use of sustainable resources and technology to improve the local community and environment.
My next destination:
Chile - from May 2023 until May 2024
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Hi, my name is Tomás, a 30 year old Chilean biotechnologist.

I started travelling some years ago, since then, I came in contact with beautiful people who teached me about environmentally and spiritually enriching practices.

I'm would like to keep applying and learning about those practices including sustainable design, permaculture, community welfare and healthy lifestyles.

I feel comfortable doing all sorts of things, and I acquired experience from many different jobs and volunteerings, for example: hospitality, event producing, postal service work, farming, teaching, tourist guiding, laboratory work and spiritual practicing.

I'm looking forward to meeting you and share a good time!

Facebook profile:
https://www.facebook.com/tomas.sius

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Hola, mi nombre es Tomás, tengo 30 años y soy un biotecnólogo chileno.

Empecé a viajar hace algunos años y desde entonces e conocido a personas hermosas que me enseñaron sobre prácticas enriquecedoras tanto espiritualmente como para el medioambiente.

Me gustaria seguir aplicando y aprendiendo sobre estos conceptos incluyendo diseño sustentable, permacultura, bienestar comunitario y estilos de vida saludables.

Me siento cómodo haciendo todo tipo de cosas y he adquirido experiencia de varios trabajos y voluntariados, como por ejemplo: Hospitalidad, producción de eventos, servicio postal, agricultura, docencia, guía turístico, trabajo de laboratorio y practica espiritual.

Me gustaría poder conocernos y pasarlo bien juntos!

Perfil de Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/tomas.sius
Interests
Hiking
Yoga / Wellness
Vegetarian or vegan
Technology
Sustainability
Self development
Politics / Social justice
Plant care
Performing arts
Outdoor activities
Nature
Movies & TV
Music
Languages
LGBTQ
History
Fitness
Gardening
Farming
Events & social

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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Japanese: Fluent
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Being an elderly companion
Eco Projects
Charity Work
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
Teaching
More details about your skills
Fluent in Spanish and English,
N3 Japanese and a little bit of French.

Farming and permaculture
House and garden maintenance
Cooking
Hospitality and cleaning
Cyclism and basic mechanics
A little bit of wood carving
Customer service, Guide and cashier

Other experience:
Office software
Event planning
Teaching and acting
Beer brewing
Animal Care
Biology laboratory related skills

I also like most sports and board games :)
Age
32
What else ...
I'm not picky with accomodations or food and I like to keep my space tidy.
I'm very talkative and I love to share stories and ideas!
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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19 Jul 2022

Left by host (Help us take care of our ...) for Workawayer (Tomas)

He stayed at our temple twice. I think this is because this temple was very meaningful to him. We are very happy because he did a very delicate cleaning work during our stay. And it has brought more results than we requested. He is polite and respectful of culture and will be a valuable presence wherever he goes!

(Excellent )

7 Dec 2020

Left by Workawayer (Tomas) for host (Help us take care of our ...)

This review comes quite late since I left kokushoji two months ago but I still want to say how kind everyone was with me and how pleasant was the job and accommodation.
The temple is a traditional construction located in a very quiet place, so I could relax in a beautiful place and find some peace meditating either in the main shrine or in the… read more spacious room provided to workawayers.
Ren-san, Shiku-san wife, was my host during the three weeks I spent in the temple, and she was always saying how much she appreciated workawayers help but actually she was the one helping me the most.
In the first place Ren-san is one of the most kind persons I have meet in japan, and she is always open to share things with you. A delicious meal, a story about her outstanding life, a movie or radio taiso, meditation and teachings, or some of her time and energy just to make you feel welcome and comfortable.
For the rest of the family everyone is very relaxed and willing to get you involved in their activities, specially Shinku-san, Shiku-san son, who will teach you how to do your work and invite you to eat occasionally. He has a good taste but trust him when he says that a meal is spicy! Also, he was very kind to invite me and another workawayer to be staff in a music festival which was quite a nice surprise.
The work is quite light despite what the family says. It can ve divided in two categories:
Working outside: cut the grass and weeds or do some gardening and cleaning.
Working inside: Clean the bathrooms, genkan, floors and sometimes clean the dust on the main shrine.
The family keeps some notebooks full of feedback from other workawayers so you can read them to get some advice about the work or to know more about the place and the family.
I would advise to know at least a little of Japanese before coming since no one is fluent in English, that said, they didn't seem to had any problems in the past to communicate with any workawayer. They are very open and caring people.
Finally, I just want to thank again Ren-san and her family for being so nice to me and let me share with them as if I was part of the family and made me feel at home. I big hug for everyone!

Ps: there is another temple just beside kokushoji. After the temple's monk died, no one is living there his late cat and dog, Natsu and Hana. Shinku-san feeds them but I'm sure they would appreciate some workawayer company as well.

(Excellent )

9 Jun 2020

Left by Workawayer (Tomas) for host (A place to experience ...)

For three months this was not only a workaway, it was my home and the home of many friends as well. Shibahashi-san is constantly developing a healthy farming comunity where everyone can share.

The farm work itself is very light. Depends on the day, but tasks are either in the vegetable fields, packaging in a comfortable office, cooking or… read more cleaning the house.
In the field work you can learn most of the tasks required for vegetable production, from planting seeds to gathering the grown vegetables. During these tasks Shibahashi san or another field supervisor will do its best to teach you and explain how the process works. Other tasks include weeding, applying compost to the field and arranging the field infrastructure. There is always something to do but there is no rush. You can take your time to complete the tasks and working surrounded by green nature, blue sky and good people made me very happy.
Packaging is easy, just weight the right amount of vegetables and put it in bags. Super simple and you can share a lot with the other volunteers while doing this as well.
No matter the task, the job is always 2 and half hours in the morning followed by a 30-min tea break and then another two hours. In the practice you just work about 4 hours a day from Monday to Friday.
After the tea break one volunteer stays to cook for everyone and another cleans the house. Then everyone lunches together and the rest of the time you are free to choose what to do. Go out, spend some time with other workawayers or simply lay back on the beautiful big house.
The house has long and short term residents, super fast wi-fi, a N64 (Try to beat Hiro, he is though!) , a comfortable shower and a kitchen that Shibahashi-San keeps full of delicious ingredients. Also, the house has a lot of spacious rooms so there is a high chance you get your own spacious room.
Awa-shi is a quiet city but there are many things to do anyway. 3 temples of the 88 Shikoku temple pilgrimage are here and you can visit the many gorgeous shrines around (don't miss the big tree shrine!). You can swim in the yoshinogawa river or go to one of the nice onsens around. One of them even has a bouldering room in the second floor!
There is plenty of convinis, supermarkets, hardware stores, restaurants, and even a shopping center with Hardoff and Daiso. Nevertheless, my favourite place was the library, a nice place to study Japanese.
If you want to explore more, it's super easy to get to Yoshinogawa or Mima with one of the available farm bicycles.
Above ALL, I appreciated the human warm of this place. With no stress and a lot of free time everyone is willing to share and I made priceless memories with people that I can proudly call my friends. Many day trips, parties and random activities. Shibahashi-San is the one who works the most but still will spare time to teach you things or help you if you need. He cares a lot about the people on the farm and will try to keep everyone happy.

I loved every single day I spent on the farm and if you go there I'm sure you will too.
Thanks to everyone!

(Excellent )

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