Sam & Nada

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Description

Dear hosts,

I’m Sam from the UK traveling together with my girlfriend Nada, from Egypt. We are recently back in Colombia for the second time in a year, and it’s my third time overall. We are looking to connect with people and interesting projects, get involved in meaningful volunteering work and improve our Spanish.

We spent the second half of 2023, volunteering in a variety of workways in rural areas and traveling in Colombia. We have done various tasks, learnt a lot of new skills and got to know more about Colombian culture and tradition. We have worked in some projects with innovating ideas, been introduced to interesting visions and met many great and warm-hearted volunteers, guests and hosts. We took some time out for Visa reasons, and are now back to explore more of this beautiful part of the world, where we hope to one day live together!

We love to learn and improve our practical skills. We enjoy cooking, gardening, and building things. We are very motivated to learn more about permaculture and sustainable living by working with people who are already doing it. Our interest is particularly strong in subsistence communities who are living off grid and producing most of their own food, and intentional communities. Community values are important to us, and we would like to work with people who treat one another as equals, share, and cultivate love and respect for all.

We practice Yoga, breathing techniques as pathways to increased awareness, contentment, and health, and have a strong interest in traditional medicines and spiritual philosophies around life and health. We love meditation as it's a way to connect deeper with the inner world. We believe that sharing with others the mental and emotional benefits of meditation is very rewarding. Nada has guided meditation groups in previous workways and is intending to pursue a teacher training curse in the near future. I guided Qi gong groups.

Nada has lived in Germany for 7 years, where she worked as a psychiatrist for almost 6 years. She speaks German, Arabic, English and intermediate Spanish.

As for me I have very varied work experience and hobbies. I am a graduate of Adventure Tourism, and can confidently lead groups in activities such as hiking and mountain biking if there is an opportunity.

We are always grateful for any opportunity to learn new things, contribute with our skills, have different experiences and connect with people, because this is how we grow, change and expand our horizon. If we come, we will bring a calm, curious and enthusiastic energy, a warm appreciation for you and your project, a strong work ethic, and the desire to learn and contribute as much as we can.

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
Arabic: Fluent
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate

More details about my language interests
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Gardening

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Some knowledge of:  

Charity Work

Eco Projects

DIY and building projects

Life at a Farmstay

Helping around the house

General Maintenance

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Animal Care

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Able to teach about:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Hospitality/Tourism

More details about your skills

Our skills include improvisation, communication, adaptability, leadership, teamwork, creative thinking and collaboration. We are enthusiastic to share our knowledge of Qigong, Yoga, breathwork, embodiment exercises and meditation in group sessions. We enjoy connecting with kids and we love animals.

Nada is good at managing and organizing events, spaces and activities. She enjoys cleaning, painting, and decorating. She loves doing creative projects with wool/crochet and can guide openness circles and writing groups.

My experience includes hospitality, sales, customer relations, cooking, construction work (including bioconstruction), farm work (including the use of heavy machinery) and adventure sports guiding.

Age

34 & 34

What else ...

We are adventurous, open-minded, warm-hearted and curious. We like activities in nature and connecting over meaningful conversations and music. We are excited about getting to know you!

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  Special dietary requirements
  Nada is vegetarian and I prefer not to eat wheat-based products due to an intolerance