Yoko

Japan
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I am currently

At home
Description

My hobbies are traveling, watching movies and theaters, visiting museums, cooking, reading books.
Now I'm very happy to travel abroad. I want to stay like locals live there. This is the first time travel as a workawayer, but I did a homestay in Italy 3 times.
l like italian culture, history, arts, music. I've been studing Italian.
I'd like to improve it.
I worked in elementaly school and junior high school for 35 years. Now I'm a pentioner. So l can decide my schedule flexibly.
Interests

Self development

Movies & TV

Music

Languages

History

Gardening

Culture

Cooking & food

Books

Architecture
Languages

Languages spoken
Japanese: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Italian: Intermediate

More details about my language interests
I can teach Japanese. Now I'm stadying English and Italian.Their lebels are intermediate.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:

Light gardening

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

Some knowledge of:

Helping around the house

Able to teach about:

Languages

Creating/ Cooking family meals
More details about your skills

teaching Japanese and Japanese culture, cooking, and anythig you' d like me to do.
Now I'm doing language exchanging between Japanese and English.

Japanese fluent
English intermediate
ltalian intermediate
Age

67
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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5 Jun 2023

Left by host (Help in exchange of a ...) for Workawayer ()

Yoko conosce molto bene la vita italiana e quindi le è stato facile adattarsi alla vita in famiglia. Ottima cuoca, molto indipendente nel gestire i lavori di casa in autonomia. Una caratteristica questa non comune. Personalmente mi ha aiutato molto anche a ripassare la lingua giapponese avendo alle spalle una carriera come insegnante. Conversare … read more

(Excellent )

14 May 2023

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help in exchange of a ...)

I stayed for a month and helped the housework and helped Orietta stady Japanese.
Orietta's good at Japanese. We talked a lot with Italian and Japanese. Angelo always looked out for me, helped me with my work, and explained the content of the films. Tommy always listened patiently to my Italian and taught me the right way of saying. Leo gladly … read more

(Very good )

14 May 2023

Left by Workawayer () for host (Enjoy the Italian ...)

I stayed in her house for a week. Maria welcomed me very warmly. Unfortunately I could not be a gardening assistant but I cooked meals and helped with housework every day.
She always praised the food I made and said thank you to me, which encouraged me.
I was looking forward to seeing her get healthier and smile more and more.
She always took care … read more

(Excellent )

8 May 2023

Left by host (Enjoy the Italian ...) for Workawayer ()

Yoko came for a week to help out in the garden but circumstances changed and she ended up preparing all the meals and taking care of the house. It was very nice having her around. Open and curious about everything around her, she was well liked among my friends. She’s also a very good cook and everything she did, she did with grace and good … read more

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