Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
At home
My next destination:
Australia - from Jan 2026 until Mar 2026 View all
Description
Hello! I am Zan, a researcher from Cardiff. I am taking a six month sabbatical to travel, experience new cultures and places and meet new interesting people. I am hoping that workaway will help me get a sense of what the local life is like during my travels, while also allowing me to meet like-minded people. Back home, I am quite active and love nature. My main hobbies are surfing, swimming, running and hiking, while I also enjoy yoga. I like growing edible or not plants and gardening and I regularly volunteer at a local community garden. I love animals and I have a blind rescue cat from Athens. Learning languages and getting immersed in new cultures is something I deeply enjoy. I am fluent in English, Greek, French and German and I speak conversational Spanish and basic Italian. I am an amateur ceramicist but also like to dabble in many creative outlets, like crochet, drawing, film photography, embroidery and cooking. The kitchen is where my creativity can best flow. I believe that it is important to give back to the community and in my free time I volunteer at a local community centre for refugees.
Interests
Politics / Social justice
LGBTQ
Events & social
Sustainability
Pets
Culture
Self development
Farming
Charity work
Plant care
DIY & crafts
Books
Art & design
Photography
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Writing
Drawing & painting
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Team sports
Nature
Camping
Beach
Mountain
Water sports
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
Greek: Fluent
English: Fluent
German: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Italian: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Hospitality/Tourism
Being an elderly companion
Some knowledge of:
Charity Work
Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
General Maintenance
House & pet sitting
Able to teach about:
Languages
Art Projects
Teaching
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
I am a self-motivated, persistent and committed individual.
I am used to working both as part of a diverse team and unsupervised, and I have experience in leading team. I have extensive experience in teaching university students.
I consider my self to be quite creative and have many creative hobbies, the main one at the moment being ceramics.
I am an excellent home cook and have some volunteering experience in working in kitchens.
I enjoy DIY and have performed a lot of the renovations in my house, while I have also used my DIY skills while volunteering at a local community garden, where I also perform a lot of gardening and cultivating tasks.
Through my work I have taken part in numerous events aimed at disseminating science to diverse audiences. I am a confident public speaker and experienced at delivering workshops and events for audiences of all ages.
I am fluent in English, Greek, French and German and speak conversational Spanish.
Finally, I am a researcher in genetic epidemiology and therefore highly skilled in statistics, data science and coding, as well as academic writing, project management and all basic IT and admin skills, however I am not necessarily looking to use these skills during my sabbatical.
Age
34
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
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