cazimihoudini

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I am currently
Travelling
My next destination:
Hawaii, United States - from Sep 2022 until Nov 2022
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Description
Hello! I go by the name Cazimi (Kah-Zee-Mee) - I am a multi-faceted creative. I've been a video/photo producer, an event producer/designer, and arts curator in music, street dance, and visual arts - originally from Vancouver, Canada. I love bringing creative communities together to synergize and make art! Prior to Covid, I had a mixed arts & dance studio space that brought together everything from street dance workshops, graffiti arts classes, sound bowl healing and meditation classes, and decolonized yoga!

I also was often found as the master of ceremonies for many different kinds of events - concerts, parties, and community art shows. I have a passion for music (I love jazz, funk, soul, r&b, hip hop, house, reggae, dub, dancehall, neo-soul, disco, etc.), analogue photography (I collect film cameras), and designing spaces (interior design, architecture).

I love food and culinary arts - connecting with family recipes and Filipino cooking, making vegetarian or vegan versions. I have a desire to connect more with the land, mama earth, and am interested in learning about growing food, sustainability and designing for myself a regenerative life - mind, body, soul, heart, healthy communities, healthy planet.

I love documentary films, great books, art directing and doing set design - especially for music videos, as well as styling and directing photo shoots. I love camping, hiking, and exploring. I have been studying yoga, different kinds of meditation and enjoy going for long slow walks and listening to podcasts.

I want to be able to speak Spanish and Tagalog fluently one day! I've been living in Mexico for a year and have achieved an intermediate level. I connect with people easily and bring people together and that brings me a lot of joy, as much as I also enjoy adventuring solo and having experiences with myself - it's how I recharge and maintain my spirit.

I have travelled to many places - SE Asia (Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand), US (California, Orgeon, Washington, DC, Virginia, Nevada), Mexico, Jamaica, and across Canada - connecting with arts & cultural communities of those locales. I would love to explore more of Central/South America, Asia, Europe, and Africa one day.
Interests
Beach
Nature
Camping
Yoga / Wellness
Dancing
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Farming
Sustainability
Animals
Pets
Languages
Architecture
Art & design
Performing arts
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Books
Movies & TV
Music

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Charity Work
Teaching
Some knowledge of:
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Language practice
Art Projects
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
More details about your skills
I have a lot of different kinds of skills and experience:
event production, video/photo production, marketing (branding), community building, public speaking, some graphic design, curation, customer service (food & beverage, serving, barista, retail), cooking, space design (I have designed spaces for events, rooms in people's houses, offices, my past studios), people management and coordination (I've run many teams, especially in the world of events and video/photo production), cleaning (I worked as a cleaner for residential homes), project management, experience design.

My skills are: learning quickly, adapting to new environments, got eye for detail and spatial awareness, agile, make things happen, not afraid to get my hands messy, transforming spaces, assessing needs, creative problem solving, ideating and implementing better systems - lots of creative ideas !!
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Beginner
Tagalog: Beginner
More details about my language interests
I would love to learn to speak Spanish and Tagalog fluently!
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Age
34
What else ...
I am currently interested in and learning about: earthships & sustainable building and architecture, vanlife, living off-grid, permaculture, waacking (street-dance style from the 70's disco era), learning piano (interested in playing more jazz-funk r&b music), growing food, and singing :) I'm interested in building resilient communities of the new era we've entered, in how we heal forward from this pandemic, reconnecting with how we care for ourselves, each other, all living things and our beautiful planet.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Primarily plant-based but I do not identify as vegetarian/vegan. I call myself a Strategic Eater;) I can adapt to where I am. Sometimes I have a sensitivity to red meats & shell fish.

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17/11/2021

Left by Workawayer (Char) for host (Live like a local while ...)

Mi Familia! This review is long overdue, but better late than never. I stayed here for almost 2 months, and during my time the hostel really felt like home. I love that we were encouraged to take care of the space and make guests feel as if we were welcoming them into our own home, which it was! My shift was the day shift, cleaning up after… read more breakfast (but often times, me being able to make everyone breakfast... and lunch. Such a nice kitchen to cook in). Cleaned the pool, kept common areas tidy, and really, was just there for the guests. Giving them referrals of the neighbourhood and Merida (La Ermita hood is the best.) I got to get to know the park across the street behind La Ermita church, the local loncheria food spots, and even the local artisan, vendor mercado scene. I was working on planning some events at the hostel (yoga classes and a spa/food night) but due to some personal things happening in my life, we had to cancel. And the BV fam was sooooo supportive of me going through a difficult time. Totally understanding and just wanted my health to be priority #1. I'll forever be thankful for that level of empathy, care, and love, and knowing that I'll always be welcomed back there. If you look on the bulletin board, I left a little recipe/recommendations guide!!
The beds are comfy, spaces are brand new and really nice. Nice showers, the coffee is delicious, beautiful cafe! And apparently now theres a piano (why did it arrive after I left?!) Location is great and very walkable to lots of cafes, restos, the town center. But also where we are isn't suuuuper busy, and the park with the kiosko is really where all the action happens. On some weekends we organized trips to cenotes, caves, museums and adventures together. Merida, Progreso and the surrounding area is filled with lots of things to see and do. I really love the hospitality in Yucatan.

I love yall! Francesca, Arantza, Mariana, Roberto, Marcelo, Rene - and our super skwod we had at the time - Scotty, Antho, and short cross over with Maru. The people I met here, we since have crossed paths and reconnected in other parts of Mexico. If you come to volunteer here, don't be a lazy freeloader. Really, take care of this place like its your home and a good family, and they will take care of you right back!

My few suggestions of the hostel is that they need some more staff working as the hostel is getting busier and it would feel safer to have multiple staff there to help with accountability and responsibility over the place. As well as maybe a regular team meeting every week so that everyone gets put on the same page about what's going on, organizes the work flow, and keeps everyone connected. My other suggestion would be to have guests sign a waiver when they come to stay, so that they are in agreement with their personal conduct and respect for the staff. I had an incident where I felt really disrespected by a guest and the hostel was in the middle between how they can support me as a volunteer, but also still support the guest. I think there needs to be some sort of policy at which point its acceptable to release a guest when they become a liability of safety for the rest of the guests/staff staying at the hostel. What is the line and the limit? Having a waiver signed by guests, as well as volunteers for that matter - in terms of how they will conduct themselves staying here, is a good agreement of accountability, and shows grounds for which the agreement can be terminated if disrespected or not followed through with!

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30/06/2021

Left by host (Live near beautiful beach, ...) for Workawayer (Char)

Cazimi was such a pleasure to host. Able to work hard independently and to take initiative on projects on her own. She as well could work great as part of a team. She is a very hard worker and pays attention to detail. Good and safe driver as well. Such an interesting and beautiful person. I wish her the best in her next endeavours and look… read more

(Excellent )

23/06/2021

Left by Workawayer (Char) for host (Live near beautiful beach, ...)

I spent nearly 2 months living and working with Dani on the sunshine coast and it was a great experience! I helped her with her veggie garden, mowing the lawn, weeding, driving her to physio appointments, grocery shopping, and hydro therapy at the local pool. We lived 5 minutes walk from the beach, which I went to everyday and saw seals, eagles,… read more

(Excellent )

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