David

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Activities i am interested in:

Hi, I'm David from Switzerland, an active solo traveller who likes to meet new people, share adventures, fun and stories. I'm in the US til October and am happy to meet new people.

Description

Hello! I'm David: a happy, active, strong and enthusiastic young man from Switzerland. I love learning new things such as activities, languages or cultures. And try to keep an open mind.

I have a very healthy lifestyle and I know a bit about nutrition, and body-training. I don't eat fast food, nor do I smoke and I rarely drink alcohol. In autumn 2019 I started studying chemistry at ETH Zürich.

I really like being outdoors and I take part in lots of sports. I especially love football. (the real, not the American one ;) ) and I am also a registered referee, and trained a youth footballteam. I often go for a walk or a run with my dog in the woods. In the summer I like playing beach-volleyball. I enjoy going for a swim in the river and I also do mountain biking. In the winter I go skiing a lot. And since I was 5 years old, fishing has been my passion. On holidays I learned the basics of windsurfing, surfing and driving a boat. My favorite sport on the sea is Stand-Up-Paddeling. (SUP)"

Languages

Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner

More 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.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Eco Projects

Animal Care

Charity Work

Art Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Babysitting and creative play

General Maintenance

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

DIY and building projects

Life at a Farmstay

Helping with Computers/ Internet

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Able to teach about:  

Gardening

Languages

Teaching

More details about your skills

I'm keen on cooking and creating meals and also baking. (but I don't like doing the washing-up. ;) )
On one of my previous Workaway placements I often cooked the evening meal for my Host.

During my college time I taught almost every subject to people from first grade to high-school to earn myself an allowance. I continued during my studies as a chemistry tutor at University. Furthermore I worked as a teacher for languages and science in primary and secondary school. Since my gap year, I work part time as a landscape gardener in a very renowned company. In my football club I coached a junior-team for two years and I learned a lot about child care and how to encourage children to learn. 

I have experience of farming and animals: I worked for several months on a farm with various animals and I have two German shepherd dogs at home.

In my gap years, I travelled on Workaway for half a year to Norway, Britain and New Caledonia . From January to October 2018 I was doing my national service: staying on beyond the normal 4 months national service for an extra 5 months voluntary service. This included my being in command of 40 people. After my service I travelled another half year on Workaway to Vietnam, Cambodia, Nepal, Bhutan and Mongolia.


I think it's true to say that I can be trusted and be of value: I've became a Trustee of the registered charity of one of my previous Workaway hosts.

Age

25

What else ...

I want to practise and learn languages and learn about new cultures and food.
I am a certificated rescue swimmer and I have the OWD certification.

Some more information

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  Driver's licence

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  Special dietary requirements