Gaia

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

Currently in Puerto Viejo!

Description

Hello everyone! My name is Gaia, I’m a 24-year-old designer from Italy who loves travelling, meeting new people and discovering new cultures. People describe me as a cheerful person that is very hardworking, reliable and responsible. I am always down for an adventure. I am sociable but I also value my alone time.
After a year of working a corporate job I decided to take a break and explore the world. I’m passionate about cultural exchange and want to live like a local, not a tourist. I see Workaway as a chance to learn while giving something back.

I'm an active person, I love to spend time in nature, I especially love going to the beach, swimming and surfing but I also love skiing and hiking in the mountains. Basically, I love anything that involves being outdoors!
I love talking to new people and seeing different points of view on life, I am very friendly and usually get along with everyone as long as there is mutual respect. I like to hear about other people’s life experiences because I believe that we all can learn from others, especially from people who grew up in a different cultural environment than ours.

Travelling has always been part of my life. When I was 16, I went to study for 10 months in Sydney, Australia and it has been, hands down, the best experience of my life because it made me mature and I learnt so much not only about the world but also about myself. It taught me to be independent, to count on myself and to overcome problems. I also lived 6 months in Valencia, Spain to attend university. For the past two years I have been living and working in Barcelona, where I got to perfect my spanish. One of my favourite trips was Morocco, what caught me was seeing the cultural and lifestyle differences of the people living there. I spent hours talking to the berbers who live in the desert and it was such an eye-opening experience.

I am an easy going and flexible person, I adapt very easily. I don’t have any specific needs other than meeting open-minded and fun people to be friends with :)

Interests

Architecture

Music

Events & social

Cooking & food

Beach

Winter sports

Team sports

Photography

Movies & TV

Hiking

Sustainability

Charity work

Drawing & painting

Water sports

Pets

Mountain

Dancing

Art & design

Self development

Languages

Fitness

DIY & crafts

Outdoor activities

Fashion or beauty

Cycling

Animals

Yoga / Wellness

Nature

Culture

Adventure sports

Languages

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

More details about my language interests
I can teach English, Spanish and Italian.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Charity Work

Eco Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

DIY and building projects

Animal Care

Babysitting and creative play

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

General Maintenance

Helping with Computers/ Internet

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Able to teach about:  

Art Projects

Languages

Teaching

Creating/ Cooking family meals

More details about your skills

One of my strongest skill is languages, I can fluently speak Italian, Spanish and English and German at an intermediate level, I have worked as a translator and in hotels as a receptionist.

I am a very practical person and I love creating things with my hands. I am specifically good at art and anything that involves being creative. I have a master's degree in Design and have been working as a designer for the past year, where I handled projects of packaging, marketing and retail design. If you want, I can send you my art portfolio for you to see. I also paint, sculpt with clay and sew clothes.

In the past I have worked with children as an animator, I have some skills in agriculture since my family owns several apple orchids, I grew up around them and every year I would help pick them.
I am also everyone’s aesthetician, I do my mom’s and friend’s nails, makeup and hair, I cut my dad’s hair, I wax my friends’ moustaches and so on… they all come to me for some reason hahhah
A couple years ago I helped my dad to paint his auto-repair shop, it was very challenging because the place is very big but it came out very nicely and it was also so much fun.

Being Italian, I can cook the many dishes of our cuisine such as pasta, pizza, lasagne, risotto, ravioli… also, ever since I have been living abroad, I learnt to cook dishes from other cousines, for example arepas (venezuelan/colombian), shakshuka, kaftha bi tahini (lebanese), rice dumplings...

I have a special love for animals and I would love to be in contact with them during my experience.

On top of that, I really love to learn new skills and I usually do very quickly, so I won’t have a hard time adjusting to your requests!

Age

24

What else ...

Some of my hobbies include: rock climbing, yoga, hiking, literature, oil painting.

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  Special dietary requirements
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