Elli

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Hi there,

I am a happy and open-minded woman from Germany, who is usually living in Berlin.

I have a diploma in media studies. After graduating I worked at the university as a teacher für computer classes. During my studies I sold coffee and italian specialties at the local market place.

My biggest interest is food and healthy eating, and I am a vegetarian myself. I love cooking, baking and enjoying freshly prepared food. In my freetime I do yoga, go hiking, biking, paddling or swimming. I like to watch movies and love to have coffee and cake.

In 2016 I went to Canada. I traveled across the country, starting in Toronto all the way to Vancouver Island before returning to the Rocky Mountains. For nine months I worked as a cook in a restaurant in Banff National Park. In the summer of 2017 I workawayed (organic chicken farm, homestay with a family, B&B, grape harvest/vineyard) on Vancouver and Quadra Island before returning to Germany.

From 2018 to 2022 I worked as a team assistant in a lawyer's office and used to cook vegan/vegetarian lunch for my collegues.

I have
- 20 years' experience in food industry (certified as a nutrition specialist; worked as a barista, chef, kitchen helper)
- 10 years’ experience in educational management, office administration, marketing, sales and customer support
- language skills in German (native), English (fluent), Spanish (basic) and French (very basic)
- communicative competence with the ability to stay calm and friendly in a fast-paced environment
- a green thumb
- a can-do-attitude

I am
- detail oriented
- dedicated to ensuring customers receive professional service
- reliable
- punctual
- neat
- optimistic
- environmentally conscious

In June 2022 I quit my job for a sabbatical. First I explored the Maritimes of Canada with a friend on a 4 weeks roadtrip. Afterwards I workawayed on Brier Island, at a Café in Montréal and on an apple orchard in Québec.

In September and October I traveled with a guided group from Mexico to Costa Rica, before flying to Ecuador, where I stayed for 3 months. In Cuenca I started learning Spanish and worked in a hotel.

After another group trip through Colombia I went to Panama, where I worked "around the house" in a hotel in Boquete for 2 months.

At the end of May I stayed in Costa Rica for a while before going back to Canada where I workawayed in a cottage at a lake in Ontario for 2 weeks.

At the end of June I returned to Germany.

Thanks for reading. I am looking forward to your message.

So long!

Elli
Interests
Water sports
Photography
Music
Beach
Blogging
Culture
Farming
Nature
Yoga / Wellness
Vegetarian or vegan
Outdoor activities
Cycling
Languages
Self development
Sustainability
Gardening
Hiking
Movies & TV
Writing
Plant care

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Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Eco Projects
Charity Work
DIY and building projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Life at a Farmstay
Animal Care
Languages
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
More details about your skills
cooking/baking/preserving, office administration, teaching computer software, PR/journalism/marketing, website editing/content management, pet sitting, sales/cash handling, counseling
Age
43
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  humorless and intolerant people
- Special dietary requirements
  Vegetarian

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Banff Nationalpark, Canada, 2017

Brier Island, Canada, 2022

Tena, Ecuador, 2023

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, 2023

Boquete, Panama, 2023

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25 May 2023

Left by Workawayer (Elli) for host (Practice Spanish and learn ...)

I couldn't have asked for a better time here in Boquete! In all of my travels through Central America, this was by far my favorite place to work. I was supposed to stay for 4 weeks and have been there for 2 months, because I felt comfortable from the very first moment. I only left because my visa expired. ;-)

The team of receptionists, cleaners… read more and gardeners is awesome and Eva, the owner, a generous host. They are all really kind and help you with everything - work related as well as personal.

My room in the annex of the house where the owner lives, was large, bright, clean and quiet. In addition to a double bunk bed, there were, among other things, a desk and two chairs. Wifi was good, but a bit unstable. The bathroom with hot shower is shared only with another room, which is rented by the day or used by another workawayer. The staff kitchen in another building (the "lavanderia"), equipped with a gas stove, was used exclusively by me in the evenings as everyone else works only during the day. The reception is staffed from 7 am to 6 pm.

I worked 5 hours a day from 7 am to 12 noon, 5 days a week. However, in order to make day trips to the Gulf of Chiriqui and the Hot Spings, I was able to easily trade shifts.

Sabine, the German-speaking manager, is very understanding and supported me where she could. Her work instructions and descriptions were very clear and understandable. I worked mostly independently, but sometimes also together with her.

My duties included sweeping, painting, cleaning including carpets and windows, minor repairs, taking away recycling, walking Eva's two dogs and doing errands in town. I also had to turn on the outside lights on the property at nightfall between 6 and 6:30 pm, which took about 10-15 minutes. No hard work and often fun when it wasn't too stormy or too hot to be outside.

On top of that, the hotel is in the perfect location: nestled back away from all the hustle and bustle of a busy touristy town but still just a short walk to restaurants, coffee shops, banks, pharmacys and the brewery with its live concerts for free. The next supermarket is only 5 min away.

Both the café and the restaurant on the hotel premises are leased. As the cabañas and vacation apartments have their own kitchens, no breakfast is offered to the guests within the hotel service.

Getting to the hotel is easy: buses, which currently cost $1.75 and arrive in the center of town, constantly run the approximately 1.5-hour route to and from the provincial capital of David.

I am very thankful that I got to spend such a good time here with a bunch of nice and lovely people.

I am looking forward to the day I am able to get back!

Muchas gracias a todos! Nos vemos!

(Excellent )

7 Feb 2023

Left by Workawayer (Elli) for host ()

In January '23 I was looking for a taste of the Amazonas, without being to far away from civilisation.

As I initially filtered for "only hosts with a review" I almost did not find this place, although Aurora, the owner, is receiving workawayers for years. There is even 2 rooms just for "volontarios".

I stayed on the island in the Anzu river for… read more

(Very good )

20 Aug 2022

Left by Workawayer (Elli) for host (Help with a DIY project in ...)

Staying with Lo and Mike was not my first Workaway experience, but the best I have made so far. I was the first Workawayer at their new home on Brier Island, Nova Scotia. They truly understand what Workaway is about. Both did everything to make me feel at home and part of their family.

I spent almost three weeks with them and Sharky, the happy… read more

(Excellent )

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