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Hello! My name is Jamie and I am currently writing my PhD dissertation. I love to learn languages (I speak English, Spanish, Portguese, and a little Kichwa), explore the outdoors, garden, and teach languages. I am also a very bad guitar player, but I enjoy it all the same.
¡Hola! Me llamo Jamie y voy escribiendo mi disertación del doctorado. Amo aprender idiomas (hablo Inglés, Español, Portugués, y un poco de Kichwa), explorar al aire libre, trabajar en el jardín, y enseñar idiomas. Soy malísimo en tocar la guitarra, pero me gusta mucho de todos modos.
Interests
Vegetarian or vegan
Politics / Social justice
Music
Movies & TV
Plant care
Photography
Performing arts
Languages
Outdoor activities
Nature
Events & social
Cooking & food
Animals
Hiking
Gardening
Farming
Culture
Languages
Languages spoken
Spanish: Fluent
Portuguese: Intermediate
Quechua: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I would be thrilled to learn more Quechua and would be happy to teach English or (some) Portuguese in return.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Eco Projects
Charity Work
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Some knowledge of:
Animal Care
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Languages
Teaching
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1. I have a lot of experience with teaching. I began when I was 18 years old teaching English in Barranquilla, Colombia. As a graduate student, I have been teaching courses for the past 5 years in Spanish grammar and composition, and Hispanic literatures and cultures.
2. Growing up on a farm in Wisconsin, I learned a lot about taking care of plants and animals. I am not an expert, but I am very comfortable outdoors working in gardens or with animals and am very willing to learn more.
3. I am learning photography skills little by little.
4. I also have writing, and editing skills from my work as a graduate student and editor of an academic journal.
1. Tengo mucha experiencia en la enseñanza. Comencé cuando tenía 18 años enseñando inglés en Barranquilla, Colombia. Como estudiante de posgrado, he estado impartiendo cursos durante los últimos 5 años en gramática y composición en español, así como en literaturas y culturas hispánicas.
2. Crecí en una granja en Wisconsin, donde aprendí mucho sobre el cuidado de plantas y animales. No soy un experto, pero me siento muy cómodo al aire libre trabajando en jardines o con animales y estoy dispuesto a aprender más.
3. Estoy aprendiendo habilidades de fotografía poco a poco.
4. También tengo habilidades de escritura y edición gracias a mi trabajo como estudiante de posgrado y editor de una revista académica.
Age
29
What else ...
I spend a lot of time reading, writing, watching films, and listening to music, and am an amateur actor. With a group of close friends at my university, we have put on several plays written by Latin American writers for U.S. audiences.
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Special dietary requirements
I eat fish once in a while, but am mostly vegetarian. I don´t eat any other kinds of meat unless necessary.
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He was keen to learn and talk about our culture so we had a couple of good conversations. His Spanish is as good as his English so he was able… read more
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He was keen to learn and talk about our culture so we had a couple of good conversations. His Spanish is as good as his English so he was able… read more
