Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
Travelling
Description
Hi. My name is James and I am originally from Ireland, but have spent the past few years living abroad in a few different countries. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Usually I work online in Web Development, but in 2023 I have decided to take the year off from full time work, and learn some new skills related to my career.
This gives me the extra time and flexibility to try new things and meet new people through Workaway.
Interests
Cooking & food
Events & social
History
Writing
Vegetarian or vegan
Self development
Sustainability
Technology
Pets
Performing arts
Outdoor activities
Nature
Languages
Mountain
Hiking
Farming
DIY & crafts
Culture
Books
Camping
Charity work
Animals
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I have taught English before and it was enjoyable, so I would be very happy to do this again. My own personal goal for 2023 is to learn Spanish, as I plan to spend a couple of years in Latin America towards the end of this year.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
General Maintenance
Some knowledge of:
DIY and building projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Helping around the house
Languages
More details about your skills
Although my main skillset is technical, I really love to be outdoors and do manual work too. I have worked on a building project in Kenya many years ago, and while my skills in this are are a little rusty I think I could definitely be of good use in more practical projects like building. In the past I worked as a stage manager in Theatre, so designing sets and building were a big part of this.
I have also taught English to Chinese students in the past, so this could also be something that could be useful for hosts with children.
Age
44
What else ...
My main hobbies are playing Tennis, reading, learning new things, and travel.
I try to spend as much time in nature as possible, so when I move somewhere I want to make sure it has easy access to either mountains or sea. I love to hike, so mountains are preferable.
I recently got into gaming, but it is something that I try to limit as it eats up too much time otherwise, but I allow myself the occasional Mario Kart binge :-)
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Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Vegetarian
Feedback
Most of the things that we did were new to him and sometimes to me - like building a wall out of old bed frames and… read more
Kathy was the perfect host who always had a wide variety of projects on the go so things never got dull.
It was an ideal combination of being taught initial… read more
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Most of the things that we did were new to him and sometimes to me - like building a wall out of old bed frames and… read more
Kathy was the perfect host who always had a wide variety of projects on the go so things never got dull.
It was an ideal combination of being taught initial… read more
