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Description
Hello! We are Reem (she/her) and Lia (they/them), a couple living in Boston, MA. Reem is soon to be an Urban Farm manager in Boston, and Lia is an environmental justice professional working remotely with communities across the U.S.
Lia is originally from Michigan, and has lived/worked/volunteered in many places, including New Orleans, Ohio, Michigan, San Francisco, and Ireland, and has traveled around North America and to Europe and South America.
Reem grew up in Vermont, and has lived/worked/volunteered in Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, Vermont, and Lebanon. She has traveled around North America, to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and South America.
*Triple vaxxed for Covid and taking precautions*
Lia has previously done amazing Workaways in Ireland and New Orleans, and Reem is excited to start traveling and volunteering with Workaway. We are excited about continuing to meet new people, share and volunteer, and explore new places.
Volunteer sites that have been the best match for us in the past have included some or all of these features:
- A sense of community and culture!
- Reliable and open communication about details, hopes, and expectations
- LGBTQ and POC affirming spaces
- Covid safety: we are fully vaccinated and would prefer to be in a household that is also vaccinated
- Opportunities for language and cultural exchange!
- Humor, good conversation, and opportunities to have fun!
What makes us a good volunteers!
- Our passion, dedication, and work ethic! Being welcomed into your home is an honor and a privilege and we treat the experience as such.
- We can cook for/with you!
- Low alcohol use and no drug use or smoking
- 4 years of experience doing Workaway, housesitting, and other relevant volunteer work
- 8 years of experience in childcare, elder care, and pet/animal care
- Communication is crucial for safety, relationship-building, and trust, and so we prioritize healthy and open communication
Thank you so much for taking the time to read and explore our profile!
Interests
Fitness
Outdoor activities
Nature
Books
Cycling
Self development
Movies & TV
Pets
Writing
Plant care
Music
History
Events & social
Cooking & food
Beach
Art & design
Camping
Languages
Mountain
Dancing
Gardening
Hiking
Sustainability
Performing arts
Vegetarian or vegan
Yoga / Wellness
Culture
Farming
Politics / Social justice
LGBTQ
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Arabic: Intermediate
Spanish: Intermediate
French: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
We love languages and are interested in learning and teaching. Lia wants to improve their Spanish and learn Arabic, and Reem is excited to learn something new.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
General Maintenance
Hospitality/Tourism
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Being an elderly companion
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Animal Care
Languages
Teaching
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Babysitting and creative play
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Charity Work
More details about your skills
We are looking forward to contributing to your workaway project and continuing to build our skills.
Reem's skills:
- Gardening
- Lawn Care
- Refurbishing furniture
- Cooking
- Animal/pet care
- Cleaning/Organizing
- Social Media support (& video editing)
- Farming, Gleaning
- Chopping and stacking wood
- Driving trucks/vans
Lia's skills:
- Home organizing, decluttering
- Using power tools
- Cooking
- Gardening
- Childcare and education
- Pet care
- Mutual aid projects
Some projects we have worked on before:
- environmental justice advocacy in the Bay Area
- homesteading in Ireland
- house painting
- decluttering and organizing a house in New Orleans
- working in a resort restaurant
- refurbished furniture in Vermont
- creating and maintaining a community food pantry
- house and pet sitting
- nannying, childcare
- event hosting
- gardening/farming (corn, greens, root vegetables, herbs, eggs, fruit, trees)
- managed social media accounts
Age
24 & 26
What else ...
Our hobbies include:
- Local activism and community organizing
- Hiking, biking, camping, kayaking, exploring outdoors
- Reading & listening to music/podcasts
- Checking out local events and performances
- Cooking!
- Gardening
- Working on home improvement projects
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Lia has a mild cat allergySpecial dietary requirements
Feedback
She joined my other wonderful workaway, Abby and was able to overlap perfectly to take care of my senior dog while I was out of town. She’s your textbook example of how awesome Gen-Z is and how much we can learn from their open, and uniquely involved experience. She’s got such an open mind and heart and true compassion… read more
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Feedback
She joined my other wonderful workaway, Abby and was able to overlap perfectly to take care of my senior dog while I was out of town. She’s your textbook example of how awesome Gen-Z is and how much we can learn from their open, and uniquely involved experience. She’s got such an open mind and heart and true compassion… read more
