Luca

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Description

Hi, I'm Luca, I'm 22 and from York in the UK.

Why I want to do Workaways and travel:
I love new adventures, experiencing new places, and meeting new people. I would like to see as much of the world as I can in my life and help put back into it by contributing to other people's lives as they contribute to mine.

Travel experience in the last year:
I've been traveling around Europe for the last 11 months and visited a number of countries. Including a workaway in Berlin (November 2022), worked a ski season in Morzine France as a pizza chef (December 2022-April 2023), Travelling around Italy (April 2023), worked as a host/chef on charter yachts in Croatia and Greece (May - July 2023) and worked on a surf camp on the west coast of France (August - October 2023).

Education:
I went to a Steiner school in York from 3 to 13. Then I went to the local secondary school from 13 to 18. In sixth form, I studied Geography, Business, and Biology. I then studied Geography for 1 year at university.

Interests:
I love nature, outdoor activities, and sports; including, hiking, bouldering, cycling, sailing, skiing, and surfing. I also enjoy exploring new cities, especially by foot and working out my way around, visiting museums and art galleries to learn about the history and culture of places. I also like literature, particularly Ernest Hemingway, his novels are part of what has inspired me to travel.

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
German: Beginner
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner
Italian: Beginner
Portuguese: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I am a native English speaker so I am more than happy to help people practice their spoken conversational English, and help them learn vocabulary. I would love to improve my ability in European languages. Particularly Portuguese I'm half Portuguese and I have a lot of family in Portugal. I would also love to learn Spanish as I hope to travel to South America one day.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Charity Work

Languages

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Hospitality/Tourism

Teaching

Animal Care

Babysitting and creative play

Being an elderly companion

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Able to teach about:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

More details about your skills

I am a good enthusiastic worker, who is a quick and keen learner. I have worked in catering part-time and full-time since I was 16. I've worked in events catering in a range of roles, two pizzerias as a pizza chef and on charter yachts as a chef/host. This has helped develop my skills in teamwork, taking direction from leaders and managers, communicating with customers, as well as showing initiative when managers are busy.

I have child care experience. I worked on a children's summer camp in 2019 and 2022, looking after children aged 6-12 for two weeks while camping.
Since 2018 I have helped coach children 12-17 at the local rowing club that I used to train at when I was a teenager. So I have experience in leadership and teaching older children too.
In November 2022 I did a workaway with a family in Berlin helping to look after the children as well as helping with cooking and cleaning.

I have some laboring experience from working with my mum's cousin, doing garden work, and some DIY odd jobs in properties he was renovating. It has been a couple of years since I've done this but I hope I would pick these skills up again quickly. I would like to improve my construction and DIY skills.

Age

23

What else ...

My favorite book is 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' by Ernest Hemingway.
My favorite films are 'The Big Lebowski' by the Coen brothers
Favorite small hobby - I really enjoy carving spoons out of green wood and whittling.

Some more information

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  Allergies
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  Special dietary requirements
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