Madilyn

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Hey everyone! Thanks for stopping on my profile :))
I’m Madi, a 24 year old from West Chester, Pennsylvania. I’m passionate about traveling, cooking, and connecting with new people. One of my favorite things to do is cook for others—especially when it involves a picnic or dinner party. I hope in my travels I can continue sharing my love for good food and good company. I find meeting new people and trying new things is the key to personal growth and self-discovery, one of my biggest goals in my travels.

I recently graduated with a degree in Real Estate from Temple University. I loved my time in Philadelphia, but after my travels hope to move to San Diego, California. During my time in college I was a full time dog sitter and had the pleasure of watching hundreds of dogs throughout the city. So if you have a dog, I will definitely want to see a picture! I am currently working at a cafe as a barista where I’m the happiest-interacting with people and being a part of the community. I want to give back to the community and make a difference in the places I travel, even if it’s a simple
as sharing a smile.

I’m looking to try new things. I love hiking and being outside and could observe for hours! I’m excited to watch the wildlife and learn more about the places I visit. Let me know if you’re interested in zip lining, snorkeling, camping, horseback riding, or kayaking!!

Looking forward to connecting with you!!
Interests
Beach
Cooking & food
Self development
Pets
Sustainability
Plant care
Photography
Hiking
Fitness
DIY & crafts
Camping
Architecture
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Van life
Nature
Culture
Farming
Blogging
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
More details about my language interests
I am very interested in learning spanish. I took spanish throughout highschool, but would still consider myself a beginner.
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Charity Work
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Life at a Farmstay
Some knowledge of:
Eco Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
More details about your skills
Formal qualifications include over 8 years experience with customer service in the food and beverage industry. I have been a babysitter for over 10 years with experience with toddlers. I was a dog sitter full time in college working with all kinds of dog breeds, animals are where my heart is, I love love love them. I have experience with puppies to my senior dogs, who are extra special to me, as I have a 15 year old pup. I am a barista who loves serving others. I am CPR certified. As a real estate graduate I have extensive financial modeling skills. Unformal qualifications include picnicking and dinner parities, I host at least three a month. I am great with assembling food and arranging them for pictures. I have social media skills and would love to help you market your brand.
Age
24
What else ...
I am looking to expand my hobbies and try new things while traveling. I am super interested in learning more about foraging and farming. I care a lot about my health and contribute that to clean eating. I want to play a role in educating others when I return home and share my new knowledge. I want to learn more about my body and what feels good for me, learning more about yoga would be a big plus! Also I laugh A LOT, I am pretty goofy once I am comfortable and hope to share lots of laughs and love.
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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24 Oct 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Wonderful jungle lodge near ...)

I had a great workaway experience! Nick and Axel were super welcoming hosts, inviting me to join them in town and to the beaches. Nick has lots of interesting travel stories and is really fun to talk to. Axel is really funny and always smiling. Four trees is a beautiful property and it was interesting to learn about the off grid mechanics. The… read more

(Excellent)

17 Oct 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help in our new community ...)

This was my first workaway experience and I was excited to get to use my business degree to contribute positively to hotel logistics, social media, and marketing as advertised and discussed. I was aware I was going to have some cleaning and reception shifts, but over my four weeks at the hotel I was never even given access to any social media… read more accounts let alone any sort of marketing. This is due to the random firing of the manager discussed in previous reviews. All of the previous reviews discuss staff who no longer work with the hotel or are not presently there. The previous manager clearly demonstrated he cared about the safety and happiness of the volunteers, even picking us up from late night shifts at the hostel about a 7 minute walk down the road, or paying for our taxi. When the new management came in, everything changed. He told us we would be fine and he was too tired to pick us up, always complaining about how tired he was. The last manager got us food whenever we ran out, keeping us stocked and healthy.

With new management getting food was a challenge, having to basically beg for food and he would not supply more until we were completely out. We had a day we had nothing but beans, only allowing new food once a week. Food in Costa Rica is also not cheap so going out to buy your own supplies added up quickly. It was frustrating being told I was able to do marketing and forced over 75% of the time to do deep cleaning.

New management came up with a plan to deep clean every room, 42 at the hotel and 10 at the hostel, even though it was low season and most rooms were not being used. Since we are in the jungle, rooms do not stay clean long. Bugs come in, lizards poop on the bed, so volunteers would be assigned the same rooms day after day, essentially just giving us busy work. When I discussed with Randel that I felt it was unfair as this was not what I signed up for he listened politely and then told me I could do it or leave, not attempting any sort of compromise.

Beyond this the volunteer dorm is nothing extravagant, pretty gross with them not cleaning when new volunteers came in, 90% of things in the kitchen are half functional with only three burners on the stove working, the oven frequently turning off, no handles on pots and pans, and volunteers having to buy cutting boards and other supplies.

When I left I moved next door to dogsit and I watched things get worse. They fired one girl who was supposed to stay another month, calling her "contaminated" for being trained by previous management. After that people began leaving early because of how bad it was. They send a generic copied and pasted messages that there will be up to 20 volunteers there. When I got there there was 5 other volunteers and when I left there was two. Manuel Antonio is a beautiful area I highly recommend, but I would not recommend this workaway.

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17 Oct 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help in our jungle hotel and ...)