Martina & Francisco

Travel information

We are currently

Activities we are interested in:

Currently in Slovenia. We are really interested in cooking, farming, helping with outdoor and nature activities. Caring for animals and housekeeping also possible.

Description

Martina: I´m a professional chef and cooking is not only my job, it is something I love to do for myself. I like trying new things and ingredients and experimenting new recipes, from different cultures. Fermentation and sourdough bread is now one of my favourite things right now. I´m also a cooking instructor, I give both private lessons and also worked for 6 years at a public culinary institute.
I also enjoy gardening, doing yoga, meditation and reading.


Francisco: I´m a sports journalist, but I have been working with Martina in the cooking business for a long time and I really enjoy it. I like writing and my last found passion is taking photos. I´m giving photography an important place by taking the photos of our online projects and also working for other food related businesses. I also do photo and video editing.

Since we are travelling we have become digital nomads and work online when we can, which allows us to be flexible with the experiences and trips that come our way.

Travelling is our passion. Cooking and food have an important role in our trips. We find food as an awesome way to dig into other countries and cultures. Also, we have the project to write a book while travelling, focused on regional food and ingredients, what people really eat on different parts of the world and see it for ourselves, getting to know their experiences and how food has changed over the years. Documenting with testimonials of local people and taking photos of each trip, food, landscapes.

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
Portuguese: Beginner

More details about my language interests
We would both like to practice the languages we already speak to make them more fluent: italian, english and portuguese. Spanish is our native language.

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Eco Projects

General Maintenance

Helping around the house

Life at a Farmstay

DIY and building projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

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Able to teach about:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

More details about your skills

We have both been connected with kitchen activities for a long time (at least 15 years). I´m a professional chef (Martina) and Francisco has been working side by side with me all these years, both in the kitchen and in salon duties. So this is a field where we can really help. From cooking for families or customers, to harvesting, creating recipes or helping in any way in that area. Teaching is also a possibility.

We have a small orchard and garden at home, so anything related to that is something we can be useful with. We are not experts but we really enjoy that kind of work and are completely willing to learn. Being in contact with nature is something we are looking for.

We both drive.

We are social, flexible and easy to adapt to different situations. We are responsible and independent. We want to be surprised, have new experiences and learn new skills on the way.

Francisco: I´m really attentive to detail and methodic. I like doing things right although they may take longer. I´m perseverant and I won´t quit until something is done. I´m also really patient and reliable. I can also be useful if you need to document or advertise your project with photos or videos.

Martina: I´m very organized and enjoy planning. Capable of multitasking, no matter the subject. I´m energetic and usually fast at the tasks assigned. I always love a challenge.

Age

42 & 44

What else ...

We like to take walks together, explore new places. Tasting different foods is always something we try to do.
Francisco likes sports, specially football.
I like writing and we have an online project together on Instagram. I write and cook and Francisco takes awesome pictures. And we also have a small platform of online cooking lessons and recipes.

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  no

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  Special dietary requirements