Michael

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Description

Hi! I'm Michael, I'm a handyman and a bartender who's in the middle of transitioning into the maritime industry and am currently traveling to visit old friends and make some new ones before I start school next March.
I've spent the past decade alternating construction, bartending, cooking, tourism, production, and educational jobs with traveling, using Workaway all the while to save money and meet great people. I'm looking forward to meeting you!

Through my diverse work experience as well as my Workaway experiences, I've developed a number of skills that might come in handy for you. For ease of finding what'll be most useful for you, here's a list!

Construction/Maintenance:
-Basic Carpentry
-Plumbing
-Drywall
-Electrical
-Appliance Repair and Installation
-Furniture Assembly
-Painting
-General building and problem solving skills
-Familiarity with safe use of hand and power tools
-Basic mechanical work on cars and motorcycles

Foodservice/Bar
-Cooking preparation and service of a variety of cuisines, including Korean, American, Japanese, Portuguese, French, Italian, Spanish, and others
-Managing Food Costs
-Mentoring, teaching, and leading a kitchen
-Customer Service, including table, counter, and bar service
-Bartending, including classic cocktail preparation, extensive wine, beer, and spirit knowledge, service standards, training, and budget management
-Custom cocktail creation for special events and menus

Tourism/Hospitality
-Leading tours, telling stories, and guiding tourists through a memorable experience
-Leading pub crawls
-Front desk/reception work, checking guests in and out, providing recommendations, creating a welcoming environment
-Upselling tours and experiences
-Housekeeping

Maritime/Sailing
My last job was working as a deckhand aboard a schooner this summer, so still new to the industry but familiar now with:
-Keeping Watch
-Performing Safety and Maintenance Checks
-Maintenance and Cleaning Procedures
-Rigging setup, inspection, and maintenance
-Setting, furling, and reefing sails
-Knots
-Sailing maneuvers such as tacking, jibing, wearing ship, sheeting/easing sail, steering
-Docking
-Small Boat handling
-Shipboard life in general, working with small spaces and limited water/electricity while maintaining positive interpersonal relations with shipmates

Naturally, finding a good Workawayer is more than just work skills and qualifications, it's a human connection that requires compatibility of interests and values. So here's another list of my hobbies and interests that might help you determine if we'll get along!

-Nature, being in it and studying it
-Wilderness Survival
-Birdwatching
-Fly Fishing
-Playing guitar, banjo, harmonica, ukulele
-Songwriting and singing
-Martial Arts(I train Filipino Kali, Silat, Boxing, Wrestling, JKD)
-Dancing(I dance Colombian Salsa and some Lindy Hop)
-Cooking/bartending(Though I have done it for work, I'm passionate about food culture and I love to cook and bartend as a hobby for people I love!)
-Language Learning
-Meditation
-Motorcycles
-Psychology
-Reading( I love talking and sharing books!)
-Journaling
-Personal Development
-Fitness
-Hiking
-Sailing
-Archery
-Photography

That's a decent spread of things I enjoy doing, I hope that helps you determine our compatibility.
I love teaching and sharing and am more than happy to share what I know about them with you!
Above all, I love learning. Not just skills and hobbies, but about people, places, cultures, history, and whatever lessons come my way. Playful curiosity is extremely important to me, and I strive to maintain that in all aspects of life.

Interests

Languages

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

More details about my language interests
Language learning is a passion of mine and one of my primary motivators for travel. I have experience as an English tutor and have participated in numerous language exchanges and am eager to help, share, and learn with humor and patience.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Gardening

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Charity Work

Art Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Babysitting and creative play

Helping around the house

Animal Care

Languages

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Teaching

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Able to teach about:  

DIY and building projects

Creating/ Cooking family meals

General Maintenance

Hospitality/Tourism

More details about your skills

Cooking, Bartending, Customer Service, Hospitality, Writing, Photography,
General Labor, Teaching/Tutoring, Self Defense, Music, anything at all!

Age

32

Some more information

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  Driver's licence

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  Special dietary requirements