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Hi Hosts!
Beautiful Latin America has been my home for the past 20 years. For 9 of those years, I led groups of people on adventure tours through Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, and Peru. Also, I am a certified and experienced English (ESL) teacher. I have taught English at a university on the coast of Oaxaca, a rural high school in Guerrero Mexico, and language centers in Chiapas Mexico, Ecuador, Peru and Colombia (as well as in Vietnam, Thailand, and San Francisco.)
I love working with people, and I work well with people of all ages and nationalities. My degree is in Cultural Anthropology, and I have worked for many years with people from different cultures, both in San Francisco and abroad. I did volunteer work with refugees and immigrants in California, as well as in a refugee camp in Thailand with people who had escaped out of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. I have traveled through 56 countries, mostly backpacking on my own.
I have experience working in small hotels and restaurants, and managing a hostel and some vacation rental units. I really enjoy working with the guests, and helping them make the most of their stay.
I think I'm part dolphin, because I really need to be near water; it can be a lake, a river, or an ocean.
I've been doing yoga for many years, and got my Hatha yoga teaching certification in San Francisco California in 2000.
I have dual citizenship, Canada and the US, but I feel Latin America is my home. I'm very easy going, and love challenges and new experiences. I am energetic, flexible, reliable, honest, and a hard worker, and look forward to having more wonderful experiences with Workaway!Interests
LanguagesMountainSustainabilityPetsFitnessAnimalsCooking & foodBooksBeachCharity workAdventure sportsCampingCultureDancingHikingNatureOutdoor activitiesPhotographyWater sportsYoga / WellnessLanguages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentMore details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Charity Work
Able to teach about:
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
Teaching
More details about your skills
I speak English and Spanish. I'm comfortable with all kinds of people. I have a strong pull to help people, so I am very good with customer service. I'm great with logistics, and an excellent problem-solver. I am a born teacher, and love sharing new experiences with people.
I have experience working with computers, Word, Excel.Age
60
What else ...
I love trying new things, so if there is something that needs to be done at your place that I haven't done before, I am more than happy to learn something new!
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The hostel is great, and right in the center of beautiful San Luis Potosí. Volunteers "work" (but it doesn't feel like work) 4… read more
I really enjoyed my time there. It's a family-run business, and the family is… read more
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The hostel is great, and right in the center of beautiful San Luis Potosí. Volunteers "work" (but it doesn't feel like work) 4… read more
I really enjoyed my time there. It's a family-run business, and the family is… read more
The hostel seems to be a magnet for… read more
The shared accommodation was very comfortable, with a big kitchen for the… read more
The work was always something different, depending on what was needed each day. My favorite days were when the groups came on some weekends. It was so nice to spend time with people from Jalisco, and… read more
Nancy es una persona muy alegre, llena de buena energia, lleva una vida muy sana, muy colaboradora, ordenada, cumplida y responsable.
Llenó nuestro Instituto de más alegria!!, compartío con nosotros sus experiencias recorriendo el mundo, fue una visita muy agradeble.
Recomendamos a Nancy como… read more
Latacunga is a nice town. You can walk everywhere, and there are parks, and lots of inexpensive places for almuerzo.
The volunteer accommodation is great. A large, private room, big enough to do my yoga every… read more
La experiencia en fue muy particular sus alumnos la adoraban, podrías encontrar carteles de ellos expresandole su cariño y admiración, la gente de Barbosa la adoraba tuvo muchos amigos que aun la esperan para que… read more
There are three nice hikes… read more
The work was enjoyable, mostly in their relaxed bar and restaurant, serving a mixture of locals, foreigners who have chosen relocate to Playa Gigante for part or all year, and people traveling in Nicaragua and visiting this… read more
She has the energy of someone more than half her age...… read more