Rahul & Lina

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  • Travel information

    We are currently

    Travelling

    Activities we are interested in:

    We love to hike, have meaningful conversations and learn more about other people's lives

    Our next destination:

    Taiwan - from Mar 2024 until Mar 2024
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  • Description

    After working the 9-5 for some time in our home countries, both of us realized that it was not for us. We wanted to embrace a nomadic lifestyle to see and experience as much of this beautiful world as we can. Rahul started his journey in May 2019 and has been travelling and volunteering ever since then. We met while travelling Poland in September 2019.

    We believe in trying new things and learning about other people’s lives, cultures and challenges. We love travelling to new places and we especially love animals and wildlife. We are outdoors enthusiasts, who love hiking and being around nature in general. We always try our best at any task that we are given and we love learning new skills and approaches. We are hard workers who are respectful to your culture and customs, eager to learn and easy to get along with.

    Now a bit about us :)

    Rahul was born in South India, and grew up in Canada. He studied Finance in university and worked for a large company for 5 years. He has always loved to travel but while working it was usually very brief (2 - 3 weeks each year). He didn't like that style of travel - it was about checking boxes and going to all the popular tourist spots. Since quitting his job, he has travelled Europe extensively and has done many workaways in different countries. During the pandemic Rahul lived in his original rural home town in India and worked towards setting up a permaculture practice there.

    Lina on the other hand was born and raised in Northern Germany. She studied European Economics with a special focus on development economics and languages in a lovely town in Southern Germany. She has also lived a year in the UK and in Spain for her education. Since then she has worked in an office job before deciding to leave Germany and also become a world citizen.

    We are both looking forward to this life style as it gives us the opportunity to actually get to know the country, its people and its culture by doing extended stays and volunteering in each country.

    Between the two of us, we have done 7 workaways so far:

    1) Helping with gardening and maintenance in Bellinzona, Switzerland (5 weeks)
    2) Dogsitting 3 huskies in Biel, Switzerland (5 weeks)
    3) Teaching English in a small Bavarian town (6 weeks)
    4) Helping in an organic farm in Gran Cararia, Spain (1 week)
    5) Helping with a finca/garden project half way up a volcano in Tenerife, Spain (4 weeks)
    6) Looking after 43 huskies and assisting with tourists in the Arctic Circle in Finland (4 weeks)
    7) Helping out on a horse farm in Shepparton, Australia (2 weeks)

    We look forward to meeting you and learn more about your country :)

    P.S. We don't drink or smoke

  • Interests

    Mountain
    Languages
    Outdoor activities
    Writing
    Politics / Social justice
    Yoga / Wellness
    Pets
    Nature
    History
    Hiking
    Culture
    Animals
  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Intermediate
    Tamil: Intermediate

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  • Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

    We're interested in:  

    Life at a Farmstay
    Eco Projects
    Charity Work

    Some knowledge of:  

    Helping around the house
    Animal Care
    Hospitality/Tourism
    Languages

    Able to teach about:  

    Helping with Computers/ Internet
  • More details about your skills

    We have 5 years of experience in the corporate world, including financial analysis, consulting and project management. Rahul has a Private Pilot Licence and his training helped teach him how to handle high pressure situations. Lina has taught kids (6-16 years) English and Spanish for about 6 years and has written multiple articles which were featured in different papers.

    We also have experience with:
    - Very experienced with dogs (years of training dogs, looking after them)
    - Working with wild animals (volunteered at Toronto Wildlife Centre)
    - Looking after horses (2 week workaway in Australia and 6 years of horse riding)
    - Experience with teaching (Teaching Assistant for 2 years in high school and university)
    - Experience teaching English (6 weeks in Germany to adults and 6 years to kids)
    - Childcare, babysitting (4 weeks in Finland)
    - Leading hikes
    - Gardening experience (1 month workaway in Switzerland)
    - Customer service experience

  • Age

    31 & 25

  • Some more information

    • Smoker

    • Driver's licence

    • Allergies
      No allergies

    • Special dietary requirements
      No special dietary requirements

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