From: Portugal
Couple account
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru
01/02/2019 - 01/02/2020
RITA:
I’m a biologist and nature lover. I'm energetic, happy and hard-worker. I want to live in a less material way, connecting to both nature and people. I have travelled a bit through Europe, Africa and Asia, doing different volunteering projects and getting inspired by each encounter. I'm looking forward to work in eco-comunities, farms, art projects, nature-related places and to dive in permaculture, bioconstruction and sustainable life-styles, while meeting inspiring people.
Volunteering projects:
2004-2010 - Support to homeless people in Lisbon
2013 - Hipotherapy with disabled children in Lisbon
Summer 2013 - Wildlife protection, environmental awareness and farming in Kuterevo Bear Refuge (Croatia)
2015 - School support for children living in problematic neighborhoods in Lisbon
Summer 2015 - Volunteer in SOS villages with orphan children in Cape Verde (Santiago Island)
October - November 2015 - Horse riding guide and hipotherapy at Tiffany's Riding Centre (Lagos, Portugal)
December - February 2016 - Childcare (Weinfelden, Switzerland)
March - Abril 2016 - Building restoration and creation of Holistic Life Centre (Berlin, Germany)
April - September 2016 - Working in a School in a remote village (Nala, Nepal)
January - September 2018 - Supervisor of a volunteer group of young people in the ONGD GASTagus (Lisbon, Portugal)
VIRIATO
I’m the second of 4 siblings, I was a scout for 16 years and that’s basically how I started to volunteer and to get in touch with charity work.
I have a degree in architecture but I haven’t worked as an architect so far. Instead I chose to travel, volunteer in different projects and work in different areas to learn the most. I don’t think I have a job that defines me, but the things I dedicated more time to in the last years were both adventure sports and helping in the refugee crisis.
Right now, I’m traveling together with Rita and there are many things we seek to experience. I’m personally focused on learning as much as possible about permaculture, agroforests, sintropic agriculture and bio-construction in order to apply this knowledge in my home country in a place where I wish to live in the future. Apart from this I’m always looking for chances of rock climbing or doing other sports and exploring nature.
Volunteering projects:
Scouts (2000-2016)
Equipa d’Africa - NGO for development missions in Africa and Portugal (2015/2016)
Refugee Support Platform - NGO giving support in refugee camps in Greece (2016)
Jugend Rettet - NGO for rescue of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean (February 2017)
Sea-watch - NGO for rescue of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean (March- July 2017)
Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Farmstay
Help with Eco project
Animal care
Helping with Tourists
Charity work
Language practice
Art project
Help with Computers / internet
Teaching
RITA:
Any biology-related thing, gardening (and really interested in learning more), computer skills, cooking, crafts, painting, etc.
VIRIATO:
Adventure sports, child care, crafts and building, hard-work, cooking.
Most of all, we are really motivated to learn new things and to dive into new adventures.
Portuguese, English, Spanish
29 & 25
Portuguese
We value our privacy and would prefer to have a private room whenever possible but we are open to share space if needed.
We believe in the core principles of workaway, so we expect to have food provided by the host.
We are very adaptable to live in different cultures and environments and we’re eager to learn as much as we can from all life experiences.
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
No
Special dietary requirements
Vegetarian
