Victoria
& Donald

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2026 UPDATE: Victoria and Donald are celebrating 28 years of being together and the children have all grown up. Below is some of our story, we hope to continue learning and growing with cool people everywhere. Let us know if we can help!

Victoria & Don (47& 49): Victoria and Don sell posters to college students at universities in the USA five months out of the year. The rest of the time they travel internationally, hiking, backpacking, camping and learning. Victoria speaks both English and Russian fluently. She has experience working as an assistant English teacher in Spain for three years, as well as teaching private English lessons. Don has had many jobs. His favorite jobs have been cooking in restaurants and truck driving. Cooking is a passion that allowed him to explore cultures through food. Driving a truck allowed him to look at the changing landscape and seasons. Like Victoria, he is university educated. His work in the stock market, real estate market, and property management reflects his MBA education. Over the past 10 years, we have visited 40+ countries, and are excited to learn new skills. We have raised our children, traveling full time, and have experienced life's ups and downs along the path. Our strengths is that we are super adaptable, flexible and cooperative. We are fast learners, and can do all kinds of work. We like to stay both physically and mentally strong by engaging in physical activities and also learning new things.

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We are minimalists, environmentalists, teachers, learners, and humanitarians. We always wanted to explore the world to meet new people, share stories, enjoy each day for the moment, and keep memories rather than stuff collected. As a family, we decided to travel full time in 2016. In the last nine years of travel, we have been welcomed in so many places that we now have a world community to call our home. We believe in self-directed education, and inspire each other to be productive through learning practical skills from others. Work and cultural exchanges have enriched our lives, and have helped us appreciate the world by toiling and laughing with new friends.

We became a world traveling family in 2016. We are full-time, 100% nomadic. We limit our personal possessions to what we can carry in our backpacks.

We had three main reasons for traveling the world. First, we wanted to build strong family connections and long lasting memories with each other. Second, we wanted to be useful -- helping, learning, and finding enrichment from one another. Lastly, the world is a huge place and exploring it is a fascinating way to spend each day.

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The girls are 25, 22,21 and 19, and are living independently.
Interests
Writing
Pets
Gardening
Farming
History
Plant care
Sustainability
Self development
Outdoor activities
Nature
Languages
Mountain
Hiking
Fitness
Cooking & food
Culture
Charity work
Camping
Books
Beach
Animals
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Russian: Fluent
More details about my language interests
We would welcome the opportunity to build new vocabulary in any language or help another with English or Russian.
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Eco Projects
Art Projects
Teaching
Charity Work
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Light maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Animal Care
Helping with Computers/ Internet
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Languages
More details about your skills
Certified TESOL English and Business English instruction, business management (MBA), entrepreneurship, securities & finance, marketing, sales, trucking-logistics, culinary arts, aircraft maintenance (military), hospitality, property management, child-rearing, swim instruction (CPR), exercise and diet training, life coaching and motivation.

Accompanied by a dual language speaker with BA in Business Administration, a mom and a life partner, with experience in teaching English, child rearing, healthy eating, motivation and life coaching. Positivity is our number one priority. Never giving up is another. Flexibility is our strength.

Over the past nine years of full time travel around the world we have been to 40 plus countries. We stayed primarily at Airbnbs, as well as used workaway to make social connections and volunteer. We taught English at a primary school in Uttaradit, Thailand, helped host a ceramics conference in Tolne, Denmark, assisted teachers at a language academy near Casablanca, Morocco, helped in a women's shelter and solidarity project near Granada, Spain, helped at a farm/horse riding camp with goats, horses and children near Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, taught English at a Cambridge Language school near Seville, helped out with general clearing/painting projects near Huelva, Spain, took care of animals and property at a hotel for guests with special needs near Faro, Portugal, helped a family with house projects near Marselle, as well as helped on a natural preserve in Wicklow, Ireland. We have met lots of wonderful people while traveling the world, and can't wait to make more connections and learn more about different places we visit.
Age
47 & 49
What else ...
Cherished wisdom from people we love:
https://medium.com/@izabelantle
https://wheremycarryontakesme.wordpress.com/
https://medium.com/@kathrynmarie533/oh-hello-america-5461c6138580
https://adistantdiary.wordpress.com
@rachaelantle
https://youtu.be/Rz32QHaic3A?is=WB6LrizjwAEoCPt5
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30 Apr 2026

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We stayed with Andro and Marina for two weeks in April, and it was a magical and truly unforgettable experience. First of all, the hosts welcomed us into their home like we were friends or family. Andro kindly picked us up from the train station in Castiglione Fiorentino, and there was dinner prepared for us at the farm. We went to work the next… read more

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29 Apr 2026

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Victoria and Donald are among the best friend/helpers we could hope for. They are both punctual. clean, intelligent and ready to dive into skills they somehow new to them. They have a very deep and interesting life story to share, when the opportunity arises, and a lot of information about travelling and such. They are truly good friends, both… read more

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6 May 2025

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This workaway was a wonderful experience from start to finish. We were welcomed with open hearts by Ronan and Marie, and were made to feel right at home. The place where we stayed was quiet and lovely, we had our own room, and the rest of the house was ours to use, as there were no other volunteers at this time. There was a nice kitchen to cook… read more

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8 Apr 2018

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What an AMAZING FAMILY they were. Nothing was ever to much trouble. Victoria & Don went way and above all our expectations and their four beautiful daughters excelled themselves everyday in our animal department. Rachael, Lauren, Kathryn and Izabel are four FANTASTIC YOUNG LADIES and Victoria & Don have given them all an experience of a lifetime… read more

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1 Apr 2018

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Our family stayed here for almost a month in March, and we really enjoyed helping out there. The place itself is magical, and the family running it are amazing, always caring, always available, always making sure the volunteers and guests are taken care of. We learned so much from the center, its mission to serve families with children with… read more

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13 Mar 2018

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José Luis is a master craftsman with wood. He is humble and kind. He is methodical about siesta. He enjoys the company of friends, family, the right time to take beer, and television. He is a very special person. He is respected in his community and generous with others. He invited my family to stay the weekend, and we stayed for about a month. We… read more

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10 Apr 2017

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Ignacio and Dora are generous, loving, outgoing, and extremely dedicated. The foundation is an example of how people working together become a community, and how a community grows into a family, and how inside this family everyone is important, and everyone has a future.

Myself, my wife, and my four daughters became part of the foundation's… read more

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6 Mar 2017

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Donald ,Victoria and their four wonderful daughters stayed with us for over two months and helped in both Berrechid and Casablanca schools,they helped a lot by encouraging our students to use English,by sharing their wonderful breathtaking experience in different countries and even by managing the school from time to time.They were always there… read more

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20 Feb 2017

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Mr. Harim and the teachers in Berrechid provided us with a Moroccan cultural exchange that can only be described as life changing. My four daughters ages 10 through 16 gained practical knowledge of helping others learn English. Their inclusion in the classroom was a special gift, but what they received from the generous outpouring of affection… read more

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13 Feb 2017

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They are special. The Family have been so helpful to us and also have been nice to the people of our village in Uttaradit. Everybody enjoyed being with them and it was a real real real pleasure to have had them here at our School and village. They really made our kids so happy in teaching spoken English and also being part of the village life.

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5 Jul 2016

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Peter organized an excellent workaway experience for my family. Sira's gracious hospitality and desire to engage students at her school with English learning was an experience of a lifetime. The city of Uttaradit, accessible by train and half-way between Chiang Mai and Bangkok is culturally rich, authentically Thai, and nestled in country… read more

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7 Nov 2016

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This is a special place with very caring hosts. The kiln firing method and pottery production is something ancient, which in this modern era makes the experience unique. You will be hosted by masters in their craft, in a region known for great artists. The lodging and food is very good. You eat off of plate ware and cups that have been crafted… read more

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27 Oct 2016

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We were lucky to have Don and Victoria, and their four fantastic daughters stop by on their way south to help us out with our annual ceramic conference. This is a very skilled, inspirational, outstanding, hard working, extremely well organized and caring family. Each of them very quickly figured out how they could contribute to some or the other… read more

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