Simon
& Suruchi

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  • Travel information

    We are currently

    Travelling

    Our next destination:

    Cambodia - from Feb 2024 until Mar 2024
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  • Description

    We are a couple that met during a month-long yoga teacher training course in India, and have been travelling together ever since. Coming from completely opposite backgrounds, we have bonded over a mutual passion for unique travel experiences. We are excited to spend our time learning and growing together through different volunteering opportunities that expand and challenge us in our own ways, force us out of our comfort zones, and utilize our expansive experience and energy.

    A bit about us individually:

    Simon: "Over the last 12 years my primary vocation has been working in the outdoors in various positions such as: a kayak guide in Spain; a hiking/watersports guide in United Arab Emirates; a surf instructor in England; and a glacier guide in Iceland.

    Also, during this time I have travelled extensively whilst undertaking many workaway and volunteering positions that include: teaching English in Indonesia, Cambodia & Vietnam; working at Lion sanctuary in Zimbabwe; dog sitting in the Dolomites for two months; building bungalows on a farm in Thailand over three weeks; and spent a month volunteering and doing admin work at a hostel in Guatemala."


    Suruchi: "I just recently quit my decade-long corporate career to slow down and shift my attention to my other passions, which include traveling, meeting new people, and volunteering in different areas to develop and learn new skills.
    I've lived in many different countries and held various positions, working with global clients on a wide variety of projects and topics. I'm looking forward to bringing those skills to this new chapter in my life.

    In my spare time, I have also spent a number of years volunteering with underserved communities, specifically children, as a Court Appointed Special Advocate in California; and served on a volunteer board for a nonprofit supporting young girls through outdoor education.

    I have traded in my Dior slingbacks for hiking boots and a backpack and am enjoying every moment, challenges and all."

  • Interests

    Fitness
    Charity work
    Books
    Cooking & food
    Cycling
    History
    Hiking
    Mountain
    Sailing / Boating
    Winter sports
    Water sports
    Yoga / Wellness
    Hitchhiking
    Nature
    Outdoor activities
    Camping
    Animals
    Adventure sports
  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Intermediate
    French: Intermediate

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

    We're interested in:  

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Babysitting and creative play
    Being an elderly companion
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    General Maintenance
    Life at a Farmstay
    Eco Projects
    Helping around the house
    Animal Care
    Charity Work
    Languages
    Art Projects

    Some knowledge of:  

    Hospitality/Tourism
    Helping with Computers/ Internet
    Teaching
  • More details about your skills

    Qualifications;
    PADI Advanced Open Water & Dry Suit
    NOLS 10 day Wilderness First Responder
    BCU Level 1 Coach - Kayak and Canoe. (Canoe 3*)
    RLSS Beach Lifeguard
    Fitness Instructor
    Higher National Diploma in Internet Technologies & Applications

  • Age

    38 & 31

  • What else ...

    12years outdoor activity instructing experience. Have previously taught English in Vietnam and Cambodia.

  • Some more information

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    • Driver's licence

    • Allergies

    • Special dietary requirements

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