Alessandro

& Mariia

Información de viaje

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Descripción

Dear people from Workaway,
We are a family of three and we are looking for a way back to our origins. In fact, our life trip began thanks to Workaway itself.
Our journey started not so long ago, but from very distant places and realities.
Mariya studied tourism and is a professional yoga teacher. She left home in 2022, out of a pure inspirational thought, barely one month after the former threat of an invasion concretized into war in her country. Countless adventures followed, both with and without Workaway, accompanying her through Europe and some of the best friends and memories to remember.
Alessandro, is the one who left his birthplace in Italy to find its real self, on the other side of the world in Canada. All thanks to Workaway he abandoned everything, his job and his old life to travel the world. He crossed back the Atlantic to journey through Europe as he always desired, rebirthed, to blossom into the best place he could fall in love after pruning his old self off.
Eventually, Belgium was the pot where these two purified lonely seeds landed and rooted.
Among the most enchanting dance of wind, our souls experienced many adventures with Workaway in Europe and, magically, blossomed together into each other. The fruit of this meshing flowered into something as tiny as infinite, our daughter Aura.
We chose Italy as our nest, in terms of the safest and best place where to grow a tiny human. We went back to Ale’s hometown in fact and now, after 16 months of seasoning, it’s time to change the air again and move away from these tight valleys to open up our minds and grow into a more civilized environment. In between this transition, we desire to get back to Workaway together as a family for some months. We are looking for projects in northern Europe, also as a means to escape from the scorching Italian summer. We are willing to share our experience and learn from families alike, while of course enjoying the stunning landscapes of our dreams.
Lately, it crossed our mind the idea to harness this opportunity of Workaway to actually travel in Italy and visit some of the most remarkable landmarks nation-wide.

Ale is a so-called “jack of all trades”. He fixes and builds things, from industrial machines to houses, and sometimes even people, or their bellies at least with delicious food. Ale is indeed specialised in electric industrial maintenance, electronics, IT and he worked with wood, concrete and metal in DIY projects and home renovation. He’s been a chef and a professional window cleaner.
Mariya fixes people instead, directly and indirectly through yoga and love. The experience of pregnancy and her first steps into motherhood brought her to study and practice about postpartum rehab and natural parenting, to name a few. She's a professional yoga teacher but she started her path out of a bachelor in tourism, she has been tour guide and hotel manager. Mariya pushes on natural living and she’s one of the best at cooking vegetarian/vegan food but she also loves to take care of the green and plants.
Aura is that bright and smart creature who follows us everywhere by both our and her feet, without spitting a word yet. Like a colorful bouquet of flowers on a festive coach.

There’s so much to learn, it’s an endless process of discoveries and Mary’s passion is bringing Ale the will and desire to get back to studies in a couple of years, eventually, almost 10 years after his diploma. She’s getting deeper and wider consciousness about parenting and women's health and she desires to learn from other’s experiences and share her knowledge. On the opposite side, Ale wants a bachelor to become a technician, hopefully freelancer, into industrial safety or inspections and lay the stones for a path on his own so to have the most free time possible to spend with family and passions (them being technical too).
About passions Ale loves to invent, fix and create things in general. He collects Lego, plays PC games, writes sometimes and he just got into photography.
Mary loves to read, write her diary, walk in nature and of course to practice yoga.

We are reaching the end of our life chapter in Trentino (Italy) and Ale is ready to quit his job to leave everything and volunteer with Workaway. Rent contract is expiring at the end of June and we want to find a project where to go by then. What comes after is a mystery but the real truth is how much we miss traveling and volunteering because, as you read, that's how our family was born.

We are passionately looking forward to live more mesmerizing adventures, together with you, and for the first time along with our daughter.

Alessandro, Mary and Aura from Trentino, Italy, with love.

Intereses

Libros

Yoga / bienestar

Ciclismo

Acampada

Dibujo y pintura

Cultura

Arquitectura

Carpintería

Escritura

Tecnología

Sostenibilidad

Autodesarrollo

Cuidado de plantas

Fotografía

Mascotas

Actividades al aire libre

Naturaleza

Música

Películas y televisión

Montaña

Idiomas

Senderismo

Jardinería

Agricultura

Bricolaje y manualidades

Eventos y sociedad

Trabajo de caridad

Cocina y alimentación

Arte y diseño

Animales

Idiomas

Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Italiano: Fluido
Ruso: Fluido
Ukrainian: Fluido
Alemán: Principiante
Francés: Principiante

Más información sobre tus intereses idiomáticos
Our mother languages are Italian for Ale and Russian and Ukrainian for Mary. Ale has some good understaning of Russian (thanks to Mary and her mother), German and French. Mariya fluently speaks Russian and Ukrainian while she's surplisingly proficient in Italian. Our common language is English meanwhile Aura speaks her own.

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Habilidades y conocimientos que queremos compartir o aprender

Nos interesa:  

Trabajo de caridad

Proyectos artísticos

Proyectos ecológicos

Jardinería

Vida en una granja

Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos

Hostelería/turismo

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Ciertos conocimientos de:  

Cuidado de animales

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Podemos enseñar:  

Idiomas

Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje

Cocinar para toda la familia

Ayuda doméstica

Mantenimiento general

Ayuda con ordenadores/Internet

Que habilidades tienes?

Both of us proficiently cook, Ale mostly Mediterranean and Mary mostly vegetarian. We take care of the house like grown-ups are supposed to.
Alessandro is capable of fixing almost everything, is very creative and resourceful. He can operate any kind of tool and machine.

✍️Mary – Creative Plant-Based Chef, Event Organizer & Yoga Teacher, Prenatal & Postpartum specialist

🍜Culinary Skills:
○Passionate creator of vegan and vegetarian cuisine, known for unique, nourishing, and beautifully presented dishes.
○Specializes in vegan desserts and international fusion recipes.
○Experienced in cooking for large groups in various international projects like:

- Community vegan kitchen (Austria)
- Yoga retreat center (Belgium)
- Sustainability project (Denmark)
- Yoga & surf camp (Netherlands)

○Skilled in food planning, procurement, preparation, and presentation.

👍Event & Project Management:
○Successfully organized yoga tours, wellness events, and conscious gatherings
○ Brings structure, creativity, and heart into every project she joins.l

🧘‍♀️Yoga & Movement Teaching:
○Over 5 years of teaching yoga to diverse groups
○Offers 3D movement training focused on body alignment (hips, feet, chest, head)
○Certified specialist in prenatal and postnatal yoga, supporting women through pregnancy and recovery by natural methods

👱‍♀️Our daughter Aura
She is a conscious and independent child. Since birth, we’ve practiced elimination communication and never used diapers. She’s very aware of her natural needs, which makes life and travel much easier.
Aura is friendly, curious, and enjoys interacting with both children and adults. Raised in a loving and free environment, she explores the world with joy.
She walks, runs, eats by herself with a spoon and fork, and helps with small tasks. She’s adaptable, social, and happy to spend time with others.

We’re fully ready to join a volunteer project as a family. One of our travel goals is to immerse her in a creative, nature-connected, and enriching environment.

Edad

30 & 26

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Since we're traveling with our toddler daughter we expect comprehension and flexibility and we cannot be working at the same time as one of us should always be with Aura. This means we'd be alternating in our daily shifts but still work our due hours per week.

Más información

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  Fumador

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  Permiso de conducir

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  Alergia
  Mary -lactose intolerant, Ale -sesame and pollen, Aura -there is a slight reaction to bananas

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  Dieta especial
  Mariya doesn't eat meat and she avoids lactose.