José Antonio

Desde: España

Tipo de cuenta
Cuenta individual
Viajar a
Alemania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canadá, Chile, Ecuador, Eslovaquia, Estados Unidos, Gran Bretaña ... more
Alemania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canadá, Chile, Ecuador, Eslovaquia, Estados Unidos, Gran Bretaña, Grecia, India, Islandia, Japón, Letonia, Noruega, Polonia, República Checa, Suecia, Tailandia
Fechas de viaje
04/06/2019 - 31/12/2021
Medallas

Mi situación
en casa
Descripción
My name is José Antonio and I am from Spain.

Unfortunately, I am a widower. I have two children and three grandchildren, who are the joy of my life.

I am a retired Language and Literature Department Head and I have taught Spanish and Literature to native students in the public school system for 37 years.

I hold a Masters Degree in Teaching Spanish as a foreign language.

I also authored two Spanish courses for German-speaking people, published by Hueber Verlag (München).

Writing fiction is one of my passions, and throughout the years I have been the recipient of several national and international literary awards, both in the poetry and short stories genres.

I lead a healthy and sober life. I do not smoke or drink alcohol, and have no bad habits in general. I’m a quiet, calm, patient, responsible and easy-going person. I eat everything and have no dietary restrictions.

I am experienced with the common household chores and I am also a talented bread maker (have been baking regularly at home for decades)

I love to be around young children and elderly people. I am very inspired by the kindheartedness and tenderness displayed by people in both of these age groups.

I also love animals and I am well-versed in their needs and care, both with home pets, like dogs and cats, as well as with farm animals, specially horses.

I have an international car license.
Habilidades y conocimientos que quiero compartir o aprender
Ciertos conocimientos de:
Jardinería
Compañía para ancianos
Vida en una granja
Cuidado de animales
Proyectos artísticos
Puedo enseñar:
Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
Mantenimiento general
Ayuda doméstica
Hostelería/turismo
Práctica de idiomas
Enseñanza
Que habilidades tienes?
I am skilful in all tasks related to home improvement and repairs. I particularly love working with wood, from which I can create anything, from furniture to cabins or even wooden houses! (If I have the necesary tools, of course!)

My services, therefore, can be both academic (as an experienced language teacher) and manual, depending on the needs of the host. I do not ask for much to get by: just a clean bed, a warm shower, three meals a day and a Wi-Fi connection to maintain contact with my family.

I like photography very much and I use the pictures I take as a source of reflection for writing pieces about the world’s diverse complexity.
Idiomas hablados
German: Fluido
Spanish: Fluido
Italian: Fluido
English: Intermedio
French: Intermedio
Edad
68
Nacionalidad
Spanish
Algo más...
Actually, in principle, I’m interested not only in the 20 countries in the world I have indicated in my list but also in the other 174 countries I have not pointed out. (You know, it isn’t allowed to put more than 20…)
As is the case with the faces of the moon, the world is interesting in all its faces, even in its ugly ones!

I hope to find in my hosts open, sincere, honest people. People who look you in your eyes because they have nothing to hide. Easy-going people, with whom it's enriching to talk. People like me.
Más información
- Fumador
- Permiso de conducir
- Alergia
  No
- Dieta especial
  No, I haven't

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Comentarios

11/11/2020

Dejado por el anfitrión (Looking for help with ...) para el workawayer (José Antonio)

First of all, Thank you José for so many delicate and nice words, in your feedback. I am very happy about it.

Knowing how José apprehended his stay in my house and with me, gives me a lot of satisfaction, because that's exactly what I want to experience with the persons who will come and help me in my "haven of peace".
To have beautiful exchanges… read more .. To make beautiful discoveries .. To leave beautiful memories. All this fills my heart and delights me to know this mission accomplished with him.

But, Ladies and Gentlemen the Hosters, you should know that José's personality made this possible. If it wasn't for this man so warm, so present, so curious, so efficient, and so courageous… this exchange could not have existed as it has been.

José took "à coeur" and "à bras le corps" all my daily worries and the restoration work in the "house workshops", as well as the construction of a little lean-to shed to store the wood closer the door.

He worked with determination and enthusiasm (sometimes alone, sometimes with the help of my friends), on the installation of wood paneling to cover the walls of the workshop .. So many cuts to make, so much patience to have in the hands of José !
He took part in tidying up and organizing this large room as if he had to work on it every day.
He left a wonderful little "note" in this workshop, a drawing on wood, made with his pyrography tool, (a beautiful deer in front of the small valleys of the Gers and the Pyrenees mountains on the horizon..), simply to please to my dear son.

The elevation of the lean-to on the north gable of the house has been very joyful, if very difficult. José has exhausted his hands on the stone, on the wood, on the roof tiles. His determination allowed the realization of this small construction which will give me a lot of comfort. I will call him ""José's lean-to shed" "
And how beautiful it is !!

José also assembled the wooden containers for my small permaculture garden that will come alive in the spring. It allowed the improvement of an under roof to protect garden tools.
I had imagined many more things to put in his hands to improve this magical place again and again..
Just as I had imagined many other visits and discoveries to do and see in the region. But we ran out of time.
Maybe José will make another jump one day over the Pyrenees mountains to come back to my Tuscany Gersoise.

In conclusion, I must say that, this kind and delicate man, "Professor José", has the tremendous capacity to adapt to his surroundings and to the people he meets. (My friends all loved it him)
His good mood, his sens of humor, his calm and his consistency, make him a wonderfully easy-going man.
He brought happiness in my house and I thank him with all my heart.

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06/11/2020

Dejado por el workawayer (José Antonio) para el anfitrión para (Looking for help with ...)

Imagine a jewel in the middle of the countryside: a massive stone house and sturdy wooden beams on its roof. And next to it another minor construction, the "Parador", also built in the same way. The house and the Parador are surrounded by oaks and other beautiful trees.

When you wake up in the morning, a Mediterranean light delicately paints the… read more landscape with incredible pastel tones. Your eyes will not believe what they are seeing: in the vast field of sunflowers in front of the house, some deer (two, three, four ..., depends on the day) walk gracefully and calmly towards the nearby forest. Sometimes they run to the trees... Your eyes may not believe the wonder that you are witnessing, but what your eyes see is not a mirage, but the natural environment in which Annie lives.

I spent just under two months at Annie's home, but that short time in the span of my life has left an indelible memory in my brain and heart.

Annie is an extraordinary woman, of fine spirit, intelligent and very generous with her things and with her time: thanks to her, I have known the Gers region as if I had lived there for many years. Annie took me to see everything that I was interested in seeing in this delightful corner of the sweet France: cathedrals, collegiates, churches, museums, castles, an Armagnac winery, another wine cellar where we had the opportunity to "make" our own wine, a duck farm, painting exhibitions, a Renaissance music concert , the laboratory of a master chocolatier ... Everything was extraordinary!

Together we traveled in a balloon over the Gers and she took me to a small airport so that I could fly (with the instructor behind me, of course) an ultralight plane, in a gliding flight ...

Annie cooked for me with dedication and enthusiasm. She introduced me to her friends, all of them really very lovely people, we ate a few times together and it was like being in my own family.

Annie also gave me the opportunity to talk about so many things in life - some happy, others sad - and we both enriched ourselves with our long dialogues.

In exchange for so much generosity, I did my best in the surroundings of the house and in the workshop, so that the jewel in the middle of the field would be even a little more beautiful, if possible, and the song of the owl at dusk sounds even more pure in the limpid air of this place.

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21/09/2020

Dejado por el anfitrión (Little farm in the South of ...) para el workawayer (José Antonio)

OK, José Antonio.
He was staying with us for three weeks. Far too short.
A great guy, who was loved by anybody of our big family - especially our 'little prince' (3) was excited when playing with him. Like a fresh summerwind he blew in new motivation and a lot of improvements into my horse stable to be prepared for our long winter.
Being a Jack… read more

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19/09/2020

Dejado por el workawayer (José Antonio) para el anfitrión para (Little farm in the South of ...)

Dear Workawayer,
if you like horses, if you like big sweet dogs, if you like open, jovial, friendly, nice people, with a sense of humour, if you like intelligent children (well, actually only one child, but which is capable of doing what several would do at the same time ...!), if you like forests ..., the small Uschi horse farm is your… read more

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05/11/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (José Antonio) para el anfitrión para (Come and enjoy cultural ...)

Dear fellow Workawayer, you can go around the world two, three, four times ...; you can find wonderful people everywhere (there are millions of them!) on your way; you probably would also find lovely homes where you will received as a family member, but I can guarantee you, you will never find a better Workaway destination than this Swedish home.
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05/11/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión (Come and enjoy cultural ...) para el workawayer (José Antonio)

Jose, what a wonderful, lovely, kind and smart person! Jose is someone to love. He is so interesting, skillful, funny, trustworthy and helpful! A very unik person. He is interested in everything, he is easy going, always calm, friendly and nice. Jose is the most positiv person ever! Spending time with him gave us a lot of new views and thoughts… read more

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05/09/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión (Come and enjoy beautiful ...) para el workawayer (José Antonio)

Thank you Jose for coming to stay with us. You brought with you many stories, many practical skills, and boundless enthusiasm. Thanks to you I now consider myself a novice baker and enjoy fresh bread regularly. The gardens are gorgeous, I get many compliments on the hand crafted sign on the barn, and even 10 year old Jackson noticed and… read more

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27/08/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (José Antonio) para el anfitrión para (Come and enjoy beautiful ...)

I have traveled many countries on different continents and have seen many cities, towns, people and landscapes, so I feel humbly authorized to say that Vermont is one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited.
And in Vermont, Martin's Old Scott Barn is truly a piece of Paradise on Earth. "The Old Scott Barn" has everything that makes the… read more

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08/08/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (José Antonio) para el anfitrión para (Explore the bluegrass region ...)

I spent a month at Ted and Machi's house. Not all the time I was able to be with them and their wonderful children just because the Lehrmans traveled to Japan two weeks during my stay.
Work is the typical farm work. But I also had the opportunity to do some carpentry work, restoring a large stable. If you like animals (cows, horses, pigs, sheep,… read more

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05/08/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión (Explore the bluegrass region ...) para el workawayer (José Antonio)

José is a wonderful man. He is trustworthy, considerate, caring and kind. His helpfulness and desire to do good is commendable and noteworthy. We now consider him family. Most of all, he is a wonderful carpenter!! We can highly recommend him to anyone!

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26/04/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión (Help with daily maintenance ...) para el workawayer (José Antonio)

Jose' -Macho Man-Ambassador of Spain is a very smart, hard working, worldly man with many skills. We welcomed Jose' into our home and treated him as family and he treated us the same. Jose' is a self starter and didn't need any supervision and does quality work. We highly recommend Jose' to all Workaway hosts,

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25/04/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (José Antonio) para el anfitrión para (Help with daily maintenance ...)

My first Workaway experience was at the Paton’s home. From the moment I arrived at their place, Polly and Grant welcomed me as if I were a member of their family and their cordiality increased more and more during the four weeks I lived with them. We had a great time and we laughed a lot together; we even celebrated Easter together, first in the… read more

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