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Desde: España

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Francia, Irlanda, Islandia, Italia, Malta, Mónaco, Portugal
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155
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Descripción
I am a single father of a grown-up man (born in 1991) living in Madrid. I studied Naval Architecture and Science and Technology of New Materials (PhD), but I decided to change my heading when my son was born, 1991, in order to have more time to be with him. I became and work as an air traffic controller from 1992 to 2019.

From 1985 I started to volunteer. I become, through a Madrid Government program, Eduardo's big brother, he was a 14 years old boy living in a children's home. Nowadays Eduardo, his brothers and sister and their families are in my life. We are close friends and meet very often. Eduardo's only son is my godson.

About what I do when I have free time, I love enjoying a good chat, hang out with my friends, meeting people, movies, reading, travelling, hiking, I belong to a hiking club and I used to hike most of the Saturdays, cooking (and eating!), teaching, learning, and .....

I used to travel as much as I could and I have visited some countries around the world, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Thailand, China, Morocco, Senegal, Panama, Australia, Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Denmark,...

In the past, I have travel as a volunteer in some countries, especially Nepal and Bolivia, but also Ecuador and Venezuela, sometimes with my son. In my facebook profile, you can find some of my friends in Nepal and Bolivia. I met these people when they were children or teens and we keep in contact through messenger. This is the only way I use facebook.

During the summer of 2017, I got involved again with children living in a children's home in Spain. I spent with them some days in a seaside flat belonging to my family with the company of a very good friend of mine who is working in the children home. The children were from 7 to 15 years old. We went in groups of 4 children due to the flat capacity. Through a program named " Holidays in a family", from the Madrid government, I spent 20 days with Gregori, a 12 years old boy who was living in another children's home. During the next school term, this boy was coming to my house to spend one every two weekends, a mentoring experience under the supervision of the Madrid government for the children welfare. I have with him a WA experience in July 2018. Gregori is now back at home with his family.

Recently, I've decided leave my job and started to travel. I consider Workaway a wonderful way to travel around the world. If you cannot travel you can bring the word home becoming a host. I did it during 2018 and I'll do again when I decide to settle down again in Madrid..
Habilidades y conocimientos que quiero compartir o aprender
Me interesa:
Proyectos ecológicos
Proyectos artísticos
Ciertos conocimientos de:
Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje
Mantenimiento general
Ayuda doméstica
Cuidado de animales
Hostelería/turismo
Trabajo de caridad
Ayuda con ordenadores/Internet
Puedo enseñar:
Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
Cocinar para toda la familia
Práctica de idiomas
Enseñanza
Que habilidades tienes?
I have volunteered with children and teens my whole life in Spain and other countries I am patient, trustworthy, responsible and reliable. I got a certificate to teach Spanish as a second language. I am willing and able to do my chores at home. As an example, the house was tidy and clean even when living with a teen (my son) in the past. I do have an extra hand once a week especially for ironing and hard chores.

I love teaching anything I can teach especially maths and physics and also Spanish, (I am an ELE teacher) and, according to my knowledge, English. I am very talkative, about teaching language, much better if the learner can communicate a little.

I am a good cook, I know how to cook some Thai, Nepali, Indian and Spanish dishes. Some of them are vegetarians
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Español: Fluido
Francés: Fluido
Italiano: Fluido
Más información sobre tus intereses idiomáticos
I could teach Spanish. English to beginners. Willing to learn any language
Edad
62
Nacionalidad
Spanish
Algo más...
I want to find a family to improve my proficency in languages, especially French, English and Italian and willing to start with Portuguese and... To share life, time, culture, chats, recipes...
Más información
- Fumador
- Permiso de conducir
- Alergia
  NONE
- Dieta especial
  NONE

Fotos

With kishor durind a trip to Nepal to work as a volunteer

Before entering a cave

My son, wearing a naval blue T shirt , with some friends of him during a volunteering in Nepal.

Comentarios

05/10/2021

Dejado por el anfitrión (Join our family in a small ...) para el workawayer (Fernando)

Le séjour de Fernando chez nous a été très agréable pour nous tous et particulièrement pour les enfants qui ont vraiment beaucoup apprécié les moments passés avec lui. Il faut dire que Fernando a une capacité à entrer en contact avec les enfants qui est très intéressante. Il leur apporte beaucoup d'attention, a beaucoup d'intèrêts pour eux, leur… read more

(Muy Bien )

01/10/2021

Dejado por el workawayer (Fernando) para el anfitrión para (Join our family in a small ...)

Also in English

Je suis resté chez cette famille 5 semaines.
Je suis venu en juillet pour 3 jours simplement pour se faire connaissance. Je n'ai pas pu avoir une meilleure impression. Deux adultes très agréables et deux petits enfants vivants et très accueillants.
On a fait un accord pour les rejoindre pendant le mois de septembre. À cause d'un… read more problème familial j'ai dû quitter la famille qui m'hôteait. Ils m'ont accueilli le temps qu'ils ont pu et ont trouvé des amis pour m'accueillir pendant les jours qu'ils avaient toute la maison occupée

Mon séjour chez Marianne et sa famille à été une expérience inoubliable. Des adultes très chaleureux et intéressants et des enfants simplement adorables.

On a fait l'école à la maison avec les enfants plus âgés, 10 et 12 ans, mathématiques et anglais, on a partagé jeux de société, on a discuté, on a raconté des histoires, on a profité des belles baignades dans la Dordogne, on a visité des marchés, ..on a surveillé les petits,2 et 6 ans, on a fait petits travaux avec les enfants et le père, on a ramassé des pommes de terre, on a participé aux tâches ménagères, on a fait la vaisselle...

Les alentours sont très beaux et pleins d'histoire. Une voiture vous permettra profiter des petits villages, des bastides, des forêts,..... et de la réputée gastronomie perigourdine.

I've stayed with this nice and interesting family for the month of September. Previously I came to their house in order to get to know each other in July for a couple of days. They hosted me during some days in August when due to a unexpected event I have to leave my host family and contacted their friends to find accommodation for me when they had no place for me during the visite of some relatives of them.

It is not easy to describe my experience:
Nice adults and awesome children, simply lovely.

I've helped the eldest children, 10 and 12 y.o., with English and maths, we are played, boarding games, we are shared very good moments telling histories, visiting markets, going to swim to the Dordogne river... I've minded the youngest children, 6 and 2 y.o. I've helped the father with some building tasks, most of the times with the eldest children and even I helped picking up potatoes from the family orchard, some housekeeping, especially washing dishes...

Around the family house there are very interesting and nice places reachable by car. Do not miss the wonderful experience of the gastronomy of the area.

(Excelente )

22/07/2021

Dejado por el anfitrión (Help us with our kids and ...) para el workawayer (Fernando)

Abbiamo avuto la fortuna di ospitare Fernando, uomo di grande cultura ed esperienza. Da subito ha saputo entrare in armonia con la famiglia e ha dimostrato grande empatia con i nostri bambini. Ottima esperienza!

(Excelente )

26/06/2021

Dejado por el workawayer (Fernando) para el anfitrión para (Help us with our kids and ...)

Recently I spent some days with Samantha, Paolo and the children. I mrt them in 2019 when I was staying in Milan with another host family. We decided to meet when possible and we did lately.

The experience wasvery nice. I enjoyed with parents company and the one fot their affectionate children.

Easy going family. We spoke English since they… read more

(Excelente )

27/06/2021

Dejado por el anfitrión (Help our chaotic family with ...) para el workawayer (Fernando)

Fernando spent only some days with us but it was a beautiful experience.
He is a good-hearted and sensitive person, full of energy and positivity. He is a very special man with many skills, open-minded and adaptable to different situations.
The children liked him from the first moment and we too.
He helped us not only with the children, but also… read more

(Excelente )

26/06/2021

Dejado por el workawayer (Fernando) para el anfitrión para (Help our chaotic family with ...)

I contacted this family last year but unfortunately it was not possible to find dates to live a workaway experience together. After a last minute cancelation I contacted Serena again and this time we could meet

From the very beginning I knew that I was going to be happy with the family. Nice parents and very funny and active boys, always willing… read more

(Excelente )

17/01/2021

Dejado por el anfitrión (Tutor needed to help our kids ...) para el workawayer (Fernando)

Fernando has very warm , collaborative, friendly , positive personality. He was a great company for our family and extrardinary help for my kids. He was able to improve their maths skills in 3 monthes. I have to say I experienced the help of many tutor in the past but we never reached as good results as we did with Fernando .
He was always very… read more

(Excelente )

28/12/2020

Dejado por el workawayer (Fernando) para el anfitrión para (Tutor needed to help our kids ...)

I've spent three months with this nice and interesting family. The experience had been wonferful. Venice is an awesome city and Lido is a calm island, out of season, nice to stay, walk around and bike.

All the members in the family made me feel at home. I enjoy spending time with any of them, They help me a lot to improve my Italian

My job was… read more

(Excelente )

24/07/2020

Dejado por el workawayer (Fernando) para el anfitrión para (Help a young family with ...)

I went to visit the farm and the family for a short time, 4 days, previously in order to know if we could match. When I wrote first time I was planning to travel alone but I knew later that I was going to spend part of the summer holidays with a12-years-old boy, so I explained to the hosts the new circumstances.

They were willing to accept us… read more

(Excelente )

25/05/2020

Dejado por el workawayer (Fernando) para el anfitrión para (Family welcomes childcare and ...)

J'ai passé tout le confinement chez la famille. On avait planifié une expérience workaway de deux semaines mais à cause du coronavirus la période a été étendue, elle a eu une durée de presque deux mois.

0n peut dire que ici est un endroit très agréable pour passer un confinement:

La maison est grande et compte avec un jardin grand. L'hébergement… read more

(Excelente )

21/05/2020

Dejado por el anfitrión (Family welcomes childcare and ...) para el workawayer (Fernando)

Un super workaway !
Fernando devait venir 10 jours, mais est finalement resté 2 mois en confinement à la maison à cause du Covid-19. Dans ces circonstances très particulières, il a fait preuve d'une grande capacité d'adaptation. Grace à lui, notre confinement s'est bien passé car il nous a beaucoup aidé dans la vie quotidienne: repas (la fameuse… read more

(Excelente )

19/03/2020

Dejado por el workawayer (Fernando) para el anfitrión para (Help with some home ...)

I've spend 10 days in Bergerac, hosted by Clémence and her family.

From my arrival I felt that it was going to be a very nice experience
Clémence has four children, all of them very openminded, nice and polite.

I loved to spend time talking to Clémence and her sons and daughters, walking along the river with them... I enjoyed when visiting… read more

(Excelente )

01/09/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Fernando) para el anfitrión para (Join our family in the French ...)

I spent two weeks with this family. Parents are very openminded and easy going. While my stay there were there two more nice adults. involving in refurbishing the house. I had to postpone my arrival due to a surgical operaton they didn't make any problem.

The only speaking language is French and all of them are willing to help you to improve.

(Excelente )

11/08/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión (Join our family - Christian ...) para el workawayer (Fernando)

Fernando was very friendly and good with the children. He really enjoyed having an opportunity to speak english. His English was excellent. Thank you for staying

(Excelente )

14/06/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Fernando) para el anfitrión para (Join our family - Christian ...)

I've spent two weeks with this amazing family. All of them made me feel happy. I loved to talk with the parents and enjoyed a lot playing with the children. They are nice, polite, well-behaved and lots-of-fun. I hope we can meet again.

(Excelente )

02/06/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión (Looking for help with my ...) para el workawayer (Fernando)

We spent 10 days with Fernando and everything went perfect. At the beginning I was a bit worried because that was the first experience for me and my children to live with a person not coming from my family. But since we met at the airport Fernando's smile was a sign that everything could be good and infact it was exactly that way: he was very kind… read more

(Excelente )

26/05/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Fernando) para el anfitrión para (Looking for help with my ...)

I spent 10 days with Veronica and her children last April. We had an agreement to spend three months after the summer holidays. This short experience couldn't be better: nice place and nice family. Veronica tries you feel at home and the children are really polite and easy going. I am sure that we are going to become friends forever.

(Excelente )

15/05/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Fernando) para el anfitrión para (Help at a homeschooling ...)

I was very happy with this Dutch familly in Portugal The father was in The Nederlands during my stay and I could not meet him. The lady and the boys were very nice and openminded. I felt happy from the very beginning.
Due to an accident I had while my WA,, a knee problem that kept me unable to walk, I was not helpful but they never made feel… read more

(Excelente )

15/05/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Fernando)

Dispite some medical troubles we enjoyed the stay of Fernando. He's a very nice person and good with kids.

(Muy Bien )

08/02/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Fernando) para el anfitrión para (Live with us in a farmhouse ...)

We went to spend three weeks in July with this family. I went with Gregori a boy I was mentoring this summer. We enjoyed a lot. The tasks were easy and the family members and other people around were kind and nice. Gregori and Marcus, 14 y.o. last July, made friends. The house and the landscape were amazing and we could enjoy the French… read more

(Muy Bien )

26/12/2017

Dejado por el anfitrión (Share our family life in the ...) para el workawayer (Fernando)

Fernando's stay at our house was very nice and interesting.
Fernando was very sweet with our kids, playing a lot with my youngest daughter age 3 and teaching mathematics to my ten-years-old son.
He washed a lot of dishes without complaining (and there is a lot of dishes to wash in a family of 5 ;) ) and taught us great nepalese cooking.
That was a… read more

(Muy Bien )

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