Jessica

& Marc

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[Jessica]
I grew up in Guatemala but I was born in the USA. This gave me the opportunity to start learning languages and traveling at a young age. I always dreamt of studying abroad so after finishing high school I moved to Germany. There, I lived and worked in several cities until completing my studies in Political Science and English. Later on I completed an MA in Intercultural Conflict Management in Berlin, where I have been living for the past 7 years.

While growing up I was in touch with different cultures, however, moving to Germany and meeting other international students allowed me to truly broaden my horizon. Since then I have taken every chance I had to travel. I visited many European countries and had longer stays in Argentina, Bolivia, Israel and China. I deeply enjoy learning about other cultures, and I am passionate about social and ecological projects. I’ve also worked and volunteered at several NGOs, for instance in Guatemala, I worked with indigenous women in cultural center aiming to preserve traditional hand weaving. In Berlin I volunteered at an Art project, taught migrant women how to ride bicycles, and managed volunteers for the food bank.

Spending time in nature, whether it is cycling, hiking, swimming or simply enjoying the sunrays and a scenic view, makes me feel grounded and at peace. Animals always make me smile :) I love watching them in their natural habitat but I will also pet every cat and dog that comes my way! I've had my fare share of pets in the past to know I am good with animals and I pet-sit for friends whenever I can.

I also enjoy practicing yoga, dancing, pottery making, and diverse DYI projects at home. I am always keen on learning new handcrafts! I have also become very interested in plants, their medicinal properties and their use as natural dyes. In Berlin, I can't keep a garden, but I have a small collection of plants that I treasure a lot.

My cravings for Latin American food and the lack of good restaurants got me into cooking, as I needed to recreate my favorite dishes in Germany, However my taste (and hopefully skills :D) have now expanded to the middle Eastern and Chinese cuisine.

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[Marc]
I grew up in a French-Iranian family in southern Germany. After high school, I left home to travel for a year and spent most of the time in Australia and New Zealand, where I worked on farms, in campervan rental companies, as a waiter and salesman. I fell in love with meeting people from all over the world and knew it would not be the last trip - and here we are :-)

As I am good with physics and numbers, I studied mechanical engineering and financed my studies while teaching mathematics, physics and English - and eventually ended up in Berlin in 2015.
After having worked in the car industry, I switched to the German railway operator, where I had projects with new mobility startups. My love for bikes and nature led to me co-founding my own startup for electric cargo bikes. Unfortunately, we didn't make it through the 2022-2023 crisis and had to close down the company in April 2023.

In my free time, I love to cook food from around the world, take pictures and videos of people and nature, and eventually create my own vacation films.
I try to give back wherever I can, so I volunteered at different organizations like the food bank, a local traffic safety organization or by building a new plant garden for an non-profit-organization.
Jessi and I also volunteered at an animal rescue organization where we helped street dogs find a new owner by taking care of them until the organization found a home for them.

I also like to move a lot: Running, riding the bike, playing football, volleyball, hiking or snowboarding - as long as it involves getting exhausted, I am in ;-)

And if you want to know a secret: I LOVE singing! I don't have a voice from heaven, but I definitely win on PlayStation's Singstar - and I have no shame proving this during a Karaoke night :-)
I am also always looking for some foreign hip hop beats that I can pickup during my travels. The last very remarkable ones have been shared with me while I was on vacation in Albania.

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Altogether, we form a very versatile couple and share a common set of values like honesty, fairness, equality and sustainability. We don't need much to be happy and find joy in the small things life has to offer.

Our usual jobs might have been focusing more on computer work, but we both also enjoy handcraft (whether it is small repairs on our bicycles or building furniture for our flat), working with people no matter their age or background, and also physical outside-work (gardening, animals, building).
And if we can do this while sharing what we already know with you, we'll be more than happy!

We are here to grow, learn more about your culture, share ours, make friends and enjoy life together - looking forward to meeting you! :-)

If you want to know more, feel free to checkout our instagram @shaggory or @jekas___

Intereses

Videografía

Vida en autocaravana

Autostop

Fitness

Deportes de aventura

Mascotas

Actividades al aire libre

Playa

Cuidado de plantas

Películas y televisión

Fotografía

Yoga / bienestar

Sostenibilidad

Autodesarrollo

Política / justicia social

Naturaleza

Idiomas

Senderismo

Jardinería

Agricultura

Cultura

Ciclismo

Bricolaje y manualidades

Baile

Eventos y sociedad

Cocina y alimentación

Trabajo de caridad

Carpintería

Arte y diseño

Animales

Idiomas

Idiomas hablados
Alemán: Fluido
Inglés: Fluido
Español: Fluido
Francés: Fluido

Más información sobre tus intereses idiomáticos
We'd love to be teaching a language as long as it's part of the job and not the only thing that fills the day :-)

Buscar un colega de idioma

Habilidades y conocimientos que queremos compartir o aprender

Nos interesa:  

Jardinería

Vida en una granja

Proyectos artísticos

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Ciertos conocimientos de:  

Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje

Proyectos ecológicos

Cuidado de animales

Hostelería/turismo

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Podemos enseñar:  

Trabajo de caridad

Idiomas

Ayuda con ordenadores/Internet

Enseñanza

Que habilidades tienes?

[Jessi]
- working with people with diverse backgrounds
- intercultural communication: translation mediation, workshops. I am fluent in Spanish, English and German. Learned a bit or Portuguese, tried to learn Arabic but only made it pass the alphabet
- event organization and team building activities
- recruiting and managing volunteers/employees
- DYI projects for home with different materials such as wood, concrete, paint
- handcrafts: not an expert yet, but I enjoy pottery making, sewing, macramé weaving, jewelry making, etc.
- gardening: currently focused on indoor plants but hope to have a garden one day
- animal care: mostly experience with cats and dogs, open to work with farm or exotic animals too
- child care: volunteered a lot with women and children groups
- interactive teaching: taught women in Berlin how to cycle, about traffic rules and road safety
- yoga: like to practice and have solid knowledge of Ashtanga yoga that I can share but I am not an instructor
- photography: I have an eye for motifs, lighting and angles and I make the most out of my iPhone Love to take pictures especially out in nature.
- I always look for creative and practical solutions, and I can learn very fast ;)

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[Marc}
- Photography & video editing with iPhone, DSLR, GoPro, Drone (check Instagram @shaggory)
- Teaching: Mathematics, Physics, English
- Engineering & DIY: Just getting stuff done at home, repairing little things here and there, making our home more livable
- Business Owner: Anything around running a business, from Business Modeling to Finances and Product Development
- Computer & IT: Anything in the internet, with Excel, or Automations
- Languages: Luckily I grew up bilingual (German+French) and have learned English+Spanish traveling and living in Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Spain
- Cooking: Anything, but definitely yummy :) To be a bit more specific, my signature dish would be a Persian (Iranian) Chelo Kabab with Saffron Rice - you'll love it!
- Children and animal care: Having 2 nieces, I love playing with them and being the fun uncle. And having had foster animals at home and dreaming of having my own dog some day, I cannot be around animals without petting them :)

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