Cyndy & Peter

Information de voyage

Actuellement, nous sommes

Les activités qui nous intéressent :

Marine Conservation, education, teaching English as a second language, hospitality, etc.

Description

We are two local part-time teachers—middle aged folks—who live in Northern California, USA—where the redwoods meet the sea. Pete has retired from teaching music for 30 years at an elementary school. Cyndy teaches English part-time at a college and has a small independent press. She also writes fiction and is an artist. We both have our 120 hour TEFL certification and Cyndy has experience teaching ESL in Nepal and the United States.

In the past, Pete worked as a patroller on a nature preserve and Cyndy worked as a marine life educator while working with marine mammals both in captivity and the wild. She also trained domestic animals professionally for over a decade and has held jobs in property management, professional cleaning, and many areas of hospitality.

We like to spend time outdoors—walking, cycling, hiking, kayaking, snorkeling, etc. —just as much as we love cozying up to a good book, creating artwork, singing around the fire, dancing or doing yoga. We enjoy sharing community and being of service in the world.

Over the years, we've made great friends while completing work exchanges in Mexico, Orkney, Ireland, Norway, the Faroe Islands, and Indonesia. We helped sea turtle conservation, managed a B&B, walked dogs, restored old homes, cooked food, painted walls, built an underwater version of Atlantis (in a fish tank!) and volunteered with coastal cleanups.

We had an incredible experience at each place and still keep in touch with our hosts....now we are heading South to Mexico and beyond.

We'd love to come be part of your projects.....

Centres d’intérêt

Langues

Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Intermédiaire
Espagnol: Débutant

Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
Ce workawayer a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa ou ses propre(s) langue(s) ou en apprendre une nouvelle. Veuillez le contacter directement pour en discuter.

Trouver un partenaire de langue

Compétences et connaissances que nous aimerions partager ou apprendre

Ça nous intéresse :  

Jardinage

Bricolage et projets de construction

Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

Tenir compagnie à une pers. âgée

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Éco-projets

Aider à la maison

S’occuper des animaux

Travail associatif

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Nous avons des connaissances :  

Entretien général

Aider dans une ferme

Accueil / tourisme

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Nous pouvons apprendre aux autres:  

Langues

Projets artistiques

Aide informatique / Internet

Enseignement

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

Combined, Pete and I have experience in the following:
Environmental conservation, marine mammal stranding, sea turtle conservation
Education/teaching, writing teacher, English and basic French language instruction, music instruction
Dances of Peace Leaders (in training)
Entertaining
Animal husbandry & training
Child care (Pete has ~30 years experience as an elementary school teacher)
Elder care (Cyndy was a live-in helper for an elderly woman for nearly 9 years)
Healthy food production/cooking, vegetarian cooking, Gerson therapy
Gardening (basic)
Structural/property maintenance (basic)
Hospitality (bartending; waitressing/hosting/retail)
Yoga instruction, Reiki
Art, graphic design, basic video production
Basic housework, cleaning
Running errands
Vehicle shuttles.
We've helped with renovations on a mansion in Ireland, compost bin construction in Orkney, and Cobb building in Oregon (though we are not experts in these areas, by ANY means). We are both “jack of all trades” kind of folks and we take instructions well, love creative projects and enjoy learning new things.

Âge

53 & 65

Autres infos...

We are both honest, responsible, respectful folks, who are hard workers and who are able to communicate well and follow directions. We're also highly creative and love it most when we are given a task to do that allows some freedom in the approach. We don’t smoke but we do occasionally drink wine/beer. We have a slew of professional and personal references we’ve accrued over the years, including other Workaway and Helpx hosts available for you upon request.

Informations complémentaires

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  Fumeur

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  Permis de conduire

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  Allergies
  strong chemical smells, black mold, working in construction environments without proper breathing devices

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  Régime alimentaire spécial
  Cyndy is a vegetarian, but don't let that scare you, I can subsist on potatoes if necessary!!