Jack

Royaume-Uni
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Information de voyage
Actuellement, je suis
en voyage
Les activités qui m'intéressent :
Traveling South America. I'm English, live in France - speak English, French and am learning Spanish. Love animals, exploring and adventure! I am happy to help with any task and meet new people! : )
Description
Hello!

3 years ago I left my office job in London to start traveling around Latin America. But due to the pandemic I went back home instead, to France.
Since, I've been gardening and maintaining the grounds of a small hotel in France, and teaching English as a foreign language (I am a TEFL-qualified teacher).

I've seen much of Europe, but only a few countries elsewhere (4 in Asia, 1 in Africa) - time to change that!
Nothing has ever been as exciting as the adventure of exploring new countries and cultures! I am in Costa Rica doing Workaways as I move around, meeting travelers and locals. I want to explore more of Central America afterwards. : )
For me travel is searching for a great community of people somewhere in the world!

I'm fluent in English & French, and have been learning Spanish for a few years. ¡pero necesito mucha practica!
(Ich kann auch ein sehr bisschen Deutsch!)

Reading, running, history and animals - I love all those!
Laughter, enthusiasm, curiosity, adventure and fun - 5 virtues!

Experience
I have experience working with children and teaching English.
Working outdoors, gardening, painting, DIY.
Experience organising community events.
Happy to do any of those again or try something new!

I am happy to do any work, good with my hands and happy to get stuck in. I am a cheerful person and don't mind doing dirty tasks.
Working outdoors, with nature, building, gardening - anything that requires physical effort or my hands I'm happy to help with.

I like to have fun and a laugh and enjoy socialising - helping others and building community is WONDERFUL!

Hope to see you soon! ¡Hasta pronto!
Centres d’intérêt
Jardinage
Dev. durable
Écriture
Animaux de compagnie
Animaux
Livres
Langues
Événements/vie sociale
Nature
Camping
Randonnée
Auto-stop
Histoire
Politique/justice sociale
Montagne
Végétarien ou végan
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Espagnol: Intermédiaire
Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
I am fluent in English & French (I'm British, but went to school and love in France) - I have done some English teaching and have been learning Spanish for a few years!
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Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre
Ça m'intéresse :
Éco-projets
S’occuper des animaux
Aider dans une ferme
Aider à la maison
Travail associatif
J'ai des connaissances :
Jardinage
Bricolage et projets de construction
Accueil / tourisme
Je peux apprendre aux autres :
Langues
Enseignement
Quelles sont vos compétences ?
Fluent in English & French, enthusiastic and cheerful, happy to get my hands dirty and help with anything. Can work outside, can do physical labour, can teach, can do hospitality.

3 years in France working in bed & breakfast;
-gardening/grounds maintenance (plant care, irrigation, landscaping, outdoor DIY...)
-hotel hospitality (working reception, serving breakfast, DIY, painting, cleaning rooms...)

2 years in France teaching;
-English to French students (ages 11 to 16)
-English to Chinese students online (ages 5 to 55)

other education/childcare experience;
-running an after-school science activities club in the UK (ages 5 to 11)
-summer camp in the US (ages 7 to 17)
-summer camp in Spain (teenagers)
-Workaway in Vietnam; language tutor for 2 children (6 & 11 yrs old)

at university in London, I was very active in the community and had lots of volunteering experiences;
-organising events (social events, games, outdoor activities & challenges/competitions, fundraisers, political debates, city visits, trips abroad, conferences, speeches...)
-public speaking (hosting events, delivering speeches, teaching workshops)
-fundraising (joining in with competitions - such as getting from London, UK to Mannheim, Germany without spending any money - and participating in running challenges to raise funds)
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Informations complémentaires
- Fumeur
- Permis de conduire
- Allergies
- Régime alimentaire spécial
  Vegan (but I am not a fussy eater - I live on a little bread, rice, fruit and water mostly!)

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16 mars 2023

Laissé par l'hôte (Help a rainforest and ...) pour le workawayer (Jack)

Jack is a model volunteer, he displayed competence and integrity while with us.
He learned about all the things we do at the place and passed that information on to guests.
I believe he will make a great contribution to any organization that hosts him.

(Excellent )

2 mars 2023

Laissé par le workawayer (Jack) pour l'hôte (Help a rainforest and ...)

I had an amazing, wonderful and fantastic month there! From day one Glenn made me feel very welcome, helped me settle in, then I started learning from Glenn and the other volunteer there about the butterflies, the different species and their unique characteristics. Before long I was giving tours myself. A third volunteer joined in my second week… read more and fit straight into the team. There are also half-a-dozen full-time spanish-speaking staff, all incredibly friendly and approachable - they taught me lots about the project and helped me practice my Spanish, and did not mind and answering my many curious questions about how everything worked (how the frogs are fed, for example!)
The work itself was very enjoyable and rewarding, often the time would fly past (just like the butterflies!) without me even realising and the day would already be over! It was an enriching experience that's left me with copious amounts of knowledge to take with me into the world. It wasn't just about educating the guests on regeneration and flora & fauna of the Arenal area, but also on being educated myself. There's so much to be gained if you dedicate the effort and curiosity into learning.
The work consists in meeting and greeting guests and showing them around the butterfly habitats, frog exhibit and gardens. All the guests were super friendly and curious. A couple of times I also offered to help with manual work in the gardens and the staff showed me what to do and seeing the all the hard work going on in the background was equally as enriching. Essentially, I spent my days having friendly chats with strangers and hanging out with butterflies - many of whom land on you (one of the Golden Owl Eyes I bonded with and named Barry!)
El Castillo is a lovely little village with a friendly community, I would hitchhike into La Fortuna on my days off (loads of nature-activities to do in the area, from waterfalls to hot springs to national parks and volcano views) and it was usually the villagers giving me a lift to and back! It's also surrounded by jungle and I had more encounters with wildlife than I could list here, but if you love nature and animals - don't give this place a miss! I have shared rooms with other volunteers at other workaway experiences, which is great fun, but it felt very luxurious to have my own private room for a month, in a house with three other people very close to the Conservatory. We had bathrooms, a laundry room, a kitchen and a garden leading onto the river at the back!
I had to leave because my 90 days visa-free travel in Costa Rica was at an end and I had to leave the country, but would have gladly stayed longer.
If you have any questions about the volunteering experience, Glenn is great at answering them and giving an in-depth explanation over the phone before arrival, then stays in touch and continues to help you and answer your questions on a daily basis once you're there!

(Excellent )

2 mars 2023

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Jack)

Jack came to us last summer and we found him a great worker, always cheerful and obliging and happy to do any task. Jack was mainly gardening and helping with painting and house maintenance. He also was happy to drive and collect supplies. As Jack was very competent and trustworthy we felt able to take a little break and leave Jack in charge of… read more

(Excellent )

8 févr. 2023

Laissé par l'hôte (Immerse yourself in a busy, ...) pour le workawayer (Jack)

Jack is an amazing human, he's brilliant, always has a great attitude, always smiling and shinning. He's super helpful, an A+++++++++ , you will never great to have Jack at your place. Thank you very much for everything, We are hoping you have a great time, wherever you are and wherever you go!

(Excellent )

2 févr. 2023

Laissé par le workawayer (Jack) pour l'hôte (Immerse yourself in a busy, ...)

I had a wonderful time at the hostel. The other volunteers were AMAZING - we became great friends. The atmosphere was very laid back and relaxed, the work was calm, 5 X 4-hour shifts a week. Mainly reception work, welcoming guests and doing some small tasks to assist with cleaning & gardening. Overall lots of free time and we were able to request… read more

(Excellent )

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Photos

Teaching English to kids at summer camp in Western Spain

Love animals!

Leading the team. At university, I organised fun ...

Backpacking in Hue, Vietnam

Celebrating the chickens' first " birthday ". Volunteering with the Growhampton eco-community project.

Jumping into Crater Lake, Oregon, US.

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Painting a swimming pool. Pyrénées-Orientales, France.

Hanging out with cows. Hostel in Cambodia.

To raise money for charity, we would get as far away from London as possible. We had 2 days and could not spend any money at all. On 4 occasions I have done the challenge; - London to Mannheim, southern Germany - southern France to Madrid - London to Plymouth, southern England - London to northern England

Saving the planet, one tree at a time. Washington, US.

Driving through the Swiss Alps. France to Croatia: road trip with friends, 13 countries visited in 17 days.

Hot air ballooning near Marrakech, Morocco.

With the team. We spent three months working on a children's summer camp. Here we are going rafting on the Hudson River, New York, US.

One of the university social activities I organised for students. London, UK.

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16 mars 2023

Laissé par l'hôte (Help a rainforest and ...) pour le workawayer (Jack)

(Excellent )

2 mars 2023

Laissé par le workawayer (Jack) pour l'hôte (Help a rainforest and ...)

(Excellent )

2 mars 2023

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Jack)

(Excellent )

8 févr. 2023

Laissé par l'hôte (Immerse yourself in a busy, ...) pour le workawayer (Jack)

(Excellent )

2 févr. 2023

Laissé par le workawayer (Jack) pour l'hôte (Immerse yourself in a busy, ...)

(Excellent )

22 déc. 2022

Laissé par le workawayer (Jack) pour l'hôte (Welcoming help at our city ...)

This was an amazing community to volunteer with. the other volunteers welcomed me from day one and then I found myself welcoming other volunteers before I left. There is 25 hours of work/week (most of it reception and very chilled!) lots of free time, and Lucía is accommodating to your needs (I asked for specific days off and they were given… read more

(Excellent )

21 déc. 2022

Laissé par l'hôte (Welcoming help at our city ...) pour le workawayer (Jack)

Wow Jack what an incredible guy brought such an amazing attitude to help and us here in San Jose during the high season.Hes been a joy to work with.A very charming bubbly chap who is always smiling.Your company will be greatly missed and i wish you the best in the future my friend.Theres always a place for you here in San jose if you feel to come… read more

(Excellent )

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