Information du profil
Information de voyage
Actuellement, je suis
en voyage
Les activités qui m'intéressent :
- Hiking, rock climbing, SCUBA diving, snorkeling, reading, listening to podcasts, establishing meaningful connections with people, cinema, nature, animals, swimming in the ocean
Description
I come from a multicultural background: my mom's Canadian (New Brunswick) and my dad is Spanish (Galicia, the northwestern region just above Portugal). Before moving to a mid-sized city in Galicia with my mother after my parent's separation, the four of us (I have an older sister, Tereixa...thick as thieves doesn't even come close!), lived in an old stone house which my parents restored. Childhood memories include binging on Agatha Christies out on the lawn next to my sister, under the watchful eye of our Siamese cat, hoping from boulder to boulder on our way to our favorite cove, Sonreiras, home-made pizza + movie night every Friday (still in love with cinema every bit as much as back then!), endless "sobre mesas" (after-meal conversations which in Spain can last anywhere from half an hour to dinner time)...etc. I am very lucky to have such a great, loving family and feel proud to count them among my best friends :)
Moving from a small town to a city in my early teens meant a lot: like-minded people! (different kinds of them, at any rate), new experiences! I did a lot of reading (both my parents are Language teachers), meeting those who would be my long-lasting friends, and learning.
After high-school I left for Uni, and studied 3 years of Art History before realizing I would a) have a hard time finding a job as a researcher and b) end up frustrated because the degree was too theoretical and not at all hands-on. I moved to Madrid and studied Art Restoration (actually being in touch with the art work! getting dirty! dealing with Chemistry, Biology, etc). My first (and only) job as a restorer consisted in a year with the Calakmul Project in Mexico, restoring ancient Mayan wall paintings deep in the Peten Jungle. There I confirmed that travel was one of my passions, I overcame my phobia of insects (...it's kind of coming back lately, but I'm working on it), and became, I hope, more tolerant and open in many different ways.
For 3 years now I´ve been teaching English in Vigo (Spain), and so far thoroughly enjoying this career change...I guess it runs in the family! I´m looking to relocate to France (the closer to Paris the better), as my partner will be doing his fellowship in Telecom Paris Tech September-December.
UPDATE: I am now a public teacher in Spain (after passing official examinations 2 years ago) and teaching English has gone from "I need money" to my passion and life-long career :)
Centres d’intérêt
Soin des plantes
Fitness
Yoga / bien-être
Politique/justice sociale
Nature
Activités en plein air
Dev. personnel
Sports nautiques
Photographie
Musique
Films et télé
Langues
Montagne
Ferme
Jardinage
Randonnée
Histoire
Événements/vie sociale
Dessin et peinture
Danse
Bricolage / artisanat
Cyclisme
Culture
Livres
Menuiserie
Art et design
Architecture
Animaux
Sports d'aventure
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: Courant
Galician: CourantPlus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
I'm very interested in learning other languages, in particular Italian, Portuguese and French
Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre
Ça m'intéresse :
Bricolage et projets de construction
Aider dans une ferme
Éco-projets
S’occuper des animaux
Jardinage
Travail associatif
J'ai des connaissances :
Entretien général
Aider à la maison
Accueil / tourisme
Projets artistiques
Je peux apprendre aux autres :
Langues
Enseignement
Quelles sont vos compétences ?
I am an art restorer, specialising in sculpture. I love any kind of handywork, artistic or otherwise!
I have 3 years of experience teaching English to foreign learners and 8 years teaching fellow Spaniards (all levels up to C1).
I can draw, paint, and sculpt (model clay, carve wood and make molds...although I'm pretty rusty in this arena).
I am good with kids (I've taught 10, 11, 12 and 14-year-olds and I'm crazy about my two nieces will be 3 and 5 this fall) and animals (I grew up in a country house with a giant schnauzer and a Siamese cat).
Âge
40
Autres infos...
I created my Workaway profile ages ago but have ended up not using the website until now (life happened, I met someone... long story:). In the intervening years I did my Advanced SCUBA diving course, got my driver's license (later in life than most...didn't need it in a big city like Madrid!), fell in love with rock climbing, and passed Spanish public examinations for my current position as English teacher at the Official School of Languages.
A few recently acquired interests are: playing the board game Dixit (fully recommend trying it out!), swimming in the ocean just before the sun sets, listening to podcasts (Armchair Expert and Very Bad Wizards being my absolute favorites), yoga, meditation and houseplants. Oh! And spending as much time as I can with my wonderful nieces, Nina and Olivia.
Informations complémentaires
Fumeur
Permis de conduire
Allergies
penicillinRégime alimentaire spécial
