Sebastian

Information de voyage

Actuellement, je suis

Les activités qui m'intéressent :

Beach, mountain, music, hiking, wildlife, dogs, camping, exploring...

Description

👋 Hey, I'm Tian
33 · From the Canary Islands · Currently wandering

I grew up on a small, flat, sun-scorched volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic — which probably explains both my deep love for the ocean and my equally deep fascination with everything green: forests, rivers, mountains, places where things grow. After 25 years on that island, I hit the road, and it's been about six years of seasonal work, volunteering, and genuinely living in places rather than just passing through them.
I work hard, I pay attention to detail, I cook a mean meal, and I won't wait to be told twice what needs doing. That's the short version. Here's the long one.

🌿 Conservation & Fieldwork
This is where my life took a real turn. In 2018 I volunteered on a marine wildlife conservation project for the first time — and it genuinely rewired something in me. I went back in 2019, then spent a full season (June–September 2020) on a sea turtle conservation and monitoring project in Greece.
From 2021 to 2022 I lived and worked at a biological field station in Costa Rica — what started as a volunteer placement turned into a paid staff role after six months. My main focus was the turtle project, but when nesting season ended, the work shifted: snake capture and handling, large mammal track surveys (jaguar, paca, agouti...), neotropical river otter surveys including genetic sampling from scat, macaw research, and community outreach with local kids. Costa Rica gave me some of the most meaningful, formative time of my life. I'm actively looking to find my way back there. I also did some work in general ornithology in the region, and forest measurement through Smithsonian-linked survey work.
I also have collaborated in island conservation projects closer to home in the Canaries and Cape Verde.

🏨 Hospitality, Management & Operations
Before the conservation chapter, I spent years in hospitality and tourism — pretty much every role you can imagine: waiter, bartender, front desk receptionist, bookkeeper, and maintenance. From 2015 to early 2020 I managed a small team responsible for a group of holiday rental villas. That meant coordinating 3–4 full-time workers on a daily basis, and scaling up to 7 when renovations or urgent works were underway. I was responsible for making sure everything ran — maintenance schedules, supplier relationships, quality standards, guest experience. I took that seriously.
I believe in leading by example. If something needs doing, I'll do it alongside the team, not from a distance pointing fingers.

🔧 Practical & Hands-On Skills
I'm comfortable with a wide range of physical and technical work:

General building maintenance — troubleshooting, repairs, upkeep
Pool maintenance — water chemistry, equipment, cleaning systems
Basic carpentry — cuts, joints, fitting, light furniture
Bricklaying & basic masonry
Electrical basics — both AC and DC systems (enough to be useful, honest enough to know when to call a sparky)
Gardening & outdoor upkeep
Vehicle mechanics — currently mid-restoration on a 1988 Renault Trafic campervan, which has taught me more than any course ever could

I'm always genuinely enthusiastic about learning new skills. If you have something to teach, I'm listening.

🍳 Cooking
I love cooking. Always have. But it was Costa Rica that showed me I'm actually good at it. I regularly cooked solo for groups of 7–10, and with a helper for up to 20 people. After long days of surveys in heavy tropical rain or under relentless jungle heat, a proper hot meal is more than food — it's morale. I understood that, and I put real care into it. Volunteers noticed. People ate well.
I'm comfortable planning, shopping for, and executing meals for groups. I enjoy improvising with what's available, and I have a particular soft spot for cooking with fresh, local, seasonal ingredients.

🤝 How I Work
Independently or in a team — genuinely comfortable with both. I'm proactive, patient, and detail-oriented. I don't need to be micromanaged, and I don't micromanage others. I'll share every skill and method I know with anyone who's interested — teaching is something I actually enjoy.
I speak English and Spanish natively (bilingual), and I have beginner-level Italian.
I'm eco-conscious in the way I live and work — not performatively, but practically. Waste less, observe more, tread carefully.

🌊 What I'm Looking For
Somewhere meaningful. A project with purpose — whether that's conservation, sustainable agriculture, community living, ecological restoration, creative hospitality, or something I haven't thought of yet. I'm not here for a holiday. I'm here to contribute.
If that sounds like what you need — let's talk.

Just ask me for any more info you want or need to know, and I'll be glad to share it.

Centres d’intérêt

Écriture

Astronomie

Art et design

Sports d'aventure

Voile / bateau

Dev. personnel

Technologie

Dev. durable

Sports d’hiver

Sports nautiques

Vie en van

Yoga / bien-être

Nature

Activités en plein air

Animaux de compagnie

Arts du spectacle

Soin des plantes

Musique

Montagne

Langues

Ferme

Jardinage

Randonnée

Bricolage / artisanat

Culture

Camping

Menuiserie

Cuisine et alimentation

Plage

Animaux

Langues

Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: Courant

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 j'aimerais partager ou apprendre

Ça m'intéresse :  

Jardinage

Bricolage et projets de construction

Éco-projets

---

J'ai des connaissances :  

Aider dans une ferme

S’occuper des animaux

Travail associatif

Projets artistiques

Aide informatique / Internet

Aider à la maison

---

Je peux apprendre aux autres :  

Entretien général

Accueil / tourisme

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Langues

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

Flexible with work. Easily adapt to other cultures and societies. Open minded. Easy going. Self-motivated. Likes animals. Lives with music and love discovering new sounds. Very dadecated with tasks that fulfill me.

Âge

33

Informations complémentaires

• 

  Fumeur

• 

  Permis de conduire

• 

  Allergies
  no

• 

  Régime alimentaire spécial
  none