Tom & Deena

États-Unis
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Actuellement, nous sommes
à la maison
Les activités qui nous intéressent :
Tom: caving, hiking, biking
Deena: teaching English, improving Spanish, local cuisine
Description
We are both recently retired educators - Deena worked with preschool kids but mostly helping adults with ESOL, remedial math, and reading skills, while Tom taught 15 years of elementary level science, followed by another 15 years mostly in lower-grade classrooms. Both our kids have graduated college and left the house, so we are now able to use our new freedom and most importantly, this wonderful gift of TIME, to travel and explore places new and old.
We both have lived for extensive periods abroad - schooling and multi-month or even -year stays in Chile, Mexico, Spain, Ireland, Singapore, Thailand, and five years on the Pacific island of Saipan. We are comfortable with different types of people and living conditions, and are actively seeking new experiences! We can both speak Spanish as well as English.
We both are active, love learning new skills, and enjoy helping out in exchanges with like-minded people. We have benefitted as Workaway hosts for a few years, and now would like the opportunity to come and help you!
Centres d’intérêt
Écriture
Soin des plantes
Musique
Cuisine et alimentation
Randonnée
Bénévolat
Dev. durable
Jardinage
Menuiserie
Dev. personnel
Langues
Bricolage / artisanat
Camping
Activités en plein air
Cyclisme
Livres
Yoga / bien-être
Politique/justice sociale
Nature
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Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: Courant
Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
Deena is interested in a Spanish/English exchange
Trouver un partenaire de langue
Compétences et connaissances que nous aimerions partager ou apprendre
Nous avons des connaissances :
Jardinage
Bricolage et projets de construction
Tenir compagnie à une pers. âgée
Entretien général
Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille
Aider dans une ferme
Éco-projets
Aider à la maison
S’occuper des animaux
Accueil / tourisme
Travail associatif
Projets artistiques
Nous pouvons apprendre aux autres:
Langues
Enseignement
Quelles sont vos compétences ?
As former teachers we are both good talkers! :)
Deena can help with English skills, general household help and cleaning, light gardening, taking care of animals.
Tom can help with construction projects, gardening, building, eco and permaculture type projects, things along that line. He has a good deal of experience along these lines.
Âge
60 & 59
Autres infos...
Love to play backgammon, other games, chat with others, enjoy nature and people. Tom is an avid caver and makes his own wine and mead. Deena loves to cook healthy food.
Informations complémentaires
- Fumeur
- Permis de conduire
- Allergies
  sulfides
- Régime alimentaire spécial
  Deena is lactose intolerant

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30 avr. 2024

Laissé par l'hôte (Experience rural life while ...) pour le workawayer (Tom & Deena)

Tom stayed with us for 11 days. We had already talked about the work he would be doing here before his arrival. He basically just went straight for it. His first working day was a little bit chaotic since the both people responsible for the project where not there, and we couldn't properly explain to him what was needed and how to achieve it. For… read more

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29 avr. 2024

Laissé par le workawayer (Tom & Deena) pour l'hôte (Experience rural life while ...)

I really enjoyed my time at Atlas and Ilir's place in Pellumbas. They are truly working at a vision of sustainable permaculture in terms of bio-construction using natural materials, ecologically dynamic gardening, and manageable inclusion in village life. Volunteers are accepted and welcomed in the village and you feel free to wander around the… read more

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21 avr. 2024

Laissé par l'hôte (Gardening, food growing and a ...) pour le workawayer (Tom & Deena)

Tom was a fantastic help during his stay in Cherven. He is one of those all-rounders who is happy to tackle whatever needs doing and has a wide range of skills and life experiences at his disposal. Thank you for all your help :-)

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16 avr. 2024

Laissé par le workawayer (Tom & Deena) pour l'hôte (Gardening, food growing and a ...)

I was at Carol's place for about ten days and really enjoyed my time there. The work was varied, interesting and rewarding: taking down broken tree branches, mucking out a chicken coop/rabbitry, installing fenceposts and chainlink fencing, pointing between stones on a wall, installing a terrace in the garden...as well as just general helping out… read more

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11 avr. 2024

Laissé par l'hôte (Come and help with the start ...) pour le workawayer (Tom & Deena)

Tom and Deena were at absolute pleasure to host! Every night we had dinner together and had great talks, they were also kind to our children who quickly warmed to them. They required very little direction when it came to working in our garden, whilst here they helped build a chicken coop. Highly recommend!

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28 mars 2024

Laissé par le workawayer (Tom & Deena) pour l'hôte (Come and help with the start ...)

We had a great time with Cori and Joel. We were there about two weeks - enough time to help with some general cleaning/rearranging of a garage, and then to get started in on two projects - intense weeding of their garden, and starting construction of a chicken coop. Both Cori and Joel were very clear in their communications with us as to what they… read more

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30 avr. 2024

Laissé par l'hôte (Experience rural life while ...) pour le workawayer (Tom & Deena)

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29 avr. 2024

Laissé par le workawayer (Tom & Deena) pour l'hôte (Experience rural life while ...)

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21 avr. 2024

Laissé par l'hôte (Gardening, food growing and a ...) pour le workawayer (Tom & Deena)

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16 avr. 2024

Laissé par le workawayer (Tom & Deena) pour l'hôte (Gardening, food growing and a ...)

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11 avr. 2024

Laissé par l'hôte (Come and help with the start ...) pour le workawayer (Tom & Deena)

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28 mars 2024

Laissé par le workawayer (Tom & Deena) pour l'hôte (Come and help with the start ...)

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17 janv. 2024

Laissé par l'hôte (Help out with garden and DIY ...) pour le workawayer (Tom & Deena)

Although Tom was only able to stay for a few days due to a family emergency, I could tell that we would have had a very successful experience. He was primed to get started on a number of different projects, and even though we didn't get to do them, simply talking through some of them gave me some good ideas on how to proceed. Right off the bat, he… read more

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16 janv. 2024

Laissé par le workawayer (Tom & Deena) pour l'hôte (Help out with garden and DIY ...)

Unfortunately I had to cut short my planned 3 week stay after only two days, due to a family emergency which necessitated my quick return to the US. However, based on my admittedly brief time with Sarah, I feel confident I would have had a great time there. There with three other guys as Workawayers when I arrived, and Sarah handled all of us, as… read more

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12 mai 2023

Laissé par le workawayer (Tom & Deena) pour l'hôte (Come join our permaculture ...)

Deena and I spent five weeks at Casa Anima in Feb/March and had a great time. You are given clearly defined tasks, but also a great deal of latitude to suggest and take on projects that you see need doing. Sebastian was our primary contact for the first month (as Sara was at that point in the US), and was very open to and appreciative of the work… read more

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20 mars 2023

Laissé par l'hôte (Come join our permaculture ...) pour le workawayer (Tom & Deena)

Una pareja que sabe y le gusta trabajar en equipo, agradables y simpáticos harán de cada proyecto algo especial, Tom un Dude con mucha experiencia en proyectos de restauración, mantenimiento y o proyecto de granja de una manera divertida pero y no menos seria. Deena, la chica mas prendida si de ayudar y aprender se trata, muy paciente y con gran… read more

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26 févr. 2023

Laissé par le workawayer (Tom & Deena) pour l'hôte (Eco-projects close to Mérida, ...)

I had a good time with Luis and Katta at their project outside of Merida. There's a lot going on there, the work is not very difficult, you can arrange your time as you see fit, and Luis and Katta took me and the other Workawayer to neighboring towns and a cenote to experience local life. I appreciated his leaving us his truck for us to get to… read more

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2 déc. 2022

Laissé par l'hôte (Help a stay at home Dad with ...) pour le workawayer (Tom & Deena)

Deena is an absolute and total delight.
thank you so much for all your help and for your wonderful company.
you are always welcome here again, any time :)

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14 nov. 2022

Laissé par le workawayer (Tom & Deena) pour l'hôte (Help a stay at home Dad with ...)

The kindest people you could hope to meet. I felt immediately at home and totally enjoyed my too-short stay : )

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