Melode

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Hola
I'm Melodé (pronounced 'melody') from South Africa.

I've lived and worked on 3 continents (Africa, Asia, N. America) and I've travelled to Europe. Now, I've left my corporate job behind to start my "adult gap year" and tick off a new continent by solo-travelling in Central and South America!

What I'm doing:
I prefer slow travel and getting to know people - I realised long ago that yes, you can see all the famous places in a week, but you can also live in a city for years and never experience all of it. I might not hit all of the most famous places before my budget runs out but I want to feel like I've gotten to know the places I do end up visiting.

I don't have a plan as much as an outline:
I've been to Costa Rica & Panama in Feb and now I'm in Ecuador from March and Peru, Bolivia and Chile after that

What I've done:
I worked as an English teacher for most of my career (kids and adults) and for the past 5 years I've gone back to my tech roots, working as a ERP* business analyst/project manager/ tech support. *(sales/CRM/HR/ finance system etc).
I've also done some au pair/Nanny jobs and have lots of experience with kids.
I grew up pretty rural so although I'm not an expert, i understand living off the grid and getting my hands dirty. I'm comfortable with any farming related tasks and I'm quick to learn too.
My hobby is detailed nail art so I'm pretty sure I can paint, color or draw anything you come up with (if i have enough time haha)

Although I don't have many references here yet, I've used Couchsurfing as a host and surfer for years. Feel free to ask and I'll share the link to that profile.

Feel free to ask me anything. Hopefully we're a good match 🤘

Interesses

Sustentabilidade

Autodesenvolvimento

Cultura

Escrever

Idiomas

Desenho e pintura

Culinária e comida

Cuidar de plantas

Música

História

Faça você mesmo

Livros

Arte e design

Atividades ao ar livre

Caminhada

Camping

Yoga/bem-estar

Montanhas

Idiomas

Idiomas
Afrikaans: Fluente
Inglês: Fluente
Korean: Iniciante
Vietnamese: Iniciante

Mais detalhes sobre meu interesse em idiomas
I have lots of experience teaching English to all ages and I would really like to learn Spanish to help me on my travels

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Habilidades e conhecimento para compartilhar ou aprender

Tenho interesse em:  

Jardinagem

Manutenção geral

Vida na fazenda

Projetos ambientais

Hotelaria/turismo

Trabalho beneficente

Cuidar de casas e pets

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Conhecimento de:  

Cuidar de crianças/atividades criativas

Fazer companhia para idosos

Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

Ajuda a cuidar da casa

Projetos artísticos

Ajuda com computadores/internet

Ensino

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Poso ensinar:  

Idiomas

Quais são suas habilidades?

I've lived in 4 different countries, both by myself and later with my husband (who is staying home this time). I have lots of random skills that comes with having lived independently for almost 20 years.

I studied Mathematics and Computer Science (programming) at university and worked in the industry for the past 6 years as a project manager/tech support/business analyst/do-er of whatever needed to get done.

And before that I was working in education. I have lots of experience teaching English (and maths!) from 3 years old to adults. I've also worked on curriculum creation.

Lastly, coming from South Africa, where hardware stores are as common as the mart on the corner, I'm pretty handy and practical around the house and garden.

My favourite skill though, is that I have spent 10 years mastering doing gel nails and nail art haha. If you need paintings, signs, drawings or anything like that, I'm yer girl!

Idade

33

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