Tom & Deena

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Tom: caving, hiking, biking
Deena: teaching English, improving Spanish, local cuisine
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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!
Interesses
Escrever
Cuidar de plantas
Música
Culinária e comida
Caminhada
Trabalho beneficente
Sustentabilidade
Jardinagem
Carpintaria
Autodesenvolvimento
Idiomas
Faça você mesmo
Camping
Atividades ao ar livre
Ciclismo
Livros
Yoga/bem-estar
Política/justiça social
Naturaleza
Fazenda
Cultura
Idiomas
Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Espanhol: Fluente
Mais detalhes sobre meu interesse em idiomas
Deena is interested in a Spanish/English exchange
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Habilidades e conhecimento para compartilhar ou aprender
Conhecimento de:
Jardinagem
Projetos de construção/faça você mesmo
Fazer companhia para idosos
Manutenção geral
Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
Vida na fazenda
Projetos ambientais
Ajuda a cuidar da casa
Cuidar de animais
Hotelaria/turismo
Trabalho beneficente
Projetos artísticos
Podemos ensinar:
Idiomas
Ensino
Quais são suas habilidades?
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, those sorts of things. He has a good deal of experience along these lines.
Idade
61 & 60
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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.
Mais algumas informações
- Fumante
- Carteira de motorista
- Alergias
  sulfides (Deena)
- Dietas especiais
  Deena is lactose intolerant

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30 abr. 2024

Deixado pelo anfitrião para o 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

(Excelente )

29 abr. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Tom & Deena) para o anfitrião (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

(Excelente )

21 abr. 2024

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Experience life in a ...) para o 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 abr. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Tom & Deena) para o anfitrião (Experience life in 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 abr. 2024

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Come and help with the start ...) para o 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!

(Excelente )

28 mar. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Tom & Deena) para o anfitrião (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

(Excelente )

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30 abr. 2024

Deixado pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Tom & Deena)

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29 abr. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Tom & Deena) para o anfitrião (Experience rural life while ...)

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21 abr. 2024

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Experience life in a ...) para o Workawayer (Tom & Deena)

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16 abr. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Tom & Deena) para o anfitrião (Experience life in a ...)

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11 abr. 2024

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Come and help with the start ...) para o Workawayer (Tom & Deena)

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28 mar. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Tom & Deena) para o anfitrião (Come and help with the start ...)

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17 jan. 2024

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Help out with gardening and ...) para o 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 jan. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Tom & Deena) para o anfitrião (Help out with gardening and ...)

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

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Tom & Deena) para o anfitrião (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 mar. 2023

Deixado pelo anfitrião para o 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

(Excelente)

26 fev. 2023

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Tom & Deena) para o anfitrião (Help with eco projects close ...)

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 dez. 2022

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Help a stay-at-home Dad with ...) para o 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 :)

(Excelente)

14 nov. 2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Tom & Deena) para o anfitrião (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 : )

(Excelente)

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