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I live in Madrid and love kickboxing, Zumba, padel, walking about, and surfing. I'm active in a book club as well as history club. With friends, I like to play board games. Reading and writing too!
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Hi! I'm Alex, 40, originally from the USA but have been living in Madrid teaching English and learning Spanish since September 2011. I'm fortunate enough to have also lived in Australia and New Zealand, allowing me to make and maintain friendships all over the world. There's not much more that I love than a great conversation and finding a kindred spirit! I have residency in Spain that allows me to travel around the EU!

Hola, soy Alex de eeuu. Tengo 40 años y he vivido en Madrid desde Septiembre 2011, enseñando inglés y aprendiendo español. He tenido la oportunidad de vivir in Australia y Nueva Zelanda, permitiéndome hacer y mantener amistades en todo el mundo. ¡No hay muchas cosas que me encantan más que una conversación genial y encontrando una alma gemela! Tengo residencia de larga duración en España y la UE!

Hallo, ik heet me Alex, 40, en ik kom uit de VS. Ik heb in Spanje voor 12 jaar gewoond omdat ik een Engelse lerares ben. Ik heb het geluk gehad om Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland woonde. Nu heb ik vrienden in veel landen! Ik houd een interessant gesprek en nieuwe mensen te ontmoeten! Ik heb een visum voor lange tijd en Spanje y de EU.
Interesses
Yoga/bem-estar
Vegetariano/vegano
Vida na estrada
Escrever
Esportes aquáticos
Sustentabilidade
Autodesenvolvimento
Velejar/navegar
Cuidar de plantas
Mascotes
Atividades ao ar livre
Naturaleza
Música
Montanhas
Idiomas
História
Caminhada
Jardinagem
Fitness
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Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Espanhol: Intermediário
Holandês: Intermediário
Habilidades e conhecimento para compartilhar ou aprender
Tenho interesse em:
Jardinagem
Projetos ambientais
Projetos artísticos
Trabalho beneficente
Projetos de construção/faça você mesmo
Conhecimento de:
Cuidar de crianças/atividades criativas
Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
Vida na fazenda
Ajuda a cuidar da casa
Cuidar de animais
Hotelaria/turismo
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Quais são suas habilidades?
In addition to teaching English, I love to bake and cook, and create fun projects for children. I've taken a sailing course and would love to improve those skills. I think I'm highly motivated, patient, and able to bring enthusiasm to the projects I participate in. I love to do manual crafts, particularly embroidery.

Además de enseñando inglés, me encanta hornear, bordar, y hacer proyectos de arte. He hecho un curso de navegación y me encantaría mejorar mis habilidades. Soy muy motivada, paciente, y siempre llevo entusiasmo.
Idade
40
Mais algumas informações
- Fumante
- Carteira de motorista
- Alergias
  Hay fever in springtime
- Dietas especiais
  I prefer veggie/vegan friendly but also eat what I'm provided as I hate food waste!

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2 mai. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Alexandria) para o anfitrião (Help us develop our alpaca ...)

If you have the ability to come and do a workaway with Lauren and Tony, then seize it! I've spent the last three weeks with them, their nine alpacas, and cat Mickey. The time there has flown, with lots of laughs and learning to fill the days.

The alpacas are not early risers, so you can calmly eat your breakfast, drink coffee, and get ready… read more before you head out to check on them. The barns need to be cleaned daily as well as giving the alpacaniños their brekky. Once the barns were cleaned and prepped, we would do other tasks, such as weeding or ensuring the paddocks were clean. I was fortunate to have mostly sunny, or at most, cloudy days to work.

I arrived without much knowledge about alpacas and now know so much about them! It's been great to absorb so much information about their diets, needs, and daily life. I got to know them as puffs of fluff with their winter coats and was present the day they were sheared. Before we had to make sure they didn't overheat on those sunny, warm days. Now they look quite different and have to keep checking on them to ensure they are warm during the cooler nights. Lauren and Tony love their alpacaniños and their attention to their wellbeing is admirable. Each alpaca has their own personality and it was a lot of fun getting to know them and their quirks. They are sweet, intelligent animals that keep themselves clean and unlike other animals, their poop really doesn't stink! I'm going to miss hanging out with them.

I also helped Lauren cook, and they were very accommodating to make sure I enjoyed my meals and that I had a vegetarian option available if I desired. We ate a variety of foods and made sure I was full and satisfied. In our spare time, we would sit around and chat, play board games, and did an online pub quiz one night. On days off, we would go on trips to neighboring cities or beaches. I got to see quite a bit of the Lugo area as well as Santiago de Compostela. They are well connected with the local community and I got to meet a number of neighbors during my time there. You definitely get a multi-cultural exchange as I got to deepen my understanding of British and Gallego culture.

If you are lucky enough to visit them, i would recommend you bring slippers or house shoes for colder nights. They provide you with all the tools you will need for the jobs, but make sure you bring appropriate clothing for warm days as well as cold and rainy days since Gallego weather changes quickly and dramatically. Lauren and Tony go out of their way to make sure you feel comfortable and at home, always checking in to make sure you are comfortable with the tasks and taking a break with a cold drink. When it was sunny out and we had a moment in the afternoon, it was lovely to sit in the paddock and admire the landscape with the alpacas.

It was such an honor to work with Lauren and Tony on making their dream become a reality. It's hard work for them and I'm happy I was able to help and try to ease the load. We are already planning on meeting again in June and I look forward to the next time I'm on the farm with them, Braun, Goofy Charlie, Monty, Olaf, Queen Tuppence, Maple, Marmalade, Petal, Charlotte, Baby Alpaca, and Mickey!! Graciñas por todo!!

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20 mar. 2024

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Developing a food forest / ...) para o Workawayer (Alexandria)

Energy, that's what you feel when Alexandria (Alex) arrives at our estate. A feisty lady who, like most Americans, has
difficulty keeping her mouth shut. An all-rounder, easy to deal with people and animals. Sporty and challenging, she
doesn't turn down any opportunity and quickly picks up various equipment such as the brush cutter, chainsaw and… read more

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19 mar. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Alexandria) para o anfitrião (Developing a food forest / ...)

I have learned and done so much during my time here at Patty and Hans' (but the real boss is Floydtje, their sweet dog)! I'm very grateful I could stay here.

After breakfast, Patty or Hans would show the other workawayer and myself the task to be done. We worked on weeding, creating terraces for the plants, constructing "vineyards" for the grapes… read more

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5 mar. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Alexandria) para o anfitrião (Construct, Paint and Cook for ...)

I have really enjoyed the last week and a half at this workaway! During my time there, I met amazing creative people who really inspire me to be more artistic and expressive. The meals we shared together were on a professional level of delicious as well as nutritious. I loved these moments of eating and talking together.

After a communal… read more

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Going to the thermal springs with my workaway buddy!

I wish I were an octopus to give all the scratches they deserve

Perks of the workaway is having cute coworkers

Working on making the temascal in Greece

Spending time with Chap, one of the 100 rescue dogs

Learning about Sami culture and how to avoid losing an eye to a reindeer

Finishing my competent crew sailing course

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All Caminos lead to Santiago

Enjoying a break from walking on the Camino

I love my dogs!!!

I've been learning how to surf for about a year now!

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2 mai. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Alexandria) para o anfitrião (Help us develop our alpaca ...)

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20 mar. 2024

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Developing a food forest / ...) para o Workawayer (Alexandria)

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19 mar. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Alexandria) para o anfitrião (Developing a food forest / ...)

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5 mar. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Alexandria) para o anfitrião (Construct, Paint and Cook for ...)

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15 fev. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Alexandria) para o anfitrião (Dog lovers paradise in the ...)

I am already trying to plan when I can return. The last three and a half weeks have been filled with so many emotions, from love and happiness to heartbreak and anger. Here I saw the full spectrum of people, from the people we had to rescue the animals from to the people who give their time, energy, and money to the rescued.

We got up between… read more

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12 dez. 2023

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Creating a permaculture ...) para o Workawayer (Alexandria)

Las dos semanas compartidas con Alex nos han hecho descubrir sus grandes cualidades humanas y su enorme simpatía. Alex es muy interesada a la vida rural y tiene muchas ganas de probar y aprender cualquier actividad. Juntas hemos cortado leña, acolchado frutales, desmontado y limpiado un gallinero abandonado desde hace mucho tiempo, pintado muebles… read more

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1 dez. 2023

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Alexandria) para o anfitrião (Creating a permaculture ...)

No puedo decir en palabras mi agradecimiento a Sindy y Marco. He pasado las últimas dos semanas en su paraíso y podía quedar por mucho más tiempo.

Por las mañanas, hicimos cosas en la casa (si hay lluvia) o fuera con el sol. Un día cogimos fruta, otra día estamos limpiando el gallinero. Casi todos los días hacemos algo diferente y aprendí mucho!… read more

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5 out. 2023

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Help us get our home and ...) para o Workawayer (Alexandria)

Alex was an excellent workawayer and a delight to host! She had a really warm and friendly manner and was adaptable with a positive attitude towards everything.
In our home she was clean, tidy and really respectful and during the work she was resourceful and trustworthy. We could leave her to get on with a task knowing she had good sense and that… read more

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3 out. 2023

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Alexandria) para o anfitrião (Help us get our home and ...)

I had a lot of fun here for the last eight days. We had sunny as well as rainy weather but we had tasks prepared for both. Annie is really good at keeping track of time to make sure that you don't work more than the five hours. We would go feed the animals before nine, then get down to other jobs. It was never too strenuous and could take a break… read more

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22 set. 2023

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Alexandria) para o anfitrião (Learn about permaculture and ...)

I've spent the last twelve days there and I was sad to go. During my stay, I spent time gardening (weeding, planting, watering, clearing the land) as well as helped begin a temascal made out of natural materials. We worked hard but had fun the whole time.

I met Greeks and got to learn more about the culture and the history. I got to meet other… read more

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2 abr. 2018

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Alexandria) para o anfitrião (Give me a hand with the day ...)

I had an awesome time here with Angie, Phil, and all the dogs, chickens, and cat. It didn't feel like work because the puppies and dogs kept me happy and laughing the whole time. I'm really thankful for the opportunity to stay with them and help out in my small way. It's inspiring to see someone so dedicated to these animals and you get a lot more… read more

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1 abr. 2018

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Give me a hand with the day ...) para o Workawayer (Alexandria)

Thank you sooooo much Alex for all your help. You were amazing with all the dogs here and especially the puppies. You have the most beautiful personality and i was really sorry to see you leave We really hope to see you again in the future, and we will keep in touch. Be happy in wherever life takes you. You deserve it xxx

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