Darian

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

Photography, Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Languages, Culture and History, Abandoned Exploration, Drones and Video Editing

Description

Currently in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.

I fell in love with travel after a school trip to Greece in 2008. I know that's cliche but it's true! Since then I've done 2 solo slow travel trips (7 months and 10 months) and some shorter trips between work and school.

The allure of slow travel captivates me, allowing a genuine connection with the places I visit. I find joy in the small moments, whether it's striking up a spontaneous friendship with a fellow traveler in a hostel common area, people watching on a busy street or engaging in a spirited game of charades while haggling over the price of flip flops in a market. These interactions and experiences are what make my journeys memorable. For me, travel is more than just chasing the perfect bucket list photo; it's about immersing myself in the culture, becoming a part of it.

I'm generally an adventurous, go with the flow sort of person who's up for those weird "hey, what if..." ideas. I enjoy getting off the beaten path, exploring the backstreets and am always down for sweet sunrise/sunset missions.

My hobbies are photography, video editing, mountain biking, snowboarding, rock climbing, culture, history, and abandoned exploration. I also recently bought a drone!
I'm excited to continue to grow my creative passions and am wanting to work on creating more cohesive stories when it comes to my photography and video.

I am a remote worker so I would require decent wifi - either at your place or in a town with access to a co-work/good coffee shop! I have 1 meeting every second Friday but mostly just working solo. My hours are quite flexible as long as I get my work done, usually around 20 hours/week, but I can do them anytime so it won't impact work to be done for you.

In my professional life, I handle marketing and social media management for a company with divisions in forestry, recreation, environment, remote sensing, wildfire, and heritage. If any of these areas are a part of or impact your surroundings, I'd love to engage in a knowledge exchange to learn about how you manage, maintain, conserve, and grow natural resources.

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner

More details about my language interests
Interested in working on my Spanish :)

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Eco Projects

Charity Work

Languages

DIY and building projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Life at a Farmstay

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

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Able to teach about:  

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

- I grew up on a farm so working hard was instilled in me early!
- I can learn new skills quickly and well. New software or systems to manual labour - I enjoy learning new skills and ways of doing things.
- I have great customer skills after having done sales and working in hostels and BnBs for years.
- I LOVE animals. If you have them, awesome. If there's a local rescue to help in, awesome. Strays that want love, awesome. I'm that person that wants to pet all the dogs, all the time...
- I have a forestry diploma and enjoy learning about local nature, tree species, wildlife, etc.
- I have done some housesitting for friends, family, coworkers (references available).
- I'd be happy to use any of my social media, marketing, photography and/or drone skills for your projects if needed!
- I can make a kickass carbonara!

My travelling work experiences:
- worked in a BnB in Dunfanaghy, Ireland for 3 months
- worked in a hostel for 6 months (two 3-month stints) in Naples, Italy
Both the BnB and hostel experience was all tasks. Cleaning rooms, taking bookings and checking people in, taking people on walking tours and making recommendations, organizing transportation, setting up breakfasts with local market pickups, etc...
- cleared land, mowed grass and taught English outside Olevano Romano, Italy
- worked in Daintree rainforest for 2 weeks cutting grass and doing small art projects
- did a 30 day sail in Australia with 5 folks on a 50 yacht with 3 night sails and about 60 hours of sailing logged including two days on the Maryborough river
- worked with bush mechanic in Australia traveling to remote farms to fix machines and learned how to weld - built a garage frame and greenhouse frame
- farmstay/eco-projects in Spain and Australia

If you want know more or jump on a video to meet, let me know!

Age

31

What else ...

- I'm a casual drinker. If you didn't allow drinking that won't be a problem.
- I'm not religious but I am absolutely respectful of other religions so if you have a religious household I would have no problem with that and would love to chat about your faith and gain more understanding :)
- I do have an interest in the paranormal having been a paranormal investigator for 5 years! And I love to learn about the history of towns, old buildings, cemeteries, odd local places, etc... so any knowledge on that would be a bonus. My usual first website to check out before a trip is Atlas Obscura if that's any indication.

References upon request.

Some more information

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  Driver's licence

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  Special dietary requirements
  I'm a bit lactose intolerant, mostly milk and ice cream, but that's a me problem. Also, shrimp and me are not friends.