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Description
Hi there!
My name is Guillermo. I am from Spain, but I have been living in the Netherlands for quite a while now. I work as a teacher of Spanish and, in the last couple of years, also as a translator from English and Dutch into Spanish. This job gives me a lot of freedom since I can decide where, when and how much I want to work. So I am taking advantage to travel around, meet nice people and do some nice work. I'd prefer to collaborate in Eco projects, but I am open to do almost every task you have. I love helping and learning new things :-)
Interests
Cooking & foodMusicMovies & TVSustainabilityMountainGardeningCarpentrySelf developmentLanguagesDIY & craftsBooksAnimalsLGBTQVegetarian or veganYoga / WellnessPolitics / Social justiceNatureCulture
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Dutch: FluentMore details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
Eco Projects
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Able to teach about:
Languages
More details about your skills
- Translator (Dutch/English into Spanish) and teacher of Spanish
- In a previous life I used to work in the ICT
- I am not afraid of getting my hans dirty. I am a hard worker and I like working outdoors. Since I began with workaway about 4 years ago I have done all kind of tasks for my hosts: build, dig, weed, plant, reap, sow, mow, mulch, cook, clean, sand, trim (also someone's hair!) load, unload, paint, demolish, cut, saw, plaster and some other 500 different minor tasks including (no kidding) belling a cat and making copper leafs.
Age
53
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
I am a vegetarian
Feedback
5 May 2022
Left by Workawayer (Guillermo) for host
(Old farmhouse eco-renovation ...)
The almost two years I have been travelling from time to time to Christine’s place have been an utmost pleasant experience. Working with George was great. He teaches you everything he knows - and he knows a lot! I also enjoyed walking around with Luna in the beautiful forests close to the house. And Christine... well, it is difficult to express my… read more
(Excellent
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3 May 2022
Left by host (Old farmhouse eco-renovation ...) for Workawayer (Guillermo)
Mon expérience avec Guillermo fut extraordinaire. Il a apporté à notre maison et notre famille exactement tout ce qui nous était nécessaire! Son sourire, sa positive attitude, son écoute attentive, son respect, sa disponibilité et sa générosité son parmi ses plus belles qualités humaines. Quant à l'aide dans notre rénovation écologique de la… read more
(Excellent
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23 Jul 2021
Left by Workawayer (Guillermo) for host
(Help with house and garden in ...)
Martín’s place might not be paradise on Earth, as he claims, but it is not too far from that either. If you like hiking in the mountains, this is your place. Martín knows the whole area and will offer his beloved 4x4 “El Yeti” to take you everywhere, and beyond. He is a veeeeeery demanding host. Not because you will have to work a lot, but because… read more
(Excellent
)
18 Sep 2019
Left by host (Help me set up my new ...) for Workawayer (Guillermo)
It was a pleasure to have Guillermo here. Easy / good mood / smily / tough worker / many skills / interesting / interested / independant / responsaible...
We were as old friends back home! Thanks to life for such "hazard" ...
We were as old friends back home! Thanks to life for such "hazard" ...
(Excellent
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3 Sep 2019
Left by Workawayer (Guillermo) for host
(Help me set up my new ...)
Xavier is a really nice, peaceful guy, a good conversationalist and a host that cares for his workers. He took me to some interesting places himself (concerts, parties with friends) and showed me possible hiking possibilities around Crest (wonderful area!) He was absolutely flexible about the work (both the tasks and the schedule). Oh, and he can… read more
(Excellent
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5 May 2022
Left by Workawayer (Guillermo) for host
(Old farmhouse eco-renovation ...)
The almost two years I have been travelling from time to time to Christine’s place have been an utmost pleasant experience. Working with George was great. He teaches you everything he knows - and he knows a lot! I also enjoyed walking around with Luna in the beautiful forests close to the house. And Christine... well, it is difficult to express my… read more
(Excellent
)
3 May 2022
Left by host (Old farmhouse eco-renovation ...) for Workawayer (Guillermo)
Mon expérience avec Guillermo fut extraordinaire. Il a apporté à notre maison et notre famille exactement tout ce qui nous était nécessaire! Son sourire, sa positive attitude, son écoute attentive, son respect, sa disponibilité et sa générosité son parmi ses plus belles qualités humaines. Quant à l'aide dans notre rénovation écologique de la… read more
(Excellent
)
23 Jul 2021
Left by Workawayer (Guillermo) for host
(Help with house and garden in ...)
Martín’s place might not be paradise on Earth, as he claims, but it is not too far from that either. If you like hiking in the mountains, this is your place. Martín knows the whole area and will offer his beloved 4x4 “El Yeti” to take you everywhere, and beyond. He is a veeeeeery demanding host. Not because you will have to work a lot, but because… read more
(Excellent
)
18 Sep 2019
Left by host (Help me set up my new ...) for Workawayer (Guillermo)
It was a pleasure to have Guillermo here. Easy / good mood / smily / tough worker / many skills / interesting / interested / independant / responsaible...
We were as old friends back home! Thanks to life for such "hazard" ...
We were as old friends back home! Thanks to life for such "hazard" ...
(Excellent
)
3 Sep 2019
Left by Workawayer (Guillermo) for host
(Help me set up my new ...)
Xavier is a really nice, peaceful guy, a good conversationalist and a host that cares for his workers. He took me to some interesting places himself (concerts, parties with friends) and showed me possible hiking possibilities around Crest (wonderful area!) He was absolutely flexible about the work (both the tasks and the schedule). Oh, and he can… read more
(Excellent
)
14 Sep 2019
Left by host (Permaculture, garden and ...) for Workawayer (Guillermo)
Guillermo is such a great person. He is really a hard worker but also very flexible, funny and he helped me so so much during my stay. He is also very relaxed and understand very quickly things. Such a real pleasure to have him as a volunteer!
(Excellent
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3 Sep 2019
Left by Workawayer (Guillermo) for host
(Permaculture, garden and ...)
My stay with Marine was simply too short! She really cares for her helpers and is eager to share her time, activities and knowledge with them. She had prepared in advance a list of feasible tasks I could perform by myself at my own pace, she was open for suggestions and we also worked together when she was back from work. And she is always so… read more
(Excellent
)
5 Sep 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Guillermo)
It was a really nice experience for us to have Guillermo as our first workawayer .
He was every day in a good mood and enjoyed the tasks we gave him.
Thanks to the nice weather , we had the opportunity to eat outside nearly every day , which he liked a lot , and
meanwhile we had interesting conversations.
Guillermo was a great help to me ,… read more
He was every day in a good mood and enjoyed the tasks we gave him.
Thanks to the nice weather , we had the opportunity to eat outside nearly every day , which he liked a lot , and
meanwhile we had interesting conversations.
Guillermo was a great help to me ,… read more
(Excellent
)
18 Jul 2019
Left by Workawayer (Guillermo) for host
(Welcome at our warm home in ...)
It was a real pleasure to be the first workawayer staying with Karine and Wim. For sure the best lodging I have seen in Workaway, and probably the best I will ever see :-) I trully enjoyed the meals and the table talk with both Karine and Wim, and I felt treated as a family member. As for the work, I had absolute freedom to choose the tasks and… read more
(Excellent
)
19 Jul 2019
Left by Workawayer (Guillermo) for host
(Vegetarian retreat here in ...)
It was really nice to share a few days with Joy, Sylvain and the whole circus crew (yes, there was a circus at the time I was there!) It sounds crazy but I did enjoy fighting the brambles with Sylvain :-) It was rewarding to see the apple trees free again. Food was really good (thanx Gemma!) and I really loved walking and running around the place.… read more
(Excellent
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17 Jun 2019
Left by host (Help with my dream project ...) for Workawayer (Guillermo)
Guillermo was a very good worker and we were happy with the stuff he managed to get done in the time he was here. He's a really interesting person and we had some good conversations :) He was good at picking up new skills and very knowledgable in vegetarian cooking which is always appreciated. He had a very chilled out manner and was unintrusive… read more
(Excellent
)
15 Jun 2019
Left by Workawayer (Guillermo) for host
(Help with my dream project ...)
Sam and Damien are developing a fantastic project in an amazing place. Though I will probably be remembered as the guy who always forgot to switch off the light, my experience with them has been wonderful in all senses: they make clear what they want without being pushy and taking in account the needs of the worker, they give really good advise… read more
(Excellent
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18 Apr 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Guillermo)
It was a great pleasure to have Guillermo stay with us for a short week. He was flexible, easy going, interesting, fun and goodworking. We mainly planted potatoes with under-mulch technic during his stay and did some other tasks like feeding animals, preparing the organic garden by wedding and mulching with hay, helping at Besson's castle for… read more
(Excellent
)
