Alvaro (32)

Volunteer since
2016

Speaks

I'm fluent in French, English and Portuguese, which is my native language. Technically I'm also fluent in Spanish as I have a C2 degree, but I have to admit that I'm a little rusty there.

Last seen online
more than 6 month ago

About me

I'm an engineering student looking for a summer job in August 2016. Nothing specific, just a nice place where I can spend the summer, learn some new skills and meet interesting people. In fact, I want to get away from the engineering environment and learn something new in the process. I have a passion about food and wine though, and even dream of opening a restaurant one day. If I could get a summer job in that area, it would be amazing, but again I'm really open to all sorts of tasks and experiences.
I love sports and have played tennis all my life, but I've recently decided to try different things and moved to running, cycling and boxing. By the way, one of the things I'd love to learn this summer is how to surf. I'm also passionate about music and I can play the guitar and sing reasonably well.
And, of course, I love traveling. I've lived abroad in France and England during the last two years and it's been amazing.

Preferred location

I'm looking for a summer job for next August and I'd love to go somewhere nice and sunny in Europe.
The countries I selected would interest me, but I have a preference for a place where I can practice sports and enjoy the great outdoors. If it's somewhere near the beach and I get to learn how to surf, even better!

Skills

- Fluent in 4 languages - Might be really helpful in an international environment;
- Cooking - I have no professional experience in the kitchen, but I'm confident I can cook well. Used to make great pizzas back when I lived in Sao Paulo, which is famous for its pizzas by the way...
- Fixing stuff - I'm an engineer, which doesn't mean I can fix everything, but it does mean that I might be helpful with troubleshooting. I'm good with bikes for example;
- Software development - I studied different areas of engineering and software development was one of then.
- Quick learner - I know that most people here are not looking for engineers, but I can guarantee that I am a quick and very motivated learner, and that I'll do my best to always deliver a good job. In fact, for me the whole point of an experience as an workaday is to learn something new;

Additional info

I am not a smoker, I have a drivers license, I am not a vegetarian and I have no allergies.