Hello,

We are Mary, Murilo and Mauricio family from Brazil, sitting a property from a Workaway host for a few months in Sandy Lake - Manitoba. We are very happy and grateful to have the opportunity to be part of Workaway!

More than 35 years traveling and 12 years hosting, working with logistics, cabinetmaking, marketing, social media, customer service and hospitality. +200 recommendations and references.

We are looking to have a local experience and learn, live like locals and know about your way of life.

We are very interested now in natural technics to construct a home like earthships, earthbags, superadobe, hyperadobe, alternative bathroom without water in toilet waste, permaculture, solar, windy and hidro power, alternative power banks like the use of old EV batteries to store energy or sand / water batteries, and so on. Looking forward too to learn about homestead, land / property to buy.

Our reviews, recommendations and reference letters:

Workaway:
https://www.workaway.info/invite/C26C6F13

Trusted House Sitters
https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/house-and-pet-sitters/brazil/sao-paulo/sao-paulo/l/1688902/

LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryportela/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricioqsjr/

Airbnb
http://bit.ly/maryairbnb
http://bit.ly/maumauairbnb

Couchsurfing
http://bit.ly/maumaucs

Preply
https://preply.com/en/tutor/730917/

Recommendation Letters
https://bit.ly/recommendationlettersmaumau

Professional and Personal References

Social Media
YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/maryportelaa/videos
https://www.youtube.com/c/mauriciosilvajr/videos

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/maryportela/
https://instagram.com/mauricioqsjr

We also do volunteer work with NGOs who fight against hunger, poverty and homelessness, in addition we are blood and organs donor. We donate food every week to people who are in food insecure in our neighborhood. Furthermore, we donate to humanitarian organizations like the WFP (World Food Program) of the United Nations and Share the Meal, that fights against hunger and poverty around the world, also we donate to NGO projects Reasons to Believe (Razões Para Acreditar). We believe that we have to give back to the society part of what we have earned with our privileges and we have the goal of helping to end hunger in the world, in Canada we want to do volunteer work too and teach Portuguese.

Airbnb
Superhost 2015, 16 and 17

+40 Recommendations on LinkedIn / ZipRecruiter
+11 Volunteer experiences
+24 Countries visited
+150 Cities visited
+120 Airbnb / Couchsurfing references
+7 Preply references
+2 Recommendation letters
+40 References +5 countries
+200 recommendations and references

Mary - Social Media, Graphics Designer Associate's Degree
Mauricio - Customer service and hospitality specialist, cabinetmaker, Logistics Associate's Degree, Certified Flight Attendant, Certified Machine Sailor, CPR Certificated and experience in Amazon Jungle included with wild animals.

Experience:
Entrepreneurship +25 years
Customer Service +25
Call Center +4
Hospitality +15
Guide +20
Property Management / House and Pet Sitter +15
IT +20
Translator +6
Technical Support +20

Traveled all continents, +24 countries +150 cities.

Volunteer:
MFA
Be My Eyes
Couchsurfing
Environmental and Humanitarian Causes
Blood and bone marrow donor

We speak English, Spanish, Portuguese and now learning the beautiful French.

Murilo our son love to travel and to host, he is 12 years old and help a lot in our home. He love pets and help to take care of his father’s family cats and dogs when visit them.

We recycle all our recyclable material and where we can, we compost our organic material too, trying to have a minimum impact on Earth. We are vegans and have profound respect for animals and environment.

We also do volunteer work with NGOs who fight against hunger, poverty and homelessness, in addition we are blood and organs donor. We donate food every week to people who are in food insecure in our neighborhood. Furthermore, we donate to humanitarian organizations like the WFP (World Food Program) of the United Nations and Share the Meal, that fights against hunger and poverty around the world, also we donate to NGO projects Reasons to Believe (Razões Para Acreditar). We believe that we have to give back to the society part of what we have earned with our privileges and we have the goal of helping to end hunger in the world, in Canada / USA and in our trips we want to do volunteer work too and teach Portuguese.

We like Ho’oponopono, meditation, studying, traveling, walking, swimming, motorsports, cycling, skating, games, reading, cooking, Tai Chi Chuan, health food.

We love to cook healthy food, we are vegans and minimalists.

We have a healthy life, like natural food, whole wheat food. We like very much organic, and natural food.

We like to train French, English and Spanish, teach Portuguese, English, and Spanish, know new languages and meet amazing people around the world. Now learning French.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Share experiences, practice languages, and exchange experiences with new people, food and cultures.

Interests

Ho’oponopono, meditation, studying, traveling, walking, swimming, motorsports, cycling, skating, games, reading, cooking, Tai Chi Chuan, health food, games, meditation, yoga, veganism.

Music, Movies, and Books

Pop, rock, MPB from Brazil, Love Actually, Rich Dad Poor Dad.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Be a Certified Flight Attendant and dad.

Teach, Learn, Share

Portuguese, Brazilian Culture and how to travel smart and cheap, especially airplane tickets, food, transport and accommodation.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking vegan recipes, how to travel cheap and smart, teaching Spanish, Portuguese and English. Teach about veganism, customer service and marketing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, China, England, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil