Mey
& Larissa

Austria
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At home
Activities we are interested in:
adventures, cooking, yoga, crochet, painting, drawing, hiking, workout, weightlifting
Description
My name is Mey, I'm 18 years old, I just finished highschool and now I'm doing a gap year before I go to university. I moved out of my childhood home summer 2023 and am currently working as a barista in a little coffe shop/bakery. Anyhow a friend of mine told me about workaway last year and since then I was convinced that I would want to do a gap year and visit another country for a couple of months. I've been looking forward to travelling since then. I'm sure it's going to be a challenge but I'm very excited to make some new experiences and to get to know a new country, with it's culture and nature, that's far away from home, since I've lived in the same city my whole life. I really enjoy Art like crochet, pottery, drawing and painting aswelll as cooking. I also like Sports e.g. weightlifting pilates or yoga and also Meditation. I also enjoy hiking and exploring nature.

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My name is Larissa and just like Mey I graduated from high school and got my finals last year. I have been painting, designing a building since I was little, so I'm very good at that. I also attended a high school with focus on sports which I am also talented in and enjoy because it gives me adrenalin. But I also like to cook and bake. Now I am doing a gap year and I am working as a swimming coach for little children that I really enjoy. But my main goal during this time is to make as many experiences as possible in other countrys. I would like to see continents other than europe and travel these with my friend. :)
Interests
Music
Languages
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Plant care
Mountain
DIY & crafts
Winter sports
Drawing & painting
Yoga / Wellness
Water sports
Dancing
Beach
Carpentry
Sustainability
Nature
Pets
Animals
Cycling
Self development

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Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Turkish: Beginner
More details about my language interests
We would like to improve our Spanish and english
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Life at a Farmstay
Teaching
Charity Work
Eco Projects
Languages
Some knowledge of:
Art Projects
General Maintenance
Hospitality/Tourism
Helping around the house
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Babysitting and creative play
Animal Care
DIY and building projects
Gardening
More details about your skills
We‘re both very creative and like to draw, paint and design. We also enjoy to learn new languages, we both learned Spanish in high school and we both speak english fluently. We love to keep our surroundings tidy and organized. Apart from that we are pretty good at adapting to new situations. Nevertheless we are very passionate about cooking and what we fuel our body with. We adore animals and are really good at taking care of them. We are also selfsufficient.

I (Mey) really like to crochet aswell as doing makramee and pottery. Other than that I‘m also passionate about decorating, photography, social media and upcycling all kinds of things when I see something old that’s of no use anymore I most of the time find something I can make out of it. I am also pretty outgoing, I enjoy talking to people and make new friends. Adding to that I always try to make people comfortable and included. Because my heart really beats for animals I also started my vegetarian/vegan journey, especially when it comes to cooking. I’m not a certified dietitian or personal trainer but since I stopped eating meat and started weightlifting and going to the gym frequently I started to really get into those topics meaning eating more healthy and fuel my body with nourishing foods aswell as create my own training schedule so I always love to share my knowledge on these topics too. (Ps. i‘m a perfectionist: idk if that’s a plus or minus, it can be annoying sometimes because I take longer for a task but if I do something I want it to be perfect)

I (Larissa) am really passionate about moving my body, you can always count on me whit activities that include sports like swimmimg, windsailing climbing. According to that i'm really the opposite of lazy when a job needs to get done. As i've already had 2 jobs that include children, I'm pretty experienced and enjoy spending time with them. At first sight I might seem not as open as my friend Mey. But if I get to know people better I get more and more extroverted. I also really enjoy beeing in the nature because it motivates me even more to do tasks while beeing outside.
Age
19 & 19
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  no
- Special dietary requirements
  we're both vegetarian's

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29 Apr 2024

Left by host (Help with DIY, food foraging ...) for Workawayer (Mey & Larissa)

One of the most amazing thing meeting new people is to be a very close part of their personal journey of growth and to see them develop and dare to try new and maybe scary things. Getting to know Mey was a lovely experience and I’m glad to find a new and smart friend in her. The unplanned solitude for her turned out really good and even though I… read more

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29 Apr 2024

Left by Workawayer (Mey & Larissa) for host (Help with DIY, food foraging ...)

The month i spent at Jimmys house was an amazing experience i don’t even know where to start.

When i arrived two girls (workawayers) welcomed me and showed me everthing. At first I was a little bit scared because when i came they said they are already leaving in 2 days and Jimmy was also not there at the time. Then i was going to be alone because… read more my travel buddy (my best friend) had an emergency at home so she couldn’t come right away and i left alone. Anyways they were really nice people and we had a great 2 days! So then they left and i was a little overwhelmed because it was my first workaway experience and i also can’t drive the car so the way to the supermarket was also a little longer by bus. But turns out it was an awesome experience. I really got to reconnect with myself, started to read a book, baked bread once in a while (and later on even everyday), crocheted, started my self growth journey, cooked, explored the surroundings and went for walks (there are really nice walking paths where you don’t need a car to get to. I also saw the alpacas at the close alpaca farm, made some chickpea nutella which was amazing, and did some meditating. I just really got to calm down from the fast city life and lived my reviving slow life. While doing that i helped a few hours a day but nothing impossible or too hard, a little gardening and painting walls, some instagram stories with explanations for the workaway, caring for the orchids and some renovations that were doable without having a degree as a carpenter or anything like that. And for this part of my travel I have to say even tho Jimmy wasn’t there physically he was always with me mentally, he talked me through every step when i needed help for a task even for things that hadn’t to do with work. He sent me amazing ted talks to watch in case i was feeling alone and always checked up on me. Even for my first hitch hiking experience he really encouraged me i wouldn’t have made it without him! Also the neighborhood is really sweet and quiet. After two weeks 3 germans came and two days after them also my best friend! Then we were 5 people and that time was also just as amazing, doing tasks when you’re not alone is even a little more fun haha! We cooked amazing meals, made some cool trips and just got along so well, me and my best friend are even visiting them next week in germany! We also had the honor to meet Jimmy and his girlfriend they stayed here for one weekend and we went ice bathing with jimmy and to the sauna that was so cool! I can only say Jimmy is a real wise and smart man. 1 month felt like 3 days but i’m really thankful for this experience even tho it ended up being totally different from what i expected! Also food wise Jimmy pays for the shopping but there was also already so much food in the pantry, freezer and fridge!

Thank you Jimmy for this great experience!

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