Alise & Valters

Travel information

We are currently

Description

We're an adventure-loving married couple from Latvia who love to explore new places and spend our free time outdoors.
In the 10 years that we've been together we've managed to finish our studies (Alise as a medical doctor, Valters - wood engineer), spend a year in New Zealand on a Working Holiday visa where we also first found out about possibilities like workaway and wwoofing, and for the last 2,5 years we've lived out our dream in the heart of the Alps in Innsbruck, Austria.
But now we're so excited to start a new adventure in Canada! It has always been Valters' dream to visit Canada, and we're both thrilled to get to meet new people, make genuine connections and long-lasting memories & explore more of our beautiful planet!

Interests

Languages spoken

English: Fluent
Latvian (Lettish): Fluent
German: Intermediate

Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Eco Projects

Art Projects

Gardening

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

Helping around the house

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Some knowledge of:  

Languages

Hospitality/Tourism

Helping with Computers/ Internet

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Able to teach about:  

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

More details about your skills

Alise - general knowledge in human medicine (as a graduated doctor); social media marketing, digital content creation, brand communication, management, working with environmental organisations (skills gained after switching her career path in spring 2022); very organised, reliable, logical; great at assisting Valters with different household tasks, repair, woodworking, and building things; experience working at a vineyard in New Zealand, as well as planting tomatoes and other veggies. Physically and mentally fit, enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, skiing, climbing.

Valters - wood engineer, practical skills in technical drawing of building constructions, houses (last job as a technical draftsman/interior designer in a company designing holiday homes in the Austrian Alps); enjoys building things from wood, has built a sauna house at his family property, as well as several sheds, chicken coop etc.; skilled in woodworking and using different tools; great at coming up with technical solutions, fixing things around the house. Friendly and outgoing, reliable, and positive. Passionate about snowboarding, running and all mountain sports.

Age

30 & 29

What else ...

We're passionate about nature and the environment and are on a journey to learn more about different sustainable practices, off-grid living, permaculture, regenerative farming, nature conservation etc. that we could implement in our future lives.

We believe that the best way to learn about a country you're visiting is through getting to know locals who live here, which is why love the idea of participating in workaway. We love to connect to new people, whether it's through working on some project, going on a hike, or having a dinner/game night together, but we're also always trying to be mindful and respectful of other's time and energy as we know that however fun hosting people at your home is, it's completely normal to need some time for yourselves.

To sum up, we're all about simplicity, not complicating things and enjoying each experience life brings us.

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  Special dietary requirements