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We are currently
Travelling
Activities we are interested in:
Vietnam, year 2024.
😄 kind of loving it !
Cheers 👋🏼Our next destination:
Thailand - from Apr 2024 until Apr 2024 View all
Description
As a family we spent 10 years in Asia and Africa involved as humanitarian workers. We like to discover new cultures and languages and use our skills in as many ways as we can, teaching and been taught.
Interests
Yoga / WellnessDancingSelf developmentNatureOutdoor activitiesPlant careHistoryMountainLanguagesHikingGardeningFarmingCooking & foodCharity workBooksCarpentryBeachArchitectureAnimalsAdventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Lao: Intermediate
German: Beginner
Thai: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
Spending time in a country means at first to learn basics of the language spoken. I can definitively teach French and basic English, and help you practice.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Life at a Farmstay
Hospitality/Tourism
Animal Care
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Charity Work
Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
General Maintenance
Babysitting and creative play
Being an elderly companion
Able to teach about:
Languages
Teaching
More details about your skills
Onn, I’m very happy to be able to do a 11month sabbatical from July 2023 to June 2024.
I hope to make new experiences, meet new people, exchange culture and knowledge.
I am a positive, curious, open-minded, easy going, joyful and calm person.
In my free time, I love to spend time with my family and friends. I often exercice to maintain a physical health, I love to swim in the lake and go hiking. I also like to cook, bake, read and listen to music.
During our stay, I can help with general tasks that come with running a house or a guesthouse, take care of the animals at a farm-stay, grow vegetables at a permaculture-garden, and so Onn :-)
I, Antoine, completed an apprenticeship in Switzerland as a draftsman/architect. I then worked in various factories like Nestlé, Nexans, ...
I can use my brain as well as my hands ;-)
In 2000, I moved with my family (wife and 2 kids) in Laos. I worked in 5 hospitals as a building manager, architect, engineer, plumber and so on, for 5 years. Then South Africa for a year doing maintenance in a school, and Thailand for more than 3 years, as a teacher (math and French), and foster parent.
Quick learner, eager, I like to experiment and acquire new skills.
Age
50 & 51
What else ...
We love sports like swimming, tennis, badminton, volleyball, hiking, and Antoine used to skiing a lot when he was a child.
We do not play an instrument.
We like pets and animals.
We love to spend time in the nature, get lost in huge cities. We also like to dance. Antoine love a good glass of wine with some Gruyère or some goat cheese, he is a honey addict and probably Nutella too.
We like to laugh, spend good times with friends as well as being dedicated in finding satisfaction in a job well done. As a well balanced couple we like to help and learn.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Onn has hay feverSpecial dietary requirements
Onn can't eat seafood (allergic to shells and crustaceans); however fish is ok
Feedback
However, you are expected to work on the day of your arrival, otherwise you loose one day off.
Water is not… read more
Workawayers are asked to work from 9 to 17:30, 4 days a week, at least 32 hours instead of the 20 to 25 hours.
There is an additionnal 30 minutes drive to cover the 20 km from the volunteers' house.
Meals are… read more
My wife and I stayed for 3 weeks in January. This hostel is one of a kind and we enjoyed it.
Friendly and very generous hosts, nice atmosphere, and the work was chill as we did hit the low season.
We shared this beautiful experience with 2 other workawayers.
Friends
Feedback
However, you are expected to work on the day of your arrival, otherwise you loose one day off.
Water is not… read more
Workawayers are asked to work from 9 to 17:30, 4 days a week, at least 32 hours instead of the 20 to 25 hours.
There is an additionnal 30 minutes drive to cover the 20 km from the volunteers' house.
Meals are… read more
My wife and I stayed for 3 weeks in January. This hostel is one of a kind and we enjoyed it.
Friendly and very generous hosts, nice atmosphere, and the work was chill as we did hit the low season.
We shared this beautiful experience with 2 other workawayers.
Hazz is very nice and was telling us all we needed to do, also using a daily todo list and following the occupancy / booking calendar.
However, we had to clarify about the paid position as policy from the hostel… read more
We stayed almost two weeks here and had the opportunity to meet with the next workawayer coming.
We did some hardwork on the roof of… read more
We were 12 workawayers the first night we arrived at the Mountain Hut, that was a big surprise, although we enjoyed every bit of it.
Tayler and Neil are so friendly and generous, lively and easy going and they carry out fantastic projects.
Work was well organized.
Myoko Kogen and the surrounding area are really great to… read more
Worth the visit, lots of potential and so many amazing and breathtaking sightseeing.
Rie San is very generous and offered us to drive us to lots of places. She let us organise our daily work and bring ideas to the making of… read more
Good people, good accommodations, good location, good food, good workplace.
We had the privilege of staying a week at the Sulitjelma cabin to paint the outside walls and windows and then came back to Fauske and work at the farm. We built an annex shelter for the female alpacas and took good care of the animals while enjoying it so… read more
It was the best summer in many years and really hot. However Antoine and Onn were working hard.
First they removed all the weed from our growing potatoes and carrots, then they cleaned a big area of building waste.
They even burnt the wood piece by piece in the… read more
It's been a great summer for our first workaway experience. There is no shortage of work and our host has plenty of dreams and ideas for transforming and renovating the buildings on his estate. Hard work, in the open air, with the advantage of never having felt pressure in the expectations from our host and results… read more
