Workaway Bewertungen und Feedback. - page 11

Words cannot describe how grateful I am for what Rajeeve achieved in his time with me from 2 to 8 June. When he first sent a message "let's get that garden sorted" I never in my wildest dreams imagined it would ever happen, as the entire space was so overgrown with weeds and grass. I honestly thought it was an unachievable task, and would take months to sort....but how wrong was I !! Rajeeve approached the task with enthusiasm and vigour, working tirelessly hand pulling weeds and chunks of grass every morning as soon as it got light. He had such a positive attitude, motivating me, giving direction and suggestions along the way, until I no longer felt overwhelmed with the overgrown garden. We even relocated a cast iron bath (to be used as a planter), piles of logs and other items, re-laid weed membrane, and eventually I could see light at the end of the tunnel, all thanks to Rajeeve's efforts.... he really did give his utmost and I now have a 'blank canvas' to work with. Rajeeve is pleasant and polite, a perfect gentleman, and a pleasure to host. He never once complained about the basic accommodation (still work in progress), or my attempts at vegetarian cooking....and I now love risotto and gnocchi dishes. Rajeeve was also very much liked by friends who invited us to lunch one afternoon, making conversation with ease and fitting right in. I wish Rajeeve all the best with his travels, and hope that one day he can return to see the fruits of his labour....and maybe on the trees I plant !

Leena was a great person to have here. Kind, sweet and respectful. Always willing to do something. I would recommend her to anyone who is looking for a lovely workawayer 🤗🧡

I highly recommend hosting him. Although he is still in his mid-twenties, he is thoughtful, mature, and easy to have meaningful conversations with. He also has a great sense of humor, which made daily life more enjoyable. He was very responsible and reliable in every task he was given. Once he committed to something, I could trust him to complete it carefully and without constant supervision. During his stay in Daegu, he actively participated in local language exchange events, made new friends, and showed genuine interest in meeting people and experiencing Korean culture. He was respectful, independent, hardworking, and pleasant to have around. I would be happy to host him again in the future and can confidently recommend him to other hosts.

i had a wonderful stay at his place, he provide me with all the information that I need to look after in the village, his place is quiet thier nothing nearby so those who want to have some good time free from everything this place is theirs,I went to a jungle safari which he arranged for 3000 rp and the walk was really good ,so the food we have vegetable food with spinach ,okra , tomato, mushroom and you can eat corn as well ,thier is no much restaurant in nearby area so you have to relay on this but to be honest the food was really good and fresh,when I was thier I got my own room and my private space talking about room it is not leisuries but this is enough ,when it comes to work the easiest you can imagine just weeding ,helping in the kitchen that's all then rest of the day is yours to explore and for that he also provide bicycle as well, thier is basic wifi connection sometime it goes but still it's was thier most of the time , everyone is friendly helpful and I love my time being here eventhough I can only spend less time

Alan and Louise were our second ever Workaway, and we are so grateful for the week we spent with them! The list of new things and skills we learnt is endless eg pruning hydrangeas, made a stone wall, mulching, ride on lawnmower, cooking award-winning cheese rolls (haha), and we loved that they work alongside you - for good chats, laughs and advice. Louise’s cooking is amazing- and Julia even got to make her first ever quiche! Alan’s sculptures are truly incredible and when we helped in the garden we even got to use the dremmel to carve our names in the stone wall, so we’ll always be a part of their garden now. We had lots of laughs, ukulele sessions, drinks, card games and just loved sharing our travel stories and loved hearing all Louise and Alan’s stories. It was truly a fab week and Workaway, and we appreciate all the help and support you gave us (especially Kate when she was feeling sick). Thank you again and we’ll defo come back to visit when in Taranaki!

We sincerely appreciate you for your valuable volunteer support and contribution to the organization. During your time here, you helped review organizational reports, strengthened the quality and clarity of our documentation, and supported the development of articles for our website. Your writing, editing, and communication support contributed to improving how it shares its work, stories, and impact with partners, communities, and the wider public. You demonstrated professionalism, attention to detail, creativity, and commitment throughout your engagement with the organization. We are grateful for your time, skills, and dedication, and we deeply appreciate the positive contribution you made to our communications and organizational documentation.

We joined the first season of the year and we had a great time! It took a day or two to settle into the routine of eating and classes. The food, maybe except hotdog day, was really good and with the snacks it was enough. Teaching is up to the kids and the ones who want to learn are easy to spot. We even learned some Uzbek/Russian from them :) Club time was the most fun and best time to interact with kids. We enjoyed origami, pingpong, and art club the most! Midday break is enough for a nap and to grab fruit/coffee from the local shop. Some days we went out to hike at a river/waterfall nearby or swam in the pool. The owner once drove us around and treated us to lunch. She can come across as intense at first, but she’s actually quite funny and thoughtful. Overall, it was a fun experience!

we sincerely appreciates Ms. Luisa Elleser for her valuable volunteer service and meaningful contribution to our organization. During her assignment, she supported our strategic development by conducting one-on-one consultations and facilitating focus group discussions with refugee women from different neighboring countries, as well as key stakeholders in Kampala and Nakivale Refugee Settlement. Through these engagements, Luisa contributed to the development of an initial draft of our three-year strategic plan, which will help guide the organization’s work in the coming years. She also supported the development of project proposals and contributed to organizational fundraising efforts. We are grateful for Luisa’s empathy, professionalism, dedication, and resilience, especially in engaging with sensitive and complex experiences shared by refugee women. Her ability to listen, understand community needs, and translate the voices of women into a clear strategic direction has added great value to our organization. We deeply appreciate her time, commitment, and support, and we wish her continued success in her future work and engagements.

Marie Sophie and Neil were very helpful during their stay. They took on some difficult tasks and always achieved more than expected. They communicated well and got on well with other Woofers. We recomend them and would happily have them back to stay.

It was very pleasant to have Alan here and he proved to be able to put his hands on very different jobs with skill and intelligence . he can come back whenever he wants

Tomer and Dana stayed with our family for about six weeks in May and June 2026, and hosting them was a genuinely positive experience. One of the biggest highlights for me was that they speak Russian. As I am the only Russian-speaking person in our family, it was wonderful to hear Russian spoken in our home. My daughters became much more motivated to use the language themselves and started incorporating more Russian words into their daily conversations. This is something I deeply appreciated. They were very proactive, responsible, independent, and easy to have around. They followed our checklists and routines with little explanation and naturally understood what needed to be done. I rarely had to ask for help with household tasks - they noticed things themselves and took initiative. They also cooked delicious food for everyone and contributed to a warm and pleasant atmosphere in the house. Beyond the practical help, they were interesting people to spend time with. They have many fascinating travel stories, and we enjoyed our conversations together. Tomer and Dana are respectful, intelligent, reliable, and self-sufficient. They became a natural part of our household, and I would happily host them again.

I spent a really great time with Nasim on my farm. It was early spring in the Beskid Niski region, when the conditions were tough, and he handled everything really well. He’s a young, very talented guy with very good apptoach to tge animals. He has a lot of skills needed on the farm, and always ready to do the job. He’s really diligent, great with animals, responsible and independent in making decisions. I even left him alone for a few days, and he took awesome care of the farm. I’m really grateful to him, and I hope he visits me again someday.

It was a real pleasure to host Nanna & Magnus. They are experienced traveler and workawayer. As soon as they set a foot in our farm they were behaving like they were here for a year. They are not only a people who are helping you; They are people with whom it is a pleasure to be, talk and discuss about this and that. Thanks to them and their friends Rikke and Peter who came here one year ago, I wanted to visit Denmark because if all Danes are like them they are people worth spending time with ;-) Nanna and Magnus will be always be welcomed.

I've had a great time helping here and would recommend it to anyone who wants to stay in Alice Springs. I couldn't imagine staying anywhere else in Alice at this point :)

Marcus and Santiago brought great energy to the house and were always positive, friendly, and enjoyable to be around. They took excellent care of Phoebe, spending time playing with her, taking her on walks, and showing her plenty of love and affection. They were proactive and always looked for ways to contribute, whether by creating a guest handbook, improving the garden, or building a newspaper bundling rack. They were respectful, considerate, and open to feedback and suggestions, and they consistently showed initiative and a genuine desire to help. Overall, they made a meaningful contribution during their stay and left several lasting improvements behind.

Natálie volunteered for a month at our Hostel in May of 2026 and was an excellent addition to the team. She worked as an event planner and host in the hostel and helped the reception out where it was necessary. Natálie takes her job and responsibilities seriously, shows up on time and always puts extra effort in making sure the guests have the best experience possible. She is flexible, communicates clearly and directly and has a lot of creative ideas she implements with ease. Her various skills were very useful in promoting the events, creating social media content and posters as well as keeping the guests engaged and entertained. We wholeheartedly recommend Natálie to any property considering her for the submitted roles.

I stayed with Irene and Bud for 3.5 weeks in May and overall had a very memorable experience. My first impression was very positive. Irene welcomed me warmly right away, while Bud was a little more reserved at first. However, after a few days I got to know him better and found him to be incredibly kind and welcoming. I stayed in a small log cabin on the property, which I really enjoyed. It gave me plenty of privacy while still being close to everything. The cabin had everything I needed, including an oven and sofa. The kitchen and bathroom were located in the barn a short walk away. I particularly appreciated having access to a washing machine and dryer. Food was handled independently. I cooked for myself, but groceries were provided. We usually went shopping together once a week. One practical thing future Workawayers should know is that there is no Wi-Fi available. Mobile data worked well enough for me most of the time, but if having a reliable internet connection is important to you, it is worth keeping this in mind before arriving. My workday usually started between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. with feeding the animals, including horses, cattle, chickens, ducks and geese. After that, the daily tasks varied depending on what projects were going on around the farm. The work was often physically demanding and sometimes repetitive, ranging from mowing, weeding and cleaning to moving heavy materials and general farm maintenance. It was not necessarily difficult work, but it could be tiring, especially on hot days when you might spend hours working outdoors. One thing future Workawayers should know is that the five work hours were taken quite literally. Irene was very focused on making sure the agreed hours were completed, sometimes right down to the last few minutes. Personally, I occasionally found the work organization and communication challenging. Instructions were sometimes unclear, and there were moments when I felt overwhelmed by being given multiple tasks at once while still trying to finish previous ones. Irene is a hardworking and ambitious person with many projects on the go, and at times that sense of urgency transferred to me and made the work feel more stressful than it needed to be. That said, the absolute highlight of my stay was the horses. Irene trusted me with them very quickly, and I was incredibly grateful for that. I was allowed to ride independently, choose my own routes, and spend as much time exploring as I wanted. I quickly found my favourite horse, Maverick, and many of my best memories from this Workaway involve riding through the beautiful countryside around McBride. The horses are well-trained, enjoyable to ride, and clearly very well cared for. If you enjoy horses, this is undoubtedly one of the biggest strengths of this Workaway. Another thing I appreciated was how much Irene and Bud included me in activities outside of work. They took me to local events, cattle-related activities, drives around the area, and introduced me to many people in the community. We picked up cattle, moved cows, attended local gatherings, and I got to experience aspects of ranch life that I would never have seen otherwise. Bud in particular always made sure I understood what was going on, introduced me to people, and helped me feel included in conversations and social situations. I really appreciated those efforts. One additional thing future Workawayers should be aware of is that Irene and Bud are very committed Christians, and their faith plays a significant role in their life. Their views are quite traditional and sometimes more conservative than what you may be used to. I think it is helpful for future Workawayers to know that religion can be a frequent topic of conversation and is an important part of daily life on the ranch. This Workaway is probably best suited for someone who is independent, comfortable spending time on their own, physically fit, and able to handle occasional communication challenges without becoming too frustrated. Personally, I would not necessarily recommend it as a first-ever Workaway experience. Having previous Workaway experience helped me put some of the communication and organizational challenges into perspective and adapt more easily. Overall, despite some frustrations regarding communication, I genuinely enjoyed my stay. The opportunity to ride so much, explore the area, work with the animals, and experience ranch life made it a unique and rewarding experience. I will miss Maverick, little Sparrow and the dogs Harla and Waida. A big thank you to Irene and Bud for their hospitality, for including me in so many aspects of their lives, and especially for the trust they placed in me with their horses, which was undoubtedly the highlight of my time there. I wish you all the best 🩷

What was meant to be just a few weeks became almost 2 months. John is the right guy for you if you want a good overall volunteer, good at delivering results, and teaching/transferring knowledge to other volunteers. All in all, thank you, John, for being here and helping us big time. You are welcome back anytime in the future.

Courtney was with us for a week and we did quite a lot into those few days. We worked on a buffalo shelter, built part of a small kitchen space, made a bamboo fence, did mud plastering, built an adobe wall and fixed a door. She was always ready to jump into whatever was happening that day. Outside work, we spent a lot of time wandering around. We walked to the river, explored the forest, collected seeds, looked for birds and insects, and had many interesting conversations along the way. One of the highlights was Courtney making tamales for everyone. None of us had eaten them before and they were amazing. By the time she left, it felt less like saying goodbye to a volunteer and more like saying goodbye to a friend. I really enjoyed having her here and I hope I'll see her again soon :)

Alice was a great volunteer and a pleasure to host. She was reliable, friendly, and always willing to help with daily tasks. She worked well with both guests and the team, maintained a positive attitude, and adapted easily to hostel life. She completed her responsibilities responsibly and respected our house rules throughout her stay. We appreciate her contribution and would gladly recommend her to other hosts.