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Hello!
We are Iona and Ben, a couple travelling from sunny Scotland. We are taking a break from our Canadian travels to visit Chile for a few months over roughly Nov - Jan. We have a basic/intermediate understanding of Spanish and would love to have more practice. Please get in touch if you like the look of our profile!
We will be returning to Workaway in Canada in early 2026
Here is a little bit about our work experience:
Iona -
I worked in wildlife conservation for the UK's largest wildlife conservation organisation. I have worked at several nature reserves across Scotland, my work ranges from practical habitat restoration and species monitoring to community outreach and outdoor education. My recent work has focused on monitoring Beavers, but previous roles have involved working with protected bird species, trail maintenance, leading wildlife events and leading outdoor education sessions with schools.
Before working in wildlife conservation, I worked in hospitality and volunteered at a cat shelter.
Ben -
I have worked as a mental health support worker for the past 3 years, and I have just completed a MSc in Psychology. My support worker role included a lot of practical support, including cooking, cleaning, and other household and daily living tasks, and I have loved working with new people and learning about their experiences and cultures. I also have some experience working as a gardener, including horticulture, lawn mowing, driveway and path building, and light landscaping work. In addition, I have worked at music festivals for much of my life, involving anything from stage building and construction, marquee set up, sound engineering, and stage decoration. Additionally, I have also held a variety of hospitality and other customer facing jobs.
We have just finished working at a Glamping site over the summer so have experience in housekeeping, guest services etc.
We are both keen hikers and climbers. We enjoy hiking Scotlands mountains on our time off, whatever the weather!
We are both very keen cooks (vegan) and enjoy cooking for others and sharing recipes. Ben loves baking bread, and Iona loves making cakes!!
We love to learn about other cultures and traditions and we would love to share traditions from Scotland- including making veggie haggis!
We look forward to meeting you!
Interessengebiete
Wintersport
Technik
Mannschaftssportarten
Nachhaltigkeit
Selbstentwicklung
Vegetarier / Veganer
Politik & Soziales
Gärtnern
Fotografie
Haustiere
Outdoor-Aktivitäten
Natur
Musik
Film & Fernsehen
Gebirge
Wandern
Gartenarbeiten
Fitness
Events & Sozialleben
Tanzen
Heimwerken & DIY
Kultur
Camping
Karitative Arbeiten
Kochen & Backen
Tiere
Erlebnissportarten
Sprachen
Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Spanisch: Gute Kenntnisse
Französisch: Grundkenntnisse
Gaelic (Scottish): GrundkenntnisseMehr Infos zu meinen Sprachinteressen
Dieser Workawayer gibt an, dass er/sie dir gern seine/ihre Sprache(n) beibringen oder selbst eine neue Sprache lernen würde. Bitte wende dich direkt an ihn/sie, um Einzelheiten zu besprechen.
Bereiche, die uns interessieren oder in denen wir anderen etwas beibringen können
Bereits etwas Erfahrung vorhanden
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
Hausarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Tourismus / Gastgewerbe
Unterrichten
Sprachen
Seniorenbetreuung
House sitting
In der Lage, anderen etwas beizubringen:
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Ökoprojekte
Karitative Arbeit
Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
Was könntest du arbeiten?
We both have experience as gardeners and some landscaping. We're both practical people and have experience with DIY and using hand tools, as well as a little experience using some power tools.
We both love to cook and bake and have done so for various groups during our travels.
We're also eager to learn any new skills!
Alter
30 & 30
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We both have UK driving license.
We both have an IEC Visa for Canada!
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With respect to work, Iona and Ben have a great work ethic and were very eager to… read more
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With respect to work, Iona and Ben have a great work ethic and were very eager to… read more
We enjoyed the structure of our days as it… read more
We are deeply grateful for all their contributions and their hard work. They brought a wealth of skills and knowledge,… read more
We felt welcome in their home from the moment we arrived. We stayed for the month of October and got to help with a range of tasks including tree felling, firewood prep and helping cater for an event they hosted. Roz and Francis… read more
If you want to have a short version: they are amazing :) ! If you love details keep reading.... Iona and Ben stayed with us almost three weeks in the summer. They adapted very quickly to our lifestyle and work on many different projects: landscaping, gardening, trail maintenance, assisting in construction, taking care of the… read more
We stayed for almost 3 weeks. We enjoyed the work and it was very varied so we never got bored.
We loved spending time with the family. The boys are your typical teenage brothers but are polite, well mannered and funny. As Stéphanie said, if you don't speak French you can't… read more
Karen and Mark were incredibly thoughtful and kind hosts, we felt very welcome in their home as soon as we arrived. We really enjoyed the tasks in the garden, and we loved learning from Karen who is a very knowledgeable gardener. We loved seeing the wildlife in the garden while… read more
