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Hi, I'm Ray, originally from Cape Town, South Africa and dual Swiss nationality.
I speak English and have a basic level of Spanish and German.
My interests and hobbies include traveling, music, hiking, animals, food and cultures and permaculture. At the moment I would like to learn more about off-grid living and growing fruit and vegetables organically.
I think this is a great platform to meet new people, learn and discover new things.
I have been a volunteer since 2013 and have done a wide variety of jobs with workaway including gardening, painting, maintenance tasks, caring for animals and various others.
I am independent and responsible, open-minded, fast learner and not afraid of getting dirty or hard work. I enjoy the outdoors and countryside and I am generally easy going when it comes to food, I basically eat everything!
Thanks for reading, please get in touch if you have any questions.
Warm Regards
Ray
Interessengebiete
Selbstentwicklung
Wandern
Musik
Gärtnern
Technik
Farmarbeit
Kultur
Camping
Gartenarbeiten
Gebirge
Outdoor-Aktivitäten
Natur
Tiere
Sprachen
Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Deutsch: Grundkenntnisse
Spanisch: 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 mich interessieren oder in denen ich anderen etwas beibringen kann
Interessiert mich:
Ökoprojekte
Bereits etwas Erfahrung vorhanden
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
Hausarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Tourismus / Gastgewerbe
Sprachen
Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
Was könntest du arbeiten?
Gardening, maintenance/DIY, animal care, computers
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22 Juni 2024
vom Host für Workawayer ()
Ray is such a pleasure to have at the campsite. Very calming aura / energy and skilled at DIY stuff & landscaping. Ray single handedly & meticulously cleared the beachfront plots.
He also strung up a swing, artwork, lights & helped with cleaning out a beach front wooden house.
Twas awesome hanging out & sharing stories. Wishing the best in… read more
He also strung up a swing, artwork, lights & helped with cleaning out a beach front wooden house.
Twas awesome hanging out & sharing stories. Wishing the best in… read more
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16 Jan. 2024
vom Host (Help with marketing, baking ...) für Workawayer ()
"A heartfelt thank you to Ray from South Africa for volunteering at the Bakery with poetic grace and meaningful contributions. Your efforts illuminate the path of generosity and kindness."
Thankyou Ray, wish you Always Healthy
See yah in South Africa :)
Thankyou Ray, wish you Always Healthy
See yah in South Africa :)
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26 Dez. 2023
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(Help with marketing, baking ...)
I stayed a week at Wan Wans bakery in Sianter. Here you can learn all about Roti and how it's made. You will have the opportunity to meet so many local people and discover Batak culture. Wan Wan is a very helpful and attentive host even during the Christmas period when the shop was very busy. I definitely recommend this place if you want to… read more
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2 Aug. 2022
vom Host (Come and help me with my ...) für Workawayer ()
Ray vivió durante 3 semanas solo en mi casa. El cuidó muy bien mis animales y del jardín. Muchas gracias.
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22 Juni 2024
vom Host für Workawayer ()
Ray is such a pleasure to have at the campsite. Very calming aura / energy and skilled at DIY stuff & landscaping. Ray single handedly & meticulously cleared the beachfront plots.
He also strung up a swing, artwork, lights & helped with cleaning out a beach front wooden house.
Twas awesome hanging out & sharing stories. Wishing the best in… read more
He also strung up a swing, artwork, lights & helped with cleaning out a beach front wooden house.
Twas awesome hanging out & sharing stories. Wishing the best in… read more
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16 Jan. 2024
vom Host (Help with marketing, baking ...) für Workawayer ()
"A heartfelt thank you to Ray from South Africa for volunteering at the Bakery with poetic grace and meaningful contributions. Your efforts illuminate the path of generosity and kindness."
Thankyou Ray, wish you Always Healthy
See yah in South Africa :)
Thankyou Ray, wish you Always Healthy
See yah in South Africa :)
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26 Dez. 2023
Vom Workawayer () für Host
(Help with marketing, baking ...)
I stayed a week at Wan Wans bakery in Sianter. Here you can learn all about Roti and how it's made. You will have the opportunity to meet so many local people and discover Batak culture. Wan Wan is a very helpful and attentive host even during the Christmas period when the shop was very busy. I definitely recommend this place if you want to… read more
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2 Aug. 2022
vom Host (Come and help me with my ...) für Workawayer ()
Ray vivió durante 3 semanas solo en mi casa. El cuidó muy bien mis animales y del jardín. Muchas gracias.
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18 Mai 2022
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(Gardening and a bit of DIY ...)
It's been great staying at Helens place and looking after her cats. Her apartment is really nice and close to the bus route to the coast. Her two cats are lovely and easy going. Helen is also lovely, always friendly and sociable. Thanks and good luck!
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15 Mai 2022
vom Host für Workawayer ()
Ray cat sat for me. My elderly cat Harry needs a lot of attention and he absolutely loved Ray. Ray also installed a cat flap for me (not as easy as it sounds) and landscaped and tidied my garden. He is clean and respected the house and I trusted him completely for the month I was away. I recommended him to a friend who then used him afterwards at… read more
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8 Dez. 2021
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(Help with at our off-grid ...)
A truly unique and wonderful experience with Spike and Carrie. I spent 3 weeks at their finca, a beautiful remote spot near the river, fertile land with a wide variety of plants and trees, including an orange orchard and vegetable garden, lots of bird life and two horses roaming freely around the grounds! Spike and Carrie were great hosts and made… read more
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7 Dez. 2021
vom Host (Help with at our off-grid ...) für Workawayer ()
Ray was our first workaway and the experience was an absolute delight. He has a host of skills that are useful for a finca project like ours and prefers the 'outside' work. He was always willing and worked way in excess of what was expected of him. Even better, a couple of days in he suggested that a friend join him and the pair of them worked… read more
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1 Apr. 2021
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(Come and join at a beachside ...)
I had a pleasant stay with Lourdes, her family, pets and two other volunteers. Very welcoming and friendly, great cook, we ate some nice meals typical to the region. Nice beach and mountains nearby. Very pleased to have the experience!
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29 März 2021
vom Host für Workawayer ()
It was a pleasure to share with Ray for a few weeks at home! Quiet, independent, fully owner of his project that was a beautiful house for the chickens, which he built with all the recycled materials that we found in the garden. Without a doubt, if you need to carry out an ingenious project, Ray is your guy!
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3 Aug. 2020
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(Come and help on our small ...)
I had a nice time with Beate and Siebert and enjoyed helping out at their place. The food was great and we were able to talk in English and German. Their place is very tranquil surrounded by meadows and horses. The area is really wonderful at the the foot of the alps..so many mountains, forests, lakes, rivers, nice villages and cycling paths to… read more
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28 Juli 2020
vom Host (Come and help on our small ...) für Workawayer ()
Ray arrived just in time. There was an amount of tree trunks to split and stack what he and Siebert did with endless patience during some hot days. The piling up (75 cubic meter!) is quite well done and will keep for a long time. Then the hay had to be brought in, a job that always requires helping hands. On rainy days (there were a lot) Ray… read more
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4 Juli 2020
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(Donkey farm stay close to ...)
I had a pleasant stay with Iris and her family. They were very friendly and welcoming, the accommodation and food was very nice. The location is also nice, a small village with lots of nature around, good for walking and cycling. My work was kind of like maintenance man to repair, build and make improvements around the farm. Iris has a lot of… read more
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13 Mai 2020
vom Host (Donkey farm stay close to ...) für Workawayer ()
Ray was with us for about 6 weeks during the pandemic. He completed a huge amount of projects for us. We are very grateful to him for that.
Ray is a modest, introverted, humorous person, somewhat indecisive, has many interests and he has a very efficient way of working.
I see his place as a landscape engineer or in a similar field. He is… read more
Ray is a modest, introverted, humorous person, somewhat indecisive, has many interests and he has a very efficient way of working.
I see his place as a landscape engineer or in a similar field. He is… read more
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27 Jan. 2020
vom Host für Workawayer ()
Ray was really good,he listens to what you want.He completed many tasks for us and house and pet sat for us and a friend of ours and our friends were very pleased overall he stayed for 5 months.His work is first class,very pleasant and accommodating.He is welcome back anytime.We wish him luck for the future.
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9 Jan. 2020
Vom Workawayer () für Host
(Help with general maintenance ...)
I stayed 3 months with Bernard and Pam on their almond farm. They were very welcoming and hospitable. I lived comfortably in a separate part of the house with my own facilities, wifi and tv available. The meals were nice, I shared lunch and dinner with them each day. I worked at my own pace, mainly outside around the house making minor… read more
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30 Juni 2019
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(Come and help me with ...)
I stayed with Deborah for about 10 weeks! Deb is kind and social and always made sure I had everything I needed. As she works full time so I did jobs in the house and garden as well as looking after her beautiful dog Kori and going for walks in the nearby forest. Deb also made time to show me around various places in Nottinghamshire and helped me… read more
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23 Juni 2019
vom Host für Workawayer ()
Ray has helped me lots in my home and kindly agreed to stay longer than he intended to look after my new dog whilst I settled into a new job. He has done lots of tasks in my home such as redesigning my garden, painting my kitchen units, walking my puppy daily, maintaining my garden, organising my belongings in the home and garage, putting up… read more
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28 Juli 2018
Vom Workawayer () für Host
(Help with household and ...)
My first project in Germany and it was a good one.
Helga and Helmut are very nice and welcoming and the other family members that live there are nice too. I stayed in a nice single flat and ate very well there especially a lot of grilled food! The work was easy too, gardening and helping with the furniture business. The area near Aurich is… read more
Helga and Helmut are very nice and welcoming and the other family members that live there are nice too. I stayed in a nice single flat and ate very well there especially a lot of grilled food! The work was easy too, gardening and helping with the furniture business. The area near Aurich is… read more
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26 Juli 2018
vom Host (Help with household and ...) für Workawayer ()
Mr Kohnert is a very polite, friendly and reliable person. He is exceptionally fond of animals and does all the work without hesitatition.
The work included gardening, animal care and housework.
He also organized and supervised 3 large barbecues during his time with us.
Mt Krohnert is a very friendly person, polite and very understanding in… read more
The work included gardening, animal care and housework.
He also organized and supervised 3 large barbecues during his time with us.
Mt Krohnert is a very friendly person, polite and very understanding in… read more
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12 Nov. 2017
Vom Workawayer () für Host
(Family farm in Andalucia, ...)
I enjoyed my stay with Elana and her family. Nice views and walks around! Nice accommodation, pleasant working hours and tasks.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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25 Okt. 2017
vom Host für Workawayer ()
Ray stayed at our farm for 10 days. . He is very good at working out ways Of getting things done if there are complications & he is a conscientous Pleasant person.
He was a great help on our farm.
He was a great help on our farm.
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20 Sept. 2017
Vom Workawayer () für Host
(Help on our organic farm near ...)
I spent 6 weeks here and really enjoyed it. It's a really big farm with lots of olive trees and horse stables and small bnb. Joanna the owner always made sure I was well fed and comfortable with the work and everything.. probably the best food I've had, prepared by the cook Maria. Work was from 7 til 12 and then rest of the day free and jobs… read more
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5 Sept. 2014
vom Host für Workawayer ()
Ray was a good workawayer for us. He was always available, friendly, serious and responsable. He helped us in dry stone walling, weeding the vegetable plot and in general maintenance. He wants lo learn and improve himself and his experience.
Good luck Ray, thanks for everything...
Good luck Ray, thanks for everything...
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21 Juni 2014
Vom Workawayer () für Host
(Volunteer on an olive farm in ...)
Thanks Piero and Roberta for hosting me!
Really nice and easy going people, always make sure you are comfortable with work and always lots of delicious Italian cuisine to eat. They are also very helpful, nothing was ever a problem and treat you like part of the family. The farm is great, lots of different and interesting projects to do, I… read more
Really nice and easy going people, always make sure you are comfortable with work and always lots of delicious Italian cuisine to eat. They are also very helpful, nothing was ever a problem and treat you like part of the family. The farm is great, lots of different and interesting projects to do, I… read more
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26 Aug. 2013
vom Host für Workawayer ()
Ray est un gars vraiment sympa et un grand travailleur, il s'entendait avec tout le monde et n'a pas peur de travailler dur, nous le recommander à n'importe quel hôte. Vous êtes toujours les bienvenus ici Ray, bonne chance pour vos voyages
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25 Aug. 2013
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(Welcome in France ! In the ...)
Big thanks to Brigitte and Philippe for hosting me and welcoming me to their home. The area is fantastic with lots of beautiful places to see.
The work was easy and varied from washing dishes to driving to the bakery! The food was great, 3 lovely meals a day and the caravan was comfy. A good experience :)
The work was easy and varied from washing dishes to driving to the bakery! The food was great, 3 lovely meals a day and the caravan was comfy. A good experience :)
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29 Juli 2013
Vom Workawayer () für Host
(Collaboration in household ...)
This was my first workaway experience and loved it! it was great to experience a rural part of catalunya and also nearby cities girona and barcelona. The work in the house and garden was a pleasure and thanks to luisa and juan for making feel welcome and relaxed and always lots of food and drink. Cheers!
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26 Juli 2013
vom Host (Collaboration in household ...) für Workawayer ()
Ray has been an excellent volunteer in my house for a month.
He has been always able to help, and although not a great cook, is a tireless worker that my garden has changed so much as it's looks better.
He has been a trust voluntareer, even when I have taken my yearly holiday, he has keeping at home looking after my ex-husband, who has MS, and… read more
He has been always able to help, and although not a great cook, is a tireless worker that my garden has changed so much as it's looks better.
He has been a trust voluntareer, even when I have taken my yearly holiday, he has keeping at home looking after my ex-husband, who has MS, and… read more
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