Workaway reviews, feedback and ratings - page 8

Muchísimas gracias por estas dos semanas maravillosas, tanto por el entorno excepcional entre las montañas, la gran variedad de actividades y, sobre todo, la cálida bienvenida. ¡Lo hemos pasado genial con Nancy, Fito, Jani, Iris, Franco, Javiera, Trini, Camila, Manuel, Tamara y toda la familia! La estancia ha sido muy enriquecedora: hemos aprendido a cortar leña, herrar y montar a caballo para traer vacas, pescar en el idílico río que atraviesa el valle, ¡y también algunas buenas recetas de cocina y de mate! Además de las novedades para nosotros, las actividades potenciales son muy variadas: durante nuestra estancia, también recorrimos al aire libre este magnífico valle buscando huevos, cortando pasto, trasladando leña, pintando un poco la cerca y cargando y descargando leñas en el camión. Nos encantó poder compartir el día a día de Nancy y Fito durante la semana, salpicado de numerosos momentos de intercambio, comidas estupendas, descansos en el río o excursiones con Franco y Javiera. Nos involucramos con mucho gusto en esta experiencia, de la que disfrutamos enormemente y que recomendamos al 400 %.

We are so thankful for Chris! Diligent, reliable and trustworthy. Thank you for three years of your time!

My stay at Dans was fantastic! I was there 3 weeks and would have happily stayed longer. Dan keenly gave me tasks suited to my skills and had me building him a deck as well as climbing trees and splitting wood. He gave me a lot of trust easily, bought me materials and left me to work on my own which i really appreciated. It was great having a project for my time there and working on it as much out of personal interest as for my workaway hours. Being part of home life was great too theyre a lovely family but sometimes chaotic and intense which can be a bit tiring for the introverted. Music nights, board games and homemade desserts are a common feature, you will be well fed and well entertained! Id highly recommend a stay at Dans and especially if you have special skills you will be put to great use! Thanks Dan and family for a great time!

Océane y Kenny son personas maravillosas! Desde el primer día hasta el último nos ayudaron con las tareas de la granja con buena energía y muchas ganas. Destacar su habilidad de relacionarse con los animales, de aprender rápidamente, cocinar delicioso y ser muy proactivos y polivalentes! A nivel personal decir que la convivencia con toda la familia fue fantástica, compartimos momentos muy especiales, comidas muy ricas y muchas risas con las llamas! Os vamos a echar mucho de menos, aquí tenéis vuestra casa 🏡🏔️🦙✨ Merci!

I had such an fantastic experience here with Linda her husband and sweet pets! I was treated like a prince in their beautiful castle. Delicious food, cozy and clean accomodations and meaningful conversations. Perfect distance into Paris, cheap and easy. The work was enjoyable and rewarding. We worked very well together and laughed all the while! Such beautiful people, home and area. Thank you so much for everything Linda and Frederic!!

Fred was an amazing host! He was very kind, respectful and a joy to be around. He fed me well, entertained me, made me laugh and treated me like family. He trusted me to the fullest with my chores getting done, his home and his lovely pets. His wife is an amazing woman as well. Their home, garden and neighborhood are beautiful, Biscarrosse is a hidden jewel! They also helped me with my French and would have taught me more if I had made more effort. If you get the opportunity to volunteer here take it!! Thank you Fred and Linda💕

I had a wonderful time with Giulia and Andrea and the boys (and Lulu!). They were so welcoming to me. Samu and Gabri were very funny, kind, and easy to be with. I was able to visit several cities nearby and Giulia and Andrea were so accommodating with transport to/from the station. I feel very lucky to have had this experience!

We were delighted to have Suzie with us she settled in so easily to our family and was a great help in do many ways, cooking, working in the garden, driving the girls places, painting , general house work, basically anything that was on our to do list, Suzie was happy to do it. We loved her energy and positive personality. To other hosts I say grab her quick. To Suzie we say, thank you so much and we wish you so much good fortune on your adventures.

SO MUCH LOVE!! I volunteered here on and off for almost two months, and it was an overall amazing experience! The staff is really wonderful, and I felt completely at home there 💖 The location is close to a lot of nice places, like the beautiful Arab League Park, the old Medina, the locals' food district, and the pidgeon square! I loved the long walks through the markets or along the port to get to Hassan II Mosque. The school is just above a cafe, and a block away from good tagine! The work is quite relaxed, and you'll find yourself with lots of free time to explore the city and learn about the culture! Saturdays can be quite busy, but I think the most time I've ever spent in class during the day had been a total of 3 hours, maybe 4. On weekdays, an average workday is 1-2 hours max. You won't need any prior teaching experience for the classes, but know that you will be teaching- not only facilitating conversation, but actually instructing classes! It's rewarding work, and the more you put into the class, the more you'll get out! I love the students so much, and it was a nice learning journey for the all of us :) You'll be working with all ages, from children to adults in their 60s. Sarah, the host is so kind and welcoming, and she does an amazing job to cultivate a healthy, drama-free workplace. She is very professional, and every week we had a meeting where she asked for honest feedback and if we needed anything. She and the team are all very hard workers, and run a beautiful project! I felt completely at home here, and will always look forward to coming back :)) Shukran Bzaaf, Jacob

We really enjoyed our time staying here. The area was beautiful and peacefully quiet but still nice and close to town as well as being close to some incredible sights to see. It was a great shame that the timing didnt line up and we werent able to properly get to know the family as they were away for part of it. Instead we had the lovely Neil as our leader and we learnt plenty from him and appreciated his company. We felt that we completed a lot of jobs that will help out in the long run and had a fun time doing it. Much love to the family, Neil and fluffy :)

I was only able to stay 2 weeks, but the family was so warm and welcoming, it made me want to stay longer, maybe next year! There are lots of fun things to do around the area as well!

I stayed with Alan and Dionny for 10 days, and it was a great and unique memory and experience for me! The work itself is not hard; usually we start working at the corn field around 9am, helping with cleaning the farm and harvest the corns. And usually volunteers would take turns to help with cooking and cleaning the dishes. The working time is flexible, e.g., I work more today so that I could go for a full-day hiking tomorrow. Also, usually there are several volunteers at the same time, which allowed me to know new people from all over the world, and I also had a chance to go hiking with other volunteers. Dionny and Alan are friendly and welcoming. Thanks so much to Dionny for cooking so much delicious food! And she also took care of me when I was unfortunately sick... And thanks to Alan who is the advanced hiker. He provided information and help the volunteers to organize several hiking activities. I also enjoyed the chats during lunch and dinner with other volunteers, Alan, and Dionny. It's a pity that my Spanish is not good enough and I couldn't understand all of the convo (while other volunteers all speak fluent Spanish), but I still learned a lot about Peru and some local culture. Thanks again to everyone (Dionny and her sweet family, and other volunteers) for everything 🙂🙏🏻.

Tom was an excellent helper during the full time. He and another of our "workawayer's" decided to start a bamboo structure that I was not even expecting to start now, Even that it was something new to them, they got super evolved in making it happen, did many researches, and the results are great! I am very thankful for them to have passed by! Tom is a very calm, caring and intelligent person. I would recommend him a lot!

I spent a little under two weeks with Hector and Edith in their beautiful home and had a wonderful experience. They were the most gracious hosts and made me feel welcome and at home right away. Hector is a incredibly kind and gentle person and I really enjoyed working with him. You will have all the food you could possibly need, as Hector makes seriously some of the best food I have tried in Mexico. He is a truly talented chef! I would typically work from around 7:30-1 with a break in the middle to eat. I found all the tasks to be relatively easy and enjoyable. Hector and Edith were even nice enough to show me around a nearby town of Tepoztlán on the weekend, a place I highly recommend anyone to visit! Thank you for everything Hector and Edith! Pasé poco menos de dos semanas con Héctor y Edith en su hermosa casa y tuve una experiencia maravillosa. Fueron unos anfitriones sumamente amables y me hicieron sentir bienvenido y como en casa desde el primer momento. Héctor es un persona increíblemente amable y tranquilo, y realmente disfruté trabajar con él. Tendrás toda la comida que puedas necesitar en la casa, ya que Héctor prepara de verdad algunos de los mejores platillos que he probado en México. ¡Es un chef verdaderamente talentoso! Por lo general trabajaba aproximadamente de 7:30 a 1, con un descanso a la mitad para comer. Encontré que todas las tareas eran relativamente fáciles y agradables. Héctor y Edith incluso fueron tan amables de llevarme el fin de semana a conocer el cercano pueblo de Tepoztlán, ¡un lugar que recomiendo muchísimo visitar! ¡Gracias por todo, Héctor y Edith!

Tona is a lovely person, really hard worker, nothing could stop her, even an injured finger... It shows how much passion she has in what she does, in our case she was helping to build a bamboo structure and some other little things too... A resilient strong woman. Definitely worth to have on your team! Thank you Tona!! <3

It was so nice having Romy stay with us. Romy would work so hard weeding and clearing lantana. Romy was polite and tidy and a joy to have around. We can highly recommend Romy to any host.

Yasmín nos entró en el corazón. Es una muchacha muy despierta, capaz, la pitta-vata perfecta: sensible y multitasking. Tiene cualidades asombrosas que hicieron posible compartir y disfrutar un tiempo de voluntariado amistad <3 con resultados muy positivos para ambas partes resultando ser un periodo de cambio y detox. Estamos tan contentos que haya completado sus 21 días de dieta ayurvedica! :) Yasmín es disciplinada, laboriosa y constante en seguir las tareas, las cuales lleva a cabo con amor e interés, siguiendo las instrucciones pero aportando siempre su toque. Juntos cocinamos mucha comida rica y sana (especialmente dulces saludables), trabajamos en la huerta, elaboramos productos naturales, compartimos alegres excursiones (también en búsqueda de ancestros abruzzeses) y liberamos energías que hicieron cálido este periodo invernal. Gracias querida, estamos seguros que tu viaje a la India va a ser otra etapa de evolución positiva, te lo mereces mucho, abrazo grande!

Roser is a really interesting, genuine and strong character! I loved my stay at their place (altought it turned out shorter than I planned). She knows everything about herbs and gave me bunch of travel tips for their place future:) She and her family are very easy going people and they were also so sweet and patient with me when I got sick (even tho except for Roser, with the others I didn’t really have a common language sadly.) I enjoyed my stay, really glad I met you and wish you guys all the best:))