Phillippe & Annabel

Travel information

We are currently

Activities we are interested in:

Nature, hiking, climbing, acroyoga

Description

Hello! We are Phil and Annabel, from Canada/England. We met each other in Guatemala in January 2023, at an acroyoga/tantra festival.

Phil - I'm a friendly Canadian who is passionate about plants, climbing, and acroyoga. I've been working outdoors as a horticulturalist for 8 years now. My industry credentials include a Red Seal in Landscape Horticulture and am a certified designer with the North American Permaculture Institute.

I've climbed for about 5 years, will be bringing gear, and am always eager to share what I've learnt so others can adventure. The same is true of acroyoga, and myself and Annabel teach acroyoga classes together.

I'm an easy going open minded human who believes that nature is the best teacher. Hoping to learn and grow through doing workaway - I'm particularly interested in expanding my skills to include more sustainability & construction (natural if possible) as well as getting more practice designing for others.

Annabel - I love travelling, meeting new people and exploring different cultures. Over the last 7 years, I've spent many months solo backpacking through South America, Central America, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia.

I trained as a primary school teacher and taught for two years before deciding to explore other avenues. Since then, I've had experience managing a medical clinic for over a year and have been working as a landscaper in Canada for the last few weeks.

Interests

Languages spoken

English: Fluent

Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:  

Eco Projects

Teaching

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

Creating/ Cooking family meals

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Able to teach about:  

Gardening

More details about your skills

Leadership (both Phil and Annabel)
- Running crews of people to achieve high quality results
- Mentorship, training of skills
- Communication
- Planning
- Organizing work
- Conflict resolution
- Provide constructive feedback
- Run meetings
- Host discussion circles (Phil)
- Recruitment of staff (Annabel)

Horticulture/Agriculture (Phil)
- Able to assess, maintain, and improve land with an eye to future development
- Pruning (hand, power tools)
- Mowing, trimming, edging
- Planting including preparation and post care
- Building decks, patios, retaining walls (some carpentry & stonework)
- Irrigation install and repair
- Integrated Pest Management
- Can operate chainsaw
- Drive truck & trailer
- Used heavy machinery
- Simple machine maintenance/mechanics

Permaculture (Phil)
- Designing edible landscapes, food forests, on digital platform

Teaching/childcare (Annabel)
- Primary school PGCE from University of Cambridge, England
- Taught for two years with children 5-8 years old
- Planning and delivering engaging lessons for children with diverse needs/abilities
- Coordination with parents, colleagues and external professionals to support pupils

Age

34 & 28

What else ...

Phil enjoys games of all sorts particularly strategy games, reading literary classics (recently War and Peace), has an interest in history/current events.

Annabel loves ecstatic dance, singing, art, breathwork and writing.

We both love all things nature. We are firm believers in self expression, self love, and personal growth.

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  no

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  Special dietary requirements
  Vegan but easily pleased! (and happy providing for ourselves if needed)