Maylis

Belgium
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I am currently
Travelling
My next destination:
South Africa - from Apr 2025 until Jun 2025
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Description
I've worked in farms, administration, schools, horse racing stables and in video/documentaries making for the Belgian TV and NGOs.
I've also helped in orphanages/schools in Morocco, Bolivia, Jordan, South Africa and Uganda.
Love animals.
Some experience & interest in permaculture, self-sustainability and animal sanctuary.

Rather introvert and independent but enjoy meeting interesting people. I like a simple life.
Good sense of organisation and can take initiatives.
I am a morning person, like physical work and am very good at decluttering. + see skills

I've made these videos for workaway hosts :

South Africa, Gqeberha : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIaRUngBG0g
South Africa, Port Elizabeth : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGuGMB408B0
South Africa, KZN, community project : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1qMRB07-1o
Uganda, primary school : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nXliJFAbLA
Interests
Dancing
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Gardening
Sustainability
Charity work
Videography
Fitness
Animals
Nature
Farming
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Arabic: Beginner
More details about my language interests
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Charity Work
Languages
Teaching
More details about your skills
Physical work outside in nature, animal care, stable sitting, permaculture, administration, producing videos (filming and editing), making easy websites, painting, decluttering, putting in order, cleaning, cooking, help with kid's homework, languages, ...
Age
55
What else ...
I've practised and enjoyed : body combat, fitness, swimming, cycling, horse riding, dancing, yoga, reiki, rowing, singing in choirs,...
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  alcohol, celery
- Special dietary requirements

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9 Jun 2024

Left by host (Help me with home projects ...) for Workawayer ()

Maylis is a lovely person, easy going and respectful. She stayed 11 days during which she has done an amazing job removing wall papers, woods, and bricks with the jack hammer. I really appreciated her autonomy and her desire to do the job nice and fast! Not only she is proactive in the job tasks, she is also proactive in the little daily tasks.… read more

(Excellent )

8 Jun 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help me with home projects ...)

I stayed 11 days. I mainly removed wallpaper with a steamer, wooden boards with crowbars and bricks with a jackhammer.
Benoit was an excellent host, as I could choose when I wanted to work, rest and eat. He made sure that the fridge was full of food that me and the other workeraway liked. He and his girlfriend were really friendly and easy going.

(Excellent )

18 May 2021

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help with a tiny house and ...)

I've spent 5 days in April and had a good time cleaning, cooking, moving boxes and putting furniture together. The hours of work were flexible.
Jan is easy going and as a reporter, he has many interesting stories to tell.
The food was really good. The area is pleasant : quiet and green with some shops close by.

(Excellent )

17 May 2021

Left by host (Help with a tiny house and ...) for Workawayer ()

It was so great to have Maylis over, during the renovation of my house. She helped me a lot with cleaning, cooking, putting furniture together,... She was a pleasure to have around and share stories with.

(Excellent )

17 Oct 2020

Left by host for Workawayer ()

Maylis stayed with us for about a month and she was very passionate and hardworking. She loved the children at the community school and the children loved her equally as much.

(Excellent )

27 Dec 2018

Left by Workawayer () for host (Volunteer in a quality low ...)

I stayed there 2 weeks from end of July. The 1st impression of the area was a bit shocking as it is quite poor but working in a school favours a quick integration. Soon I could concentrate on interesting work like helping the teacher (2nd pre primary), because some kids had joined the class later in the year and needed a special attention. Kids… read more

(Very good )

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9 Jun 2024

Left by host (Help me with home projects ...) for Workawayer ()

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8 Jun 2024

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18 May 2021

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help with a tiny house and ...)

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17 May 2021

Left by host (Help with a tiny house and ...) for Workawayer ()

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17 Oct 2020

Left by host for Workawayer ()

Maylis stayed with us for about a month and she was very passionate and hardworking. She loved the children at the community school and the children loved her equally as much.

(Excellent)

27 Dec 2018

Left by Workawayer () for host (Volunteer in a quality low ...)

(Very good)

19 Aug 2020

Left by host for Workawayer ()

I have twice had the pleasure of hosting Maylis at my place. Even though the first time is by now more than a year ago, I still remember vividly, the day she arrived, being really proactive in suggesting her help, and cleared up a big mess from renovation works that were left in a bad state on the same day. The second time I hosted her was this… read more

(Excellent)

14 Aug 2020

Left by Workawayer () for host (Come stay with me and my kids ...)

I have spent 4 times 2 to 4 days in summer 2018 & 2020. I have helped with general housework (washing machine, dish washing, cleaning), cycling with her kids to school, removed wall paper, did some decluttering, fed chickens and rabbits, drove to IKEA to buy some furniture, prepared rooms for rental guests, …

Laura is friendly and easy going.… read more

(Very good)

14 Aug 2020

Left by Workawayer () for host (Large garden and maintenance ...)

Je suis restée 6 jours en juillet.
C'est une belle maison avec une chouette vue sur Dinant qui est à 5 minutes à pieds. Tout proche aussi de belles ballades.
J'ai arraché des orties, planté des fleurs, étalé des copeaux de bois, nourri les moutons et le chat, pendu du linge à sécher, porté des encombrants.
En pause, j'ai eu l'occasion de nager… read more

(Very good)

7 Jul 2020

Left by host (Welcoming caretakers to our ...) for Workawayer ()

Maylis has a very good work attitude, she will go the extra mile because she has a heart to help others. She made lovely video’s and helped with fundraising.

(Excellent)

12 May 2019

Left by Workawayer () for host (Exchange with gardening in ...)

Laurence est une belle personne. Pas étonnant qu'elle ait autant de reviews très positives. J'ai beaucoup appris et ai passé d'excellents moments en travaillant en compagnie des 3 autres workers away.

(Excellent)

9 Feb 2019

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help with skills development ...)

Some info that might be useful to know :

At the airport Livingstone, you can have a visa to Zambia alone or for Zambia and Zimbabwe for the same price 50$. If you say you are going to help in a school, they give you a business visa which allows to go to Zambia only - one entry.

The "component" is in fact a house in the village that has 4… read more

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22 Dec 2018

Left by Workawayer () for host (Come and help on a beautiful ...)

I have stayed there one week in October. The place & surroundings (hills, rocks, forests, pastures, monkeys,... ) are beautiful, the house, accommodation and food, great. The ambiance in the shoe leather factory is super. The jobs there for volunteers is mainly packaging and inventory.
There were more physical tasks in the construction of the… read more

(Excellent)

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