Aya & Edward

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Aya Jane is driven by the belief that there's more to life than just making money and having fun. She aspires to lead by example, creating community that values feeling alive and is willing to put in the work to get there. Her undergraduate education is in sports science with premedical studies, aligning with her passion for preventative care and wellbeing. Aya is a closet painter, playful dancer, patient friend, loves to indulge in human relationship/language/culture, and is deeply comforted by spending time outdoors- specifically near rocky outcroppings/mountains and bodies of water.

Eddie is a fun, observant guy with a wide scope of interests, well thought out philosophies, and a desire to use his experience in life to help others perhaps as a counselor, teacher, and often simply as a good listener. He is very athletic and enjoys hockey, skiing/snowboarding, volleyball, frisbee, golf, disc golf, mountain biking, soccer, weight training, and yoga. Stemming from a bachelor's degree in neuroscience, Eddie holds a heartfelt knowledge of how meditation and the subtlety of mental wellbeing dictate the quality of one's life.
Interests
Mountain
Beach
Sailing / Boating
Winter sports
Fitness
Yoga / Wellness
Cycling
Dancing
Outdoor activities
Farming
Gardening
Carpentry
Sustainability
Art & design
Drawing & painting
Writing
Books
Music
Photography
Cooking & food

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Being an elderly companion
Some knowledge of:
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Language practice
Teaching
Hospitality/Tourism
Able to teach about:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Art Projects
General Maintenance
Helping around the house
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Charity Work
More details about your skills
We both enjoy working with people and learning new things. You can expect us to happily insert ourselves into learning your daily tasks and lifestyle as desired and then to disappear awhile when we're not needed.

COOKING:
We love be creative with food, whether that entails trying new cultural recipes, daring combinations, or adding ingredients foraged on hikes to dinner.

Aya: I see food as medicine. Past experience includes working as a creative baker and shaper, studying Ayurvedic diet in India, and a basic college course in nutrition.

Eddie: I worked on a small town wood-fired pizza truck, several restaurants and a brewery and enjoy cooking avante garde dinners on the daily.

CHILDCARE:
With aspirations to start a family of our own, spending time with children is always a gift. There is so much joy in learning from their curiosity and sharing in their volatile emotions as we go through simple tasks, games, and lessons during the day.

Aya: Past experience includes being a live-in nanny, full time and part time babysitter, and a keeper in the Huron Mountain Club.

Eddie: Has 8 nieces and nephews with whom he enjoys caring for and spending time with.

YOGA:
Aya started practicing asana in 2012, teaching classes in 2014 and continues to pursue the practice with a consistent ebb and flow. After an initial teacher training she furthered her studies by studying at an Ayurvedic clinic and Ashtanga based school in India for 12 months. In October 2020 Aya and three other teachers founded a small organization called Unity Yoga Coop offering donation based classes for the community in Marquette, Michigan.

BUILDING:
Eddie spent one year as an apprentice in home construction with basic skills in foundation, masonry, framing, roofing, siding, decking, tile, demolition, and finished carpentry.

Aya had the privilege of watching and participating in the construction of her family's home from the ground up.

GARDENING/FARMING:
Aya: My childhood best friend lived on an organic farm so I am familiar with picking weeds, harvesting, CSA assembly lines, and the basics. Knowledge of plants is very interesting to me so I remember a lot of little facts about things such as edible weeds and my grandfather's method of starting seedlings.

Eddie:
I created and cared for several large backyard vegetable gardens, worked on a daylily farm for 2 summers and designed and built an indoor garden using artificial lighting.
I aspire to one day lead a primary self-sustaining diet and have recently taken an interest in mushroom species identification.

SALES/MARKETING:
Eddie: Was the first employee at an insurance agency that advised seniors on medicare supplement insurance remotely (via telephone/video conferencing). Over the course of 10 years, he has developed skills in marketing campaigns, building easy to understand presentations, public speaking, and finding the right audience for the products.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Hindi: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
More details about my language interests
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Age
23 & 30
What else ...
We are both fully vaccinated for COVID-19
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  no
- Special dietary requirements

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28/11/2021

Left by Workawayer (Aya & Edward) for host for (Looking for help with the ...)

As soon as we arrived at Barb and Bob's house, we were warmly welcomed by a home cooked meal. Our room was immaculate and the space included an adjacent bathroom which we had to ourselves with all of the amenities that might have been forgotten.

We did a variety of work alongside Bob and Barb as well as some solo work. We helped Bob remove the… read more tiles bordering their pool, and participated in the seasonal maintenance of their idyllic fishing boat, the Alison Rose, using needler guns to erode away the rust before applying layer after layer of paint. Working together made it an enjoyable and easy task. With Barb we joined in pulling the late season harvest from her beautiful garden and assisted in dinner preparations. We also did a bit of firewood, splitting and stacking to prepare for the looming winter. We spent about a week painting the entry way walls, ceiling, and eight doors. For less involved days they found us little jobs such as bleaching the flagpole and cleaning the yard of sticks and leaves.

Spending day hours with Bob and Barb wasn’t always based around “work.” Often times we would sit and chat or otherwise enjoy company together for several hours before getting hands dirty. Bob and Barb have such a rich and diverse set of skills and interests that leave room for opportunity. Their family has connections all over the area. For example, Bob’s son works in marine construction and gave us the chance to tag along on a morning boat ride to the island restoration job of the Sakonnet Lighthouse, delivering the crew to their job site. It was cold, but such a gorgeous ocean sunrise!

Meals ranged from fresh caught seafood including lobster straight from the Alison Rose, Oysters, Scallops, Cuahogs to pizza from Bob's wood-fired pizza oven and a variety of grilled meats accompanied by fresh salads from Barb’s garden bounty. All food was provided by Bob and Barb and they cook dinner but welcome kitchen help.

In our down time, we explored the area and oh, there was so much to explore. Little Compton has many forested trails and small beaches, Jamestown and Newport are filled with historic buildings and beautiful rocky shorelines. In Providence (a 40 minute drive), we visited the RISD art museum and strolled through Brown University campus.

On days when we did not explore, we enjoyed conversation, the luxurious backyard hot tub, harvesting the plethora of local flora, and hanging out in our room to recuperate. Barb lent us the use of her personal dehydrator for wild herbs and seaweed preservation and taught us the power of vacuum sealing!

Bob and Barb are warm, family oriented, and interested in the lifestyles of others. The two of them have such a wealth of information acquired through life and are more than happy to speak to the systematic struggles of the school system, fishing industry, and economy at large. Most nights we spent around the dinner table talking like family.

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25/11/2021

Left by host (Looking for help with the ...) for Workawayer (Aya & Edward)

Aya Jane and Eddie like to do and try lots of things. We had an assortment of tasks for them to choose to keep it interesting. They painted, and did a fantastic job. They helped around the yard, with firewood and raking leaves, etc. We told what needed to be done and they did it. Also, we worked together with preserving herbs and vegetables. We… read more

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