Johanna & Jeremy

United Kingdom
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Travelling
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We are a couple travelling the world by bicycle and helping others with their projects as we go. Having spent our youth working we are now taking our gap years in our fifties. We're looking for volunteer work, where we can use our skills and experience and learn more about local life. We are passionate about the outdoors, renovating old buildings and ecological projects. We have worked in nature conservation, building projects, outdoor education and retail. We love living and working with others and have found this greatly enriches our travelling experience. We are honest, hardworking, diligent, committed and thoughtful people who are happy to have a go at most things. We enjoy passing our skills on to others and learning new stuff ourselves. We love finding out about different cultures and want to improve our language skills.
We have worked on several building renovation projects, and on small holdings and farms. At home, we grow our own fruit and vegetables, mostly organically, and we enjoy home cooking including baking and making jams and chutneys.
We are flexible and are able to work both on our own initiative and under instruction. We love cycling, walking, and sailing, as well as reading in our quieter moments.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Babysitting and creative play
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Language practice
More details about your skills
Building: painting & decorating; basic carpentry; tiling; basic plumbing; labouring; home maintenance; dry lining; panelling; basic brick laying; basic plastering
Home making: cleaning, sewing, baking, home cooking, jam and chutney making
Gardening: growing fruit and vegetables; pruning; greenhouse cultivation; digging; weeding; lawn mowing; hedge trimming; propagation
Farming: feeding, mucking out, milking, hay making
Land management: tree planting; tree felling; fencing; dry stone walling; ditching; hedgelaying; footpath construction; pond work
Childcare and tutoring
IT: developing basic websites, spreadsheets, word processing, blogging and basic photo editing
Outdoor skills: dinghy, yacht and tall ship sailing; mountaincraft; navigation; camping; back packing
Retail: display of products; selling; handling cash
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
German: Beginner
Spanish: Beginner
Age
57 & 57
Nationality
British
What else ...
We are non-smokers; Enjoy cooking; keen to improve our French; nous voudrions améliorer notre français.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No
- Special dietary requirements
  No

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10/11/2020

Left by host (Discover the Buddhist way of ...) for Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy)

Johanna et Jerry : quel couple de bénévoles merveilleux ! Ils sont restés un mois et nous avions l'impression qu'ils faisaient partie de la maison :-) Ils nous ont grandement aidé, en particulier dans les travaux pour agrandir notre capacité d'hébergement et à côté de cela, ils étaient toujours prêts à donner un coup de main là où ils voyaient que… read more

(Excellent )

08/03/2020

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Discover the Buddhist way of ...)

We had an excellent two month stay here. They are very clear about what is required and were good and patient at explaining what needed to be done. Each day there is a choice of tasks to be done and other volunteers to share the load and socialise with. It's a calm but busy environment with lots people. The food is good and plentiful. We enjoyed… read more

(Excellent )

04/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Help us with our garden where ...)

Merci beaucoup Marie et Denis. Nous avons passé un bon séjour chez vous. Votre potager est très beau et nous avons aimé le travail intéressant. Vous étiez patients quand nous avons parlé français, car nous nous sommes trompés beaucoup. Nous vous remerçons pour les corrections et les conseils. Nous avons appris plus de nouveaux mots, surtout autour… read more

(Excellent )

07/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Help our family and enjoy the ...)

We had an amazing time with Alla and Ragnar and their family. They are warm, caring people who opened their home and hearts to us. They gave so much of their time showing us around the wonderful Icelandic landscape, cooking traditional Icelandic food, teaching us Icelandic and sharing their lives and activities. They were also very interested in… read more

(Excellent )

06/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy)

If we could give them ten stars, then we would. They are a perfect team and a wonderful workawayers. Everything they did they did to perfection. They are really joyful, friendly and easy going. We will always remember our "Yaniv" nights, and are looking forward to our rematch :D . They both clicked right away in to our family and will always be… read more

(Excellent )

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Drystone walling, Spain

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10/11/2020

Left by host (Discover the Buddhist way of ...) for Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy)

(Excellent )

08/03/2020

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Discover the Buddhist way of ...)

(Excellent )

04/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Help us with our garden where ...)

(Excellent )

07/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Help our family and enjoy the ...)

(Excellent )

06/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy)

(Excellent )

23/03/2017

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Hosting couples on the sea ...)

We had a very enjoyable stay with Stefano. He was very attentive to our nutritional needs inspite of being incapacitated by his very badly injured thumb. He loves cooking and treated us to a very wide range of Italian culinary delights. We liked the challenge of constructing the caravan shelter, and also loved discovering some of his garden… read more

(Excellent )

22/03/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy)

Jeremy and Johanna have been very, very good guests here.
They were supposed to help me on building a shelter for the caravan, in the end they alone did all the work.
This was because, shortly after their arrival, when making firewood, I amputated my right thumb - since this moment on, I became much more a load than an help, given that every… read more

(Excellent )

24/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Help with some light home ...)

Imma and Vicente warmly welcomed us to their home and we thoroughly enjoyed our time living in their studio flat. They are very clear with their expectations and were fair with the balance of work and free time. We had a great trip up to the mountains to work on their parents house, including a country walk with Vicente and a pre Christmas visit… read more

(Excellent )

22/12/2016

Left by host (Help with some light home ...) for Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy)

A big thank you to this fantastic couple of workawayers! Johanna and Jeremy are wonderful people! They are friendly and well travelled people, very respectful and easy going. A pleasure to have them around!

Although only here for a short time, they have worked very hard .They have helped us painting at a professional level, also repaired a… read more

(Excellent )

26/10/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy)

Johanna and Jeremy are excellent and I recommend them for any task you have in mind. They are a pleasure to host and we were very lucky to have them help us. Their work is to a high standard and I am especially happy with a wall that they've built in our garden. Jeremy did a great job ling the front of the wall with local stone - a very… read more

(Excellent )

26/10/2016

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Please help finish our cave ...)

What a great way to discover cave house living! Elé and Elsabé gave us a great welcome and looked after us exceptionally well with lots of food and cups of tea. We enjoyed helping to smarten up the yard with tiling and wall construction, as well as moving and stacking unused building materials. They took us on car trips to see the stunning, and… read more

(Excellent )

27/07/2016

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Enjoy an ecological paradise, ...)

A interesting and informative stay with a lovely family who are deeply in touch with their land. Thanks Steve and Caryn for looking after us well and for sharing your passion for working your farmland in a biodynamic way. We hope your veg stay weed free for a few weeks. J & J

(Excellent )

07/07/2016

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Share with me the beautiful ...)

We had a great time living and working with Lucas and his family. There was a wide variety of work from gardening to building and creating a pond. Lucas had a bright, fresh approach and is full of enthusiasm for the transformation of their small piece of heaven. Thank you so much for including us in all your social activities, we particularly… read more

(Excellent )

09/05/2016

Left by host (Come and lend a hand with ...) for Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy)

Johanna and Jerry are amazingly hardworking and enthusiastic workawayers! Wilf and I were incredibly lucky to have them stay with us for so long on their round the world journey - and they helped complete many unfinished works here in France. They helped to focus me on the way forward also and I am indebted to them both for all their help,… read more

(Excellent )

07/05/2016

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Come and lend a hand with ...)

Rosi and Wilf were warm and welcoming and Rosi is an excellent cook. We ate really well for the whole five weeks we stayed. We enjoyed exploring the local area with her, on foot, by bike and in the car. She has an enormous project and we were privileged to help her out with getting the bathroom, kitchen and guest room completed. Lots of… read more

(Excellent )

13/02/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy)

Johanna and Jeremy, the best you can meet as your very first hosted workawayers. They were more than just helping hands. My big garden changed it's face completely within a few days. Both were never getting tired even working hard by rain, storm and snow. They keep always smiling and telling next interesting story of their lives filled with… read more

(Excellent )

12/02/2016

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Creative help with ...)

Manuel is very warm and welcoming. He is easy to chat with and is a generous host. The accommodation was very comfortable and stylish. We were looked after exceptionally well.

We enjoyed helping him prepare his garden for permaculture vegetable growing and kept fit doing so!

Nearby are vineyards and nice walks. We also had a day out in historic… read more

(Excellent )

28/01/2016

Left by host (Help with a Creative Events ...) for Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy)

Johanna and Jerry stayed with us for a couple of weeks in January 2016 and we would have gladly hosted them for much longer. They are an extremely hard working, unassuming and incredibly helpful, multi-skilled couple with an incredibly positive attitude to life. We greatly enjoyed their delightful company and if there was a 'very excellent'… read more

(Excellent )

24/01/2016

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Help with a Creative Events ...)

An amazing couple of weeks working on a variety of indoor and outdoor projects with Peter, Silke and their three boys. A warm welcome, creative activities and tasty food made this a lovely experience. We also took advantage of their proximity to the Buddhist Waldkloster and attended morning puja on most days. Lots of beautiful walks through the… read more

(Excellent )

11/01/2016

Left by Workawayer (Johanna & Jeremy) for host for (Assist us to rebuild ...)

Many thanks to creative Nadine, eccentric Dick and their three very lively kids for warmly welcoming us to their home. We enjoyed our 2.5 month stay and were honoured to be able to share Christmas with the family. It was great to see the house progress and to help move the family in to their home with a fun team of other workawayers. The food was… read more

(Very good )

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