Beddie

Italy
Login to see last activity

Badges (4)

Photos

View all

Give the gift of Workaway

Profile information

Travel information
I am currently
At home
My next destination:
Italy
View all
Description
An innocent bystander.
Interests
Movies & TV
Photography
Team sports
Carpentry
Camping
Animals
Languages
Music
Plant care
Drawing & painting
Charity work
Cooking & food
Events & social
Gardening
Art & design
Mountain
Self development
Performing arts
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Farming
Culture
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
More details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.
Find a language buddy
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Being an elderly companion
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Charity Work
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
House sitting
Able to teach about:
Languages
Art Projects
More details about your skills
Acting, Singing, Raconteuring.
Cooking, Cleaning, Shopping.
Photography, Photo Editing.
Videography, Video Editing.
General computer operation.
Teaching.
Age
40
What else ...
Football, Movies, Music, History, Philosophy.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

Website Safety

Feedback

12 Oct 2020

Left by Workawayer () for host (Eco-project and democratic ...)

A whole week felt like a month spending this workaway experience with Davide, Anna, Tobia, Giona and Ariele.
It was a great multitasking experience helping with the kids in the morning and getting them through the different activities of their daily routine and spontaneous creative and innovative works like creating a stop motion video for LEGO… read more

(Excellent )

9 Sep 2020

Left by host (Experience a self sustainable ...) for Workawayer ()

IB is a very polite neat and respectful young man. He works super hard and gives 100% He is an asset to any host.
I hope his road will wind past these woods.
Good luck and safe travels buddy

(Excellent )

9 Sep 2020

Left by Workawayer () for host (Experience a self sustainable ...)

This was one of the most defining moments in my life up until this present moment, and to have it as my first workaway experience was just magnificent. When I read the description of the profile and eventually arrived, it was everything I imagined it to be.

Marco is a great Teacher of life in an absolutely strict, kind, intelligent, logical and… read more understanding way. Also with a whole lot of other things at the farm. Everything has it's place and use. It might take you some time to understand his approach towards life and the duties at the farm but if you understand anything about self-sustainable living, working hard and adaptability, then it wouldn't be so difficult to catch up with the momentum at which everything there moves. (He once told me to ask questions if I wasn't sure about something and not to assume "...because if you assume, you make an A** of U and ME" lol). He also has a lot of stories about his experiences in life which are very very interesting.

Basically, the work to be done at the farm is physically demanding but super-duper satisfying. I repeat, super-duper satisfying. The type of duties may depend on the time of the year or what Marco decides you could do at the particular moment in time. There are lot of different things to get done e.g basic gardening, picking vegetables and fruits, weeding and collecting stones and rocks, preparing holes for planting trees and liberating existing ones, watering plants, helping with the chickens where possible, etc.
Work starts at 7.00 am in the morning so it's quite useful to wake up at least 30 mins earlier so you can have some breakfast if you would like to do so before getting suited-up and ready to "Rock 'n' Roll" at the given time. There is a short break for some refreshments between 10.00 and 10.30 am, and then work eventually finishes for the day at 12.30 pm usually because it can be quite hot later in the afternoon during the summer. Then you pretty much have all the free time during the rest of the day. There are 2 days off after working 5 hours for 5 consecutive days immediately after your arrival, and the cycle continues when you stay longer than a week. During your free time you could visit the nearby Cities, Mountains and Lakes e.g Cavaglià, Lago di Viverone, Biella, Oropa (Santuario di Oropa, Monte Mucrone, Lago del Mucrone), Piedicavallo (Rifugio del Lago della Vecchia), etc.
Meals and other basic amenities are provided for at the farm, beautiful and nourishing vegetables too. I had some delicious meals, few glasses of wine and beer....and some great chill out moments with Marco, his very brilliant son Misha, and other workaways (Maxime, Ali, Sara, Victor, Tjorven, Emily, Sam and Emma....all at different intervals in time because I was there for 5 weeks and a few days in total. "What we need is the fullness of the view, from a certain point of view." lol). And, yes! There are supermarkets nearby if you have any other specific needs or preferences, and you can cook if you wanted to do so.

It was a WONDERFUL experience for me, and I would recommend it to anyone who has the time to go there.

Thank you Marco for the hospitality and great work/life experience.
Wish you and your family all the best, and hopefully we would meet again soon.

I.B Beddie Memberr

(Excellent )

View all

Photos

Show all photos

Competition photos

Friends

Feedback

12 Oct 2020

Left by Workawayer () for host (Eco-project and democratic ...)

(Excellent)

9 Sep 2020

Left by host (Experience a self sustainable ...) for Workawayer ()

IB is a very polite neat and respectful young man. He works super hard and gives 100% He is an asset to any host.
I hope his road will wind past these woods.
Good luck and safe travels buddy

(Excellent)

9 Sep 2020

Left by Workawayer () for host (Experience a self sustainable ...)