John

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Description

First and foremost, I’m very friendly and have a naturally sunny disposition. I love traveling and meeting new people. I spent a good chunk of my twenties and thirties living and travelling to the Middle East, Canada, Australia, America, and South East Asia. I’ve also had numerous stints as a wwoofer on organic farms in recent years. I love the simple things in life. Give me good food and company and I’m happy.

During the pandemic, I ended up using Workaway for the first time and I loved it! So much so that I decided to make it part of my lifestyle. I am a professinal carpenter and builder, with most of my experience coming in shopfitting, refurbishments and garden rooms. I’m usually busy here in the UK during the summer doing construction so I’m mainly looking to do Spring, Autumn and Winter jaunts on workaway - preferably paid but with greatly reduced and negotiable rates. In the winter months, I’m more concerned with covering my outgoings than earning a normal wage. I prefer longer stays, two to three months at least. At the time of writing this (April 2026) I’ve been with for my current host for the last 6 months! I’ve been here that long because firstly, we get on really well! but also there has been so much to do here between construction and garden maintainance. It’s been a great arrangement for the both of us. Don’t be shy…get in touch. Especially if you have a project or a large amount of work to get through during autumn and winter. I always work a trial period because it has to be right for the both of us but there has never been a issue before!

Interests

Videography

Gardening

Nature

Farming

Team sports

Music

Events & social

DIY & crafts

History

Architecture

Sustainability

Writing

Cooking & food

Art & design

Carpentry

Movies & TV

Culture

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Beginner

More details about my language interests
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Languages

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

Art Projects

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Teaching

More details about your skills

Contruction:
Carpentry, Dry walling, Insulating, Bricklaying, Painting, General building, Stone walls. I currently work for a company building soundproof studios for professional musicians and producers here in the UK. As a team of 2/3, I do everything (except electrical work!) from foundations through to painting.

Gardening:
As a wwoofer, I've worked on organic small holdings, a walled garden and commercial farms growing flowers, tomatoes and mangoes and raising pigs and chickens. I'm good in general at the property maintainance stuff too...chopping down trees, coppicing, hedge trimming, lawn mowing and weeding.

Culinary:
I've worked in professsional bakeries and kitchens so pretty handy. I can bake, do basic butchery and my cookery skills are decent. I've worked in small independent pub kitchens with an organic and seasonal ethos producing typical pub fare.

Digital:
I'm a film school graduate with a masters in Digital Interactive Services from INA, Paris. I've worked in a residential artsists' studios in Dublin for 8 years where my time was split between running open workshops ( in digital media and technical aspects of film making like sound design, cinematography and 4K workflows...this is 20 years ago when the tech was brand new!) and assisting artists shoot, edit, publish and install video projects in gallery spaces. This included working with artists with disabilities and mental health issues.

Age

55

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  No

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  Special dietary requirements
  No