Chris & Fiona

Travel information

We are currently

Activities we are interested in:

Hiking, cooking, gardening, community gatherings, games, yoga, wild swims, sauna, dancing, meeting new people, animal care, travelling, adventures, and many more!

Description

Hi there!

We are Chris and Fiona.

We have spent the last 18 months devotedly bringing an old 1940's home and garden back to life, and are ready to now say goodbye to the lovely cottage we have made. We're selling our house and moving away from the 9-5 lifestyle, and want to go and experience some other parts of the country, offering up our skills, and learning new ones from others.

We love the great outdoors, people, and community. We are passionate about health and wellbeing, and believe that coming home to nature in all aspects of life supports this.

We are both very family orientated and enjoy adventures, crafts, and outside time with our nieces and nephews. We are also experienced house and pet sitters... and plant sitters!


Chris:
I am a very keen hiker and camper - I walked over 1000 miles from Scotland to Cornwall in 2022, taking three months, with my tent on my back! I love the camping community, meeting new people, being part of a team, and a good bit of hard work. I filmed my experience and would love to make a short documentary about it.

Fiona:
I've recently stepped away from 26 years as a hairdresser, 17 of which I've run my own salon, moving naturally from hairdressing into holistic coaching 5 years ago, being in service is in my nature. Alongside in my personal life I have been a lover of the outdoors and animals from day dot, I thoroughly enjoy and get a lot from being in nature and service.

Interests

Art & design

Writing

Hitchhiking

Music

History

Culture

DIY & crafts

Dancing

Carpentry

Beach

Adventure sports

Cooking & food

Plant care

Team sports

Hiking

Gardening

Mountain

Pets

Sustainability

Water sports

Self development

Fitness

Camping

Animals

Books

Cycling

Outdoor activities

Yoga / Wellness

Nature

Farming

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent

More details about my language interests
Always open to learning a bit of another language

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

DIY and building projects

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Babysitting and creative play

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Some knowledge of:  

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

Charity Work

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Art Projects

Teaching

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Able to teach about:  

Gardening

General Maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

House sitting

More details about your skills

Chris:
I am a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Practical Conservation. My varied career has involved being a Chef, being an Education Ranger, working in Admin, being a Wildlife Guide, working in Social Care, working in a Timber Yard, being self employed in basic joinery and building, and I have even been a housekeeper!

I am quite used to working with a selection of manual tools as well as power tools. I am physically fit with a good attitude to work. I've done a fair few personal projects in my time from home renovation to the garden.

I am good with people, I was a devoted carer for a family member and worked in Social Care for over 3 years. I naturally hold space for people well and am aiming to use my empowerment facilitator certification to run retreats with my partner, Fiona, in the future; running breathwork, movement, and fire walking experiences.

I'm good around the house: I enjoy cooking tasty and healthy meals, I clean to a high standard and take pride in my space, I love spending time being playful with the kids, and am quite handy when repairs are needed.

Overall, patience and pride in a good job done are my best qualities.

Fiona:
I am a peoples person, which for me means I interact easily with new people.
I enjoy deep, explorative conversation on topics ranging from health and wellbeing, to spirituality and beyond.
Having overcome my own challenges, I have a wealth of knowledge that supports the improvement of a healthy mind, body and lifestyle.
I am a child at heart and enjoy creating imagination based games inside and out.
I am a solution provider as I look at things from a intuitive perspective.
Outside is my favourite space to be, which has allowed me to enjoy and develop the gardens I've had, from basic bed clearance, lawn maintenance, and growing vegetables from seed to fruit/ veg, caring for them as they grow.
My cooking and baking skills have developed over the years and I thoroughly enjoy sharing food.
I take great care in looking after a space as I believe our environment is one of the most important for our health and for what we want to create or experience.
I enjoy spending time with children as they are our greatest teachers, giving space for them to use their imagination and show us what really matters.

Age

33 & 42

What else ...

Home is where the heart is

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  No

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  Special dietary requirements
  We limit dairy and gluten intake (unless it's a sourdough), this is preference not intolerance.