Deborah & Mark

Travel information

We are currently

Activities we are interested in:

Activities that involve learning new skills on growing our own food, self-sustainability, farming, carpentry, property maintenance etc. Any activities that involve being outdoors :)

Description

Mark and I met travelling in Cambodia over 6 years ago. Both of us have travelled with friends, solo and many times together. We have a shared love of experiencing new places, trying new things and meeting new people.

During travels in Australia we turned away from our usual careers and spent just under 2 months on a dairy farm and, then, 2 months on a banana farm. These jobs taught us a lot of new skills. We always received positive feedback about our enthusiasm and work ethic and we don’t shy away from a bit of hard work.

In Canada, we did a workaway on two hobby farms. The first we helped with various tasks including starting the squash garden, managing Mason Bees, moving mulch, cutting back plants and organising fallen limbs from winter storms. On the second workaway we helped with winter garden preparation including harvesting produce, de-weeding, clearing garden beds, hedge trimming, some minor landscaping and indoor help around the property including cleaning and cooking.
In the Canadian summer we worked on a resort where Deb took on a full-time role in the housekeeping team and Mark worked as part of the maintenance team, mainly focused on outdoors upkeep.

We would like to develop skills such as farming, agriculture, gardening, sustainable living, carpentry/DIY and any outdoors skills.

Mark’s career has been in IT infrastructure (engineer) and Deb’s in the non-profit sector. We have tried our hands at many different jobs on our travels so are really adaptable. We’re looking to further this through new workaway experiences.

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent

More details about my language interests
During our travels in Central America we have picked up some very basic Spanish and would always like to develop this further.

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Being an elderly companion

DIY and building projects

Life at a Farmstay

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

General Maintenance

Eco Projects

Gardening

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Some knowledge of:  

Charity Work

Animal Care

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

A summary of some of our main roles:
Dairy farm - milkings (twice daily), feed, cleaning
Banana farm - humping (cutting and carrying), grading/sorting fruit
Citrus factory -grading and packing
IT - service engineer
Office administration

Soft skills:
Problem-solvers
Adaptable
Reliable
Friendly and approachable
Good communication skills

Age

32 & 31

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements
  No - we eat anything and enjoy trying new dishes. We are always happy to help with cooking, Mark has a repertoire of Filipino dishes.