Profile information
Travel information
We are currently
Travelling
Our next destination:
Tasmania, Australia - from Feb 2025 until May 2025 View all
Description
Hello, we’re Gwen and Dan; a couple in our early twenties living in the Lake District. We have both been working in Youth Hostels for the past 3 years and are now really looking forward to our next adventure in Australia.
Gwen ~
I have been lucky enough to call the Lake District my home for most of my adult life. Being able to live and work so close to the best mountains in the country has inspired my love of fell running, walking and wild swimming.
The hostel and its wider local community are really important to me which inspired me to progress up to management but I also put a lot of energy into my creative and personal pursuits.
Dan ~
I work part time in the hostel with Gwen, as well as working as a recovery coach for people struggling with addiction in the local area. I’m also an avid photographer and love getting out swimming, running and hiking with Gwen. I’m incredibly excited to go on this adventure with her and explore and learn as much as possible along the way.
Interests
Camping
Movies & TV
Water sports
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Politics / Social justice
Plant care
Photography
Nature
Music
Outdoor activities
Mountain
Languages
History
Hiking
Gardening
Farming
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Culture
Cooking & food
Charity work
Books
Art & design
Animals
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
German: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
We are both interested in learning German which Dan has previously studied in A-Levels.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Languages
Eco Projects
Gardening
Life at a Farmstay
Some knowledge of:
Charity Work
Art Projects
Teaching
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
General Maintenance
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
More details about your skills
General Skills
- Good level of physical fitness
- Great communication skills
- Hard working
- Reliable
- Time management
- Team work
- Problem solving
- Animal lovers
Hostel Specific Work Experience
- Catering experience (Food Safety/Hygiene Qualifications)
- First Aid at work qualifications
- Barista/Bar experience
- Extensive housekeeping experience/ high standards of cleanliness
- Years of customer service/handling difficult situations
Gwen
- Management of busy town hostel
- Child care/ Babysitting responsibilities
- Care work
- DIY/ Painting basic skills
- Previously volunteered with horses/planting of trees
Dan
-Building rapport and forming therapeutic relationships with recovery clients
-Teaching young children to swim
Age
23 & 22
What else ...
We are looking forward to having a break from full time work in order to pursue some of our other hobbies! These include (but are not limited to) reading, photography, music, art and design, yoga and we also play chess if you fancy a game?
We are also excited to learn more about the history and culture of Tasmania.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Both Vegetarian
Feedback
They worked hard - every morning collecting the fallen and ripened fruit and veg and helping process it when we had enough.
They also weeded, pruned and cleaned as help pack up things at the end of the day's cook up.
They were easy to host - being autonomous in… read more
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Friends
Feedback
They worked hard - every morning collecting the fallen and ripened fruit and veg and helping process it when we had enough.
They also weeded, pruned and cleaned as help pack up things at the end of the day's cook up.
They were easy to host - being autonomous in… read more
