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We are currently
Travelling
Activities we are interested in:
Travelling across New Zealand 🇳🇿
Our next destination:
New Zealand - from Aug 2024 until Jul 2025 View allDescription
Hello! We’re a young Belgian couple passionate about travel, creativity, and sharing our love of learning. This year, we’re embarking on an adventure to the other side of the world to combine our skills and make a meaningful impact.
We’re also launching a project called Fairy Trails, where we’ll host creative workshops in primary schools to spark children’s imagination through storytelling. As a teacher and therapist team, we believe creativity and self-confidence are essential skills for resilience, and we want to inspire tomorrow’s adults through hands-on activities.
Julien is a 30-year-old math teacher and adventurer who has traveled extensively, exploring the Silk Road and South America by bike. He’s passionate about physical and mental challenges, and brings energy and commitment to everything he does, from being a scout leader to teaching dance.
Elodie, 28, is a speech therapist, art therapist, and coach with a passion for holistic approaches and working with children. She brings creativity and wisdom to Fairy Trails, crafting therapeutic stories for children. Elodie enjoys photography, video editing, dance, and creating art.
We are both nature lovers who enjoy hiking, and we’re always eager to learn new skills and knowledge along the way.
Our first language is French, but we are both fluent in English.Interests
Art & designFarmingVideographyVan lifeDrawing & paintingCampingDancingHikingSelf developmentSustainabilityWritingYoga / WellnessNatureOutdoor activitiesCyclingLanguages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Dutch: BeginnerSkills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
DIY and building projectsLife at a FarmstayEco ProjectsSome knowledge of:
Charity WorkArt ProjectsLanguagesBabysitting and creative playMore details about your skills
Elodie :
- Art and creativity
- Therapy
- Photos and videos
- Social medias
Julien :
- Math teaching
- Bicycle
- Composting and basic vegetable growingAge
30 & 28
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Dairy products, moldSpecial dietary requirements
If possible, Elodie is avoiding dairy products. Otherwise, we can adapt to whatever is provided
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We only took one day off during our 10-day stay. The hosts… read more
they took us (i was with another volunteer) to a festival, and we were able to try a few beers at their bar in samaipata town.
accomodation basic but good.
Always something to do on the place to help, but no pressure. Food is delicious (also because more or less everyone at a time is cooking) and we had a lot of fun. Every evening… read more
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We only took one day off during our 10-day stay. The hosts… read more
they took us (i was with another volunteer) to a festival, and we were able to try a few beers at their bar in samaipata town.
accomodation basic but good.
Always something to do on the place to help, but no pressure. Food is delicious (also because more or less everyone at a time is cooking) and we had a lot of fun. Every evening… read more
Emma is cooking delicious meals and very open and dedicated. Diego knows a lot about the area (he is working as guide in the jungle) and happy to share. Then you have the 2 cute little girls that you will love to play with. They are not shy and will adopt… read more
For the rest, not so much to do but time to relax and discuss with his friends (i was hosted in a house with them).
Sebastian is very welcoming and speak good english. I was invited… read more
No shower but a nice river at 20min by foot. They have a car and… read more
Nico semble avoir vécu 10 vies, et il partage volontiers ses expériences et son état d esprit, tant qu'il y a de la musique et de la bière !
Le lieu a un… read more
I spend there my 2 weeks holiday and had… read more
Ils ont l'équilibre parfait entre un travail efficace et des temps libres à combler de nombreuses sorties possibles (riviere, villages, Bordeaux) mais aussi de pétanque et de siestes.
Leur projet est bien pensé, complet,… read more
Ils ont une belle liste de projets et chantiers pour rendre leur nouvelle maison un havre de paix et de bien vivre. Sans jamais mettre de pression (matin quand on veut, grande sieste), nous avons adoré travailler avec Chris qui a… read more
Nicolas offre volontiers nourriture et boissons à imaginer ensemble et partager. Les résidents ont des profils variés, les échanges sont enrichissants.
Les yourtes sont fabriquées par son entreprise (ce n'est pas spécialement le… read more
I went once a day to an activity with children (from 8 to 16 i would say). You can imagine all you want for the 2 hours with them (one or 2 of the staff come as well). I explained my bicycle travel and played games and… read more
Hannes, Gulia and the 3 boys form a great family. I felt part of it for the week i stayed. Hannes loves to tell stories about his life and the farm every meal. He has deep and nice visions about society and his eco-farm.
Always lots of… read more
No olives this year but always something to do in the garden. She doesn’t put any pressure, I could choose my working schedule as I wanted.
To rest 3… read more
Zsanett was a perfect host, giving meals and always finding work for me to do.
Really nice experience for my first work away.