Igor & Bárbara

Portugal
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Our next destination:
Guatemala - from Apr 2026 until May 2026
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Hello! :)

Igor is from Portugal and is 26 years old. He has recently finished his master’s in Anthropology, and, before hopefully starting PhD studies next September, he decided to take this gap year in order to learn new things, roll up his sleeves in hands-on projects, and meet exciting, passionate people!

Bárbara is also from Portugal and is 25 years old. She decided to take a few months of travelling to then prepare to work in Editorial Design after she finished university. She wants to learn new ways of living and to learn more about plants and take care of animals!

We are a couple who met in high school.

Igor has done workaway for some months in the fall of 2021 and in the summer of 2022, staying at a sheep farm, at a community project, among others.
Bárbara has done workaway in the summer of 2022.

Recently, we volunteered at a permaculture farm in the summer of 2025, where we maintained gardens and orchards, cared for animals, did DIY projects, and hosted community events.

To give a closer insight into who we are, Igor loves literature, film, music, and art; he loves biking and hiking. Overall, he is concerned about how we think about and deal with animals, from our eating habits to environmental protection.
Bárbara loves art, film, plants, and taking care of animals. She's interested in DIY projects, visiting new places, and flea markets. Also, in learning how to identify plants.

We are both responsible, focused, open-minded, and always eager to expand our experience beyond our comfort zone.

Thank you for reading! :)
Interests
Animals
Drawing & painting
Writing
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Self development
Plant care
Photography
Outdoor activities
Nature
Politics / Social justice
Music
Movies & TV
Mountain
Languages
History
Hiking
Gardening
Farming
Events & social
DIY & crafts
Cycling
Culture
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Camping
Books
Beach
Art & design
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
More details about my language interests
Whenever necessary, we can assist in teaching and practicing Portuguese, English, Italian or Spanish :)
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Art Projects
Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Able to teach about:
Languages
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
More details about your skills
We have done gardening/farming chores and DIY projects, and these are activities we are always cheerful to assist with. We try to be fast learners, to provide a valuable help, especially in tasks where we do not have much experience. We can also cook and assist in cleaning and domestic duties.

We consider ourselves patient, respectful, resilient, enthusiastic, communicative, cooperative, and hardworking.
We can also help with the Portuguese, English, Italian or Spanish language whenever there’s an interest in it :)
Age
26 & 25
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Igor is vegetarian

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12 May 2026

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- [ ] Marta und Igor waren zwei Wochen bei uns.Die Beiden gehörten zu unseren Super-workawayer.  Sie erledigten die angegebenen Arbeiten mit Eifers zu unserer vollsten Zufriedenheit.
- [ ] Die Beiden waren sehr aufgeschlossen für alles was die Finca betraf.
- [ ] Bei den Tilapia-Beeten haben sie sehr viel geholfen und wir sind dank ihrer Hilfe… read more

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3 Mar 2026

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We spent 2 amazing weeks at the Hanft finca! Timo was an amazing host, he brought us in different places and we really enjoyed it. He was super enthusiastic about the aquaponics system and the tilapia pool. We learn a lot, we did different tasks and never felt boring. We also learnt to do pretzels and had amazing time in the kitchen with Timo! The… read more

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26 Jan 2026

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We spent 2 weeks in Eddy's place, and despite all the challenges, we ended up having an amazing experience! He explained us a lot about costa rica culture, solar power, and his passion: bees! But don't worry if you want to know more about everything else there, because if you go to his place you would probably meet the parents, who are super… read more

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14 Jan 2026

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We spent a month here, what to say... Stephanie, Chris and Liam are amazing people! They gave us a lot of freedom to organize our work schedule and the tasks we did were without pressure. We had to clean the rooms, keep clean the property and welcome the guests. In the remaining time we did some DIY things and gardening and artistic projects. We… read more

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3 Mar 2026

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26 Jan 2026

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14 Jan 2026

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26 Dec 2025

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Igor and Matilde stayed at our farm for half a year in 2025. They worked in the garden, made spreads and food and sourdough bread. They helped organise our summer camp and did some construction work. They were able to work on their own and take care of the farm on days that we were gone. Igor is honest, eager to learn and a dedicated worker. He is… read more

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6 Nov 2025

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What is there to say about this experience? I came to stay for 3 weeks in Belgium, and ended up leaving after 8 months!!! My time here far exceeded any expectations I had, and it were some of the best months of my life. As a collaboration between this place and the neighbouring farm of Klokhuis (7 km apart), the tasks across these projects… read more

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5 Nov 2025

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What is there to say about this experience? I came to stay for 3 weeks at Klokhuis, and ended up leaving after 8 months!!! My time here far exceeded any expectations I had, and it were some of the best months of my life. As a collaboration between Klokhuis and the neighbouring farm of Boskanter (7 km apart), the tasks across these projects… read more

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16 Jun 2022

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I was at Arne and Aranka’s community last November, and it was a really enjoyable experience. We got to renovate a room, from laying isolation and fixing dry wall up until its painting. I went on to leave just before the room was fully complete and prepared, but upon seeing the pictures that were later taken, I was happy to see how well and… read more

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12 Apr 2022

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Igor is a really nice person.
He did his job very well, was really hard-working.
We had a good time with him.

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16 Jun 2022

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I was at Isa and Niko’s farm last October, it was my first Workaway experience and it was really fun and incredible. The tasks were really diverse and dynamic, it was rare I’d do the same task in two different days, and I really learnt a lot in each assignment I had the chance to work on. The farm itself is placed in a really breathtaking place,… read more

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