Ilze

Latvia
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My name is Ilze, I'm 41 and I'm living in Latvia (North-East Europe).

I joined Workaway mainly to improve my French (I’ve been learning since 2020) and to experience daily life in France in a more authentic way. For me, it’s much more meaningful to be part of a place, meet new people, immerse into the every-day life rather than just travel as a tourist.

I’m a practical and reliable person who enjoys doing things well and being helpful. I’m open-minded and sociable, and I really like meeting new people, but I also appreciate some quiet time to recharge and enjoy simple moments.

I'm also a dog owner and love animals, if needed I can help with simple training as I've learned a lot having a beagle for 15 years now.

I like cooking, reading, and taking care of house plants - it’s something that really relaxes me. Sustainability is important to me, both in my work (I work for an organic beauty brand) and in my everyday life.
Interests

Pets

Movies & TV

Technology

Sustainability

Plant care

Books

Cooking & food

Gardening

Animals

Architecture

Nature

Fitness

Dancing

Beach
Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Latvian (Lettish): Fluent
French: Intermediate

More details about my language interests
I'd like to improve my speaking French, currently I'm in level B1. I can teach basic English but as I'm not the native speaker I cannot prepare for the tests or exams.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:

House & pet sitting

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Helping around the house

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Animal Care

Light gardening

Light maintenance
More details about your skills

Growing up with a country house and garden, I’ve been involved in gardening work since childhood, including maintaining vegetable gardens and fruit trees. I’m comfortable using basic tools and solving practical problems.

Professionally, I have experience in marketing and people management.
Age

42
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28 Jul 2026

Left by host (Help us around our family ...) for Workawayer ()

Ilze stayed with us for three weeks and was simply perfect. At 41, she came from Latvia with a hardworking and available attitude, always ready to help. She worked mainly on garden tasks and daily cooking, showing real autonomy, we barely had to ask before she'd already found something useful to do.

She was friendly and easygoing, and fit into … read more

(Excellent )

27 Jul 2026

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help us around our family ...)

J’ai vécu une des plus belles expériences de ma vie.

C’était mon premier Workaway, alors je ne savais pas vraiment à quoi m’attendre. Mais Martine, Didier et Audrey ont dépassé toutes mes attentes avec leur magnifique endroit, leur gentillesse et leur patience avec mon français.

J’ai vu leur amour dans tout ce qu’ils font : les animaux, le … read more jardin des légumes, leur belle maison, leurs invités et aussi nous, les Workawayers. Dès le premier soir, je me suis sentie très bien accueillie chez eux.

Nous avons préparé et partagé tous les repas ensemble, avec beaucoup de conversations, de rires et beaucoup de desserts. 😊

J’ai travaillé surtout dans le jardin des légumes, mais j’étais aussi très contente d’essayer de sortir le miel des cadres des abeilles. C’était une expérience vraiment incroyable. Après l’orage, nous avons tous travaillé ensemble pour remettre le parc en bon état.

Même si l’endroit est absolument magnifique, il est un peu loin de tout. J’ai eu de la chance parce que mon ami de Workaway, Andrew, avait une voiture. Grâce à lui, pendant les week-ends, nous avons visité Périgueux, Bergerac et nous avons aussi réussi à voir la dune du Pilat avant les incendies.

J’avais l’impression d’avoir une autre famille en France, où je venais passer l’été. Mon cœur a déjà envie de revenir.
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I had one of the most amazing experiences in my life. As it was my first Workaway I didn’t know what really to expect, but Martine, Didier and Audrey exceeded my expectations with their beautiful place, friendliness and patience with my French language.

I saw their love in everything they do - their care about animals, the vegetables they grow, their beautiful house, their guests and about us - Workawayers as from the first night when I arrived I felt very welcomed at their place.

We prepared and shared all the meals together filled with conversations and laughter and many different desserts :)

I was mainly helping in the vegetable garden but I was also happy to try out extracting the honey from the bee frames which was a spectacular experience. After the storm we all worked on restoring the park in its perfect shape again.

Although absolutely gorgeous it is a bit remote place, so I was lucky that my Workaway buddy Andrew had a car so during the weekends we could explore Perigueux, Bergerac and we also managed to see Dune du Pilat before the fires started.

I felt like a had another family in France where I was visiting in the summer and my heart wants to go back.

(Excellent )