Jean & Valentin

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Good morning,
Our names are Valentin Lesourd ( 31 years old) and Jean Pocquet, (28 years old).
We are both French and good friends!
We are projecting living the amazing Australian experience from September 2024 until September 2025. Indeed, we have just obtained our WHV, allowing us to work and move freely in Australia.

We have been friends for a long time, we worked together as animators in a holiday village twice. We have always kept strong ties and also had the opportunity to travel a lot together.
In France, Valentin is a Sport Teacher and Jean is a Diving instructor as well as a Ski patroller in the French Alps.
We both wanted a big change, and we had this common need to experience an extraordinary adventure abroad.
Australia immediately came to mind, due to its size, the beauty and variety of its landscapes, its culture, its rather sunny climate and its multitude of activities to do there. We have many people around us who have experienced Australia, and almost all of them are unanimous in saying that it is well worth it!!

This is why we can't wait to arrive in Australia, where we first plan to find a job, for 2 to 3 months, in order to save up which in turn will allow us to take a road trip within Australia but to also possibly visit the surrounding countries (New Zealand, Papua, Japan in particular).

We would ideally like to find work in or around Brisbane.
Why Brisbane? Because the cost of living is lower than Sydney or Melbourne, and because Brisbane is surrounded by the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast where we are aware of the job opportunities in hotels/hostels, restaurants, bars, etc.
We could also be tempted by an experience on a farm, in construction or even mining.

Upon our arrival, before starting full time work, we would enjoy being able to spend a couple weeks together to recover from jet lag, but also to be able to discover Brisbane and its surroundings and to actively look for employment. We would love to meet an Australian family and share friendly moments of cultural exchange. This is why we turned to workaway, which allows us to contact people who, like you, are ready to welcome people in exchange for some work to be carried out at your home.

We would be delighted to share pleasant moments with you and of course to help you carry out daily tasks at your home. We will be available to give a hand, whatever the tasks needed.

We could also, if you wish, help you learn French. We are also very sporty and we can give you good advice and share some training sessions with you!

About our level of English, it is decent. We manage to understand and make ourselves understood but we need progress to be fluent.

We would be delighted and very happy to help you. We look forward to meeting you.

Do not hesitate if you have any questions about us.

Hopefully see you soon!

Valentin and Jean

Interests

Team sports

Events & social

Yoga / Wellness

Winter sports

Hiking

Beach

Languages

Fitness

Culture

Drawing & painting

DIY & crafts

Outdoor activities

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Intermediate

More details about my language interests
Nous sommes prêt à nous perfectionner en anglais, même si nous avons déjà un niveau plutôt correct. Nous serions aussi motivés à l'idée d'apprendre le français à nos hôtes Workaway.

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Gardening

DIY and building projects

Babysitting and creative play

General Maintenance

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

Charity Work

More details about your skills

We have multiple skills:

- We know how to take care of children of all ages (from 3/4 years old)
- We love cooking, shopping for food
- We know how to manage the cleaning tasks of a house
- We are ok for the guarding
- We have already done a lot of gardening
- We love all types of DIY
- Jean can give swimming lessons
- Valentin can give sports/bodybuilding classes

Age

29 & 32

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