Joanne & Evelyn

Travel information

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Description

I'm an adventurous spirit who developed a love for travelling, experiencing new environments and meeting people from different cultures when I was in my 20's. Initially as a single mum I was lucky enough to have a career that allowed me to pass on my love of travelling to my daughter - who is now 16 - and we have joined workaway to find a six to eight week placement together from mid May this year, when Eve finishes her first public exams at school.
We are both most at home in the outdoors, hiking, in water, with animals or in the kitchen - I'm a pretty accomplished home cook and Eve has an impressive repertoire for a 16-year old. We live in a city but have wonderful countryside around us where we walk our dogs. Think rugged Yorkshire countryside and big skies.
We'd both love to work on a ranch for our workaway experience to understand what goes into caring for larger animals, the opportunity to ride and to see much bigger skies than we're used to.

Interests

Events & social

Farming

Self development

Sustainability

Pets

Politics / Social justice

Culture

Charity work

Photography

Writing

Music

History

Books

Cooking & food

Animals

Sailing / Boating

Beach

Adventure sports

Winter sports

Water sports

Outdoor activities

Hiking

Mountain

Nature

Languages spoken

English: Fluent
German: Intermediate

Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Being an elderly companion

Eco Projects

Languages

Teaching

Light gardening

Creative DIY projects

Life at a Farmstay

Babysitting and creative play

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Some knowledge of:  

Charity Work

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

Light maintenance

Helping with Computers/ Internet

House & pet sitting

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Able to teach about:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

More details about your skills

Jo's life skills include:
Catering, cleaning, mucking out, planning, organising, caring for animals, driving (car), first aid, generally a useful pair of hands to have around, shooting (rifle/shotgun)
Jo's professional skills include:
Hospitality and PADI divemaster (a long time ago!) Journalism, in-house PR, founded and ran a Public Relations business for nearly 10 years, currently director of a Cyber Crisis Management business and volunteer as a Justice of the Peace (sitting in magistrates court on a bench of three) and a Civilian Committee Member for the Royal Air Force Air Cadets (RAFAC)
Eve's skills include:
Sergeant at RAFAC, where she has completed courses in leadership, first aid, radio, gliding, flying (she did a loop the loop in a Grob training plane her first time up!) qualified first aider, hospitality (works in a busy restaurant), childcare (babysitting and volunteered at Cubs, the precursor to Scouts as part of her Duke of Edinburgh Award, for six months), cooking (she regularly cooks at home) and cleaning.

Age

54 & 18

What else ...

Ah, love a game after dinner, board game, card game - Eve is a bit of a card shark
We enjoy the hat game - we can show you if you don't know.
And Jenga is always a good inclusive game any age can play

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements