Jorrit

& Gwendoline

Travel information

We are currently

Activities we are interested in:

Traveling and looking for a place stay and contribute in the near future! We would love a place with animals (horses??) but are open for a lot of other things/activities!

Description

Hi there!!!

We are a Dutch and English speaking couple that has escape the city and busy live to experiment other lifestyles in other parts of the world. We both have passion for people, animals (!!!) and music. We'd love to contribute to your house in a positive way and cannot wait to experience a new lifestyle.

Back home Gwendoline (Lien for short) worked as a dogwalker, as she has a great talent for knowing animal behaviour. She will definitely be able to teach you a thing or two about being able to explain different behaviour patterns of animals, and will love nothing more than spending time with your beloved furry friends :)
Jorrit used to be a local politician (focussed on affordable housing and social justice) and maths teachers. He loves to talk about politics, but is always looking for similarities rather than differences. He also plays the Euphonium (a brass instrument) in orchestras and a ukulele in a street band.

Right now we have cancelled our house and quit our jobs to try our luck in other parts of the world: thats where workaway comes in. We are so excited to be able to find a more slow paced lifestyle: without things becoming boring ofcourse. We are not much for doing nothing. We hope to contribute to places that will be able to provide this, and cannot wait to meet all inspiring people along the way.

Interests

Sustainability

Self development

Politics / Social justice

Pets

Movies & TV

Farming

Events & social

Culture

Charity work

Plant care

Photography

Music

Languages

Hitchhiking

Gardening

DIY & crafts

Cooking & food

Art & design

Architecture

Animals

Outdoor activities

Nature

Cycling

Camping

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent

More details about my language interests
We love knowledge exchange and both are experienced in teaching children. Jorrit speaks near fluent English and has lived and studied in Australia. Gwendoline is intermediate english speaker but loves to improve as well, and is able to teach with a background in pedagogy. We are ofcourse able to teach you the basics of Dutch as well, if you're interested!

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Light gardening

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

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Some knowledge of:  

Creative DIY projects

Languages

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Able to teach about:  

Babysitting and creative play

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Animal Care

Teaching

House & pet sitting

More details about your skills

A little bit about our experience and possible added value to your home:
We both have experience teaching children, Gwendoline (Lien) in her studie Pedagogy and Jorrit as a Maths and Physics teacher.
We are also very experienced house and pet-sitters, as we cared for mainly dogs, cats, and horses, but also goats, chickens, Guinee pigs and a donkey. Gwendoline was a professional dogwalker the last year. We both love horse riding, and Gwendoline had been a paid groom before.
Our gardening and farming skills may need some work, but we would love it to learn more about producing our own food.
Jorrit will also bring his ukulele to your place and is able to teach music to children and adults!

Age

27 & 29

What else ...

We are eager to learn more about producing our own food. A dream would be spend some time with horses in the next year as well.

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
  We will eat anything provided! However, Gwendoline prefers a meatless diet.