Katarzyna & Dima

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Description

Hi there, Thank you for reading our profile. We’re pretty flexible in general, but would like to find a good match for our workaway adventure to make this experience as enjoyable as possible for both sides. You can learn more about us below, but if there is anything missing that you would like to know, please feel free to message us :-)

We’re Kate and Dima.
We're similar in a way. We absolutely love animals. We've only had hamsters in our little flat, never a dog or a cat, but we would love to do tasks which involve animals. We're both big fans of junk :-D, i.e. car boot sales, charity shops, upcycling, etc. Most stuff we have, we’ve bought second-hand giving things a new life, plus -we love a bargain. We like watching quizzes and playing board games such as Scrabble or Trivial Pursuit.
We neither smoke nor drink but have nothing against trying some local specialties, like beer or wine ;-). Theoretically, we’re omnivores, but for the past few months we’ve been trying to incorporate more vegetables into our diet cutting down on meat and dairy, which means we’re actually semi-vegetarian now. We like and eat fish but are not that familiar with other seafood because it’s not available where we live. We avoid processed foods trying to make as much as we can ourselves, experimenting with new recipes and ingredients. We rarely cook for other people but we’re up for a challenge. It’s would be great to learn some new recipes and techniques as well as share our ideas.


We also differ in a sense.
I (Kate) am totally obsessed with the English language. Although I’m proficient, I still feel shy and insecure about my skills - there’s always room for improvement. My dream/goal is to achieve native leveI. I like discussing the intricacies of English and I’m always keen to learn more about anything about the UK. I’m creative too and having tried jewellery making, decoupage I’ve now moved on to sewing. Over the past few years I’ve learnt some basics and I’m able to help with simple projects like cushions, pillow/duvet covers, some simple clothes alterations). I like the idea of being eco and have recently been trying to implement some eco ideas into our daily life. I'm trying to motivate Dima to follow suit :-)

Dima is Ukrainian He's been living in Poland for 17 years and has recently obtained Polish citizenship. He’s a wastewater treatment engineer. He thinks in a more technical way, which I’m sometimes jealous of. He likes water (obviously) and being outdoors. He enjoys doing the washing up a lot and cleaning in general. His English is intermediate, He’s quite good with vocabulary but struggles with grammar. His understanding of spoken English has dramatically improved thanks to hundreds of hours of watching UK TV
We’re no experts when it comes to building and DIY, but we've now nearly finished a kitchen/living room + bedroom renovation in our flat, which we did all on our own (except plumbing & electrics). It included stripping everything to bare walls and plastering, tiling, painting, installing ceiling beams, assembling furniture, laying laminate floor, etc. It was a learning curve but taught us a thing or two :-)
We’re keen to learn new skills and help at the same time. We’re up for different tasks, maybe except for really hard work e.g. lifting heavy things . We had a fantastic workaway experience a few years ago. We’re looking for our next host, where we’d fit in, make a difference and be part of the family.

Here’s a list of some things we did during our previous workaway stays:
- dog walking
- cleaning
- tiling
- sewing
- laying patio decking
- gardening
- painting

Hope to hear from you :-)
Kate and Dima

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Polish: Fluent
Russian: Fluent
Ukrainian: Fluent

More details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Gardening

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Animal Care

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Some knowledge of:  

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

Helping around the house

More details about your skills

As mentioned above:
- light building
- plastering
- tiling (not much experience, but we've recently tiled our kitchen floor and backsplash)
- laying laminate floor
- animal care
- painting
- gardening
- cleaning - Dima ;-)
- more creative stuff - Kate

Age

39 & 40

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  No

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  Special dietary requirements
  No