Profile information
Travel information
We are currently
Travelling
Our next destination:
Netherlands - from Nov 2024 until Nov 2025 View all
Description
Hi! We are Karl and Emma! We're a married couple from New Zealand on a working holiday visa in the Netherlands. I (Karl) am 30 years old and my wife Emma is 28.
I worked in the landscaping industry all through my 20s in NZ, starting in gardening work before moving into construction based work where I worked on a variety of residential and commercial projects.
Emma has a background in marketing and graphic design, so she's got a great eye for detail and loves diving into all things creative.
We are looking for an opportunity to experience life in The Netherlands and throughout Europe, and learn more about different countries and cultures, and meet some new people on our journey.
Interests
Gardening
Events & social
Cooking & food
Nature
Pets
Music
Carpentry
Books
Beach
Animals
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
House sitting
Helping around the house
Babysitting and creative play
Art Projects
Life at a Farmstay
Animal Care
Some knowledge of:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Able to teach about:
Gardening
General Maintenance
More details about your skills
(Karl)
I'm a skilled landscaper, having been in the industry for 10 years in NZ. I began with garden maintenance work for several years before moving towards construction where I completed my landscape apprenticeship.
My skills include all forms of outdoor construction including working with timber, concrete, paving, blockwork and a variety of garden work as well.
I enjoy having a hands on task to keep me busy!
(Emma)
I ran the marketing team for a property company and also designed a large amount of their collateral and managed website design and social media accounts.
Before working in marketing I worked as a Legal Administrator where I managed their trust account and day to day administration.
I enjoy working on anything creative whether it is digital or practical. I love cooking and organising spaces.
Age
31 & 28
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Feedback
They helped with everything from planting potatoes, furnishing the guest house, trimming hooves on the sheep, building a staircase in the garden and other carpentry projects. They were helpful, reliable, efficient and took care in… read more
We had a co-living situation with Andrea in her apartment and over our time there Andrea taught us lots of new board games and all about Hungarian culture including taking us out in the weekend to try authentic Hungarian lángos!
Our tasks included taking Bogyó for his afternoon walk,… read more
They were so welcoming and hospitable from the very start - Steve's an amazing cook!
Our jobs around the house included clearing and maintaining the gardens, building new steps, repairing the deck and… read more
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Feedback
They helped with everything from planting potatoes, furnishing the guest house, trimming hooves on the sheep, building a staircase in the garden and other carpentry projects. They were helpful, reliable, efficient and took care in… read more
We had a co-living situation with Andrea in her apartment and over our time there Andrea taught us lots of new board games and all about Hungarian culture including taking us out in the weekend to try authentic Hungarian lángos!
Our tasks included taking Bogyó for his afternoon walk,… read more
They were so welcoming and hospitable from the very start - Steve's an amazing cook!
Our jobs around the house included clearing and maintaining the gardens, building new steps, repairing the deck and… read more
Karl just got on with things! I was able to explain things once, and he just… read more
The studio was the perfect, cosy place to spend our Christmas and we had so much fun during the shared dinner nights trying to learn some… read more
Very nice to get to know a bit of New Zealand… read more
There was plenty of time in the afternoons and weekends to relax or… read more
