Lorraine & Serafin

From: United Kingdom

Account Type
Couple account
Travelling to
Spain
Travel dates
05/10/2020 - 30/04/2021
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Our status
Travelling
Description
Lorraine was born Isle of Wight, UK, studied stage management in London, and got an amazing job for a couple of years, travelling a lot. Then, after 6 months in Rome, settled for Spain (Catalunya) for 23 years. 3 children, now all over 25. Serafin is Spanish. We owned an 'alternative' restaurant in Banyoles, Girona, for 3 years ( Happy Cow) and then a Spanish restaurant (El Toro Contento) in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, for 12 years, but our feet itch like crazy, so now we prefer to work seasonal jobs. We are open to all possibilities, we just love cooking, travelling, walking, beaches and palm trees, sunshine, being outdoors, good food and wine...
Serafin is very Spanish (!), an excellent driver and cook, hardworking and polite. His English is slowly improving - he spends hours on duolingo. He used to drive car transporters all over Europe. We own a little hovel in the mountains of Jaén, Andalucía, and it turns out we've got a cave too, so we need to learn how to renovate this! We also need to learn about planting vegetables, and looking after chickens.
Summer 2017 we both worked on the Costa Brava, and in the winter we worked as a Chalet couple in La Tania, France.
In the summers of 2018 and 2019, Serafin was driving a bus for a campsite in Spain and Lorraine was cooking in Kalamaki, Zakynthos, Greece, and 2020 we were lucky enough to get a reduced summer season.
Looks like this year we'll have plenty of time in the winter for workaway adventures!
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Gardening
Eco Projects
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
General Maintenance
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Language practice
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
More details about your skills
We can cook, clean, drive, paint, do simple maintenance, gardening.
We'd like to learn about rehabilitating a cave, going off grid (we hope to do this soon) working in a hotel/ hostel/ b&b, looking after chickens, planting, looking after, harvesting vegetables & fruit trees ... all for our future life...
Languages spoken
Catalan: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Intermediate
German: Beginner
Greek: Beginner
Age
61 & 62
Nationality
Spanish
What else ...
We believe in being happy, but in a quiet sort of way....more like "contented" I think, and also in being nice to everybody...
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Lorraine is pretty difficult, (blood group diet) so we prefer to cook. And we are really happy to cook!!!

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17/06/2020

Left by Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin) for host for (An endless variety of tasks ...)

We had the most amazing lockdown we could have ever wished for! We came for two weeks, arriving just before Covid19 caused chaos, and have just left, after 3 months! Thank you so much Elizabeth and Jenny for being so lovely, we thoroughly enjoyed our time with you. The caravan is superb, the area beautiful, and the work was as varied as the… read more

(Excellent )

15/06/2020

Left by host (An endless variety of tasks ...) for Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin)

Lorraine and Serafin arrived for a two week visit the day before Covid 19 lockdown - they left today more than three months later and what a sad day this is for us.
We could not have had better neighbours [they lived in our caravan], friends and help. They are both so industrious, talented and fun to be around. Lorraine's skills are endless - I… read more

(Excellent )

27/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin) for host for (Starting from scratch in a ...)

We had a great, relaxing time at Sanne's and Marc's place. The work was easy - I enjoyed sanding and painting those windows, and Serafin was happy sanding all those poles! The location of the house is beautiful, the caravan fine, and the area fantastic for anybody seeking some peace and quiet, but with plenty to see nearby. (As long as you have a… read more

(Excellent )

24/01/2020

Left by Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin) for host for (Help with garden landscaping ...)

We had a really great two weeks in this lovely house. The work was varied, never too much, and included weeding, building, pruning, cooking, translation...The room was warm and comfortable, and Gina is an extremely interesting person. The views and the nearby areas are so beautiful. Good luck with your project Gina, hope to see you again - we need… read more

(Excellent )

17/01/2020

Left by Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin) for host for (Come and join our English ...)

Thank you so much for having us Tim! We had a great time in your lovely house, and really enjoyed cooking for you and the other workawayers. Tim is great company, and asks for very little in return. Hope all goes well and maybe we'll meet up again one day in the future. X

(Excellent )

08/01/2020

Left by host (Come and join our English ...) for Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin)

They have my 100% thanks and appreciation for taking on Xmas and new year so pleasantly and effciently. They are super cooks and it was great to be able to confidently leave the kitchen and re-stocking the food etc ti them over Such a busy time as xmas and new year. Wonderfully versatile cooks ! and genuinely caring people. Additionally, amazing… read more

(Excellent )

28/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin) for host for (Be part of the community in a ...)

I had a great 8 days with Lotte and her lovely family, despite the gruesome weather. And I really would love to come back another time, with hubby, so we could see a bit of the beautiful countryside. Thanks for having me, and hopefully you'll get some sunshine!

(Excellent )

16/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin) for host for (Help out in colourful ...)

This was our most amazing workaway to date! What a lovely couple, super place to stay, Caroline, you are just too good to your workawayers! We would love to see you both again, fingers crossed, maybe you can visit us in Jaén one day. Thank you.

(Excellent )

18/05/2018

Left by host (Help out in colourful ...) for Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin)

We had a really enjoyable two.weeks.with Lorraine and Serafin. They are great fun to be around , fantastic cooks and ready to help out with everything...We were having a spring clean.of our.Guest House as it is a quiet month and they.did a great.job in helping us paint..and also.a great job of helping out with the guests we had...It was great to… read more

(Excellent )

14/01/2017

Left by host (Help out at my home and to ...) for Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin)

Buenos cocineros,gente amable y honrada,una buena convivencia,podeis volver en cualquier momento,mucha suerte en vuestros proyectos,saludos,Andres.

(Excellent )

11/01/2017

Left by Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin) for host for (Help out at my home and to ...)

Pasamos 10 dias muy agradables con Andrés. No habia mucho trabajo, porque eran navidades, pero ¡espero que servimos de algo!
Suerte con el futuro Andrés, y gracias.

(Excellent )

28/12/2016

Left by host (Lend a hand with home ...) for Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin)

Lorraine and Serafin are very hard working people and contributed a lot in all different ways. The rythm of working hard for a couple of days and then take a day off exploring with their own car was a brilliant combination. As one can expect from them they are both good cooks and were more than willing to share of their knowledge (like making… read more

(Excellent )

20/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin) for host for (Lend a hand with home ...)

Tonje and Eduardo are a lovely couple, and the work was not hard, for me! (Serafin really enjoyed 'la caverna', but I think he prefers cooking!) Shame about the weather, but it seems it got even worse after we left! We had some delicious food and hope to meet up again one day, maybe in Jaén!

(Excellent )

19/12/2016

Left by host (Help us build on our ...) for Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin)

If you have ever the luck that this couple wants to come over to your place: do not hesitate!
They are wonderful people and have a lot of experience and responsibility.
Thank you Lorraine and Serafin for being with us and your contribution to the place. Hope to see your caves one time and to stay in tough.
Warm greetings
Maria and Ide
Ps:… read more

(Excellent )

26/11/2016

Left by Workawayer (Lorraine & Serafin) for host for (Help us build on our ...)

This was our first workaway, and I think we were very lucky! The food (and wine) was delicious, we got to sleep in one of the lovely caves and we enjoyed the work, although Maria does expect 6 days a week. It was a pity we didn't get to renovate any caves, as we really were looking forward to that, but there was plenty to keep us busy. Thank you… read more

(Excellent )

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