Lucy & Claire

United Kingdom
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Our next destination:
France
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We are a married couple in our mid 30s. We welcomed our little boy Finley in February 2022 and are making the most of the opportunity to travel whilst he’s young and adaptable and whilst we both have time out from paid work.
We both love people and making the world a better place, and chose careers that reflected this, Lucy is a trainee counsellor and trained occupational therapist who previously worked in older people's mental health team and Claire is a social worker and previously manager for a children's charity.
We loved the Workaway opportunities we had in 2016/17 when we last had the opportunity to travel.
In the past we have spent time doing up our beautiful little flat in Bournemouth uk, so are no strangers to DIY and a bit of trial and error! We have always loved spending time outside, and cooking- which has led to us making several attempts to grow our own veggies at home.

In 2016-2017 we set off with a car and a tent travelling around Europe, during our time in Europe we spent a month volunteering to support a school's project in a refugee camp in Greece and some time woofing on a farm in Slovenia- which gave us our first introduction to permaculture.

We then travelled in India and some of South East Asia, we've loved exploring new cultures, tastes, sounds and sights, but mostly we've loved meeting people on our journey, locals and travellers alike.

Around 6 months into our trip we discovered the wonderful world of workaway! we:
-Helped teach children English in an after school club in Cambodia
-Cleaned cabins, and looked after the property, animals and gardens at a holiday park in Australia
-Dethatched a lawn, built a fence, painted a sleep out (granny anex), up cycled furniture, harvested and preserved fruits, aswell as looking after a dog as big as a badger in New Zealand
-And of course plenty of weeding, raking, cooking and cleaning along the way.

Over this time we have discovered that we love the work and culture exchange! We had a great time learning new skills, especially learning more about being gentle with the land- but most of all we've loved meeting people and feel like we have come away with many friends from our experiences.

We realise it will be a bit of a different experience Workaway-ing with a child and will happily discuss how the work exchange will work best/fairly considering one of us will be occupied with Finley at times. Although he is a lot of fun so will gladly exchange giggles and smiles with you :)
Interests
Mountain
Nature
Camping
Fitness
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Van life
Charity work
Farming
Gardening
Sustainability
DIY & crafts
Books
Movies & TV
Cooking & food
Vegetarian or vegan
LGBTQ
Politics / Social justice
Culture

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Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
More details about my language interests
Lucy speaks a small amount of French but am always interested in opportunities to improve!
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Babysitting and creative play
Being an elderly companion
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Helping around the house
Charity Work
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Languages
More details about your skills
We are both friendly, practical, problem solvers! We enjoy new experiences, learning new skills and helping others out- so are up for giving anything ago!
Our dream is to one day run a campsite (somewhere in the world....) with enough land for us to grow our own food, so we are specially interested in learning more about organic farming, working on the land and accommodation providers.
But we love getting stuck in, aren't afraid of screw driver, a paint brush or a duster.
Claire is also qualified adult learning tutor and children’s social worker.
Lucy is a trainee counsellor.
We also love to help on community projects too!
Age
35 & 34
What else ...
We both enjoy all types of games board games card games etc.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  We follow a plant based diet but can provide our own food/cook our own food as required and have absolutely no judgement on what anyone else eats!

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17/06/2017

Left by host (Come and help in the house ...) for Workawayer ()

Lucy and Claire are a wonderful couple, they are a perfect team and experienced Workawayers!

We were so lucky having them as our first workawayers here, because they are uncomplicated, very pleasant to have around, very well organized and they work independently. They always respected our personal space and were super polite.

The fantastic… read more

(Excellent )

30/05/2017

(Come and help in the house ...)

It was a real pleasure to be the first workawayers hosted by this lovely family. We spent a great two weeks at their beautiful home in Glashutten!

We had our own space downstairs, with a lovely bedroom and bathroom, and we even got to swim in their lovely pool. We usually prepared our own breakfast (and yummy coffee!) in the morning, and then… read more

(Excellent )

29/04/2017

Left by host (Help with painting and some ...) for Workawayer ()

Lucy and Claire are welcome back any time, they are a lovely couple, always happy to lend a hand and/or be independent and own a project . They keep the house tidy and are always positive and polite. I hope we can meet up again in the future.

(Excellent )

27/04/2017

(Help with painting and some ...)

Wonderful experience, hosted by a fab family! The accommodation is a lovely 2 bedroom self contained flat, with everything you could need to relax and enjoy yourselves, including a lovely patio with a beautiful view! We went for the food and accommodation option- on arrival we told Nick the things we like to eat and that evening a very generous… read more

(Excellent )

27/04/2017

Left by host (Family in Little River, Banks ...) for Workawayer ()

Excellent on so many levels! Lucy & Claire stayed with for around a week and were absolute joys to host. Friendly, polite, respectful of our place and SUPER helpful! These guys tackled any task with a smile and carried out anything to a very high standard. We'll miss Lucy and Claire and hopefully will see them again, somewhere in the world. Take… read more

(Excellent )

19/03/2017

(Family in Little River, Banks ...)

Glen, Ivy and Eve are a really super family and it was a real treat to be hosted by them and get some insight into their way off life. Most of the tasks are agreed with Glen, and when he was out and about we worked independently (we sometimes worked with him, evenings and weekends). He's so excited about all the projects he has on the go (building… read more

(Excellent )

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17/06/2017

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30/05/2017

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29/04/2017

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27/04/2017

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27/04/2017

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(Excellent )

19/03/2017

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22/04/2017

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Thank you for your help when you stayed with us on our organic property.
We wish you well with your future travels.

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11/04/2017

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help with organic farming and ...)

Tina and Az are a nice couple who have just started on a new venture of their commercial farm, where they are planning on garlic being the main product. Our help was simple but repetetive (separating garlic bulbs), there was little opportunity for independent work and 5 hours was expected as a minimum, which felt fair exchange for the food and… read more

(Good )

06/04/2017

Left by Workawayer () for host (Organic gardening, fruit ...)

Gerlinde was a fantastic host, thank you for having us! Her home is amazing and also in a beautiful area.
She has been hosting woofers/workawayers for many years and this shows through, in her lovely welcoming approach. We felt at home very quickly, and Gerlinde cooked delicious food each day (including great home made bread which all the… read more

(Excellent )

06/04/2017

Left by host (Organic gardening, fruit ...) for Workawayer ()

Wonderful work away helpers, could not get any better! Lucy and Claire never stop, they are full of energy, are keen to learn and are very independent. I loved to host them, enjoyed the conversations and exchanges of ideas and their ongoing support, even though they just stayed a few days I feel they have made a big difference! Thank you1

(Excellent )

29/03/2017

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Great workawayers! Hard working and fun company! If you need some stuff done these ladies will give it their best effort... come again!!

(Excellent )

28/03/2017

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help with some gardening, ...)

We've experienced some pretty great workaways so far but this one pushed new limits of generosity! Julz, Rocky and Badger were really welcoming and just made it really easy to feel at home there. Julz and Rocky are a lovely, down to earth couple, with a great sense of humour and were really easy to get on with. We ate amazing home cooked food-… read more

(Excellent )

19/03/2017

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help with gardening at my ...)

A truly special workaway experience! Zalan was a great host, welcoming us into his way of life, with out imposing. It was a unique opportunity to live as a raw vegan- the food was amazing and as people who normally eat anything, we learnt alot about the joys of eating raw vegan and how tasty and filling this is! Work was varried and enjoyable,… read more

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23/02/2017

Left by Workawayer () for host (Come join me in Airlie Beach, ...)

Jude and Bryan are very generous hosts. Having your own room and food shopping vouchers to be able buy and cook the food you like is a real treat!
We were trained on how to clean the cabins, the work is simple and once we had finished cleaning the cabins needed, the rest of the day was our own. This is their business, so there are some things… read more

(Excellent )

18/02/2017

Left by host for Workawayer ()

Claire & Lucy,
You are a wonderful down to earth no fuss couple who get on with the job at hand. It was a great experience having you both stay with us. You are welcome back anytime.
Best of everything in life.
Cheers Jude & Bryan

(Excellent )

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