Lucy & James

United Kingdom
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Hey!

Update - Just Lucy travelling for now 🙂

We’re Lucy and James, both recently turned 30 and living in the north of England. We both worked in Medical Communications for 5 years - James as a project manager and Lucy as a Scientific Director. However, at the start of 2024 we decided to take a (rather extended) career break. We spent 11 months travelling slowly through Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru, and having incredible Workaway experiences along the way. We then moved to Canada for a year and lived in the beautiful city of Nelson, British Columbia, where we worked at the ski resort in the winter and in the town for the summer.

We have recently moved back to the UK and James has started a job. Luckily for me (Lucy) my job doesn’t start until January - so I’m looking to fit in one last Workaway adventure!

A bit about us: we both love being outdoors and anything to do with animals. James is a very keen rock climber, whilst Lucy has been horseriding and looking after horses pretty much since she could walk, but after retiring her horse three years ago, has now taken up mountain biking instead. We also love skiing, hiking, paddleboarding, yoga, and (falling off of) a surfboard!

We’re very easy going but also like to keep busy, so have loved our Workaway experiences; getting the opportunity to help out, meet new people, and see a different side to the countries we visit. James is very organised, loves reading and writing, and working with people; he has been a climber for all his life and worked as a climbing instructor so would love to share his passion with others. Lucy worked for many years with horses, including at a horse-riding school, so is great with animals and kids. She also loves cooking, and worked in a hotel in St Anton, Austria, and as Front of House Assistant Supervisor at Whitewater Ski Resort, so has plenty of hospitality experience.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch - I would be more than happy to set up a video call to meet properly!
Interests
Sustainability
Winter sports
Yoga / Wellness
Water sports
Sailing / Boating
Pets
Outdoor activities
Nature
Languages
Hiking
Farming
Cooking & food
Charity work
Beach
Animals
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
More details about my language interests
We are native English speakers and are trying to learn Spanish - we would love to meet people to learn from, and we can help with English as well!
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Eco Projects
Life at a Farmstay
Languages
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Helping around the house
General Maintenance
Hospitality/Tourism
Able to teach about:
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
More details about your skills
Animal care (horses, dogs); hospitality; cleaning; gardening; painting; helping with conputers; copy-writing; creative writing (advertisements, basic website maintainance, social media); childcare
Age
30 & 30
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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6 Oct 2024

Left by host (Support our agroforestry and ...) for Workawayer ()

Lucy and James are kind, respectful and very hard working.
They were with us during the construction of the environmental education centre, so we had some critical days with a lot of work. Even so, they were always in a good mood and helped us a lot, beyond the work, with the house, cooking, shopping and making the days more bearable.
They also… read more

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20 Aug 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Support our agroforestry and ...)

We had an incredible experience with Ellen and Nico. It is a really unique experience to be able to share their way of life in the jungle for two weeks. We learnt a lot about sustainable ways of living that support the natural world around us. We ate the most incredible food that we all made together - picking fresh papayas every day and tasting… read more

(Excellent )

15 May 2024

Left by host (Mountain lodge and help with ...) for Workawayer ()

Lucy y James son una dupla maravillosa. Son hermosas personas, amables, atentas y respetuosas. Trabajan con mucha dedicación y alegria. Super atentos a las necesidades del espacio,tienen buenas ideas y siempre estan disponibles para dar una mano. Son personas muy confiables y amorosas.
Estamos muy agradecidas por la experiencia que tuvimos y por… read more

(Excellent )

7 May 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Mountain lodge and help with ...)

We stayed at the place for a month (April 2024) and had a brilliant and re-energizing time in the peaceful surroundings of Mallin Ahogado. We stayed in a lovely cabaña with a few other volunteers and were provided food for breakfasts and lunches. We worked from around 9-2, five days a week. The lodge was closed for their low season so we were… read more

(Excellent )

20 Feb 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help us with the animals on ...)

We recently finished our stay of just over 2 weeks with Cristian at his farm. This was our first workaway and we had a fantastic time - we can't recommend the experience enough and it was perfect for us for our first workaway.

Cristian is very friendly and easy to get along with. The tasks were straight forward - he stayed with us for the first… read more

(Excellent )

18 Feb 2024

Left by host (Help us with the animals on ...) for Workawayer ()

Lucy y James son dos jóvenes ingleses, estuvieron en la granja con nosotros durante dos semanas trabajando como voluntarios.
Fue una gran experiencia recibir a estos entusiastas jóvenes, siempre con una gran disposición para trabajar y apoyar en todo lo que sea necesario. Su manejo del español si bien no es el óptimo, nos pudimos comunicar de muy… read more

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