Mara

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I am currently
Travelling
My next destination:
Greece - from Mar 2026 until Apr 2026
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Description
Hey, I’m Mara. I’m 22 and currently studying dentistry in Hamburg. Whenever I get the chance to have some time off from uni, I love to travel to new places and meet lots of incredible people.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Greek: Beginner
More details about my language interests
I would love to get better at Greek
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
Eco Projects
Some knowledge of:
Life at a Farmstay
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
More details about your skills
I have spent over a decade around horses and other animals, working with and caring for them.
I have also worked as a tutor while I was still in school, helping out the younger kids.
Age
21
What else ...
I love to cook. I wouldn’t say I’m a Michelin star chef, but I’m crafty and can make something tasty out of pretty much anything (within limits, I’m not a magician).
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Vegetarian

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28 Mar 2026

Left by host (Support a project for ...) for Workawayer ()

What can I say, Mara was a breath of fresh air.

Committed, hardworking, able to follow details and instructions but also adaptable and positively accepting of changes. She was able to adjust her routine tasks if needed to be altered due to weather, or the anarchy of Greek deliveries never being on time etc.

She is a strong character but also… read more deeply caring and goes the extra mile, always wanting to do a good job and getting satisfaction from doing something well.

Mara is capable of coping with tensions that can sometimes arise when an animal gets sick or a fence is broken and needs mending quickly, before a whole group of ponies gets out or the neighbours herd of sheep get in and cause havoc, trailing all our electric fences and posts behind them!!!

These situations when they occasionally arise, can be stressful as the are frequently emergent and need to be dealt with in a split second via a direct command of voice that some people could be offended by - but due to Mara's experience with ponies and livestock she dealt with it in an objective and impersonal manner.

Totally committed to doing here best for all the animals and accepting boundaries and approaches necessary to control our very lively rescue dogs whilst also making a real effort to communicate basic commands to the dogs in Greek, which was so nice to see.

I deeply appreciated her kindness, consistency, attention to detail, ability to just get on with a job and do it well with a limited need for direction.

Mara can be part of a team or work under her own initiative, able to connect with people or get on with her own thing.

She is mature and has a good sense of herself, enjoys her own company and appeared to really enjoy the quietness of the farm. In her downtime she would find her own entertainment either reading a good book, taking photographs, editing short videos, going for walks to the beach or observing the interactions of the ponies and other animals.

She was low maintenance and independent, whilst able to enjoy and participate in quality conversations both with myself and the other volunteers here, whilst also being fully aware and supportive of my need to at times take my own space and time out. She is very respectful of boundaries and I deeply appreciated this.

Even though only here for a short time she came in with direct energy and concentrated effort and was a real blessing, I so look forward to seeing her again later in the year.

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28 Mar 2026

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Dear future volunteer who's reading this now… if you're not sure about applying yet, then let me tell you this: DO IT! It's so worth it.
I admit, maybe just saying that hasn't convinced you, so I’ll go into a bit more:
From my very first day here, I felt very welcome by both Amanda and all the many animals The island is beautiful and just starting… read more to bloom, and I had the most amazing time. Now that Easter and warmer, sunny weather are right around the corner, I really wish I could stay longer.
There is something really special about the farm and the island: a kind of calmness and peace that only being in nature can give you, even when she’s blowing wind and rain in your face. And I didn’t realise how desperately I had been missing it until I set foot on the farm.
This place gives you space to be present in your surroundings, to slow down, and to consciously and unconsciously step away from the screens and constant input we usually have back home.
The work is physical, and it will take you a few days to settle into the rhythm of life and nature on the farm. But once your heart starts beating along with it, it stops feeling like a chore and becomes something else entirely: a way to be outside, to help, to live and simply exist alongside all these different friendly lovely animals, and to end each day with a real sense of accomplishment.
There will be many small moments that stay with you. Waking up to the rising sun and opening your door to ponies quietly munching in their field. Taking the dogs on a walk through green hills. Lying in the afternoon sun, reading, while one of the cats does the same next to you. Or falling asleep to the light tapping of rain on the roof all to look up at the amazing Milky Way(less likely in the coming months, sorry :D).
Lunch is home-cooked, healthy, and tasty. For breakfast there’s toast, cheese, peanut butter, milk, musli and tahini available. I highly recommend a musli-tahini-peanut butter-bowl ;). On your days off, you’ll get to explore the beautiful main village, enjoy a coffee and some delicious baked goods from one of the local shops, go for a walk along the beach, or simply enjoy the island while it’s still calm before the start of the tourist season.
More than anything, this project has become a very special place to me, beyond simply being a farm that cares for ponies. It feels like a home away from home and one that I will definitely return to. (Also because I need to see how the renovation work on the volunteer room turns out! - New door, window, kitchen area etc.)
Thank you, Amanda, for creating and sharing this space. I deeply appreciate the strength it takes to continue this project and to keep opening your doors to new people, while carrying your own grief after the tragic loss of your partner and co-founder. It’s something I genuinely admire. Thank you for taking the time to really get to know your volunteers, and for sharing your knowledge about horse behaviour, farm life, and the realities of living on a small Greek island. I truly valued every conversation we had. While there may not have been constant daily chit-chat, due to the need for you to have space and time to manage your grief, the quality and authenticity of conversation and communication that we were able to share in this short period of time have meant a huge amount to me.
Thank you to the ponies, the cats, the dogs, Heidi the goat, and the seemingly infinite number of chickens for filling it with so much love and presence just by being there.
So please, dear future volunteer, if something in my review here feels right to you, I encourage you to scroll back up and click “Contact host,” so that you too can become part of this project, which (and I say this with certainty) will become more than just a Workaway experience.
With love, sincerely, 
Mara

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