Marco

Italy
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I am currently

At home
Description

I’m Marco and I’m a mechanical designer, interested in learning how everything works. I have many hobbies, especially woodworking and building things. I’m always searching for new challenges to keep me occupied. I feel better when I’m building building or fixing something and that's how I spend most of my free time.
I’d like to make new experiences and learn something new, get to know new people and experience a more “real” life in open air, traveling and doing what I like, taking a break from the office life.
Interests

Farming

Pets

Music

Carpentry

Gardening

Cooking & food

DIY & crafts

Art & design

Winter sports

Cycling
Languages spoken

English: Intermediate
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:

Languages

Life at a Farmstay

Animal Care

Some knowledge of:

Art Projects

Light gardening

Creative DIY projects

Light maintenance

Creating/ Cooking family meals
More details about your skills

I have experience in house renovations, expecially wood related jobs and painting, metalworks and electrical stuff. I’m basically a diy enthusiast
Age

37
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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4 May 2026

Left by Workawayer () for host (DIY projects at our historic ...)

I spent a week at Jonathan and Mary Jo’s château in April. Before my arrival, we spoke on the phone and they explained what kind of jobs they wanted me to do. Unfortunately, I only had one week off from work so I mainly focused on two tasks: building a wooden window sill bench in the library and helping Jonathan repair an old car. In my free time … read more

(Excellent )

27 Apr 2026

Left by host (DIY projects at our historic ...) for Workawayer ()

Marco spent a week of his annual vacation with us and, during the initial 'getting to know him' chat on WhatsApp, advised that he was keen to help with carpentry projects and classic vehicle work. This sounded ideal to me as I had a project in each area which was waiting to be realised.
On arrival I described the projects to him, they were :-
1. … read more to build the wooden frame and seat for a window seat in the library, and
2. assist me with stripping and refurbishing the rear brakes of a Jaguar SS100 recreation that I own.
Once I had shown Marco where to find tools and materials for manufacturing the widow seat he pretty much got on with the job just bouncing ideas off me or seeking clarifications where necessary. This freed up my time to rearrange my work area, to move the car in and raise the rear end to improve access for stripping the seized rear brake components. When I had everything ready to go Marco's assistance was forthcoming and, not only was he happy to get stuck in and mucky, he demonstrated a thorough mechanical knowledge and furnished invaluable assistance (Marco has much smaller hands than I and could get into very tight locations that would have been a major challenge for me).
The window seat was completed to a very high standard but unfortunately he had to leave before the car's braking system was reassembled.
On a personal level, Marco was very easy going, easy to get along with and very self reliant ,getting out and doing things during his off time.
Our norm with Workaways is for them to work around 5 hours a day for 5 days of a week but, as Marco was determined to get projects completed during his stay, he actually worked many more hours when here.
In line with his interest in technology he did take time out to visit the aerospace museum in Toulouse and the museum dedicated to the Saint Gaudens Grand Prix which documents that town's grand prix that took place in the 1920's & 30's.
The only very slight negative was that he does have a rather restricted diet but, once we understood what he could/would eat this proved not to be a problem. Additionally, Marco is a bit of a wine connoisseur so he introduced us to, and shared with us, some very pleasant samples of the vintners trade.
To sum up, having Marco here to help us was a very pleasant and rewarding experience. I'd have no hesitation in having him back and can thoroughly recommend him to others.

(Excellent )