Martina & Martin

From: Czech Republic

Account Type
Couple account
Travelling to
Czech Republic, France, Portugal
Travel dates
01/09/2020 - 30/04/2021
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Our status
At home
Description
Hello there :)

a warm welcome from Martin and Martina from Czechia ;)

We are friendly, relaxed and easygoing couple at our early 30ties. We are sort of "digital nomads", travelling slowly and exploring what life has to offer to us ;) but community living, sharing and sustainable growth are very important to us that's why we are on Workaway for few couple of years now :) ;)

Martina is an online language teacher, enthusiastic about facilitation, online education, social entrepreneurship and personal growth.
I have experience in helping on various projects including homeschooling, Montessori kindergarten assistance and running small community places or retreat centers (incl. teaching, cleaning, housekeeping, welcoming guests, community café assistance, some gardening, etc.)

Martin is a technical savvy, software engineer by trade, really systematic, brainy and down-to-earth.
He likes nature, outdoor activities and fantasy literature to name few :)
He prefers to help with manual DIY tasks - has quite a lot of experience from our homes and previous Workaways (painting, decorating, plastering, refurbishing, some indoor renovations ...), and he is very keen to learn more ;)

We are looking to help on community projects - we are into rural coworking and community living, art, personal & digital transformation, and we like to share, connect, travel and explore together. Also we like jazz, relaxed cafés, books and educating ourselves, evening meals together... :)

We would like to set up a co-housing/ coliving community in the future, our vision is maturing everyday (some like-minded creative coliving, coworking space set in a rural area close to modern life as well) so Workaway might bring us closer to that these days :) it's a true learning-by-doing travelling ;)

We would be so much pleased to meet you and share our lives for a while,
why don't we have a brief chat about it? ;)

Looking forward to speaking to you and our warm regards from Czechia now :)

Kindly yours,
Martin & Martina :)
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Eco Projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Art Projects
Able to teach about:
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
More details about your skills
Martina:
- help with running smaller community centers - housekeeping, cooking, general maintenance, tearoom service,
- taking care of pets,
- online teaching, facilitation and curriculum development - my profession

Martin:
- mainly help with DIY, decorating, plastering, renovations, also some gardening and helping in the house,
- programming - his profession,
- beekeeping - learnt alongside his experienced grandfather

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Languages spoken
Czech: Fluent
English: Fluent
German: Beginner
Italian: Beginner
Age
31 & 32
Nationality
Czech
What else ...
Our hugs and kisses
(a French decent kiss) ;)
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Martina prefers vegetarian meals, Martin eats practically everything :)

Photos

Martin

Martina

Peeping family portrait :)

Martin with Nunzio, after finishing their bathroom renovation project

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Martin getting ready ;)

Curious encounters in the garden :)

On the opening of a charming rural co-working space in central France

Ciao / salut / pá :)

Cheers guys ;)

Feedback

08/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Martina & Martin) for host for (Enjoy a healthy, refreshing ...)

Sorry for our later reply Yeshi, time flies so quickly :)

We spent with my dear partner Martin two weeks at Yeshi's last summer (first half of August 2018), helping her when she was just moving to her new Freiburg home.

We were helping her with various tasks she asked us - taking wall papers down, moving things around, preparing walls for… read more

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24/04/2019

Left by Workawayer (Martina & Martin) for host for (Help a Buddhist Meditation ...)

Dear Sheffield meditation crew :) :D
Finally I am getting down to write this feedback ;)

I am so much thankful to meet you thanks to this platform, I really did not expect how much I will match with people and your centre over there :)

One thing I would personally like to point out and that is the main value I feel for me in your place the most,… read more

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24/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Martina & Martin)

Martin and Martina were the perfect guests. Martin is a perfectionist which was great for decorating and other jobs about the house and garden. He was also highly skilled at IT. Martina was warm and friendly and a very positive person to have around. Thanks to both of you for all your hard work, good humour and friendship. Good luck for the future!

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26/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Martina & Martin) for host for (Looking for a dog trainer to ...)

Wow, Simon and Liz, what to say? :)
I am afraid I don't have words to describe how fantastic for us was to meet you :)
I feel I left part of my heart with you and mentally I am still in your home or around in the area in Tiverton and so :)
Our stay with these amazing people was really fab! :) I feel we really matched as people and the one month we… read more stayed with them this December passed so quickly. Mostly we enjoyed our evening suppers together and talks even we all sometimes felt a bit tired - they are pretty active family and don't understand where they take so much energy to do all their jobs and hobbies and such but it was a real pleasure for us to help them with Christmas preparations of their house... and then a big new 'project' - a new puppy Misha :D - a lovely adorable special personality with some typical features of a daschhund :) Wow, although their location is in a small village called Bampton, there is quite a social life during the week with few cafes and some restaurants and some more facilities are in Tiverton, a close town by just 20 min by bus.. This region is really special, rural, lots of countryside so would suit mostly to someone who likes outdoors, lots of public foothpatgs nearby, lovely fields with sheep and wild animals (pheasants everywhere - so typical for here) :D The only ight drawback of this place is limited bus transport - the last buses to and from a nearby town are at 5 PM and in Sunday no ones, on the other hand Simon and Liz are pretty flexible with the jobs and you can arrange to go out in mornings for example and do your work later on or they also gave us a ride when possible or they may even share a car with you if you ask and arrange it beforehand - just ask and they are very happy to do their best to help you with your travel plans. Generally they are really flexible with their tasks for you, very clear what they want and also genuinely interested in you and your needs and travel plans. It is also great your room is in the attic with all necessary things there, bathroom, so you have your privacy too, plus super fast WiFi is in the house too, in the attic it was sometimes not working but dowb there is a study room and in the basement it works super well too. During the day they are mostly at work and you meet them in usually in the evening so you really need to be independent and mature at your work duties (but you can call them and ask for help if you need), also happy to be with dogs as their Misha is so tiny little puppy yet and they need someone who can deal with such young dogs (you know, they are like children sometimes, testing your boundaries etc) :) , on the other hand out in the village is pretty lot of a social life, some shops, you can go to nearby Tiverton or try to go further for trips to Exmoor (a unique place for wolks and some outdoor) or during weekends reach even further like Exeter, Taunton, maybe Bristol and Bath too, they are happy to give you advice. OK, long story cut short, Simon and Liz are amazing hosts :) understanding and caring of you, the place is rather for people who like or want to try rural lifestyle in small unique villages/ towns, the work is pretty simply if you are not afraid of household chores, simple DIY and love dogs too :)
Simon and Liz, so many thanks for hosting us, so much nice to meet you and the whole your family - Emily, Sam, granny :) oh and of course Misha, a new family member :) :) Bye and all the best of luck, we hope to visit you again :) :) Cheers :)

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08/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Martina & Martin) for host for (Help with teaching our ...)

I am very glad I could stay with Iza, Jarek and help Inez with her English, though perhaps in the most challenging part of the school year - examinations! :) I felt very welcomed with them, they are really very well-travelled, art oriented and curious-about-anything family, thank you very much for hosting me and sharing your life with me. Of… read more

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08/11/2018

Left by host (Help with teaching our ...) for Workawayer (Martina & Martin)

Martina is an, warm and kind person! Her cheerful personality filled quickly home. It was fun and pleasure to have you here. Thanks for your help and for your time. Thank you for sharing your life with us !! All the best for you! Hugs :)

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05/01/2018

Left by Workawayer (Martina & Martin) for host for (Helping out in a small hostel ...)

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05/01/2018

Left by Workawayer (Martina & Martin) for host for (Come and teach in a bilingual ...)

I am so grateful for having the opportunity to visit this Montessori kindergarten and meet all the people around here. Looking back 2 months after my stay here, it was so enriching even if I stayed just few weeks. :)
Helen and Mark are amazing hosts, helped me to feel like home just from the beginning on my arrival. They are very kind and showed… read more

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12/09/2016

Left by Workawayer (Martina & Martin) for host for (Help with babysitting and Web ...)

I am reflecting on the stay with Sara (mum) and Linda (daughter), several days after my departure.

At some moments I was a bit confused why I was there, because taking care of Linda was at some moments quite challenging for me.

But now I see the importance of meeting these people very clearly... we were simply about to meet with Sara! :) :)… read more

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