Anna & Marvin

Austria
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Travel information
We are currently
Travelling
Activities we are interested in:
We are currently in Thailand!
Our next destination:
Thailand - from Dec 2025 until Jan 2026
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Description
Hi! We are Anna and Marvin, this year we want to start travelling the whole world.

We are travelling Asia and SE-Asia since July now and have been to Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and are currently in Thailand. Our plan is to go to Australia as soon as we get our work & travel Visa and until then we will stay somewhere in (SE-)Asia.

Marvin is a professional chef and used to be a professional volleyball player. He likes spending time with his loved ones, family and friends. He is tall. (Yes, he really wanted me to mention that he is tall, we both are but he is 197cm).
Anna, has studied Renewable Energies, Environment & Sustainability and has worked for Vestas, supporting in installing wind turbines. She is vegetarian since (almost) a decade and her biggest happiness provider are animals.
Her favourite pas-time is travelling the world with her partner Marvin and she would like to see as much as possible, as long as it is still possible.

We are both very keen on living as sustainable as possible for us. We like to do gardening, meeting people, playing board games, creating stuff with our hands - no matter if pottery or drawing. We do love animals a lot.
Interests
Culture
Movies & TV
Events & social
Self development
Pets
Politics / Social justice
Sustainability
Van life
Vegetarian or vegan
Music
Languages
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Books
Art & design
Animals
Winter sports
Water sports
Outdoor activities
Yoga / Wellness
Team sports
Nature
Mountain
Hiking
Fitness
Cycling
Adventure sports
Camping
Beach
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Italian: Beginner
More details about my language interests
If somebody would like to learn some german (or english) we would be happy to help teach! Also interested in getting better in italian and spanish!
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Charity Work
Art Projects
Gardening
Life at a Farmstay
DIY and building projects
Some knowledge of:
Languages
Eco Projects
Being an elderly companion
House & pet sitting
Helping with Computers/ Internet
General Maintenance
Helping around the house
Babysitting and creative play
Animal Care
Able to teach about:
Hospitality/Tourism
Creating/ Cooking family meals
More details about your skills
Anna - Know my way around a PC, no in depth IT knowledge, but I know how to google to fix a lot of things for sure and had office jobs since I was 18. I spend a lot of time with animals, so I can take care of them. Garden works and Building stuff (may need instructions but I have built a wooden pergola + installed solar panels). Not a professional chef but can cook as well (vegetarian). Car drivers license.
Marvin - Professional Chef (worked in high end restaurants, gave classes), volleyball player, handyman, creative, child care (my brother is 15 years younger than me), garden work (worked for a farmer). Car + motorcycle drivers license.
Age
29 & 27
What else ...
We do love to play board games, we love hiking and anything in nature. We spend a lot of time with our friends and family. We do care a lot about our planet and sustainability.
Marvin likes to spend his time with his family, with grandparents as well as children. He is passionate about cooking and sports (volleyball the most). Marvin is very gifted with anything creative that you can do with your hands, pottery, painting, sketching.
Anna likes to spend her time with animals, mostly the pets of her brother and sister in law. She likes to play video games and go to the gym. She also likes Yoga, Pilates and meditation.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Anna is Vegetarian

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23 Jan 2026

Left by host (Bring English closer to the ...) for Workawayer ()

First of all, I would like to thank you and Marvin for coming to my place. Honestly, you are one of the volunteers I truly appreciate. You took on a role very much like a leader within the volunteer group, proactively helping me in many ways and showing a strong sense of responsibility.
However, after reading your very honest review, I genuinely… read more wish that at the time you could have shared these feelings more directly with us.
Regarding your arrival, I had already explained to you that I missed some of your messages due to objective reasons. Before there was a final official confirmation from my side, you were already on your way. Although it was quite unexpected for me, once I knew you were already traveling, I chose to welcome you. I did not want to inconvenience you or make your trip meaningless and costly. That decision came from my goodwill as a host.
About cooking and cleaning, I believe we could have had more open discussions about this during your stay. It was winter, and as you could see, I did not have many activities at that time, so we actually had quite a lot of free time. You yourself were the one who helped organize and assign cooking and cleaning tasks to support me, and everyone participated in this together. I do acknowledge my shortcoming in not updating my Workaway profile clearly regarding this matter, but for a host like me, continuously updating the profile is not always easy.
Regarding work arrangements, including the Sunday when I was not at home because I had to go to the hospital, I discussed this with you in advance and asked for your support. When I returned and you shared your concerns, I listened, acknowledged them, and made adjustments according to your wishes. Therefore, I feel that holding onto these issues until now and expressing them in such a heavy way is somewhat unfair.
As discussed from the beginning, when you arrived, my place had shifted toward an “English House” model, where children participated through games and communication practice rather than formal classroom lessons. I prepared materials and was present to guide teams whenever needed. Compared to later volunteer groups, your group actually received the most support from me in terms of program structure. As for why I did not teach as many classes as you expected, it was because I had two Vietnamese volunteers supporting and replacing that role at the time.
Regarding accommodation, because your arrival was unexpected, there were no available rooms left, so you were given a larger private room with air conditioning. Before that, female volunteers stayed in dorm rooms, and couples stayed in private rooms without air conditioning. Providing you with that room honestly made me feel a bit uncomfortable toward the volunteers who had arrived earlier. We rarely use air conditioning because electricity costs are very high and difficult for me to cover. Concerning accommodation photos, whenever volunteers asked, I always provided full images. Additionally, our Google Maps listing and fanpage clearly show many photos of the place.
I can also confirm that the schedule always included two days off and a maximum of five working hours per day, as the schedule was chosen and arranged by the volunteers themselves. During that time, there were very few classes. If there were days exceeding five hours, it was mainly on Sundays, when you voluntarily chose to join classes together.
Regarding conflicts among volunteers, the reason I did not handle them in a direct confrontation as you preferred is because Vietnamese volunteers can be emotionally sensitive and easily hurt. Therefore, I chose to communicate privately rather than address issues publicly. You and Marvin have strong personalities, which is not a bad thing, but not everyone is the same. I respect all volunteers and hope you understand that we are all different individuals who need balance and harmony. As a host, I never stand completely on one side as absolutely right or wrong; my intention is always to mediate and protect both sides. I hope you can reflect on this.
You stayed with me for four weeks. Normally, if a volunteer truly feels unsuitable, they tend to leave much earlier. That is why I believed you had a positive experience and chose to stay that long. I am genuinely sad to learn that during those four weeks, you did not feel happy and that many things caused you discomfort.
Nevertheless, I truly respect and appreciate the journey you shared with me. The children really liked you. I hope that moving forward, you can be more forgiving of differences and find greater peace within yourself.
Thank you, and I wish you and Marvin a meaningful journey as you continue exploring the world.

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16 Jan 2026

Left by Workawayer () for host (Bring English closer to the ...)

It took me 3 months now to leave a review, mostly because I did not want to receive a bad feedback as an answer but nontheless I want to help others understand what they are in for.

First of all, I'd like to clarify that this review refers to the the Workaway experience, not Caroline as a person. We are thankful that we were welcomed and hosted… read more

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