Melanie240

United Kingdom
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Travel information
I am currently
At home
My next destination:
Portugal
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Description
I've volunteered previously and helped out in smallholdings, vineyards, small hostel/chambres d'hotes, dogsitting. I'd love to continue learning about local produce, wine, growing/permaculture, tourism. I love anything food & wine related, gardening, being in nature, dogs, having the chance to meet people from other places. I also taught English to international students for a long time and have a mix of other experience including hospitality, admin and giving wine tastings/tours. (I have WSET level 3).

I'm flexible helping on different projects as needed - all is an experience! Respecting somewhere and keeping it clean and tidy is a given :-) I am happy working both independently and in a team and love the opportunity of Workaway to meet new people and learn new things. I have good conversational French and Italian and happy to help you with English. Perhaps I can also introduce you to English wine... yes we do...
Interests
Nature
Yoga / Wellness
Cycling
Outdoor activities
Farming
Gardening
Sustainability
Animals
Languages
Art & design
Photography
Cooking & food
Vegetarian or vegan
Culture
Plant care
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Italian: Intermediate
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Charity Work
Art Projects
Being an elderly companion
Some knowledge of:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Able to teach about:
Languages
More details about your skills
Helping with gardening, cooking, housework, helping with guests, wine tastings, dog-sitting. Keen to learn, adaptable and reliable.
Age
51
What else ...
I've done Workaway/WWOOFing the last few summers so I have experience of similar exchanges. I have also lived in Italy, France and Spain and love to visit whenever I can!
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  vegetarian

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14/07/2022

Left by host (Welcome to my house in ...) for Workawayer ()

Mélanie n'a pas eu de chance puisqu'elle est tombée malade le lendemain de son arrivée....
Malgré sa petite forme elle a essayé de continuer à travailler un peu au jardin et dans la maison mais elle n'a pas eu le plaisir de découvrir comme prévu mon petit coin de Bretagne
Merci ,Melanie , pour ton aide et ta gentillesse ,viens quand tu veux ,tu… read more

(Excellent )

09/07/2016

(We could do with some help in ...)

Laure and Antoine were lovely and welcoming hosts from the word go! They even welcomed me a night earlier at the last minute, which I really appreciated. I loved working in their garden and the work was so well-organised. I felt like I was given independence to get on with the work but Antoine and Laure were always there if I needed to ask… read more

(Excellent )

07/07/2016

Left by host (We could do with some help in ...) for Workawayer ()

Nous avons partager de très bon moments avec Mélanie. C'est une personne très agréable et facile à vivre. Ses missions de broyage de végétaux et de plantations dans le jardin ont été très bien menées. Nous t'envoyons de gros bisous !

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We share very good moments with Melanie. This is a person very pleasant and easygoing. Its mission… read more

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21/04/2016

(Reflexologist and yoga ...)

I had a really special time here hard to summarise into a review! Deborah was a bighearted and thoughtful host right from meeting me en route in Narbonne up until even taking me to the airport when I left. And of course I have to mention Roxy the wonder dog, the most lovable, affectionate and gentle dog :-) My 2 weeks here were a great taste of… read more

(Excellent )

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14/07/2022

Left by host (Welcome to my house in ...) for Workawayer ()

(Excellent )

09/07/2016

Left by Workawayer () for host (We could do with some help in ...)

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07/07/2016

Left by host (We could do with some help in ...) for Workawayer ()

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21/04/2016

Left by Workawayer () for host (Reflexologist and yoga ...)

(Excellent )

09/08/2015

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help us in the midst of the ...)

Ciao Manuela, scusame che scrivo in inglese ma ci vuole 1 anno se scrivo in italiano! (Grazie Sonia per traduire :-) Staying with you & Eddi was a great experience i will always remember! I met so many lovely people at Villa Minozzo and felt like part of a family :-) It was great to help with such a variety of things like cooking, the orto and… read more

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27/07/2015

Left by host (Help us in the midst of the ...) for Workawayer ()

Cara Melanie,
e' stato veramente un piacere conoscerti e trascorrere del tempo assieme a te.
Anche se le occasioni di parlare son state poche perché il lavoro qui e' molto, si e' capito benissimo che sei una persona solare, positiva, gioiosa, sempre disponibile.
Sei sempre stata disponibile nell'aiutare, senza mai una contrarieta'.
Vorrei che… read more

(Excellent )

22/07/2015

Left by host (Help with gardening ...) for Workawayer ()

Melanie! your english humor has been appreciated a lot! You know! We're missing you already, you can't image how much! We hope to have you here again one day. Settembre is missing you too and Delia!!! She's calling all the foreign people "bye bye" now! :-)

Melanie is a very good workawayer, hard worker, but above all a very very magic… read more

(Excellent )

17/07/2015

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help with gardening ...)

Alessandra, Massimo, Delia and Roberto, thank you for being fantastic & generous hosts - you were so welcoming, warm and open with a great sense of humour and relaxed approach! I think you even appreciated English humour by the end of my stay ;-)

I strongly recommend here to other workawayers - the hosts are also really interesting and… read more

(Excellent )

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