Michelle

& Andrew

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Hello! 👋🏼

We are Michelle and Andrew, a couple from Scotland who have been together five years 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Having graduated in Psychology (Michelle) and International Marketing (Andrew) we have spent time travelling through New Zealand and Australia, and used Workaway as a way to connect.

We both love people, good food and the outdoors, open water swimming (yes - it is FREEZING in the sea in Scotland!!!), nature, the sky, hiking and animals (we have two family dogs). For the past 4 years we have been social media free — we prefer real conversations and getting involved with what’s in front of us, appreciating it and making special memories. We would love to live a life which is slow and rewarding without all of the pressures of media and busy society.

What we bring:
* We work well as a team and independently - we are great leaders too having led teams at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for 5 years.
* Reliable, organised, flexible and adaptable
* Creative
* Used to long hours on our feet having worked in Military show events for five years (10hours per day 6 days a week)
* Strong organisation, communication and people skills
* Experience working with children (including special needs) - Michelle as a teaching assistant and Andrew as a sports coach - also done plenty of years experience with childcare
* Experience with pet care and dog walking, as well as house sitting
* Love to volunteer - helped with fundraisers, charity work and conservation work
* We love cooking and would love to share and exchange some recipes
* We are trustworthy, respectful of others’ space, sociable when it suits and independent when needed.
*Some experience in a fast paced cafe - serving customers, preparing food, kitchen work and cleaning
*Experience working on a hobby farm - making biochar, splitting and stacking wood (with axe and machine), planting, weeding, organising tools, brushcutting, digging holes and trenches for drainage systems, preserving food, cleared forest areas, fruit and vegetable picking.
*Able to work on tills - both have experience in busy shops
*Able to communicate well with others - have lots of experience working with members of the public and high end, VIP customers - as well as liaising with premium brands.

We are hardworking, easy-going, positive, and excited by the chance to gain new skills, meet people and have experiences outside our comfort zone - learning through doing is a big reason we started to travel😊

Interests

Yoga / Wellness

Water sports

Team sports

Outdoor activities

Nature

Mountain

Fitness

Hiking

Camping

Beach

Sustainability

Self development

Pets

Movies & TV

Fashion or beauty

Farming

Events & social

Culture

Charity work

Writing

Plant care

Photography

Music

Gardening

Drawing & painting

DIY & crafts

Cooking & food

Books

Astronomy

Animals

Languages spoken

English: Fluent
German: Beginner
French: Beginner

Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:  

Charity Work

Eco Projects

Teaching

Light gardening

Creative DIY projects

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

Babysitting and creative play

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

Light maintenance

Helping with Computers/ Internet

House & pet sitting

More details about your skills

We both have a varied amount of experience across different fields - which shows our adaptability to differing roles and responsibilities , as well as our ability to pick up new tasks quickly and efficiently.

Specifics:
• Both graduated with first class BA (Hons) degrees in Psychology and International Marketing
• Andrew has played hockey for 14 years and won the Scottish School Hockey Championship and captained his club and university team, as well as hockey coached = this shows how dedicated and committed he can be
• Michelle was a synchronised swimmer for 7 years and was the swim coordinator & event secretary for her university open water swimming club
• Michelle won the Health and Food Technology Prize in 2020 - love for food and has an eye for detail when it comes to cleanliness and preparation in all aspects of life

Michelle’s job experience:
• Event supervisor, Accessibility steward, marketing assistant and business liaison for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for 5 years
• Customer Service and Admin assistant for sustainable luxury women’s fashion brand - ongoing
• Teaching Assistant at Top private school - over 1 year
• Teaching assistant volunteer at special needs school - short term
• Crèche Volunteer - over 1 year
• Brownies Girlguiding Young Leader - 3 years
• Supermarket experience - short term
• Charity shop volunteer and fundraiser - 1 year
• Some experience working in cafe preparing food and dealing with orders - short term

Andrews job experience:
• Hockey coach for children
• Treasurer and Captain for Hockey club - multiple years
• Event supervisor, Event Chief Supervisor, Accessibility steward and marketing assistant for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for 5 years
• Digital Marketing Assistant for sustainable luxury women’s fashion brand and event assistant - ongoing
• Supermarket experience - short term
• Charity shop volunteer - 2 years
• Some experience working in kitchen of cafe helping chef and doing general kitchen maintenance - short term

More general :
• Communication, people skills
• Teamwork
•Leadership
• Multitasking
• Flexible and adaptable
• Open to new challenges and enthusiastic/ motivated

Age

23 & 23

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