Mark

From: United Kingdom

Account Type
Individual account
Travelling to
Croatia, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Travel dates
01/12/2020 - 01/12/2021
Nº of Facebook friends
854
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My status
Travelling
Description
Hi everyone, I've been living in the bustling city of London for the past two years working as a Filmmaker. As much as I love this City, I think it's a good idea to take a break and gain new experiences and broaden my horizons with Workaway. I love being around nature, the outdoors, sports, climbing, cycling and Film are just some of my passions as well as helping other people. Working, learning and sharing with other people is what I am looking for.

I've recently finished writing my first Feature Film, and we plan to shoot the Film in Boston next year, which is very exciting. But now that the script is finished, I want to come and help YOU on YOUR project, meet new people and create happy memories and crucially, experience how you live your life. I have a wide variety of skills available to youI, I can promise to dedicate myself to your work, I also make a mean cup of Irish tea or coffee, which I will insist you need to try! Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Mark
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Language practice
Art Projects
More details about your skills
I have honed a strong ability for creative thinking and problem solving over the years, which I put to logical use. I am a trained Barista/Café person, I also posses strong communication skills when working with other people in a team, I did Workaway in Sweden last year where I learned general maintenance and DIY skills. I can adapt pretty quickly to learning new tasks. I have a small understanding of how to fix bicycles, having worked in a bike/cafe repair shop for a period. I also have worked extensively in hospitality as a waiter, so I understand a lot about food and service :)
I have a keen interest in the outdoors, building gardening, maintenance. Contributing and committed to maintain a good atmosphere..
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Irish: Fluent
Age
36
Nationality
Irish
What else ...
I'm here to help you, and have a relaxing but hard working, enjoyable
time whilst doing that. A longer stay would be preferable.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  Not that I know of.
- Special dietary requirements
  No.

Photos

The blueberries collection in France.

Building a construction for the chickens, and also a place for tomatoes to grow! With Alejo from Argentina.

Painting a new cottage in Kent, GB.

We made blinds, curtains, and drapes out of Bamboo in Switzerland.

Feedback

19/03/2021

Left by host (Help with renovation projects ...) for Workawayer (Mark)

It was a pleasure to host Mark for a week in march 2021. He proved to be good company and a good help. He joined us wherever we needed him without a fuss. The first 2 days we spent digging out trees and replanting them around the garden and field in the back of our house, together with another workawayer. After that he worked on the raspberry… read more

(Excellent )

18/03/2021

Left by Workawayer (Mark) for host for (Help with renovation projects ...)

I had a nice, peaceful week long stay with Bruno, Fleur, and lovely little Gita! They were very welcoming and considerate, allowing me to stay in there lovely side cabin with a wood stove, cool experience.

The work was interesting, myself and a workawayer friend took different varieties of baby trees here from an overloaded neighbors house and… read more

(Excellent )

13/10/2020

Left by host (Help with some renovations on ...) for Workawayer (Mark)

Lovely easy going lad, a real pleasure to have about the place. just gets on with things without needing to be told but will follow directives when given.
In his downtime, he takes himself off to work on his writing or goes and explores.

Highly recommend and sorry to see him move on.
Not a bad word came from him the whole time he was here ... a… read more

(Excellent )

17/09/2020

Left by host (Live in a 250 years old farm ...) for Workawayer (Mark)

We had a wonderful time with Mark: He is fantastic company and eager to help wherever help is needed!
He stayed with us during quite a stressful period as things were super busy with construction work and a workshop taking place at the same time. We really appreciated to have this chaos-and-stress resistant person around!!! Mark helped Katrin with… read more

(Excellent )

13/09/2020

Left by Workawayer (Mark) for host for (Live in a 250 years old farm ...)

I had a short but wholeheartedly lovely stay with amazing people. Katrin and Justus are fantastic considerate hosts, it was a busy week there as we were helping Frowin construct the cultural centre, but ti didn't matter, we had fun, laughs and made some good friends. I also enjoyed helping Katrin on her project.

I hope to come back at some stage… read more

(Excellent )

13/09/2020

Left by Workawayer (Mark) for host for (Help turn my house back into ...)

I had a great time at Nick and Meghans, and also with the other workawayers :) I can't thank Nick and Meghan enough for the kindness, hospitality, and understanding, we had a lovely little group there at the time and Nick and Meghan made our stay very enjoyable. I hope to come back soon for visit, and see the work done on Nick's beautiful house.… read more

(Excellent )

08/09/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Mark)

Mark was only due to stay a week or two last year til he found a flat in Edinburgh but landed up staying over 3 months! (We were happy, as he was great) Mark helped with a bit of everything over that time and was a great asset to the household and a friend and would welcome him back anytime.

(Excellent )

08/08/2020

Left by Workawayer (Mark) for host for (Volunteer for our non-profit ...)

Tsewang is a fantastic host. Humble and funny, wise and gentle. She knows how to maintain a good balance in life. She gave me the freedom to take responsibility for my project, which was making really cool bamboo blinds! Hope your well Tsewang. Mark

(Excellent )

10/10/2019

Left by host (Volunteer for our non-profit ...) for Workawayer (Mark)

Mark was nice and respectful volunteer, during his stay in our property he helped a lot in workshop and building job too, he was friendly and all the time ready to help others, we are glad to spend couple of weeks together.

(Excellent )

28/04/2020

Left by host (Help out with some simple ...) for Workawayer (Mark)

It was really great fun working with Mark with his Irish sense of humour and his countless anecdotes. He can be discrete when needed, social when it's appropriate. He is very capable of working on his own and in a team.
In his extend covid19 stay, we were able finish off small and bigger projects, both indoors and outdoors, with the help of Mark.… read more

(Excellent )

04/10/2019

Left by Workawayer (Mark) for host for (Looking for someone who is ...)

I had my most precious Workaway experience with Alice and David. They, and all the workawayers are very close to my heart.

Alice and David trust you and give you responsibility for a project, this allows you the possibility to have a sense of purpose for your work. And of course, if you need help, ask. They are very patient, more than happy to… read more

(Excellent )

24/08/2019

Left by host (Looking for someone who is ...) for Workawayer (Mark)

Come back Mark we miss you!
We loved having Mark to stay with us. He was a proper team player and mucked in with every job going in the house - be that cleaning, cooking (get him to cook his 'everything soup'... yum!), gardening, painting, sanding, furniture restoration... the list is endless. He'll make you laugh until your belly hurts but also… read more

(Excellent )

19/09/2019

Left by host (Cultural Centre in the Basque ...) for Workawayer (Mark)

Mark was a truly brilliant work away . Always present when you need help and very willing. He was lots of fun to be around, entertaining with side splitting stories.He is interesting ,empathetic and sensitive, he got on very well with everyone. He really did feel like a member of the family. We enjoyed his company and he was an invaluable help at… read more

(Excellent )

19/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Mark) for host for (Cultural Centre in the Basque ...)

I had an absolutely fantastic experience at Tony and Janes! By the end I really felt part of the family,. I learned so much from Tony in the garden, he was very generous, taking his time to talk me through tasks and show me the ropes. Jane was excellent and very kind in showing me a lot of stuff to do with the kitchen, she is an excellent cook and… read more

(Excellent )

05/07/2019

Left by host (Help a Buddhist charity near ...) for Workawayer (Mark)

Mark was more than brilliant. He was so happy to help and very friendly and capable.
We still remember him and wish him to return!
A delightful volunteer - thank you Mark for your help :)

(Excellent )

03/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Mark) for host for (Help a Buddhist charity near ...)

I had an absolutely wonderful stay at The centre! I stayed here for two months, in that time I did lots of varied work, I especially enjoyed working in The Café with Monica, and the team. Monica was very considerate of the Workaways and was conscious we were getting enough time off as well as having a great working experience. There is a lovely… read more

(Excellent )

28/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Mark)

Mark has been a fantastic volunteer! Happy to help in any area and very capable. He has worked brilliantly in the team and we wouldn't hesitate to accept him back again.
Thank you for your help Mark :-)

(Excellent )

14/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Mark) for host for (House project and general ...)

Thoroughly enjoyed my time with Marten, he became a friend. We had a great group of volunteers there, and Marten helped us with anything we needed. A very interesting, helpful guy, and I hope to go back and see him again soon. A wide variety of tasks, such as hosting his guests, cleaning, building. Lots of things to do in the area. See you again… read more

(Excellent )

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