Aine
& Cahil

Ireland
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Our next destination:
Colombia - from Jan 2026 until Apr 2026
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Hi lovely hosts and fellow travellers! We’re Áine and Cahil. We’re a couple based in Dublin and getting ready for our next big trip to South America.

I’m Áine (confusingly pronounced Aww-nya). After two years working with an NGO that supported international volunteering in Dublin, I set off on my first big solo trip slow travelling through Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia with workaway– volunteering in schools, cafés, a Buddhist centre, a farm, an arts and crafts workshop, and a surf camp. I’ve been back home in Dublin for the past year and a half working with another NGO, saving up my energy and money for the next adventure.

Cahil is from Scotland and has spent the last ten years living on the road working as a roadie/truck driver for music tours, travelling all over Europe with bands and crews. For the past year and a half he’s been mostly based in Dublin too, saving up and getting ready for our big trip together.

We’re excited to spend six months..maybe more..slow travelling through South America. We’re going to start in Colombia and see where the wind takes us!

Spanish: I lived in Spain for a while and I’m fluent in Spanish. Cahil has picked up some Spanish while driving through Spain and wants to practice and learn more! We’re both really excited to spend time in Spanish-speaking places and speak Spanish every day.
We’re not English, but we are native English speakers ;)

Interests: We both love the outdoors and spending time in nature; wild swimming, camping, hiking, diving and surfing. Rock climbing together is our currently obsession! We love meeting new people (the weird and wonderful!) and picking their brains about anything from what they like to eat to the meaning of our existence! Cahil is the chef and loves cooking food to share with friends and family.

Skills: Between us, we have a good mix of skills and life experience. Cahil is very handy, used to manual work, and likes working under pressure and organising. He’s always willing to drive too! I (Aine) have softer hands but have lots of experience teaching English in Dublin, Spain and around the world (I have a Cambridge cert in teaching English) and experience in community work. I love working with children and doing creative tasks, writing applications, blogs and social media posts. Also happy to get my hands dirty and have some experience of farm work, hostel check ins etc.

We’ve both spent long periods of time travelling/on the road and we’re used to adapting, living with new people, being flexible and taking things as they come. Having new experiences, being out of our comfort zone, and joining new communities is the whole point for us!
Interests
Hitchhiking
Farming
Van life
Dancing
Sailing / Boating
Beach
Nature
Camping
Yoga / Wellness
Water sports
Pets
Hiking
Fitness
Music
Writing
Cooking & food
Vegetarian or vegan
Outdoor activities
DIY & crafts
Drawing & painting
Charity work
Self development
Sustainability
History
Animals
Culture
Politics / Social justice
Languages
Art & design
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Irish: Fluent
More details about my language interests
I (Aine) lived in Spain for a while and I’m fluent in Spanish. Cahil has picked up some Spanish while driving through Spain and wants to practice and learn more! We’re both really excited to spend time in Spanish-speaking places and speak Spanish every day. We’re not English, but we are native English speakers ;) Aine has spent about two years working as an English teacher for non-native speakers and has a Cambridge TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certificate for this. Always happy to do some lessons!
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Gardening
Some knowledge of:
Art Projects
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Hospitality/Tourism
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Helping around the house
General Maintenance
Able to teach about:
Languages
Charity Work
Eco Projects
Teaching
Age
27 & 29
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  vegetarian (just Aine)

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16 Feb 2024

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Aine was definitely one of our sweetest girls ever! She is kind, down to earth, super quick to fit in and easy as well as fun to talk to. She had such a great way with our students and all the cafe's customers. Work aside, we also shared loads of stories together and created lasting memories. We wish you all the best with your future trips and for… read more

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13 Feb 2024

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Cannot recommend this workaway enough. The staff and students at the cafe are so welcoming and hanging out with them is the most amazing way to learn about life in Vietnam. Special thank you to Camille who always makes sure that the volunteers have everything they need. DaNang is such a cool city, loads to do. Wish I had stayed longer! X

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26 Dec 2023

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We had a wonderful experience on this workaway. We were living with Ms Trang's family and helping her younger son with English homework. Ms Trang could not have been more welcoming and kind and her children are delightful. We learned a lot about life in Hanoi. They only needed an hour of help at most per day - we would have been happy to do much… read more

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13 Nov 2023

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Jessie and Carlo's home really is a paradise. The space is so beautiful…the river, the sunsets, the stars, the cosy yurt, the curious chickens and the moody geese! Jessie and Carlo both work really hard to keep everything going on the farm and the volunteers need to work hard too but the work is fair and pretty varied. Their drive and creativity… read more

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10 Nov 2023

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Aine is a great workaway, really helpful, reliable, independent and considerate. Our time together was too short. Or maybe you just came a busy time of the year when we didn't get spend as much time together as we would have hoped. I write this because I felt that I was only just getting to know you when you were leaving and we just didn't have… read more

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16 Feb 2024

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26 Dec 2023

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8 Oct 2023

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Aine is very kind, open-minded, and respectful. She helped so much in the kitchen preparing food and all other areas of the house. She was very interested and enthusiastic and a lovely person to work with.
She is self-sufficient and very quickly got on with the whole group.
We would welcome her back anytime :) Thank you so much for all your help!

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6 Oct 2023

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I had such a lovely time here, cannot recommend enough! I spent three weeks here in a very busy month for the center but I still felt super supported by the long term volunteers the whole time. It was such a pleasure getting to know the other volunteers and visitors, I learned so much from all of our conversations. Everyone is so open to sharing… read more

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15 Jul 2023

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Aine was an absolute joy to host. She is incredibly easy-going, fitting into our group immediately and becoming a central part of it. Her smile is infectious and I don't think I once saw her lose it. She is hard-working, extremely artistic, instinctive and very kind. She has a lovely way with adults and children alike and we simply can't recommend… read more

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7 Jul 2023

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Cannot recommend this workaway enough! Had such a magical time in Wincanton :)

Living in a house with the other volunteers is really special. There is always a multinational group of volunteers from very different backgrounds. Living together allows you to get to know everyone really well, learn a lot from each other, and share so many wonderful… read more

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14 Apr 2023

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Aine was an amazing volunteer. Whatever we needed she was able to do. She led English classes for the older and younger children, music classes and Irish dancing. We are a very dynamic environment and she had no problem going with the flow :). We would highly recommend her for any volunteer experience.

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25 Jan 2023

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I stayed for two weeks at the school and had a great time on my first workaway. Communication with the hosts was good and the staff at the school were relaxed and welcoming. My 'work' was teaching and supervising the kids. The kids are lovely and curious and the language barrier wasn't really an issue. The living space has everything you need and… read more

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