Paul & Stacy

France & United States
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Travelling
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We are two cyclists/travelers who met in Albania on bicycles and reconnected months later. We're enjoying the journey together and the road-less-traveled en route to New Zealand!
Our next destination:
Germany
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From Paul:
Meeting people with story to tell, discover new things, learning new skills and sharing it... That is the essence of the life for me, I like to do many things !
Sometimes life can bring you in unusual way, and even more since i'm travelling ! For exemple, I have built renovation project with ecological material, I have forged some knife, made many painting project, made some solo flight in a plane, made my own backpack and ultralight tent, fixed some mechanics,

... But why I show you this boring list? Because it's pointless to learn all this things if you cannot share it and learn from other people !

My goal in the next future is to live on my art at full-time, by doing some watercolor painting of your place and country and to give you a hand with your project !

From Stacy:
Last winter I worked with sleddogs in the Yukon. Traveling in the Balkans suffices for my love of dogs. I am also very social with people of all ages. Workaway is a great avenue for feeling purpose and helping dreams happen. I've helped on farms, building an earth oven, and have worked with cob structures. I want to learn new or unique skills while building and being creative together.
Interests
Self development
Architecture
Art & design
Astronomy
Gardening
Carpentry
Blogging
Writing
Technology
Sustainability
Sailing / Boating
Politics / Social justice
Photography
Outdoor activities
Nature
Mountain
Languages
LGBTQ
Hitchhiking
History
Hiking
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Cycling
Culture
Books
Camping
Cooking & food
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Guarani: Intermediate
Icelandic: Intermediate
More details about my language interests
We can teach proper spoken English and basic grammar rules, Paul lived in an English speaking environment for several years, although it is not his mother tongue. Stacy is from the U.S. and can teach/speak Spanish as well.
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
More details about your skills
Art, Painting, masonry, renovation, carpentry, basic cooking ;-), blacksmithing, DiY things, basic electrity, basic mechanic, and basic plumbry ( basic means Paul know how to work properly with it, but i'm not working in this field as a professionnal).
Also sewing machine, some babysitting.
Age
35 & 36
What else ...
In order to be able to crossing the ocean whitout using a plane (like teleportation!), we seek for a first experience as crew members on a sailboat.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  Little allergy to cat, more about mites allergy
- Special dietary requirements

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26 Apr 2023

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Paul is a very nice clever man. Honestly he is the must clever on we had so far to the farm to help. We call him Mjeshter- Master. He did a very nice job and we highly recommend him. He was looking after some maintainer and also help us a lot to finish some toilet projects.
He was helping to host people in hostel, serve on the parties and… read more

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26 Apr 2023

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It was supposed to be just a quick detour to check this intriguing name "eko social farm".

I ended up staying 3 months here!

I was feeling a bit exhausted from a nomad artist travel routine, and Kastriote gave me the opportunity to change that for the better. The quiet location close to Shkodër was perfect to enjoy a restful recovery, and the… read more

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9 Jan 2018

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In November 2017 Paul spent six days in our language village in Poland, teaching French through conversations to the Polish participants.

He fulfilled his role perfectly and worked hard during all the week, taking part in all the activities and helping the local learners improving their language skills. He was friendly, sociable, patient and… read more

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8 Jan 2018

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help us with French, German, ...)

I'm surprised to see that there is not more guest reviews, because this week here was memorable, in a good way !

Whe where complete stranger for each other when arriving here, but in the aftermath everyone was sad to say goodbye to there Polish friends :-)
A proof of the good mood there : deep inside i've swore that never in my life i will sing… read more

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31 Oct 2017

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I'm happy to wright this feedback about Paul .Around two months ago a girl asked me if I was impressed by any of the peolple than who came to help at my home, at this moment I did not have the answer but in some point I remembered about that during the week with Paul. He is a great and good man , costantly present and always ready to help. About… read more

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24 Oct 2017

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Like i've sayed in Ubaldo's guestbook, he have litteraly saved my journey in Sicilia !

After my first negativ experience with a workaway host since volunteering, i was without place to go since leaving the previous host one week earlyer than planned, with a flight already booked...

Then Uba replyed to my emergency request, and since this moment… read more

(Excellent )

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26 Apr 2023

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9 Jan 2018

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8 Jan 2018

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31 Oct 2017

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24 Oct 2017

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4 Sep 2017

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Among the things that happened in my life, with family, co-workers, friends, or strangers; at home, at work or when traveling, there is only few times when i was feeling that :

The fact that i was really living one of the best moment in my life, the fact i was going on the right direction, the fact that i was with people i can share, learn,… read more

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23 Aug 2017

Left by host for Workawayer ()

Great sadness descended upon our house this evening, Paul left us after almost 2 months of being family.
Such a wonderful man, skilled mason, linguist, sensitive artist, funny. I really could go on!
I hope Paul enjoyed his time here as much as we did (other Workaways and us).
Very special caring and grounded man.
It is likely I shall adopt… read more

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20 Mar 2017

Left by Workawayer () for host (The beauty of simple life in ...)

Hey!
i need one more stars than excellent, otherwise it's not fair !!!

Hi Milka!

Hi Marcin and the kids!

I'm finally back to home after a looong way trough europe!

The return was divided in many steps :
I was at first stopping 3 days at Liberec, i've done two days of cross country skiing with the man who was hosting me on couchsurfing!
Then… read more one week at Prague, i was hosted by a nice couple, then in a youth hostel. Enough to discover many unusual sight and museum, like the Alphonse Mucha Museum!
Then i was on the way to Germany, where i was hoted 4 days by a local who was showing me the other side of the city;
Then Bamberg, wich i think it's even more beautifull than Nuremberg, because i was posting a public trip for Nuremberg, and he was giving me the idea to go to Bamberg : a beautifull medieval city, fully preserved, wich also one of the main road to compostella, i'm shure that you will passing by this city if you follow the path at the front of your house...
Then I was continuing to Munich, wich was not easy to escape by hitchikking, two night there! (outside!)
Then I was visiting a friend at Zurich. I was planning to stay two days, it was finally on week! I have done some interesting things there : A islamic rosetta on the wall (fresco), and then whe have bild a (five stars) chicken house, all with reused doors!
The last step was two days at Genève for two days, then i was meeting my parents at Lyon.

Sorry it was long to reply, because my phone sucribe is blocked, so i'm unable to call abroad currently... I was not keep my eyes on my money during this journey, and it was muuch more expense than when i was at your house!!! So now i'm a "gueux" - french medieval word for saying homeless people without money :-) - and i work the next week for three month of masonery work.

But i must say again how amazing my stay was at your house !
I was making all the things i like the most, tasting new things each days, discovering the beautifull place you live on... All the best ! :-)

Thank you a lot for this journey!

Now i must refund my bank acount, wich is looking more like a big hole rather than a pill...
And the next country will be maybe Bulgaria.

I will sendt you the picture (with a frame!) but you need to wait a little, i have not even a penny to sendt it currently :-/

Paul.

P.S. : My bathroom is beautifull in the kitchen! ;-)

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19 Feb 2017

Left by host (The beauty of simple life in ...) for Workawayer ()

Paul has been part of our family for six weeks. We were so lucky to have him with us. He was one of the best workawayers we had: self- initiative, very creative and skillful in wood work, with a great sense of humour and artistic touch. He was able to add so much light and positive energy into our everyday life and helped us so much.
He built a… read more

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20 Dec 2016

Left by host (Help around the cultural ...) for Workawayer ()

Paul stayed four weeks with us. He is great painter, artist - designed and painted a fresco, which nicely corresponds with the génius of the house. He is well-mannered, friendly person with creative ideas, self-initiative, skilled at masonry and woodwork. He was of great help while here with us.

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13 Dec 2016

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help around the cultural ...)

What to write about this amazing journey at the house of Marek and Adam... Well, let's say it what my first experience in workaway, but that was definitly the best trip abroad! it's perhaps better to put randomly some things i have enjoyed the most, and there are many:
- making a wall painting (fresco) style art déco by request of Marek
-… read more

(Excellent)

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