Peter

From: New Zealand

Account Type
Individual account
Travelling to
Turkey
Travel dates
31/07/2019 - 28/07/2020
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My status
Travelling
Bicycle touring
Description
Hello, I am a kiwi travelling through Europe on my mountain bike with everything I need to survive loaded on! I am an open minded easy going person. I enjoy being outside, working hard, finding solutions and being creative. If I am not riding my bike, I like swimming, learning to surf better, eating good food and doing a little bit of yoga and meditation. I am on workaway because I want to learn about the many different ways people live their life and gain some new skills I can apply to my life.
Interests
Mountain
Beach
Nature
Camping
Hitchhiking
Adventure sports
Yoga / Wellness
Cycling
Hiking
Charity work
Farming
Carpentry
Sustainability
Animals
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Vegetarian or vegan
Culture
Self development
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Being an elderly companion
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Language practice
Art Projects
Teaching
Able to teach about:
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
More details about your skills
At home in New Zealand I worked as a Mountain Bike Instructor and Trail Builder, at my local trails in Woodhill Forest. I have many skills from my work back home, such as operating a digger to build trails, use of chainsaw, leading a trail building crew, teaching mountain bike skills, teaching bicycle safety to school kids, being a bicycle mechanic, building wooden structures on trails and I even have experience picture framing at my father's business.

I also enjoy cooking good healthy vegetarian food and always keep the place tidy.

I am a motivated worker and keen to learn new skills.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
More details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. Please contact them directly to discuss this with them.
Age
25
What else ...
I have now helped out at many workaways along my travels and have gained a lot more useful skills. I have worked with all sorts of tools on building projects, helped with landscaping jobs, worked in gardens, built fences, looked after animals, served food in a restaurant and much more. I hope I can help you with some of these skills and learn more!
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Vegetarian, and eating most seafood

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06/01/2021

Left by host (Enjoy turkish lifestyle & ...) for Workawayer (Peter)

Coming from so far away, I felt like he’s my younger brother. He’s a doer. Doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty and doesn’t say no to any job. He’s been on and off a few times and he knows he always has a place for him. Great guy! We didn’t even say goodbye last time cause we knew we would see each other again.

(Excellent )

02/01/2021

Left by Workawayer (Peter) for host for (Enjoy turkish lifestyle & ...)

Sezer has a cool project going on and I am happy I was able to be a part of it. Over my time there I was doing a variety of different work around the grounds and there always seems to be a good bunch of volunteers there to hang out with. Sezer is now a good friend of mine and I can't seem to stay away, I have been back and forth along the coast a… read more

(Excellent )

20/11/2020

Left by Workawayer (Peter) for host for (Come and help in our eco ...)

What a memorable three weeks it was. Everyone in the village is very welcoming and I felt very included in their daily life, which was perfect as I love learning about different ways of life. I really enjoyed the work on the farm and around the Pensiyon and cafe, and it was always nice to work with Bülent, Ivett and the other workawayers while… read more

(Excellent )

04/07/2020

Left by host (Yoga, meditation, biking, ...) for Workawayer (Peter)

Peter came to stay as my first ever Workawayer and I really landed on my feet! With a flexible arrangement between both of us from the start, he stayed for 5 weeks in the end. Being my first guest I really was making things up as I went along. I don’t live the most structured life, partly due to my work as a gardener in which I have to work around… read more

(Excellent )

20/06/2020

Left by Workawayer (Peter) for host for (Yoga, meditation, biking, ...)

I had a fantastic five weeks workawaying at Dan's place in Le Biot. I was his first volunteer and we got on really well and had a bunch of fun. Communication was easy and I could do more hours some days and less or none others when Dan was out working his job. Our main project was to build a patio, so there was landscaping, moving materials,… read more

(Excellent )

18/05/2020

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

Marianne and Clemens very kindly offered to host me when I got stranded in France due to the covid19. I stayed with the family in their massive castle for 6 weeks during the confinement. I worked mostly outside; chopping up trees for fire wood, stacking firewood, clearing back bramble, cleaning the bamboo forest, building a path, improving the… read more

(Excellent )

17/05/2020

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

Peter has been a wonderful WorkAwayer and during his stay at the times of a somewhat stressful total lockdown, not only he kept his head cool, looking for solutions, but we would always find him perky and full of enthusiasm for our projects. He has proven to be great with the chain saw, and other mechanical tools, willing to learn as much as you… read more

(Excellent )

09/03/2020

Left by host (Join us on our New Organic ...) for Workawayer (Peter)

Our dear friend petter was great guest and volunteer, he has a lot of skills and differences experiences of work and travel , hard worker and knowledgeable, easygoing and friendly . We had chance to host him and his brother Liam. It’s was hard to say goodbye to him.
Have a great travel and life, and we are sure we will meet again

(Excellent )

03/03/2020

Left by Workawayer (Peter) for host for (Join us on our New Organic ...)

I am very grateful to have been able to stay with Younos and Julia for a little over a week and catch up with my brother there who was doing a longer stay. We worked on many different tasks in their garden and enjoyed some of the fresh produce from it! Cooking and eating breakfast in the garden was really nice and all the food was very healthy and… read more

(Excellent )

28/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Peter) for host for (Surf centre in a cosy village ...)

I had a wonderful month here over Christmas and New years with a very cool group of workawayers and the fantastic staff. It got pretty busy in the restaurant, so I mostly helped in there for the first part of the stay. Once it was a bit quieter my brother and I worked on a short hyperlapse film them. The food was super good, although when it was… read more

(Excellent )

11/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Peter) for host for (Various help required, come ...)

I am very grateful that I could stay and work with Hassan and Marlise for two weeks at their beautiful home on the Anti Atlas. They are wonderful hosts and I really felt like I was family from the first day. The peace and quiet, the landscape and energy of the surroundings are amazing. I really enjoyed working with Hassan and using the materials… read more

(Excellent )

09/02/2020

Left by host (Various help required, come ...) for Workawayer (Peter)

We had a good experience with Peter during his stay at our place, peter is good hard working Young man helping me fixing the bikes making everything going on perfectly, he has updated the chain saw and giving me good tipps for use, doing some work in the garden, like the small gate, we worked on together, fire wood trimming, the hardest work we… read more

(Excellent )

21/12/2019

Left by host (Help me practice my English ...) for Workawayer (Peter)

Thank you Peter, i'm also enjoyed with you and spend a good time, i learn more about New Zealand Culture & Food you welcome when you are in Morocco, i hop that spend a very good Surfing time in Sidi Kaouki.
Good Luck

(Excellent )

20/12/2019

Left by Workawayer (Peter) for host for (Help me practice my English ...)

Mohamed is a fantastic host! I feel very lucky to have been able to spend a week with him in his beautiful home that he is in the process of building. We had some very interesting conversations and I really enjoyed learning about the work Mohamed is doing and his plans for the future. He taught me some traditional Moroccan cooking techniques and… read more

(Excellent )

23/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Peter) for host for (Looking for fun, motivated ...)

We had a great two weeks at Jeff and Lena's place, in a nice peaceful village only a 10min ride to Alcobaca. We had an awesome private apartment to stay in, attached to Jeff and Lena's house. We worked in the morning, enjoyed tasty lunches with the family and had plenty of free time in the afternoons. It rained pretty much the whole time we were… read more

(Excellent )

30/10/2019

Left by Workawayer (Peter) for host for (Help us to create a ...)

My brother and I throughly enjoyed our 3 week stay with Hyde and June. Their property is in a beautiful valley with a traditional farming community who are all very friendly and because of this I got a better understanding of the local culture. We had some great days surfing very good waves, went exploring up the valley and mountains, and spent… read more

(Excellent )

23/10/2019

Left by host (Help us to create a ...) for Workawayer (Peter)

Peter was so hard working. Has excellent skills and can work with tools. Excellent cook. Kept the kitchen spotless. Nothing was too much trouble. He works independently. Was low maintenance. Functions well in a group. They got so much done!!

I cannot recommend them more highly. They stayed for 3 weeks and I wish they could have stayed longer. I… read more

(Excellent )

19/09/2019

Left by Workawayer (Peter) for host for (Help with permaculture at our ...)

My brother and I stayed here for two awesome weeks, and had a fantastic time. The crew were very easy to get along with and we were able to work on things that interested us. Francois is very generous and provides lots of great food and we were very grateful to use the massive kitchen! It is a beautiful peaceful place with freiendly people and… read more

(Excellent )

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