Irina & Robert

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  • Travel information

    We are currently

    Travelling

    Our next destination:

    Finland
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  • Description

    We are Irina and Robert, two bicycle travellers. We were cycling from Yerevan through Georgia and Turkiye this summer, but are going to stay over winter in Finland to help renovate a summer house.
    Workaway gives us the opportunity to get to know the culture and people in a deeper way and we also like to do meaningful volunteering.
    Irina had a long history of couchsurfing before, was living in Beijing for a while and backpacked and hitchhiked the northern hemisphere intensely. She studied wildlife biology and worked in nature conservation. Her interests are pottery, foraging, drawing, exploring and observing.
    Robert is a craftsman (wood, leather, metal), musician and studied animation. His interests are local history, architecture, playing guitar and drawing. His travels with the scouts sparked his interest in bushcrafting and took him all over Europe.
    Together we lived in the Gobi desert during winter 2016/17 for about 9 months. We volunteered for two national parks there and lived in a traditional ger (yurt).
    In 2022 we cycled 8000km around the Baltic Sea and had our first great experience with workaway.

  • Interests

    Hiking
    Languages
    Mountain
    Music
    Sustainability
    Politics / Social justice
    Plant care
    Pets
    Outdoor activities
    Photography
    Nature
    History
    Gardening
    Farming
    Drawing & painting
    DIY & crafts
    Cycling
    Culture
    Cooking & food
    Carpentry

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  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent

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  • Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

    We're interested in:  

    Eco Projects
    Animal Care
    Life at a Farmstay

    Some knowledge of:  

    Art Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    General Maintenance
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Helping around the house
    Helping with Computers/ Internet
  • More details about your skills

    Irina loves dogs and all other animals. She has a scientific mind, but also a creative side. She can do pottery, garden work, graphic design, helping NGOs to apply for funding or writing scientific reports.
    Robert is knowledgeable with different kinds of crafts and he worked as a builder. While in Mongolia he helped repairing cars and even solar-powered wells.
    Of course we can also help with household chores, like cleaning, cooking, doing groceries etc.

  • Age

    43 & 42

  • Some more information

    • Smoker

    • Driver's licence

    • Allergies

    • Special dietary requirements

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