Rose & Mark

United Kingdom
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Travelling
Our next destination:
Honduras - from Apr 2025 until May 2025
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Hi! We are a British couple planning to travel around Central and South America for a year or two, and we'd love to meet locals, immerse ourselves in genuine culture, speak Spanish fluently and learn a lot. It's our hope that we can really make a difference to hosts and try out different ways of life. We also hope to volunteer with human rights organisations. Mark has a Masters degree in human rights. He's an experienced teacher with Trinity CertTESOL qualification (Level 5 NVQ) - he taught English in Spain, and teaches in a primary school in the UK for kids with physical and learning disabilities. He's also an experienced carer for adults with disablities. Rose is an editor and creative writing tutor, having worked for 13 years in book publishing, most recently at Penguin. She has excellent English, organising and cooking skills, and loves children and animals. We both enjoy hiking, reading, swimming, surfing, singing, playing guitar and dancing - we're looking forward to practising our salsa!
Interests
Music
Politics / Social justice
Performing arts
Nature
Languages
Mountain
Vegetarian or vegan
Cooking & food
Dancing
Hiking
Camping
Animals
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
More details about my language interests
We can teach English - Mark has a Trinity CertTESOL qualification for teaching English, Rose is an enthusiast and will love making it fun with singing, drama and poetry. We both want to get fluent in Spanish while we're travelling and are learning before we go!
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Some knowledge of:
Art Projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Being an elderly companion
General Maintenance
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
House sitting
Able to teach about:
Languages
Teaching
Babysitting and creative play
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
Teaching English
General teaching (children)
Creative writing tutoring
Editing (can help with websites, etc)
Cooking
Childcare
Caring
Driving
Age
36 & 36
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No
- Special dietary requirements
  No

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8 Apr 2025

Left by host (Help a family with eco ...) for Workawayer ()

We are so honored and privileged to have welcomed Mark and Rose into our home. During their stay my routine seemed flawless and the most important thing to me was watching my son be so happy and engaged with them. Mark with so much experience working with neurodivergent kids taught my son and I a lot!! His grace, compassion and love were beyond… read more

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22 Oct 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help a family with eco ...)

We fell in love with Noah and had a wonderful time living with Adriana and him in Bacalar for 3 and a half weeks. What an incredible start to our trip - we felt so lucky to stay with someone like Adriana who knows so much about Mexico, is totally bilingual, a fabulous cook, and whose heart is so open and kind. Noah's a truly amazing little boy who… read more

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7 Apr 2025

Left by host (Seeking enthustiastic and ...) for Workawayer ()

Rose and Mark were great company and helpers. They are both smart, witty, interesting stories and pleasant. Rose is a very talented creative writer and Mark helped out gathering research for a presentation I'm needing for waste management. They took to other jobs, like bottle cleaning, spreading out rocks, and sweeping. I highly recommend them.

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26 Feb 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Seeking enthustiastic and ...)

We had a great time staying and helping at Tara and Jim's beautiful home. We helped compile a report on a local environmental issue, which gave us an insight into the ongoing challenges of trying to cultivate sustainable practices in a less socioeconomically developed country at a local and national level. We also helped build a wall using… read more

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28 Feb 2025

Left by host (Volunteer for our surf ...) for Workawayer ()

Mark & Rose are a lovely couple, they were always very supportive and flexible with all the activities we had in December. They were very kind with our youth and we are so happy we had them for our Enrichment Program at our foundation. And they always had something to play with them.
Thanks for your support and time.

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25 Feb 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Volunteer for our surf ...)

We had a wonderful time! It was a major highlight of our six months of travelling and volunteering in Mexico. We were there for Christmas and New Year and though we were away from family and friends, we felt part of the family: from Grinch Party games to Christmas Eve fireworks on the rooftop, outings to the beach and the circus, and opening gifts… read more

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8 Apr 2025

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22 Oct 2024

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7 Apr 2025

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26 Feb 2025

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28 Feb 2025

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25 Feb 2025

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22 Feb 2025

Left by host (Housesitting and petsitting ...) for Workawayer ()

Rose and Mark stayed for a couple pf weeks in our house, (while we werent there ) they did a lot of things... specially taking care and give love to Nala ,Nelo and Balu.. also Rose did one super guide for the next volunteers, to help them to know how it works the life in the mountain, its very specific with a lot of details, thank you so much for… read more

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8 Dec 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Housesitting and petsitting ...)

We loved: playing with sweet Nala, cheeky Nelo and beautiful Balu; walking in the mountains; 🏔️ staying in a quiet cottage; seeing amazing sunsets; looking at stars at night through the window above the bed. ✨ We did: gardening, fixed fences, walked the dogs, emptied water tanks, wrote a guide with photos for Workawayers. We found a bit hard:… read more

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17 Feb 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help with a nature tourism ...)

Thank you Oméro, Doña Vicky and Doña Anita for a wonderful stay in your beautiful eco-resort! We were in awe of the beautiful permaculture and artwork, and enjoyed bathing in the river right next to the cabaña! Unfortunately because of the weather we were unable to do as much work outside as we would have hoped, but we hope to have contributed… read more

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5 Dec 2024

Left by host (Contribute to the ...) for Workawayer ()

Rose and Mark are kind, honest , and dedicated volunteers. They were crucial components to our roof rescue project and wholeheartedly gave of themselves freely and openly, and far beyond expectations. In addition to harvesting palm leaves for a week and then installing them into the few remaining traditional mayan homes for the elders here in… read more

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24 Nov 2024

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We had an amazing two weeks at Casa de Toj, helping to harvest palm leaves and mend palapa roofs in local people’s homes. Don Hector is extremely kind, supportive and attentive to volunteers’ needs. His passion for the project is infectious: real love for natural, low-impact building and for preserving traditional Maya techniques. He is very… read more

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