Sophie & Lukas

From: Germany

Account Type
Couple account
Travelling to
Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Indonesia, Japan ... more
Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand
Travel dates
14/08/2020 - 14/08/2021
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Our status
Travelling
Description
Hey there :)
My name is Sophie (26) and I want to travel the world with my boyfriend Lukas (26) if it's possible during the current situation. We are living our dream of an open-end-worldtrip. I'm a nurse and Lukas is an artisan. We're both openminded people and love to get in contact with different kinds of people, different cultures and languages. We love animals (in germany we have 2 cats and 2 dogs) and we love to travel. We don't want only to see a country, we want to feel it and dive into the culture. We want to live with the people, immerse ourselves in the local culture and be part of our hosts family. I'm interested in languages and Lukas in improving his artisan skills.
We love to have an adventure but we can also chill for a while. We both can work hard and we're ready to learn new things!
I'm a vegetarian, Lukas eats meat but we are not fussy with it.
We are happy that maybe you are the next host for us! Please contact us, theres no place on earth that's not interesting for us.
Sunny greetings,
Lukas and Sophie
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Animal Care
Charity Work
Language practice
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Able to teach about:
DIY and building projects
Being an elderly companion
General Maintenance
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
More details about your skills
Sophie:
I'm a nurse and that's why I have experience and knowledge about helping old or injured people. I'm an animal lover and used to be a nanny a few years ago. Furthermore, I taught children to help them in school for 6 years. I'm a german travelblogger and know a lot of things about the computer and the world from social media. My english and my german is fluent and I just started to learn spanish and portuguese a little bit. I love different languages and would love to learn spanish. Eventhough I'm a skinny girl, I'm strong and I can work hard and I don't mind if I get dirty. I'm a really patient person, I'm kind and have empathy for others. I am also very extrovert and a little bit crazy sometimes. I would love to learn new things and practise and improve them.

Lukas:
I'm an artisan and I can do a lot of different things with my hands. I love to work with power tools and machinery. I love to work with different materials, especially with wood. Everytime there's something wrong in my parents or grandparents house, I'll fix it. I have an ability to problem solve.
Creativity takes a big part of my life and I like to express my feelings and thoughts with art. In my previous workaway I painted tiki-masks out of palm fronts which fell from the tree. I produced driftwood sculptures and a mural on a wall. I like to cook and my food tastes amazing! Fresh air is nessesary for me and the best place for me is outside. Furthermore I like to meet new people and explore the local communities. For me I really enjoy the architecture and food of different countries. From my previous workaway I've really improved my english speaking and I would like to continue to learn other languages. In germany I worked in a bar which taught me how to deal with people from different backgrounds.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Portuguese: Beginner
Age
27 & 27
What else ...
You should meet us! We are open minded, adaptable, easy going and we work hard. We want to help and learn and make new experiences. We want make exciting memories we can tell our children and grandchildren!
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Sophie is a vegetarian

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Feedback

04/11/2020

Left by Workawayer (Sophie & Lukas) for host for (Help with building and get ...)

This was our first workaway at all. And we couln't have a better one! Amanda rescued us from another workaway and we planed to stay 3 days. In the end we stayed 8 weeks in here and it was the most wonderful experience.

Pico is a beautiful island! It has special vibes and it makes you feel home. We enjoyed the sunny life here, we swam in the sea,… read more drove the vulcano route in the middle of the island and experienced the huge lava tube on Pico. We visited the bigger citys of the island and ate the local beans. Pico is an amazing place on earth and we're so glad we founds this little piece of land in the atlantic ocean, where we found our second home. I can understand why so many people move to Pico. We also met a lot of inspiring and lovely people. Amanda introduces us to a lot of friends of her and we felt really happy to meet all this people. Eventhough we met a lot of local people in the villages of Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara that we call friends now and spend our evenings with. People are so friendly and nice here, you start to believe in the good in the world again!

In the house we did different things. Lukas did a lot of work with cement and wood. He builts a new backyard door and fixed the roof. Lukas made a lot of different building staff, small and bigger projects. Because at tha place is everytime something to do! On the days Lukas didn't need my help, I painted a big mandala in one of the volunteer rooms, helped with cleaning and cooking and made some creative projects like making macramee flower holders. My biggest project was to fix a broken shutter and it took a looooot longer than expected. The whole house is a huge art project, so we had the opportunity to do different things and learn a lot! We did a lot of things, we never did before in our lifes: Lukas tried yoga and the vegetarian nutrition. I fished for the first time in my life and also prepared the fish for eating. I learned how to do the mosaic und we all together did acrylic pouring. Amanda told me a lot of vegetarian recepies and I'm so happy I wrote them down! We really enjoyed working with our hands and being creative in different projects in the house.

Amanda is a really really lovely person! She taught us a lot of things about ourselves (and about cooking and creative things). With the work she is realy fair and flexible. One day we worked the whole day to clean the attic and then the next day was only a chill day. We enjoyed to spent our time with her, went swimming or out for a vino branco. We were happy that she is from England so we could improve our english skills. Amanda is an open minded and spiritual women and she expresses a lot of her feelings in art. She should sell more of her artpieces, because they are shamazing!! We grew together like a little family with us three and the both cats Kingz and Lyrah. Kingz is Lukas' brother from another mother. We really enjoyed the time with Amanda and we're so happy to still stay in touch with her ('cause we are living 5 minutes away from her right now).

So this was our first workaway and we have nothing to compare BUT I think that there are not a lot workaways like this. Not a lot of hosts they caring and loving like Amanda. Not a lot places like beautiful Pico. And not a lot of this "right-place-at-the-right-time-feelings" that we all had. Thank you Amanda for first rescuing us and then having us and for the shamazing time and please let us know if we could do something for you!

Big hugs and Namaste,
Lukas Cotton-Bottom and Sophie Pineapple

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12/10/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Sophie & Lukas)

Sophie pineapple and Lukas cotton bottom….. :)

They came as volunteers from an uncertain situation on Sao Jorge and left as family, choosing to stay because they loved Pico so much, and therefore decided to stay here at the project for two months.

They both have a lot of positive energy and massive amounts of kindness, thoughtfulness and love… read more

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