Sarah

United States
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Travel information
I am currently
Travelling
My next destination:
France
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Description
My interests include riding my bicycle real fast, rolling with my homies, making art, cooking, and general goodwill toward the environment. I can cook tasty treats, am an excellent speller, know a little about water ballet, am fairly proficient in most academic fields, can climb really tall things really fast. I like being loud with people. I like people I can be quiet with. I like people who give a damn and make things with their hands.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Animal Care
Some knowledge of:
General Maintenance
Eco Projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
Able to teach about:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Being an elderly companion
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Charity Work
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Art Projects
House sitting
More details about your skills
I studied biochemistry in school and spent some time working in a food lab. I love to cook and work well under pressure. I also love to paint and draw. In fact, I can draw a very straight line without using a ruler.
Age
34
What else ...
I am a hard worker and am very tidy. I am also very fun. I promise, cross my heart and swear to die, that all three of these are true.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  I especially love veggies, but I'll eat anything!

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3 Jan 2019

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help out on homestead in the ...)

My partner and I stayed with Janice and Paul (and Maizie and Farley!) for six weeks in the Fall of 2018. We were originally planning on staying with different hosts in the area but those rat finks cancelled on us as we were en route to their place. Frantic and desperate, we messaged Janice with a last-minute plea. She quickly called me and told us… read more to come right on over, despite the fact that her and Paul were embarking on a week-long vacation the next morning. When we arrived, she'd even waited up for us with a hot dinner. Both Jacob and I were so touched by her immense kindness that we put a lot of effort into honoring their place while they were gone and also took pleasure in tackling the (very reasonable) list of chores Janice left us for the week.

We’d originally planned on leaving after two weeks but ended up enjoying our time there so thoroughly that we stayed on for almost two months. Our work there was very project-oriented and therefore fairly autonomous, which I really appreciated. Janice and Paul gave us a list of tasks but also gave us the space and freedom to determine the best way to complete these projects. Because of this, we took a lot of pride and ownership in the work that we did there and worked very happily. Highlights included: shelling beans, building a proper final resting place for the contents of the poop bucket, cooking up a big pot of quince paste, building a luxurious west wing in the chicken coop, putting the garden to bed for the winter, making grape juice, and fixing up the outdoor shower.

When we weren’t working, we spent a lot of time hanging out with the pups, picking beautiful vegetables from the garden, going on long hikes in the woods behind the house, and spending a lot of time foraging for mushrooms (we got really into mushrooms while we were there!). Janice and Paul took us rafting and hiking and out for countless pints at the local meadery as well. They are both incredible company—really easy to be around and so smart and warm and funny and thoughtful. I felt as though we became really close during our time there and consider them both close friends—in fact, I just talked to Janice on the phone the other day. We also had the privilege of
tapping into their rich community while we were there. They are so well loved by their friends and so actively engaged. We had the opportunity to see Paul’s bluegrass band perform at a really sweet farm-to-table pizza restaurant and went over to Janice’s old friend’s beautiful rural property to press cider. An especially special treat was getting to spend time with their Guatemalan friends, who share a space in Janice’s big, beautiful garden. They came over with their daughters and made a big pot of soup and it was really nice to see how they filled up the kitchen with their laughter. Oh! And their neighbor Sam is awesome! He was the one that took us on our first mushroom forage and he’s such a wealth of information about the area.

I’d highly highly recommend coming to Janice and Paul’s little corner of Oregon. Their place is so special and I found my time there so relaxing and restorative. The cabin you’ll be staying in is really sweet and cozy (and very toasty in the winter with the heater on) and you’ll be surrounded by such wonderful and inspiring people. Philomath is tiny and sweet and the coastal range is absolutely beautiful. (Make sure you go to the Dizzy Hen in town for a cup of coffee and a handmade pastry and to Mary’s Peak for the moody and delicious Pacific Northwest scenery!)

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6 Sep 2014

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help in home, garden and with ...)

Aha! I was only with all of you lovely people for one week, but I really loved every minute of it. Chris and Mona are so warm and fun. Baby Ayla was the sweetest thing I've ever seen, a happy little nugget. Christine was such a luscious, devastatingly good cook. Flo' s cat hotel was spectacular. Such a wonderful group of people, really such a… read more

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10 Aug 2014

Left by host (Chat with our students, ...) for Workawayer ()

Sarah is a wonderful, helpful and thoughtful person.You'll always find her next to you asking if she can help with anything.Her beautiful smile and kindness made it hard for us to let her go,but I'll always cherish the hope that she'll come again and again to see her family in Morocco.
Thank you Sarah,we can't wait to see you again

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9 Aug 2014

Left by Workawayer () for host (Chat with our students, ...)

My experience at the academy was so fantastic. Harim is such a warm person and really made me feel so welcomed and comfortable. He is so incredibly patient and kind. He has such a good heart and such a passion for the academy. The environment at the school is such a positive one. All of the other volunteers were so great. We made dinner together… read more

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3 Jan 2019

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help out on homestead in the ...)

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6 Sep 2014

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help in home, garden and with ...)

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10 Aug 2014

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9 Aug 2014

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7 May 2014

Left by host (Experience art and nature ...) for Workawayer ()

Dear Sarah,

Thanks for your beautiful feedback and thanks again for the great help you gave us during the period that you stay with us and hope you come back to visit us one day.

For Hosts: Sarah is a very kind girl, has much practical sense and she is always in a good mood. She also learn very quickly. She easily adapts to any kind of situation… read more

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7 May 2014

Left by Workawayer () for host (Experience art and nature ...)

Viviano is such a funny, bright, and dramatic person. I loved my time with him and his beautiful mother. There are always so many laughs with the two of them and although, I couldn't understand most of the conversation during dinner (I don't speak Italian), it was such a pleasure to be there and watch them enjoying each other's company so much. I… read more

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26 Apr 2014

Left by host for Workawayer ()

This is what İ called free spirit that she is lovely and she is an artist.
Sarah and her sister stay with us like their part of our family here.
We appreciated their art work and all the creations in the kitchen. They were great team players and hard workers. Thank you Warren sisters! Cheers

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18 Mar 2014

Left by Workawayer () for host (Experience new eating habits ...)

Mehmet is such an interesting person, I really have never met anybody in my entire life like him. He is so intense and so passionate, but has these funny little moments when he becomes so goofy and relatable, whether its telling us jokes or his absolutely insane stories about his early days in America. There were nine of the softest sweetest… read more

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