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Travel information
We are currently
Travelling
Activities we are interested in:
An adventurous couple making our way around the world. We love hiking, cycling, diving & the other outdoorsy 'ings', and are doing what we can to make sure our trip never ends!
Our next destination:
Mexico - from Jan 2025 until Jun 2025 View all
Description
Hi everyone! We're a couple from the UK, who quit our jobs after realising the office 9-5 really isn't for us. We began our adventures round the world in December 2021 in Mexico, where we realised that we want to turn our travelling into a lifestyle. We thrive in nature, and love cycling, hiking, diving, discovering new places (especially those off the beaten track), and sitting and watching the world do its thing.
We are both open minded and curious people who learn new things quickly. We're interested in developing skills that will help our trip last a lifetime and are learning Spanish to expand our opportunities.
Between us in the UK, we've worked in hotels, bars, housing organisations, restaurants, charities and retail, and during our travels we have done:
- gardening
- farming
- house sitting
- dairy farm & cheese making
- environmental, conservation and education project work
- dog sitting and care
- teaching English
- eco-campsite support
We've enjoyed every single experience and can't wait to get involved in more opportunities.
We'd like to increase our knowledge of sustainable living and other practical knowledge in this area, but also find and fuel our creative outlets.
That's why we like to get stuck into a range of Workaway experiences, as it helps us to learn new skills and meet great people that will help us grow, as well as supporting local people and communities along the way. We like stretching our capabilities - no experience is too obscure!
After a year in the Americas, we spent January and February 2023 in South East Asia before popping back to the UK. We then spent 7 weeks in the Balkans. Recently we've been exploring the countries of Central America that we didn't make before. Now we are spending the spring/summer in Europe, starting with Spain. We generally prefer travelling slowly, absorbing culture and community life and taking time to find those memorable hidden gems that stay in your memories forever.
Sarah: I'm friendly, approachable, organised and thorough... I write a blog documenting our travels which I enjoy and have a thirst for knowledge that I quench by reading about a range of topics. I'm learning to be more spiritual and I've always wanted to learn to play the piano.
Justine: I'm creative and enthusiastic. I love being outdoors and I'm very handy and resourceful with fixing things and cooking. I enjoy taking photos of nature in all its imperfection (I'm Sarah's blog photographer). I am keen to find my own personal creative outlet and learn new skills as I travel.
Interests
Animals
Camping
Farming
Hitchhiking
Water sports
Outdoor activities
Sustainability
Self development
Movies & TV
Languages
Politics / Social justice
Photography
Plant care
Nature
Music
Mountain
Hiking
LGBTQ
Gardening
Events & social
Cycling
Culture
Cooking & food
Books
Blogging
Beach
Astronomy
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateMore details about my language interests
We would love to learn more Spanish and help hosts and other travellers with their English
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Charity Work
Art Projects
Eco Projects
Life at a Farmstay
Being an elderly companion
Some knowledge of:
Languages
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Animal Care
Teaching
Able to teach about:
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
More details about your skills
We both have experience working in internationally branded hotels in the UK (housekeeping, food and beverage, cleaning, front of house, and duty management), so would feel at home helping around a home/hostel/hotel.
We also worked in social housing so have a knowledge of basic repair diagnosis and case management. In this role, Sarah managed the customer service social media accounts for the company for a number of years, and both our roles required time management, organisation, problem solving and customer service skills.
Justine is a great cook (she really is the queen of flavours!) and we have both done gardening, farming, campsite management and house and dog sitting roles. We are enthusiastic and will chuck ourselves into a range of activities without fuss. We are often relied on to work independently, using our own initiative and are kind and helpful by nature.
Age
35 & 35
What else ...
We both love music and have been pulled into some Latino music that we hadn't heard much of in the UK! We've been to music festivals at home and abroad and love socialising with new, interesting and cool people. We are enjoying refreshing the Spanish we learned during our time in Spain and year in Latin America, and we're excited to learn more from people we stay with or meet on Workaway.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Strong preference for Gluten Free
