Sophie

From: United Kingdom

Account Type
Individual account
Travelling to
United Kingdom
Travel dates
15/03/2020 - 15/08/2020
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My status
Travelling
Description
Hello! I'm Sophie and I'll be spending most of the spring/summer 2020 volunteering on land-based projects in the UK before I start a masters in the human geography of climate change in September. My particular areas of interest are sustainability, green woodworking, beekeeping, crafts, plant and mushroom identification, and permaculture, although I also hope to get stuck in with lots of things that are new to me! I'm hard-working, friendly, and love community life.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Teaching
I'm interested in:
Being an elderly companion
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Language practice
Able to teach about:
Babysitting and creative play
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Charity Work
Art Projects
More details about your skills
- I have beekeeping experience from volunteering with a couple of projects in London and Argentina, so have the knowledge for helping with things like hive maintainence, honey extraction, requeening etc
- I'm teaching myself the basics of green woodworking, and enjoy making spoons and ornaments with hand-tools
- I have experience teaching English as a second language
- I can use a sewing machine
- I'm a decent cook!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Chinese (Mandarin): Intermediate
Age
23
Nationality
British
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  Dairy
- Special dietary requirements
  Veggie and lactose intolerant so basically vegan

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23/06/2020

Left by Workawayer (Sophie) for host for (Help in a small farming ...)

Although I only stayed with Fran and Kevin for a few days because of the lockdown, I think it was still my best workaway experience! They were so kind and hospitable despite all the confusion and scariness, and the whole family has a real wealth of knowledge about woodland management, history, archaeology and so much more. I learned so much in… read more

(Excellent )

09/03/2019

Left by Workawayer (Sophie) for host for (Help around our farm and ...)

Overall I had good time volunteering here. Laura and Dario are very friendly and patient people, Cholila is in a beautiful area, and I met some great travellers in the hostel. But the information on their listing is quite vague - it says ‘sometimes attend and clean the hostel’ but this was actually the only work I was doing for the week. I was… read more

(Neutral )

15/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Sophie) for host for (Our dream of an organic farm ...)

I stayed for about 10 days here and I wish I hadn’t left! Tania and Tom are such welcoming, open and genuine people and it was a real privilege to share their home. My favourite memory is playing drums by the bonfire with all the fireflies and staying up late to watch the lunar eclipse but there are plenty of other memories I will always treasure… read more

(Excellent )

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