Sue

From: United Kingdom

Account Type
Individual account
Travelling to
United Kingdom
Travel dates
15/03/2019 - 30/11/2020
Nº of Facebook friends
101
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My status
Travelling
Description
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I am fit and healthy and young at heart...and am told look a lot younger than my age.
My hobbies include, hiking, yoga and swimming and I love to travel.
I have been working since I was 17yrs old, but after a volunteering trip to Thailand & Cambodia last year, I realised that I wanted to see more of the world and have more awesome experiences!
Divorced with no children, I am free to spend some time exploring what the world has to offer.
Easy going, sensible, hard working, like a laugh, like to learn new skills.
I do drive, but have never driven abroad.
I have had a variety of jobs over the years mainly in hotel & catering and sales.
My trip to Thailand & Cambodia involved working on a toilet building project(brick laying, plastering, digging etc) and assisting in the elephant village (bamboo cutting, muck moving, yard clearing etc)...all of which I thoroughly enjoyed. I recently did some voluntary work at the local nature reserve, which involved trimming branches, cutting down small trees and bushes and looking for lost sheep!
I love to help people and happy to have a go at just about anything.
I am a non smoker and eat healthily (most of the time!)
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Eco Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
More details about your skills
Good interpersonal skills, organised, worked in all area's in the hotel & catering industry for over 25yrs mainly self employed (Organising functions, bookings, cash handling & accounts, stock taking, bar work, Reception, cooking, cleaning etc).
General maintenance - one of my jobs involved working as part of a 'set up' team preparing new bed & furniture shops for opening - building up the beds & furniture, painting, merchandising, training staff, organising the office & paperwork ready for opening.
Other jobs were in sales, so I have a lot of experience working with the public.
Can use a computer - not an expert but can generally find my way around.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Age
64
Nationality
English
What else ...
Would prefer single accommodation with bathroom if possible.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No
- Special dietary requirements
  No

Photos

Toilet building project in Cambodia July 2017

Cambodia 2017

Out for a stroll on Almscliffe Crag

Helvelyn via Striding Edge 2017

Surin July 2017

Walkies!!!

Lesson in plastering!

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Just a few logs that needed stacking!

One of the Barn doors I had to sand and paint, plus about a dozen window shutters as well

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07/09/2019

Left by Workawayer (Sue) for host for (Help me cultivate various ...)

I recently stayed 5 weeks with Giorgio. He is an excellent host and on days off took me and the other workawayer out to explore the area - places that I would never have gotten to visit otherwise.
We ate freshly prepared meals, mostly from Giorgio's vegetable patches and his fish dinner is just gorgeous! Plenty fresh fruit as well.
There was a… read more

(Excellent )

07/09/2019

Left by host (Help me cultivate various ...) for Workawayer (Sue)

According to our agreement, Sue stayed in my house from 31th July till 03 September 2019. During this period, I got to know every day more and more of her personality: always punctual, respectful, calm, works very well, loving of all aspects of nature (from animals to plants) and, last but not least, the life and to drink a good glass of wine… read more

(Excellent )

27/07/2019

Left by host (Join our active bi-lingual ...) for Workawayer (Sue)

Sue joined me for a second time and like the first, was GREAT. Sue, you are welcome back anytime. Sue REALLY worked hard. She transformed (literally) our garden in our secondary home. No small feat as the garden had not been tended to for about 3-4 years. Overgrown is an understatement. After Sue's touch, it is now perfect. Tough tough work in… read more

(Excellent )

03/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Sue) for host for (Join our active bi-lingual ...)

I spent 3 weeks with Vanessa and the girls and thoroughly enjoyed myself. They were all very welcoming and interesting to talk to as they have all travelled a lot and have lots of stories re places they have visited. It is a very busy household, especially as it was the school holidays, and Vanessa is always on the go.
I was sanding and waxing an… read more

(Excellent )

05/06/2019

Left by host (Welcome to our French home, ...) for Workawayer (Sue)

Sue came to help us out for around 3 weeks as I was going to be away. She took great care of our home and is very honest, reliable and trustworthy. She was able to get on with a variety of tasks from house work to sanding and painting doors and furniture. She was also able to clean to a high standard and welcome guests in my absence. Everything… read more

(Excellent )

03/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Sue) for host for (Welcome to our French home, ...)

I have just spent 3 weeks in this gorgeous area. I was mainly house sitting whilst Irena was away, but had a list of things to do as well.
I was with Irena for 3 days before she left so she could show me around the property etc.
Bernard works very long days so didn't see much of him, which meant I was on my own quite a lot. It is a very peaceful… read more

(Excellent )

12/11/2018

Left by host (Live with a fun family in a ...) for Workawayer (Sue)

Sue came to stay with us for 5.5 weeks and proved to be such an amazing help.
She worked really hard painting and decorating shutters and barn doors, clearing over grown gardens, cleaning, ironing and just generally doing whatever needed to be done with no fuss or bother.
Sue has a lovely nature. She is kind, conscientious nd really easy going.
We… read more

(Excellent )

10/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sue) for host for (Live with a fun family in a ...)

I have just spent over 5 weeks with Georgie, Richard, Hugo, Floss and their 2 dogs Beau and Louie and had a great time.
The work was varied - sanding & painting the shutters and barn doors took about 3 weeks working alongside another Workawayer, gardening, ironing, cleaning etc. Nothing hard or complicated! There is tons of different work to do,… read more

(Excellent )

23/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Sue)

Sue came to us to help with our weekend of events. I think when she applied Sue was surprised that we wanted her to help because of her age. But let me tell you, Sue was worth her weight in gold, physically fit and able to help with any task just as the youngsters did. Experience that comes with age is also worth a lot, Sue just got on with things… read more

(Excellent )

23/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sue) for host for (Come and visit the beautiful ...)

This was a fantastic Workaway!
Right from the start Jason & Lesley made me feel welcome. There were 9 workawayers altogether from New Zealand, France, Chile, Italy and Florida. A great crowd to work alongside!
We all had a day to recover from our travel there and a chance to get to know one another on a lovely walk. Oy (their adorable dog) was our… read more

(Excellent )

21/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Sue)

Sue Stayed with me for a month over July and August and it it was really good time me. I had another workawayer -Karl - at the same time and the two of them worked really well together. They would both set to in the morning and not stop until lunchtime. I didn’t have to walk round after them as they were more than capable of identifying jobs that… read more

(Excellent )

16/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sue) for host for (Help with gardening and ...)

I have just stayed a month with Louise and Milly and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Louise made me feel at home and we had some good times sitting and chatting after a days work, with a nice meal and a glass of vin.
The work was very varied- from cleaning the gites, sweeping tennis court, stacking logs, weeding and general cleaning. The afternoons I… read more

(Excellent )

10/07/2018

Left by host (If you are English mother ...) for Workawayer (Sue)

We just had the opportunity to share some days with Sue and it has been a real pleasure for all of us.
Sue is a very friendly, easygoing woman. She is always in a good moon and ready to help.
She helps me to do some works in our house just bought and she did a good job.
I am happy to have a new English friend and hope to welcome again Sue… read more

(Excellent )

09/07/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sue) for host for (If you are English mother ...)

I have just stayed 12 days with Flo, Marcello, Luca & Tommaso and had a wonderful time. They are a lovely family and made me feel welcome right from the start.
I was supposed to be doing some English lessons with the boys, but they received the keys to their new house a few days after I arrived, so we didn't get much done.
I helped out more with… read more

(Excellent )

06/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sue) for host for (Intern needed in Ronda, ...)

I stayed 5 weeks here with Philip and Susan and they made me feel so welcome right from the start.
They are very generous hosts, and they occasionally took me out for tapas and to show me around the local villages.
Volunteering started around 10am and I was mainly cleaning bedrooms, making beds etc, but also did some weeding on the patios,… read more

(Excellent )

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