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Hi!
I am Tem, from Brisbane, Australia. I have been travelling and working around the UK since 2023. I first found out about workaway from volunteering at music festivals in Australia. I have always loved to volunteer and try out new jobs and roles. I love to be a part of a community and helping people achieve their goals and dreams.
I am qualified as a veterinary nurse and have 6 years of experience. I have excellent skills in reception, cleaning and animal handling/knowledge.
As a workawayer I have done roles that include helping with a dog rescue, helping with setting up a festival, reception and check in at a hostel, repair work at a campsite and gardening work as well as kitchen porter, front house house and cooking as an assistant chef. I learnt many new skills and I would love to expand more on these and also take on some new challenges. Some of the things I did at these various workaways was making cages and encloures for dogs, wiring lights for a festival, sanding and painting old houses, and setting up some taps for campsites. I thrive on having a purpose and a goal to achieve.
I got to spend lots of time in other peoples gardens, weeding and planting new things and cooking wonderful meals from the harvets! I got to make jam for the first time ever - was at absolute hit at the campsite! And make plum crumble from the fruit trees in one workaway.
I have a currently youth mobility visa for the UK and my goal is to use this to find somewhere to settoe for the summer to work, explore and connect with the local community.
In my free time I enjoying hiking going to the gym, reading and drawing.
Interests
Water sports
Winter sports
Sailing / Boating
Dancing
Carpentry
Beach
Self development
Sustainability
Politics / Social justice
Plant care
Performing arts
Outdoor activities
Music
Languages
LGBTQ
History
Hiking
Fitness
Gardening
Cycling
Events & social
Farming
Books
Cooking & food
Charity work
Camping
Art & design
Architecture
Animals
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentMore details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Charity Work
Languages
Eco Projects
Being an elderly companion
Teaching
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
House sitting
Some knowledge of:
Art Projects
Gardening
Life at a Farmstay
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Hospitality/Tourism
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Animal Care
Helping around the house
More details about your skills
I love trying new things. I have worked in a few varying jobs, between veterinary nursing, kitchen porter, assistant chef, front of house, reception, horticulture, pet sitting, sales and being a cashier I am always searching for something that is hands on. I have done the most in veterinary nursing, working between general practise, specialist medicine and emergency I am very passionate about animal care and welfare. In 2023 a lot of volunteering at festivals in Australia. I worked with the garbage and recycling crew, managed the glamping and ran internal traffic.
After my time working in a nursery I have always maintained a garden and I am trying to broaden my knowledge on permaculture.
My first workaway I helped building putdoor enclosures for Rescue dogs in Valencia Spain, using a variety of materials and tools.
My second workaway I did weeding, grass trimming, cooking, cleaning and garden maintenance on Mallorca.
My third workaway I assisted with the set up of a festival in the south of France. I did grass trimming, assisted with building dry toilets, assisted with wiring lights, assisted building a childrens area, setting up tents and creating signs as well as helping in the communal kitchen/cleaning.
At my fourth workaway I assisted at a wild campsite in Italy, I helped check in campers, kept communical areas clean, feed, walked and watered the dogs, chickens and donkeys. I also helped clear and organise the vegetable garden and harvest food for cooking of communal meals.
At my fifth workaway I was fron of house at a hostel in Croatia. I checked in and greeted guests and helped keep the kitchen and communal areas tidy. I helped organise grouo events for in the common area and reccomended nearby attractions and tours for tourists.
In 2024 I spent some time working in the UK. I first worked on the remote Isle of Rum, I was in the bunkhouse there and kept the common areas, bathrooms, campsite and cabins clean and maintained to a very high standard.
I also worked at a Cafe on the Isle of Skye, I worked between the kitchen and front of house. It was my first time working in a kitchen setting where I got to assist with preparing food for paying customers! I also helped with local music and arts events in the area.
After the 2024 Summer season I started working in an Inn as a kitchen porter. I have taken on further responsibilities by helping with prepation of food, cooking and playing meals. It has been an exciting new challenge.
Age
29
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Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
NoSpecial dietary requirements
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I spent a Month on Rum in June and and was the first summertime workawayer. Rum was the first scottish Isle I visited and I am so glad I went! I have never stayed in such a small community before and despite Rum being more remote than I have been before I never felt too far away from anything I needed.… read more
I had a wonderful stay in October/November 2024. The hostel has great facilities and a very relaxed and easy going attitude. The work was enjoyable, we did 4 hour shifts in the afternoon and evening that consisted of checking in guests and showing them the facilities as well as cleaning up and closing of the kitchen and… read more
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I spent a Month on Rum in June and and was the first summertime workawayer. Rum was the first scottish Isle I visited and I am so glad I went! I have never stayed in such a small community before and despite Rum being more remote than I have been before I never felt too far away from anything I needed.… read more
I had a wonderful stay in October/November 2024. The hostel has great facilities and a very relaxed and easy going attitude. The work was enjoyable, we did 4 hour shifts in the afternoon and evening that consisted of checking in guests and showing them the facilities as well as cleaning up and closing of the kitchen and… read more
We worked for three hours in the morning doing basic tasks of keeping the kitcken clean… read more
Tem is a fantastic person, so funny, team player, helpful, attentive to the others... sensitive, strong!!! We spent a month together with the rest of the team, preparing a festival at home... and honestly without Tem the experience would have been so different!
Your help and energy has been precious Tem, so grateful… read more
From the moment I met Andre and arrived I was super excited to be there and to be apart of this project. It is a beautiful and speacial place. I was welcomed into Andres home and found it very comfortable and welcoming.
The work was… read more
My second workaway and it was so lovely. Sam was easy to communicate with prior to arriving and was very lovely to stay with. She is friendly and kind and so easy to talk too!
Sam collected me from the airport and made sure I was comfortable during my stay. Her home is so relaxing and has a nice energy.
I loved… read more
This was my first workaway and I wish I had allowed for more time, I was sad to be leaving when I did.
Raul is a wonderful person to get to know, I am very excited for the plans he has in store for creating a wonderful space for the dogs to stay. Raul is a great host… read more
