From: United Kingdom
Couple account
07/02/2020 - 30/04/2020
Travelling
We are two Sweets (a long term nickname for eachother, call it short for sweetie, sweetheart, whatever you want) who love to be outdoors – whether it be laying in the grass or beach, taking in sunshine, or enjoying one of the many outdoor activities such as hiking, surfing, swimming or rock climbing. Most things outdoors really. Simply, it doesn’t have to be anything fancy as far as it’s outside.
We are also very much into finding a sustainable and green way of living. So when it comes to buying equipment/clothing a good, ethical company is fore front. Apart from that, we explore package free shopping and organic home grown greens and veg and would love to get more experience in permaculture.
Our aim is to get out there as much as possible and explore the world. We have a real passion for travel as it makes us feel truly alive and that adventure spirit gets our hearts beating! We’re not big fans of cities and crowds (unless they are outdoorsy) as we like to be close to nature.
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Being an elderly companion
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Charity Work
Teaching
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Language practice
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Hospitality/Tourism
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Oliver is an IT engineer by profession and Santa has skills in office coordination, administration especially in Human Resources and Events organisation.
We are both hard working outdoor people and are no strangers to manual work. In Latvia (Santa's native country) it is known as "talka", which pretty much means everyone coming together to work (manual work!) towards a goal. This could mean moving and cutting a lorry load of firewood, digging a ditch, re-turfing or trimming hedges. We also over a number of years learned how to keep and grow our own vegetables and the odd strawberry. We both are animals lovers - we've cared for cats, dogs, and a rabbit. We regularly cat-sit for Oliver's parents. Santa also has a lot of experience with horses and horse riding.
We both cook, and like to use our own produce when we can.
Being outdoor lovers we also know a thing or two about rock climbing, surfing, hiking and cycling.
English: Fluent
Latvian (Lettish): Fluent
French: Beginner
Russian: Beginner
36 & 30
We are both keen rock climbers and like to do things outdoors. We have attended a outdoor survival course, where we learned how to build a shelter, cook bread from flour and water, a bit of orienteering, and other outdoorsy skills. We like camping and hiking in the mountains or cliff paths. In the past we have climbed Snowdon, Scafell Pike and highest of all Kilimanjaro.
On rainy days we don't mind spending time indoors reading a book or playing board games (our favourite Catan) or doing a puzzle.
Santa is also interested in Yoga and meditation practice and we both like to stay fit by exercising regularly.
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Santa does not eat meat
