Melanie & Tobias

From: Austria

Account Type
Couple account
Travelling to
France, Portugal, Spain
Travel dates
15/04/2020 - 15/04/2021
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Our status
Travelling
Description
Hey hey,

we are Tobi and Mel, a couple from Vorarlberg-Austria. We love to travel and decided to do a last big journey, another adventure, before we are planning our Family. :) We are both very active and sporty people who love nature and animals. That´s why we spend a lot of time in the mountains, hiking, mountainbiking, down-hill racing or snowboarding. We also have a garden at home, where we plant our own vegetables and enjoy sunny days on our terrace. On our last trip to the canary Islands we also started surfing and absolutely fell in love.
Freedom, the ocean, new People, different cultures and the love for the uncertainty to not know where to be next week brought us to the decision to buy a campervan and we are so happy with it. Though we want to do our trip with the van, we decided to join workaway for getting in contact with People and cultures. We chose europe, especially France, Spain and Portugal for our journey. If it leads us to other countries too, we will take it as it is and probably love it anyway. :)
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Eco Projects
Some knowledge of:
Life at a Farmstay
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Language practice
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Animal Care
More details about your skills
Tobi is working as a polymechanic but has also an education as a social carer. He is artfully sent and not afraid of hard work. :) When our house was built he did lots of things on his own so as laying floor, put in solitary confinement, building the wooden Garage and so on.
Mel has studied social work and is currently working in a shared Apartment for mentally ill youth. She also has an education as a yogateacher (RYT 200), which is her real passion. :) Mel loves to work outside and is not squeamish. :) She had different summer Jobs as a landscape gardener.
Both of us are familiar with animals, especially Dogs (as we had our own two) but also others. As children we had cats, rabbits, goats, birds, chicken and so on. Also Both of our granddads were farmers so we know how to deal with cows and pigs and whatever is to do on a farm.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner
Age
31 & 35
What else ...
Mel loves a good book or trying new vegan recieps, especially cakes. She also does yoga and stretching and would love to learn Surfing proper.
Tobi is fanatical for Music and also likes to paint. On his bike he feels at home and he also fell for Surfing on the last trip so to learn it proper is also a Goal. :)
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Mel is vegan and tobi's vegetarian 😊

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30/10/2020

Left by Workawayer (Melanie & Tobias) for host for (Come help us out with some ...)

We absolutely had the best time with these two lovely guys. The accommodation was perfect and included everything needed. The work was diversified, included everything from gardening to painting, which we really enjoyed, especially in a beautiful garden like theirs. Keith and Peter were very flexible when it came to workinghours and also had the… read more

(Excellent )

29/10/2020

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We have just had a fantastic 4 weeks with Mel and Tobi helping us with the endless tasks around the house and garden. They took on board everything we asked them to do, and always worked willingly and with a huge amount of skill, care and enthusiasm. They have a very strong work ethic, and are not happy unless they see a job finished to their own… read more

(Excellent )

15/07/2020

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Melanie and Tobias were a couple with extraordinary skills personalities and education. They have undertaken all the tasks agreed and beyond ranging from painting repairs and gardening . They have worked together as a great team always with laughter and positive attitude .We could not believe our luck to have them in our homes . If any other host… read more

(Excellent )

13/07/2020

Left by Workawayer (Melanie & Tobias) for host for (Come and help us with some ...)

The workaway experience at the chateau was simply amazing. Alison and Costas are absolutely lovely, warm-hearted and generous people and we had the best time not only working for them but also getting to know family members, friends and other workawayers. We spent some lovely evenings with Alison's amazing dinners, great wine and best… read more

(Excellent )

08/06/2020

Left by Workawayer (Melanie & Tobias) for host for (Have a unique mountain ...)

We spent a week at domis and levis chalet in the mountains and had to do some renovation work. The only thing to complain about is that it never got really warm inside and that makes it a bit uncomfi. The chalet is situated in an amazingly beautiful area though and offers lots of hiking and bike trails. Domi, levi and their lovely son were happy… read more

(Very good )

10/05/2020

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Best workaway experience:)
Mel and Tobi were very kind, flexible and also hardworking. They spent just some days by us, but we could make some common lunches, we enjoyed those hours.
They helped very lot, self-motivated and with good handyman skills.
Welcome again anytime:)

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31/05/2020

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Mel & Tobi spent several weeks here on the farm. They have become family members for all of us. Mel knows how to handle difficult situations and can work as hard as ervey man does. She is very good with animals and made our garden look like a paradise for vegan’s. She is an enthusiastic nature love who is always in the mood to create something… read more

(Excellent )

27/04/2020

Left by Workawayer (Melanie & Tobias) for host for (Help out around our animal ...)

Wir hatten wirklich eine tolle Zeit bei Emanuel. 😊 Es gibt Einiges zu tun auf dem Hof und das wird sich, wenn man Emanuels Pläne kennt, auch nicht so schnell ändern. Wir mögen es allerdings sehr gerne, wenn wir genug und vor allem sinnvolle Arbeit haben und genau das ist es auf dem Hof: sinnvoll. Emanuel hat hier ein wirklich großartiges Projekt… read more am Start, welches er mit viel Elan und Herzblut betreibt. Es war schön, hier mitarbeiten zu dürfen, sowohl bei den Tieren als auch bei anderen anfallenden Arbeiten wie Zäune reparieren etc.
Emanuel sorgt dafür, dass jeder seine freien Tage hat und vor allem sorgt er perfekt für das leibliche Wohl aller. Er ist sehr großzügig und sein Essen schmeckt. Auch für Tobi, der eigentlich Fleischesser ist, war die vegane Ernährung gar kein Problem und er ist sogar ein bisschen auf den Geschmack gekommen. 😉
Emanuel weiß genau was er will und die aufgetragenen Arbeiten sollten gut erledigt werden, das versteht sich jedoch von selbst. Wer einfach nur zum Tiere streicheln kommt ist hier fehl am Platz.
Wir konnten sehr viel Neues lernen und Emanuel ist immer gewillt, einem Neues beizubringen.
Die Unterkünfte sind einfach aber gemütlich und wir mochten es, morgens aufzustehen und vor der Türe direkt auf einen Esel oder ein Schwein zu treffen. 😉
Wir hatten jedenfalls eine tolle Zeit, auch mit den anderen workawayern und den Mitgliedern vom Verein. Es läuft alles sehr familiär ab und es ist Abends immer Zeit für ein Bier und eine angenehme Unterhaltung.
Wir werden dem Gnadenhof definitiv wieder einen Besuch abstatten.
Vielen Dank für die schöne Zeit.

We really had a great time at Emanuel's farm. 😊 There's a lot to do and that wont change if you know Emanuel's plans. But we both really like to have enough useful work to do and thats exactly what it is on the farm: useful. Emanuel has an absolute great project running and he runs it with so much love and elan. It was a pleasure to work here, with the animals and also on different other projects so as making fences and stuff.
Emanuel always makes sure, that everybody gets their days off and that there's enough food in the fridge for everyone. He's a great chef too and even for tobi, who isn't vegan, it wasn't a problem, he liked it though.
Emanuel exactly knows what he wants and the work that should be done should be done properly. Of course. If you only come for cuddling animals you will be at the wrong place.
We were able to learn so many new things and Emanuel is always happy to teach you new stuff.
Accommodation is simple but comfi and we both loved to meat a pig or a donkey straight in front of our door. 😊
We really had a great time on the farm, also with the other workawayers and people helping out. There's always time for beer and a good chat in the evening.
We will definitely be back. Thanks for the great time.😊

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