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We are Peter and Alex, we were on a 22 month long bicycle touring trip in Asia when we got the New Zealand work and holiday visa. We enjoyed cycling, but we decided to finish this part of our trip and restart the next chapter in New Zealand without our beloved bicycles, and do more workaways instead of cycling. Of course we are planning to work in New Zealand, but between the jobs we would like to volunteer to discover local life and to acquire new skills, to participate in projects that are similar to our plans once we get back to Hungary (renovation/building a house, gardening, DIY). We also like to spend our time usefully. That’s why we did some workaway and wwoofing during our cycling trip. Peter has some agricultural knowledge and experience in construction of buildings, and also maintenance of cars, he can use different hand- and power tools, Alex speaks languages and has some experience already in wwofing, and we are eager to learn more. We enjoy working with our hands, and do not mind getting dirty if a task demands that. So far, during our cycling trip we volunteered together in Albania, in Greece and in Vietnam. We participated in olive harvest for two months, which was very demanding, but interesting activity!
Interests
Plant care
Cooking & food
Van life
Sustainability
Technology
Music
Outdoor activities
Mountain
History
Culture
Gardening
Cycling
Beach
Self development
Politics / Social justice
Nature
Languages
Hitchhiking
Hiking
Farming
Camping
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Hungarian: Fluent
Russian: IntermediateMore 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 we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Charity Work
Eco Projects
Being an elderly companion
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Life at a Farmstay
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Some knowledge of:
Languages
More details about your skills
Peter worked 10 years in their family-run business, in the construction. From his father, he learnt many things in this field, he also helped him to build their weekend house. He has good driving skills, has licence for truck also, and he is proficient user of hand-and power tools. By the way, he studied agricultural engineering.
Alex has some experience in permaculture and maintenance from wwoofing in Australia and New Caledonia and previously volunteered with mentally disabled people for a year in France.
We are both curious, willing to learn, persistent and hard-working.
Age
34 & 32
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
