Emma Yasumi & Natasha

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We are currently
Travelling
Activities we are interested in:
We are interested in learning about local food and music culture. If you know of any cheap bites or venues, we would love to join you!
Our next destination:
Mexico - from Sep 2022 until Oct 2022
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Hello! My name is Emma. I am half Japanese and half Polish, born in London. I am travelling with my friend Natasha, from Leicester, UK. I spent the summer of 2021 at Workaways in the Balkans; now we are in Latin America! We have experience with gardening, DIY, cooking and animal care. I have previously worked in a number of fields ranging from PR/Marketing to event production, but my all time favourite job was working at a riding barn, caring for horses and teaching beginner riding lessons. Natasha is a whizz at DIY and anything artsy or design related, and even renovated her house on her own. We also love to cook, and during our stay we would like to make you some delicious meals to thank you for your hospitality :D
Interests
Beach
Nature
Sailing / Boating
Adventure sports
Water sports
Yoga / Wellness
Dancing
Charity work
Farming
Gardening
Carpentry
Sustainability
Animals
Pets
Languages
Art & design
Performing arts
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Writing

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Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Japanese: Beginner
More details about my language interests
We would love to improve our Japanese and Spanish! We would be able to teach English and Italian.
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Babysitting and creative play
Being an elderly companion
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Charity Work
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
More details about your skills
- Livestock Management (8 years experience caring for horses and teaching students)
- Cooking (professionally trained with an emphasis on Italian cuisine and fine dining with 9 years restaurant & catering experience)
- Restaurant management (2 years experience running own restaurant in London)
- Event production (5 years experience working in various London music venues and organising own events)
- Public Relations and Marketing (3 years agency experience)
Age
37 & 43
What else ...
Our passions are regional food and music, and we would like to explore the local scene of each country we visit over the next year.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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15/08/2022

Left by host (Come and join an urban ...) for Workawayer ()

It was great to have Emma and Oliver with us. We wish they could have stayed longer! Both of them beautiful people, very proactive and a pleasure to work with. We really enjoyed knowing them and their little dog Spirulino ❤️

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11/08/2022

(Come and join an urban ...)

We had a really lovely experience working with Julie for 2 weeks. The cafe is run by a collective of cool, down to earth people, who made us feel welcome throughout our stay. It is easily the most popular hangout for locals in the neighbourhood, and I’m glad that we visited during the low season and were able to have an authentic, non-touristic… read more

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18/05/2022

Left by host (Help on my orchard and learn ...) for Workawayer ()

These guys were amazing. They are easygoing, trustworthy and independent, something I value a lot.They helped me with plastering and wood chopping and the tasks were completed accordingly. They came with 'firulino' , a nice friendly dog, who behaved pretty well. Just a bit sad I couldn't show them more around because it was a busy week. The best… read more

(Excellent )

14/05/2022

(Help on my orchard and learn ...)

We spent just over a week at Junior’s and had a great experience. Junior was a great host and easy to relate to; he is well travelled and so was a good bridge between us and the local culture. We spent most of the time between plastering (the mud house we were staying in) and landscaping (chopping wood, clearing brush, watering plants). One day we… read more

(Excellent )

12/02/2022

Left by host (Children, home, horses and ...) for Workawayer ()

Emma and Oliver
This two amazing, unique people were such an enrichment for all of us (the kids, me, other workawayers, the guests, the horses.. ). They helped me a lot and were as well really self-sufficient. They did ofen more than i asked for, and were super offensive and effective in solving all the stuff that was to be solved or simply done.… read more

(Excellent )

31/08/2021

(Children, home, horses and ...)

We enjoyed our stay with Nana in the mountains of central Serbia! She has a beautiful home and guest house, and the surrounding nature is stunning. Nana was patient, kind and accommodating. We had lots of things in common, and I enjoyed chatting to her. I worked as a guide for horseback riding guests, and Oliver was mostly in the kitchen preparing… read more

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15/08/2022

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11/08/2022

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18/05/2022

Left by host (Help on my orchard and learn ...) for Workawayer ()

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14/05/2022

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help on my orchard and learn ...)

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12/02/2022

Left by host (Children, home, horses and ...) for Workawayer ()

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31/08/2021

Left by Workawayer () for host (Children, home, horses and ...)

(Excellent )

25/08/2021

Left by Workawayer () for host (Join our small family on a ...)

We absolutely loved our stay with Vuk and Andrea! It was a very educational experience, and we learned loads about beekeeping, distilling, cheese making and traditional cuisine. The hours were more than fair, and some days we worked even less than the agreed amount. Even though he is a really busy guy (understatement of the year!) Vuk took time… read more

(Excellent )

25/08/2021

Left by host (Join our small family on a ...) for Workawayer ()

Emma is a wonderful person. It was an honor to meet her. She was very helpful. And it was a pleasure to spend free time together. I hope she enjoyed it too. She is an excellent professional with horses ... she also gave us a lot about tidying up the house, the shed, the basement. It was really easy to agree ... With their husband, they cooked… read more

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24/07/2021

Left by host (Relax and help out surrounded ...) for Workawayer ()

Ema and Oliver a very nice couple!we was very satisfy about everything what they do!All the work what Ema and Olive do by our house was Perfect!this people work real very good,,,Ema clean all and everything,,,she make my garden like park!Oliver also do all work in garden and in door or out door very seriously!we have too some fun together ,,, we… read more

(Excellent )

17/07/2021

Left by Workawayer () for host (Relax and help out surrounded ...)

We absolutely loved our stay with Lily and Ivan! Our travel plans changed, and they accepted us on short notice for a week's stay, and we are so happy/grateful they did. Lily and Ivan are both lovely, warm people, and we truly felt as though we were part of the family. Their holiday home, where we worked, is in a tranquil and beautiful setting,… read more

(Excellent )

24/06/2021

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help a family with natural ...)

We were very happy that our first workaway experience was with Zoran. He is very kind and accommodating - a great host for sure. His raw vegan recipes are amazing too - don’t knock it til you’ve tried it! We felt so much more energised after a week of eating clean with him. He is very knowledgeable about many things.

In terms of work we did… read more

(Excellent )

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