Profile information
Travel information
We are currently
At home
Our next destination:
Germany - from Aug 2026 until Aug 2026 View all
Description
Hi, we are Nico and Alex, 22 year old twins from Denmark.
We're both happily studying at university and living in international dorms in Copenhagen, but we're longing for a bit of outside, hands-on, nature-work.
During our gap years, we have both participated in several volunteering projects. Together we volunteered on a farm and some community projects in Southeast Asia. Nico recently also volunteered for a month on an alpaca farm in Norway. Alex previously volunteered with an emergency aid organization in Ukraine and two permaculture farms in Italy.
Though we are raised in suburbia and currently live in a capital city, these volunteering experiences have given us rudimentary skills of farmwork. Neither of us are expert carpenters, animal handlers or farmers, but we are quick learners and like to get our hands dirty.
With this said, we have quite a bit of personal experience with the general concept of volunteering and with the role of being guests in the homes of different hosts.
Interests
DIY & crafts
Books
Sustainability
Politics / Social justice
Culture
Cooking & food
Languages
Languages spoken
Danish: Fluent
English: Fluent
German: Beginner
Spanish: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
We both speak a little bit of Spanish and German, and would like to improve both, especially German :) In return, we're fluent in English and Danish, and are happy to share our skills.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Some knowledge of:
Eco Projects
Being an elderly companion
Life at a Farmstay
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
General Maintenance
Animal Care
Able to teach about:
Languages
More details about your skills
I’m always curious and outgoing to everyone I meet, which means I am pretty much always able to get along very well with others! When I was younger I travelled to the US for a year on high school exchange, and have just finished an economics oriented high school in Denmark. I have also had a part time job on the side since I was 13 years old. I have always travelled a lot with my family, and I have also had several solo-traveling experiences. More recently I have have gotten more practical, social and travel experience by volunteering in an NGO in Ukraine, and at a permaculture farm in Italy.
Age
22 & 22
What else ...
The most interesting thing for me is meeting and being influenced by other people. I find it very valuable whenever I can discuss something with someone different from myself.
More specifically, I really enjoy cooking and I always love learning about local food culture. I would really enjoy gaining some new cooking knowledge and experience, and perhaps even pass on some of the food from my own country!
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Feedback
Four days before our arrival, we found out that Ms Rani didn't have space for us in her house as planned. However she planned for us that we could join her friend's other workaway project in Malang, which we did, and which we actually had a great time… read more
Our work was really light (2x 1-2 hour shifts per day) and included taking care of cows, pigs, chickens, goats and some light gardening. We stayed there during the rainy season and therefore the English club was cancelled, which meant that we didn't teach any English… read more
Both the work and the facilities are exactly like described. Mallory's house is in a beautiful and peaceful area and Calatafimi is a lovely little town. Mallory and her… read more
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Feedback
Four days before our arrival, we found out that Ms Rani didn't have space for us in her house as planned. However she planned for us that we could join her friend's other workaway project in Malang, which we did, and which we actually had a great time… read more
Our work was really light (2x 1-2 hour shifts per day) and included taking care of cows, pigs, chickens, goats and some light gardening. We stayed there during the rainy season and therefore the English club was cancelled, which meant that we didn't teach any English… read more
Both the work and the facilities are exactly like described. Mallory's house is in a beautiful and peaceful area and Calatafimi is a lovely little town. Mallory and her… read more
