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Travel information
We are currently
At home
Our next destination:
Canary Islands, Spain - from Oct 2025 until Dec 2025 View all
Description
Hi!
We’re Aris and Ija from Latvia. We recently (4 years ago) started building our own homestead in the countryside, where we practice permaculture, organic gardening and seed saving. At home we are also Workaway hosts, but this time we’d love to switch roles and join as Workawayers.
Aris enjoys woodworking, building, plumbing, electricity, garden design and creating food forests. Ija is passionate about herbs, gardening, homestead chores, painting, and using permaculture methods in daily life. Together we also save and share heirloom seeds with local communities.
We have raised two grown up kids, renovated apartments, and are now building our homestead step by step. We really enjoy working together and feel that as a team we can take on almost anything.
We’d love to escape the cold winter for a while, meet new people, and gain fresh experiences by helping out in someone else’s project.
Interests
Van lifeVideographyTechnologySustainabilityPetsCultureSelf developmentCharity workArt & designFarmingPlant careDIY & craftsPhotographyGardeningCooking & foodBloggingDrawing & paintingCarpentryAnimalsCampingFitnessYoga / WellnessSailing / BoatingMountainBeachHikingNature
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Latvian (Lettish): Fluent
Russian: Fluent
German: BeginnerMore 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
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
House and pet sitting
Art Projects
Languages
Able to teach about:
Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills
Aris & Ija
We both have extensive gardening and homesteading experience since childhood. We like to grow food organically.
Aris
• Homestead & garden design
• Permaculture design and food forest development
• Gardening, plant care, propagation, seed saving
• Composting (regular & hot)
• Chicken care
• DIY homestead projects and off-grid systems
• Basic construction, woodworking, roofing
• Plumbing, electricity, video surveillance setup
• IT: PC maintenance, network configuration, website building, AI-related knowledge
Ija
• Gardening, plant care, propagation, seed saving
• Chicken care
• Garden & house design
• Wood finishing, sanding, painting
• Cooking, food preservation: pickling, fermenting, drying
• Herbs & natural remedies: growing, collecting, preparing teas, tinctures, powders, and other preparations for health care.
Age
44 & 43

Some more information

Smoker

Driver's licence

Allergies

Special dietary requirements
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Lili and Wolfgang made it an unforgettable adventure. We gained an amazing hands-on experience with daily tasks and chores that truly reflect what life in Gran Canaria is like, which was one of our main… read more
We took part in many different tasks, from gardening, taking… read more


