Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
At home
My next destination:
Japan - from Sep 2025 until Oct 2025 View all
Description
Through Workaway I've had terrific experiences in France, Croatia, Bosnia, and Bulgaria doing a wide variety of jobs such as basic renovations, garden/yard/farm work, plastering, painting, helping in hostels, making art and caring for creatures. I also volunteered for about a year in various refugee camps and on borders in Eastern Europe which inspired my pursuit of a degree in human services, justice and liberation.
More recently I've been working as a gardener and I'm in the midst of some big life transitions, so I'm excited to visit Japan for the first time!
In my free time I delight in textiles (namely crochet, quilting, visible mending, and creative reuse), analog visual art in general, singing & storytelling, live theatre, casual outdoor adventures, plants and cooking.
Interests
Sustainability
Self development
Camping
Yoga / Wellness
Politics / Social justice
Plant care
Photography
Pets
Performing arts
Outdoor activities
Nature
Music
Mountain
Languages
Hitchhiking
LGBTQ
Hiking
Gardening
Farming
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Culture
Cooking & food
Books
Art & design
Animals
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Art Projects
Being an elderly companion
General Maintenance
More details about your skills
Sewing, basic computer skills, basic building skills, interior & exterior painting, push mowing, planting, pruning, thinning & picking fruit, cooking, food service and hospitality experience, creativity, organization, basic medical training
Age
29
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Feedback
22 Oct 2015
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Get involved with an art ...)
I cannot believe it has taken me this long to write a review for the remarkable Margaret! I spent nearly a month and a half in her charming patch of Ivancha, and it was truly a delight in the midst of a dreary winter. Helping with the pups, making art, sharing conversation and music, eating delicious food and keeping cozy by fire in good company… read more
(Excellent
)
6 Mar 2015
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Help an American-Irish family ...)
I only spent one week here with the Scott clan and unfortunately was sick right in the middle of it, so I certainly didn't get to enjoy myself as much as I could have. Louise and Porter made sure that I was well taken care of though. My boyfriend and I had the little guesthouse to ourselves and ample food allowance for the week. We also had a few… read more
(Very good
)
12 Nov 2014
Left by host for Workawayer ()
Sarah and her boyfriend Simon spent a week working with us preparing and painting a ceiling in the first floor apartment on our worksite. They did really good, clean work, sanding down the surfaces to prepare them for painting and then applying paint.
Sarah is a great girl, confident, enthuastic, hard-working and fun to be around. She has a good… read more
Sarah is a great girl, confident, enthuastic, hard-working and fun to be around. She has a good… read more
(Excellent
)
14 Feb 2015
Left by host for Workawayer ()
Lovely Sarah was with us for about 5 weeks and we really enjoyed her stay. Normally we don't take on such young work-awayers but in her case we were very happy to have made an exception of our own rule. She is funny, always in a good mood, works very hard, and we could always trust her to do any job we asked of her, and do it well! Dear Sarah, we… read more
(Excellent
)
5 Feb 2015
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Volunteer farm, forestry and ...)
I don't even know where to begin in sharing the fantastic experiences I had here!! Paul, Bianca, and Toby (and the menagerie of cats, dogs, cows, pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese) went above and beyond as hosts and I felt so at home working, drinking, and laughing alongside them in my 5 weeks there. I did everything from grinding feed to helping… read more
(Excellent
)
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22 Oct 2015
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Get involved with an art ...)
I cannot believe it has taken me this long to write a review for the remarkable Margaret! I spent nearly a month and a half in her charming patch of Ivancha, and it was truly a delight in the midst of a dreary winter. Helping with the pups, making art, sharing conversation and music, eating delicious food and keeping cozy by fire in good company… read more
(Excellent)
6 Mar 2015
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Help an American-Irish family ...)
I only spent one week here with the Scott clan and unfortunately was sick right in the middle of it, so I certainly didn't get to enjoy myself as much as I could have. Louise and Porter made sure that I was well taken care of though. My boyfriend and I had the little guesthouse to ourselves and ample food allowance for the week. We also had a few… read more
(Very good)
12 Nov 2014
Left by host for Workawayer ()
Sarah and her boyfriend Simon spent a week working with us preparing and painting a ceiling in the first floor apartment on our worksite. They did really good, clean work, sanding down the surfaces to prepare them for painting and then applying paint.
Sarah is a great girl, confident, enthuastic, hard-working and fun to be around. She has a good… read more
Sarah is a great girl, confident, enthuastic, hard-working and fun to be around. She has a good… read more
(Excellent)
14 Feb 2015
Left by host for Workawayer ()
Lovely Sarah was with us for about 5 weeks and we really enjoyed her stay. Normally we don't take on such young work-awayers but in her case we were very happy to have made an exception of our own rule. She is funny, always in a good mood, works very hard, and we could always trust her to do any job we asked of her, and do it well! Dear Sarah, we… read more
(Excellent)
5 Feb 2015
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Volunteer farm, forestry and ...)
I don't even know where to begin in sharing the fantastic experiences I had here!! Paul, Bianca, and Toby (and the menagerie of cats, dogs, cows, pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese) went above and beyond as hosts and I felt so at home working, drinking, and laughing alongside them in my 5 weeks there. I did everything from grinding feed to helping… read more
(Excellent)
5 Feb 2015
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Live with a Franco-New ...)
Dear Kate, Marc and Antoine,
This review is long over due, but I had an absolutely FANTASTIC first workaway experience in your home! I continue to use you as a standard for my new hosts, and by Jove, that's a high standard. I immediately felt so welcome and was astonished by your generosity and how much you did to help your volunteers have a great… read more
This review is long over due, but I had an absolutely FANTASTIC first workaway experience in your home! I continue to use you as a standard for my new hosts, and by Jove, that's a high standard. I immediately felt so welcome and was astonished by your generosity and how much you did to help your volunteers have a great… read more
(Excellent)
24 Oct 2014
Left by host (Live with a Franco-New ...) for Workawayer ()
Sarah... thanks for coming to help us out here. It has been a pleasure meeting you and getting to know you. Many, many thanks for all your hard work - in the house, the gîtes and the garden...... cleaning the gîtes, stripping ivy off the stone walls, shifting piles of earth and even bigger piles of stones, treating all the boards for the new… read more
(Excellent)
