David & Joanne

United Kingdom
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We are currently
Travelling
Our next destination:
Spain - from Jul 2024 until Aug 2025
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Hello. We are David and Jo, a married couple originally from UK. Since 2019 we have divided our time between our home in the south of Spain and doing Workaway projects in other parts of the world.

The work and locations have been extremely varied: we taught English in the Indian Himalayas and more recently in Rwanda, we have assisted business projects in Mexico and Colombia, we worked with the owners of a lodge to build a website in Japan and we pruned trees for a lovely family in Louisiana!

David's work experience includes international business development, language teaching (qualified), and book writing (two travel books published). His speciality is global logistics; he has worked in all regions of the world and established a network of offices through Africa, Middle East and South America to provide distribution and marketing options to international publishers. He now speaks Spanish and Portuguese to an advanced level as well as some French and German.

Jo's experience is in IT and project management. Her speciality is the implementation of billing systems on behalf of multinational organisations, work that has taken her to many countries. She is also a Callan Method qualified English teacher and an amateur painter specialising in water colours. Her other interests include yoga and cooking.

We have considerable combined experience in hospitality and organising social events, both professionally and as trustees of a charity. We enjoy outdoor life, regularly participate in different kinds of sport and have been lucky enough to travel to many parts of the world for both business and pleasure (over 100 countries in total).

We are sociable people with a sense of responsibility (and a sense of humour!) and always looking to make a positive contribution to a worthwhile project. We enjoy working, particularly in an organisational and educational capacity, and take a pride in being reliable and punctual. We are non-smokers, we eat all kinds of food and consider ourselves to be very adaptable.

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Interests
Charity work
Cooking & food
Photography
Music
History
Culture
Cycling
Drawing & painting
Hiking
Fitness
Farming
Languages
Mountain
Outdoor activities
Nature
Technology
Winter sports
Yoga / Wellness
Writing
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Portuguese: Intermediate
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Languages
Teaching
Some knowledge of:
Hospitality/Tourism
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
David: Qualified English teacher through International House
and Callan Method Organisation
International business experience, publishing
Author
Company director, charity trustee
Languages: English (native), Spanish (B2), Portuguese
French, German (B1)

Joanne: Project Manager
Computer (background in IT)
Qualified English teacher through Callan Method Organisation
Cooking
Farm experience (grew up on a farm)
Languages: English (native), Spanish (A2), German
Age
68 & 52
What else ...
Play golf and tennis, regular hikers, skiers, cyclists and try to play chess!
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No
- Special dietary requirements
  No, we eat everything

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26 Mar 2024

Left by host (Come and help at our ...) for Workawayer ()

Once again I like to thank so much Jo and David Jenkins .They have been wonderful volunteers, very helpful for a month at our school. We have been very lucky to be able to meet them through Workaway. We wish them all the best.
We are greatly thankful for the time you have given us.

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21 Feb 2024

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We have just completed four wonderful weeks at the school and it was a really great experience. It has grown from 12 students to more than 500 in less than twenty years and that reflects the enthusiasm and professionalism of all concerned.
The facilities at the school are extremely good and the setting amongst the hills is beautiful.

Muhanga… read more

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5 Dec 2023

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Jo and David were a lovely couple and awesome people! We hit it off the moment they arrived. They were friendly, personable, easy going, with lots of rich stories to share and of course were very willing to take on any odd projects we threw their way. They both helped a lot with the edging, weeding, moving bricks, preparing and finishing beds and… read more

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31 Oct 2023

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We had a great time with Linni and Trent, it was a fabulous experience. They were such fun hosts, extremely kind and hospitable and we laughed a lot during our two weeks with them.
We worked outside in the yard in the beautiful setting next to the Bayou Teche and enjoyed free time in the lovely little town of Breaux Bridge and playing sport in the… read more

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27 Sep 2023

Left by Workawayer () for host (Seeking a couple or two ...)

We have just spent a couple of weeks at the home of Christine and John and thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Their primary concern was that we enjoyed our time in Bloomington and they did everything to ensure that we did. The tasks varied from light manual tasks to video production and Christine was extremely relaxed about the schedule. They are… read more

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26 Sep 2023

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Jo and David couldn’t have been better WORKAWAY guests. They were a pleasure to have in our home and we’d welcome them back anytime. They are wonderful, caring, and considerate, and very easy to have around. They are also great conversationalists. They were excellent help in a variety of tasks including peeling and cutting apples, cooking dinner… read more

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26 Mar 2024

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21 Feb 2024

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5 Dec 2023

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31 Oct 2023

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27 Sep 2023

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26 Sep 2023

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15 May 2023

Left by host (Help our family and enjoy the ...) for Workawayer ()

Dave and Jo were an absolute pleasure to have around the lodge, we loved having them stay with us. They were are great help with going over our websites proofreading them and making changes where needed. Dave is also an excellent writer which came in very handy when writing up blog posts. Our son Finn took a real shine to Jo and was great at… read more

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13 May 2023

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help our family and enjoy the ...)

We stayed for 3 weeks with Neil and Tayler (and our little hero Finn) and it was fabulous. They treated us as friends from the moment we arrived and we enjoyed their company so much. The lodge is great and the rooms are extremely comfortable. We helped them with the websites and IT and hope we made a fair contribution. They could not have been… read more

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27 Feb 2023

Left by host (Enjoy teaching at a charity ...) for Workawayer ()

David and Jo were wonderful volunteers. They took over my Grammar classes and did a great job of teaching. They were enthusiastic, always smiling and always ready to help out when needed. We would have them back again in a heartbeat.

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7 Oct 2022

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We have just spent a month helping at Lori's school and what a delightful experience it was.
Lori herself is such a hospitable lady and she is working so hard to provide a great education for her pupils. No wonder they are such a happy bunch of kids. This is really a beautiful part of the world (the views are stunning), we were made to feel at… read more

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1 Mar 2021

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We have just had the privilege of spending two weeks with Peter and Lynette. And what a great two weeks it was. We were treated as long lost friends from the moment we arrived and everything about our time there was better than we could have possibly wished for. They are lovely people and we were fascinated by the art that Lynette produces in her… read more

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28 Feb 2021

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David and Jo have just left us after just over two weeks and we are sad. We achieved such a lot in that time and, most importantly, have made two very firm friends.

David's keenness and ability to help around the house and jungle/garden with our various tasks that ranged from gardening to concrete laying, to high ladder-work was such a boon to… read more

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17 Nov 2020

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help look after our house and ...)

We stayed at the Mas for two weeks to house and dog sit while Ilona, James and the family took a holiday. They are lovely people, the property is fabulous and the dogs were friendly and great fun. Communication was excellent, both ahead of the stay and during the time we were there. All in all it was an extremely pleasant experience and I hope… read more

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