Sebastian & Sierra

Germany & Estonia
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Our next destination:
Germany - from Apr 2026 until Jun 2026
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Hi, we're Fern and Sierra, and we recently graduated and are looking for volunteering experiences before doing our PhD/Masters. We're interested in learning sustainable practices, hands-on environmental research, and ecological protection.

In terms of hobbies, Fern enjoys playing classical guitar, doing embroidery, bouldering, and hiking. They're also a decent baker, something of a computing enthusiast, and eager to be a hard worker. Fern will be studying Polar Sciences in Sweden in September. Fern is vegan so we're really good at cooking vegan meals.

Sierra enjoys painting, tattooing, and making mosaics out of recycled tiles. She likes to boulder and hiking as well. She's really interested in sustainable building practices, permaculture and off-grid living, and has a lot of programming skills - she's hoping to combine her interests in the future.

We're a queer couple, and anywhere we volunteer should be LGBTQ friendly.

In the future, we're interested in converting a camper van and a sailboat to travel whilst leading fulfilling research-based careers, one day settling down to start a self-sustainable home in some cozy community.
Interests
Hiking
Camping
Mountain
Sailing / Boating
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Animals
Drawing & painting
Van life
Sustainability
Vegetarian or vegan
LGBTQ
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Estonian: Intermediate
French: Beginner
More details about my language interests
We're open to picking up pretty much anything. Sierra's currently working on her Spanish, and Fern just likes languages in general. We're both confident in teaching English, and Fern can teach Spanish.
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Eco Projects
Charity Work
Life at a Farmstay
Creative DIY projects
Teaching
Some knowledge of:
Art Projects
Light gardening
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Light maintenance
Helping around the house
Able to teach about:
Languages
More details about your skills
Between the two of us, we have a bachelors in physics and a masters in computer science. We both speak fluent english and then varying levels of german, estonian, spanish, and french. We're both good at baking and cooking, particularly interesting vegan recipes. We love climbing and thru-hiking, and we both have a lot of energy to burn off.

Izzie has prior volunteering experience at a forest nature retreat, where she painted a mural and did various forest regeneration projects. Izzie has also been a camp counselor working with children aged six all the way to seventeen, and has a lot of experience aiding troubled teens. Izzie grew up on a farm, and isn't afraid to get really stuck in the muck. She's good at gardening, harvesting and long term food storage.

I'm Fern, and I like physical work. I've done autopsies on an internship, metalworking, woodworking and I really enjoy anything that takes me outdoors into nature. I'm also learning how to program computer systems. I've worked as a kitchen assistant, ironically enough frying steaks, and I prefer to be given tasks and left to my own devices.
Age
22 & 23
What else ...
We're both really into board games. Izzie loves to paint and create art in general.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Fern's vegan.

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1 Jun 2026

Left by Workawayer () for host (Experience living in a ...)

Mak and Matze have been the absolute best, most supportive hosts we could've asked for! We were the first workawayers to arrive here and they immediately made us feel very welcome and included in the community. Most of our days have been spent in the garden, learning more about ecological gardening - they have two types of composts and practice a… read more

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31 May 2026

Left by host (Experience living in a ...) for Workawayer ()

Sierra and Fern were absolutely amazing guests. They cooked delicious vegan meals, baked cakes and bread, and took excellent care of the kitchen — always preparing a special salt-free portion for the baby so the youngest member of our community was included. They brought many practical skills and used them proactively: Sierra repaired bicycles and… read more

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9 May 2026

Left by host (Join us at a vegan animal ...) for Workawayer ()

Fern and Sierra spent 3 weeks at the Sanctuary. They helped with the animals, helped to make the fence higher and created the most amazing mosaic on what use to be a very ugly wall.
I dont eat with the volunteers, but all the other volunteers have mentioned what amazing food they cook.
Lovely kind people with gentle energy.
Wishing you both… read more

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8 May 2026

Left by Workawayer () for host (Join us at a vegan animal ...)

Working at Annie's was our first experience at an animal sanctuary, and we quite enjoyed our time there. The area is also beautiful and rural, with plenty of hikes available.

Our tasks consisted mainly of cleaning different spaces for the animals, improving the fencing, and building a big mosaic on a wall. The optional dog walks in the evening… read more

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4 Apr 2026

Left by Workawayer () for host (Take part in a natural ...)

As our first workaway experience, Nimea and Paulo were very welcoming and we enjoyed the atmosphere a lot. I really liked learning about the agroforest as well as getting a more nuanced understanding of permaculture in practice.

The tasks were easy to manage and with a large group of volunteers we were able to play to our strengths as well as… read more

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