Grace

Australia
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At home
Description
Hi! I'm Grace from Australia 🐨

I love learning new things and am always open to new experiences; I'm keen to help wherever I can!
I'm really fond of baking, helping in the kitchen, art, writing, photography and nature.

I'm also a huge fan of karaoke and singing everywhere, and I'm happiest when eating nice food :) Super excited to keep exploring the world and meeting new people from all walks of life!
Interests
Gardening
Pets
Water sports
Books
Architecture
Events & social
Writing
Videography
Sailing / Boating
Self development
Sustainability
Photography
Performing arts
Nature
Languages
Music
Cooking & food
History
Dancing
Fashion or beauty
DIY & crafts
Culture
Blogging
Beach
Art & design
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Japanese: Intermediate
Tagalog: Intermediate
Korean: Beginner
More 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.
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Charity Work
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
Teaching
More details about your skills
Communications: I have professional experience in content, editorial publishing, digital marketing and corporate communications, so I am comfortable with content writing, editing, photography, social media, event management and more. I have also completed studies in radio and podcasting. If you need someone to help with content, I'm ready to lend a hand!

Reception/cultural exchange: I worked as a receptionist for Japanese guesthouses in Nagasaki and Kobe. I also volunteered with welcoming international students to my university and ran cultural exchange/volunteer programs for 3 years.

Language exchange: Worked at English cafes in Busan (South Korea), Okayama (Japan) and Okinawa (Japan) with various age groups, ranging from children and teens to the elderly. I've also taught Japanese via private tutoring in Australia.

Languages:
Native English
Advanced Japanese
Basic Korean

Housekeeping/Renovation: I worked at a traditional Japanese inn (ryokan) in the Goto Islands, plus guesthouses in Nagasaki, Kobe and Kyoto, doing all sorts of housekeeping and cleaning duties. I've also done volunteer work renovating guesthouses/Airbnbs in Kobe, Ibaraki and Shizuoka.
Age
31
What else ...
Hobbies: Baking, photography, visiting art/history museums, enjoying nature, cafe hopping, pilates, going to the beach, taking walks in the park, singing and enjoying live music. I also try to kayak and go biking wherever I travel!
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No
- Special dietary requirements
  No

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19 Jul 2020

Left by Workawayer () for host (Live on Ojika island and help ...)

First of all - a massive thank you to Taiyo-san, his family and amazing staff!!! I initially planned to stay for 1 month last September, but kept extending until I ended up in Ojika for 3 months instead because I loved it so much!

Volunteers stay in a Japanese style house with tatami and futon about 1-2 minute walk from the guest accommodation,… read more which makes it a very easy ‘commute’ to work. Work itself is very reasonable, with breakfast around 7.40am and cleaning/any other work until 12pm. If you are in housekeeping, you will usually help clean the inn and capsule hostel bedrooms/bathrooms, public spaces, karaoke bar next door (owned by Taiyo-san’s cheerful mum!), sometimes the other properties around town, and setting up for lunch service. We then have lunch together, and then you’re free until 6.20pm. You’ll then help with dinner service, and also eat your own meal with other volunteers in the kitchen. I also helped briefly with translating and proof-reading the inn’s pamphlet from Japanese to English, occasionally took photos for their SNS and showed some guests around the island with Taiyo-san’s mum :) Living here was also a great opportunity to practice Japanese, or start learning!

All meals are included - also on your days off - thanks to the amazing Ume-san. He’s an amazing chef and I ate a lot better here than I do back home in Australia haha :’) You can also use the bikes, snorkelling and fishing gear to explore the island when the customers aren’t using them and I have the best memories riding around the beaches, pine tree forests and towns almost everyday I was there. On clear nights, it’s also really common to see shooting stars and the Milky Way!

Everyone there is incredibly friendly and supportive; they really go out of their way to include you in island life and events. While I was there we participated in the island’s sports festival, dance festival (we practiced a few traditional dances and performed them in town wearing yukata!), went fishing with Japanese Youtubers, did pilates and zazen meditation in a temple with painted dragon ceilings, played games and watched presentations for the local school’s English Day, hung out with locals singing in the karaoke bar, went boating around the islands with Taiyo-san’s parents, and countless more memories.

This was my very first Workaway, and I can't think of a better experience to begin with! I had such a great time and made so many lifelong friends along the way. Thank you again to Taiyo-san, his family, the staff and Ojika Island, I’ll definitely come back in the future :)

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18 Jul 2020

Left by Workawayer () for host (Come and help us in our hotel ...)

Thank you to this place/the team for such a fun time in Kobe! I stayed from the beginning of April to mid-May this year, and really enjoyed it. I had a quick Skype chat with the manager Aki-san before my stay, and I worked doing a mixture of housekeeping, reception and renovation. I helped with reception since I could speak a bit of Japanese, so… read more

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18 Jul 2020

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help out with some DIY or get ...)

First of all, a huge thank you to Yuichi-san and Mami-san for their hospitality and friendship!! I stayed at their home for one month, and had a great time with them and the other Workaway volunteers. It was like being in a little family, having dinner together every night, going to the onsen and local restaurants after work sometimes, having… read more

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4 Jul 2020

Left by host for Workawayer ()

Grace,
Thank you for coming to my home! !!

Grace helped us with various jobs every day, which was very helpful to us.
She will continue to take the initiative in helping the host.

Grace is a bright and wonderful personality that can be applied anywhere.

Also, he has high communication skills and is very good at Japanese.

Please come back again… read more

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