Yumi & Tim

Japan & Netherlands
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Brazil - from Dec 2026 until Feb 2027
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Hello everyone!

We are Tim from the Netherlands and Yumi from Japan, a couple currently living in Norway.

We met in the Netherlands about two years ago while we were both traveling solo, and we decided to start a new adventure together.

Since then, we have traveled together to Spain, Italy, Georgia, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Albania. At the moment, we are living in Norway, where Tim’s family lives, while figuring out what kind of life we want to build together.

To help us figure this out, we would love to meet people who live in different ways, learn about your lifestyles, and experience your daily life firsthand.

We are especially interested in lifestyles that are close to nature, homeschooling, self-sufficient living, and other alternative ways of life. We would love to learn from you, share experiences and ideas, and explore new possibilities for our future.

We both love nature, hiking, camping, animals, and of course, traveling.
We are really looking forward to meeting you and sharing wonderful moments together.
Interests

Van life

Sustainability

Self development

Farming

Plant care

Drawing & painting

History

DIY & crafts

Architecture

Outdoor activities

Pets

Gardening

Hiking

Books

Cooking & food

Animals

Yoga / Wellness

Nature

Mountain

Camping
Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Japanese: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
German: Beginner

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:

Eco Projects

Some knowledge of:

Helping around the house

Light gardening

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

Creative DIY projects

House & pet sitting

Hospitality/Tourism

Light maintenance

Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills

Tim
- DIY projects and apartment renovation
- Farm work and operating heavy machinery
- Renovation and home improvement
- Gardening
- Taking care of animals

Yumi
- Gardening
- Painting
- House and pet sitting
- Au pair experience
- Cooking and baking ( I can cook Japanese food)
Age

29 & 37
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No
- Special dietary requirements
  No

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23 Dec 2024

Left by host (Come and experience life in ...) for Workawayer ()

Yumi stayed at our place for like 5 day's. She is a very nice person to have around and also very helpfull.
She did mainly some cleaningtasks for us. Super thanks for that Yumi!
One day she got on our bikes with us on a tour with a ride out. She was enjoying it a lot!

Thanks Yumi for your short stay with a lot of great help and fun.

Hope to see … read more

(Excellent )

17 Oct 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Come and experience life in ...)

My stay with Mika, Mario and lovely three cats was just amazing. Even I was there for only 5 nights, I really felt like a home and if I ever have a chance to come to Portugal, will definitely visit them again.
My work was mostly with Mika, I cleaned and organized their workshop place with a lot of stuff from the old owner of the house, and kitchen … read more

(Excellent )

14 Nov 2024

Left by host (Help create an oasis in the ...) for Workawayer ()

Yumi is a very kind and polite person who helped us a lot with the garden and with the children. The garden was in very good hands, she raked the leaves even in her last day. The house was nice and tidy, when she left. Also she was great with our children, even though they didn't speak the same language, they played well together.

She is such a … read more

(Excellent )

13 Nov 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help create an oasis in the ...)

I had such a nice time with Dóri, Attila, Anna and Ábel! They are so nice, kind and gentle people with always smiling on their face, I felt really be welcomed on the time when I arrived the train station where they were there to pick me up. They let me stay their lovely bungalow which has literary everything you need, even good wifi! I cooked most … read more

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25 Oct 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Restore the oasis and ...)

I had an amazing time with Said and Linde at their beautiful place. I was the only workawayer when I was there so I had a lot of nice and quiet time there, which was something just what I needed after travelling for a few months with keep moving place to place, so that was just perfect for me. In addition I got a chance to go Sahara desert tour … read more

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23 Dec 2024

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17 Oct 2024

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14 Nov 2024

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13 Nov 2024

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25 Oct 2024

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16 Sep 2024

Left by Workawayer for host (Volunteer on an organic farm ...)

What a wonderful stay I had at Author's farm! Author is kind, clever, passionate and the best vegan chef ever! Whenever we cooked together lunch, dinner, or making apple sauce, beats in jars, and apple pie, I've leaned many things how he treat foods and cook amazing meals, which was really fun and interesting for me. By staying with him for a … read more

(Excellent)

2 Sep 2024

Left by host (Join our small familly farm ...) for Workawayer

Yumi spent with us one week, at it was too short time for person like her. She was always very helpfull and does given tasks with typical jappanesse perfection. Yumi cooperate very well with our another Workawayer and was very good with our boys. Although she was not our first Japanesse Workawayer, we learned still a lot of new information and … read more

(Excellent)

2 Sep 2024

Left by Workawayer for host (Join our small familly farm ...)

I had a great time with Libor, Anna, Ferdinand, Hugo and all the animals there! I was there for about a week and I could try things that new to me like milking goats or some Czech food, which was so great and I enjoyed them a lot. I also enjoyed playing with Ferdinand and Hugo, they are both so friendly, open mind and happy boys. Libor and Anna … read more

(Excellent)

2 Sep 2024

Left by Workawayer for host (Help around a small family ...)

My stay at Miroslav´s and Vladimira´s farm was just amazing! Even I was there for only five nights, I really enjoyed my time there. They were very welcomed me with great hospitality, so I could really feel like a home. I stayed at their caravan which is super cool and very clean, I had really nice and chill time for myself as well.
For work, I … read more

(Excellent)

23 Aug 2024

Left by Workawayer for host (Join our countryside ...)

I stayed at this wonderful place, for two weeks and had great experiences!
Great people with warmed hearts, even it might be a bit tricky to communicate with villager due to language barrier, they are always very friendly so I felt so welcomed and enjoyed spending time with them.
For the work, I did picking cucumbers, thinning carrots, preparing … read more

(Excellent)

28 Jul 2024

Left by host (Experience the ...) for Workawayer

I was very happy to host Yumi for a few days in my cottage in the summer! Yumi was such a nice workawayer - being communicative from the start so that we could arrange her arrival and other practical things very easily. She was also very interested in the Lapland lifestyle and motivated to take part also in tasks that were new to her. I am very … read more

(Excellent)

25 Jul 2024

Left by Workawayer for host (Experience the ...)

I had such a great time with Salla at her beautiful place!! During the stay for 5 nights, I had a lot of new experiences like picking berries in the forest, having some traditional Finish meals, and taking a sauna in Finish way. Salla was always willing to show me around this beautiful place and let me have new and great Lapland summer … read more

(Excellent)

13 Jul 2024

Left by Workawayer for host (Share our family life while ...)

I had so much wonderful time with Merethe, Christian, Selma and Luth, such a lovely family! I was there for about two weeks, since they were away for their vacation for about a week, so I could spend time with them only a week, but I could have a lot of amazing time together. My works ware weeding, removing old gravel, putting new one around their … read more

(Excellent)

13 Jul 2024

Left by host (Share our family life while ...) for Workawayer

Yumi has been such a great match with our family. Respectful and caring, and also engaging in play with our oldest daughter. She (and another workawayer) has been an invaluable help in and around the house, and has gotten a lot of maintenance work done while she was here. Our family also left the house in her care for a couple of days, and it was … read more

(Excellent)

11 Oct 2018

Left by Workawayer for host (Helping out on a property in ...)

We had amazing time with Leah. We did a few hours work then she gave us nice and comfortable room, great food and lots of free time to explore Riverton. We could spend time with her grand children luckily and had fun a lot. We enjoyed talking with her thanks to her patient for our english. Thank you very much for having us Leah, we wish all the … read more

(Excellent)

7 Oct 2018

Left by host (Helping out on a property in ...) for Workawayer

Yumi and her friends Sonoe and Carrie arrived on Tuesday evening and stayed until Saturday morning. Suring this time they worked at laying pavers in a small area under an archway. They made an excellent job of it. If I had to do the job alone it would have taken me a week or more. My two grandchildren were here at the same time and so they all had … read more

(Excellent)