Profile information
Travel information
We are currently
Travelling
Our next destination:
Australia - from Mar 2025 View all
Description
Hello! We are Izzy (31) and Lily (28) from Norwich, in the UK and we are so excited to be traveling in Australia and New Zealand in 2025. Lily was born in Aus but moved to the UK as a kid and hasn't had the chance to return until now. This year is a chance for us to explore, learn new skills, meet new people and discover passions we don't know about yet. We are easy going, dedicated and enthusiastic, we are happy to get stuck in with any sort of work and aren't afraid to get our hands dirty!
Izzy:
I currently work in bespoke picture framing and restoration, working with timber in quite a specialised way (I’m not a carpenter or joiner) but I’m handy with a drill! I’m very keen to develop my woodworking skills and would also love to help with building projects of any kind. I helped a friend renovate a building (knocked down stud walls, mixed plaster, battened the roof etc.) That’s my favourite type of work, physical labour where I learn new things and make some something better with my hands. I am also really keen to learn more about gardening, growing food and living more sustainably.
My hobbies are bouldering, film photography, running and reading.
I spent 2018/2019 using Workaway to travel and it was the most transformative and interesting year of my life. I helped with a building project at a colourful hostel in Gran Canaria and then spent a year volunteering with a group that helped refugees in Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. This involved working in the kitchen, serving food in the refugee camp and on the street, helping in the laundry service, running cinema nights and I eventually worked as the volunteer coordinator, hiring and organising volunteers to work across the projects. I had the opportunity to work collaboratively with lots of people from all over the world.
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Lily: I work as a freelance illustrator and as well as part time in a café. I have worked many jobs in hospitality and retail - I can make a good coffee, pull a nice pint and keep a place in good, clean working order.
My illustration work is mostly hand-inked drawings, but my main passion is making comics. I've been writing and drawing comics for years, as well as designing and selling prints. I’ve got decent computer skills, as well as art skills which I am happy to share or put to work! In the past I’ve done some large scale mural-type work which I’d definitely like to do more of. I'm a very motivated, driven person and I like to do a good job - I'm really excited to learn new skills!
I enjoy yoga and have been doing it (almost) daily for about 5 years; I am in no way an expert, but it’s a good part of my routine that I’d love to share.
My hobbies include drawing and making comics, yoga, walking and reading. I am also attempting to teach myself French - I'm very much a beginner but I'm very interested in learning more!
We have both volunteered with a local food waste charity as drivers who deliver surplus food from the supermarket to the food bank. We can also cook decent vegan and veggie meals!
We're open to any kind of work or way of living. As we travel, we are hoping to experience places in the most authentic way we can, living and working with the people who live there and know the place deeply seems like the best way to do this.
Interests
Movies & TV
Cooking & food
Winter sports
Self development
Languages
Mountain
Gardening
Sustainability
Pets
Outdoor activities
Beach
Carpentry
Art & design
DIY & crafts
Camping
Cycling
Books
Animals
LGBTQ
Nature
Yoga / Wellness
Van life
Vegetarian or vegan
Music
Charity work
Hiking
Drawing & painting
Photography
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentMore 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.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Gardening
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Charity Work
Some knowledge of:
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
House sitting
Able to teach about:
Art Projects
More details about your skills
Izzy: I work as a bespoke picture framer, my main skills are in this area of wood working.
Cutting and joining timber frames
Glass cutting and handling
Sanding
Painting, staining, gilding and finishing timber
but I also have experience with:
- DIY and decorating
- Hospitality and kitchen work
- Cooking and cleaning
- Confident driver.
Lily:
- Art skills; drawing, painting, etc
- Design work; adobe photoshop
- Basic computer skills
- Cooking and cleaning
- Painting and decorating
- Customer service and hospitality
- Driving
Age
31 & 28
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Vegetarian (but happy to eat fish!)
Feedback
They were here for 7 weeks and kindly looked after the cats when I was in Malaysia for 2 weeks. I trusted them completely and they looked after everything well whilst continuing on with their tasks.
Issy was my pool… read more
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Feedback
They were here for 7 weeks and kindly looked after the cats when I was in Malaysia for 2 weeks. I trusted them completely and they looked after everything well whilst continuing on with their tasks.
Issy was my pool… read more
