Carole
& Graham

New Zealand
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We are currently
Travelling
Our next destination:
Bali, Indonesia - from Apr 2024
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Description
Hello. We have been based in Bali for 10 years & travelled backpacking around S E Asia. Summer 23/24 was back in NZ house/ farm & pet sitting. Currently we are about to leave Bali & head to Central Vietnam.
As a Yogi who loves nature I enjoy travel & experiencing different places and cultures! Sharing, laughing, making new friends, growing & learning.
Graham is passionate about horses, surfing & travel.
Having previously owned a small farm in New Zealand we are used to getting our hands dirty and love animals & nature. For 9 years we were WWOOF hosts & loved hosting people from all over the world & making many new friends.
We like to try new things and get close to nature....to learn & teach ..& Live life! We look forward to connecting & sharing knowledge & fun.🙏😊
Interests
Music
Yoga / Wellness
Self development
Sustainability
Plant care
Pets
Nature
Movies & TV
Mountain
Hiking
Fitness
Gardening
Farming
Events & social
DIY & crafts
Culture
Charity work
Cooking & food
Books
Beach
Animals
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Indonesian: Beginner
Japanese: Beginner
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Being an elderly companion
Eco Projects
Art Projects
House sitting
Some knowledge of:
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
Charity Work
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Gardening
Life at a Farmstay
Animal Care
Teaching
More details about your skills
Customer service, animal care, farming, gardening, interior decorating, painting, building , parenting
Age
60 & 73
What else ...
My husband & I have owned & restored a small farm in New Zealand where we bred race horses. We also had a few cattle, sheep, chickens, 2 cats & a dog. We have been wwoof hosts. My working life was spent in hospitality and tourism, 13 years as a Flight Attendant. Im passionate about travel and trying to make a difference...caring for our planet. I have also studied horticulture & am interested in Organic gardening. We have also been involved in Charity work in Asia with education.
Gray spent his childhood in Singapore & loves Asian culture & food. His work involved Managing an IT training company & having his own cleaning business. 🙂
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- Driver's licence
- Allergies
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11 Jul 2023

Left by Workawayer () for host (Experience life in our ...)

Jern & Kai were fabulous hosts. They welcomed us into their home & lives, visiting friends & family & giving us a better understanding of Malay Chinese culture & food. Both are great cooks & we really enjoyed our 9 days with them. We did a variety of tasks working together such as building trellis, garden landscaping, building a raised garden,… read more

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10 Jul 2023

Left by host (Experience life in our ...) for Workawayer ()

Graham and Carole were a lovely couple. They had 9 years of hosting experiences at their own farm at Ashburton, NZ. Therefore, they know the do's and don'ts as a volunteer. No problems for us to host them at all. They had completed some tasks together with us during their stay like building trellis for the plants, building a new raised bed for our… read more

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10 Jul 2020

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We had an awesome couple of weeks at #waipugoodlife. Patsy & Allan were interesting, fun & friendly people. Cottage was peaceful & cosy with amazing views. Allan gave clear instructions for work & Patsy's cooking was first class! Thankyou

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30 Jun 2020

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Thanks Carole and Graham!
We highly recommend Carole and Graham as workawayers. Fun people, very, very capable and we appreciate their hard work and fab results in the garden. Not afraid of a bit of weather either 🤗.

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20 Aug 2015

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Carol was a fantastic help for us in many ways! Thank you very much and maybe we meet again :)!

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17 Aug 2015

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I had a lovely 2 weeks with Joao & Liesje. I was given tasks to complete & they always showed their appreciation. Their Quinta is a special place & lots of beautiful places to sit & enjoy. Thankyou for sharing and hopefully we will meet again.

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