Leah & Ella

Travel information

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Description

Hi! Our names are Leah and Ella, and we're excited to be part of the workaway community in New Zealand!

After Ella spent one semester abroad in New Zealand, she knew she had to come back--and this time Leah was coming too! We are thrilled to be able to travel such a beautiful country while living and working with folks who call this place home. We love growing food, learning from experienced gardeners, farmers, and bakers, and meeting lots of new people.

Leah also loves to make collages, bake sourdough, play scrabble, and sing in groups!

Interests

Farming

Van life

LGBTQ

Sustainability

Plant care

Photography

Gardening

Cooking & food

Nature

Camping

Fitness

Dancing

Outdoor activities

Hiking

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner

More details about my language interests
Leah traveled to Spain last July to learn Spanish at the Universidad de Salamanca and live with a Spanish host family. Her lgrasp of the language is still at an intermediate low level, but she is interested in conintuing to practice and learn.

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Art Projects

Eco Projects

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

House & pet sitting

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Some knowledge of:  

Charity Work

Creative DIY projects

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Light maintenance

Hospitality/Tourism

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Able to teach about:  

Teaching

Light gardening

Babysitting and creative play

More details about your skills

Leah has a host of vegetable and berry growing skills from 8 summers spent working on small vegetable farms! She loves the intricacies of trellising tomatoes, but she also has the stamina to harvest a huge field of garlic or sweet potatoes. She enjoys working on a crew where folks are down to chat, and always comes to the potluck ready to impress!

Leah also really enjoy working with young kids. She worked as a preschool teacher for the first half of 2026, and had an absolute blast designing activities based on their changing interests, learning to communicate and regulate emotions with 3-5 year-olds, and most importantly, remembering the excitement of using her imagination.

Ella is hardworking and eager to try new experiences and learn new skills. Her working background mainly involves working with kids in different settings. Mainly in an overnight camp settings, where she's worked for 5+ years. In this 24 hour environment, she's learned to adapt to changes, contribute to the team, and is ready to do the work that needs to get done.

Ella has a bit of experience working on a vegetable farm. Ella's spent significant time volunteering with Habitat for Humanity and working on new house builds and doing home restoration. Her experience extends to doing deep home cleaning too!

Age

22 & 22

What else ...

Leah loves to play scrabble with anyone interested, and also plays guitar. We love to sit around, play the guitar and sing with friends!

Ella is an expert card shuffler and probably knows more card games than you do. She is very excited to introduce you to her favorite game, pounce!

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements
  Leah is a vegetarian