Flo & Steijn

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We have traveled with workaway trough Europe, Asia, North and South America. Right now we are in Peru, after Peru our plan is to also travel towards Bolivia and maybe Paraguay.
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We are Steijn and Flo, a couple from the Netherlands. We are traveling since may 2021. We like working outdoors the most, with animals or on the land. In Europe we got some experience at different farms while we enjoyed the local lifestyle and culture.

We volunteered for 3 months at a ranch in the countryside of Croatia. The ranch had horses, sheep, chickens, dogs, cats and a vegetable garden where we cared for. In Greece we volunteered for 2 months at an organic olive farm where we harvested olives on mountain groves.

Around February 2022 we went to Asia. In Thailand we volunteered in the jungle where we builded houses from bamboo with the locals. In Cambodia we lived for 2 weeks at a fishing village where we cleaned beaches, in Laos we teached English for 2 weeks and in India we helped out at a farmstay for one month.

We hope you like our profile, read more about us under the tab "skills" and don't hesitate to send us a message if you think we fit in your place.
Interests
Charity work
Writing
Plant care
Music
History
Events & social
Cooking & food
Beach
Movies & TV
Hiking
Sustainability
Drawing & painting
Pets
Mountain
Gardening
Carpentry
Art & design
Self development
Performing arts
DIY & crafts
Camping
Outdoor activities
Farming
Hitchhiking
Nature
Books
Animals
Culture
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
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Interested in learning Spanish and teach/exchange English or Dutch.
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Charity Work
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Teaching
Languages
Able to teach about:
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Hospitality/Tourism
Art Projects
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My name is Steijn (35) and I have been cooking proffesionaly for the last 4 years. I graduated cooking education and before we went traveling I was working for a small Italian Bistro in Maastricht.

Before I started to become a chef I worked in construction since my 16th and did this every summer for 4 years. After this I went to school to become a restorer/decorator/painter but sadly after my graduation there where no jobs in this field. (I did try my best to maintain my skills).

During my first full-time job as a industrial grinder I went to night school in Belgium to learn furniture building. I finished the first year succesfully so I can built tables and chairs but because I moved to another city I haven't learnt how to make cabinet doors and drawers.

During my time as a temp-worker I also worked as a roofer and an electrician and a bit of gardening.

Hello, my name is Flo (28). I have a degree in Fine Arts, experience in hospitality and experience with horses.

I started riding when I was 8 at an English stable. When I was 17 I worked for a natural horsemanship stable and last year I worked with horses again at a western ranch.

When I went to art school I stopped riding horses for a few years and focussed on contemporary art. I love to paint whole spaces (floor, walls, ceiling) so you can move trough the abstract composition. My paintings also meet sculpture in a way since I worked a lot with hardening materials like plaster, epoxy and cement.

After art school I worked in hospitallity. Bars/restaurants/big events. In the end I worked in a fine dining restaurant as hostess.

I know how to work hard, taking initiative, I'm very curious for learning new things and get out of my comfort zone. Most of all I love working outside on the land and/or with animals so I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty or do hard physical work.
Age
30 & 36
What else ...
We love to hike, take care of animals, read good books, discovering local culture, interested in local food, landscapes and art.
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- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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15 Apr 2025

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We had a wonderfull time at Dionny's! She welcomed us with open arms and we felt at home right away. Every morning we got a very nice breakfast and after that we worked for about 2 hours in the cornfields. When we got home Dionny prepared with our help a very nice lunch. Between lunch and dinner we had time off to explore the town, do some hiking… read more

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15 Apr 2025

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Flo y Stein es una de esas parejas multifuncionales, multifacéticas y multi-trabajo, ellos saben de todo. Desde limpieza y sembrio de nuestros campos de choclo, trabajos de carpintería en nuestras habitaciones hasta espectaculares en la cocina. Ellos van a ser siempre muy bien recibidos a dónde vayan, ya que son muy útiles. Muchas gracias por todo… read more

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27 Dec 2024

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We stayed with Oscar for two weeks and it was a nice experience. Oscar lives in a beautiful area with one of the best views, great honey and good coffee. The towns around the farm (Suaita and San Jose Suaita) are very nice too. San Jose Suaita has an amazing waterfall that's worth visiting if you go to Oscar.

We usually worked in the morning… read more

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27 Aug 2024

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Flo & Stein are a lovely couple and hardworking, they are easy going, flexible and fun. They stayed with us for a month & I would 100% recommend them.

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11 Jul 2024

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We spend one month at Jen's place and from the start we got welcomed with open arms. Jen and Les are very friendly and easy going so we felt comfortable right away. We ate dinner together every evening and had a lot of laughs.
We stayed here in June so it was the season for weeding, and a lot of weeding we did. We worked together with other… read more

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15 Apr 2025

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27 Dec 2024

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27 Aug 2024

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Flo & Stein are a lovely couple and hardworking, they are easy going, flexible and fun. They stayed with us for a month & I would 100% recommend them.

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11 Jul 2024

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7 Jun 2024

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We stayed with Cindy for 2 months and we had a fantastic time. We got a very warm welcome and it immediately felt like we were part of the Lasqueti community. Cindy always made sure we could go to social events on the island and get in touch with the locals, which made our stay amazing. We met so many people and everyone on Lasqueti is so kind,… read more

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4 Apr 2024

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Gavin is such a friendly and welcoming man, we got along very well, so we ended up staying all winter with him. Our longest stay at a workaway ever!
At the beginning we mostly helped him with some projects around the house, like building a wooden fence, some paintingjobs in the house, small power tool jobs, woodwork etc.
After that Gavin asked… read more

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24 Mar 2024

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Flo and Steijn were my longest Workawayers! Wow, 3+ months. Great guests! We got along so well that I was able to leave the country for 5 weeks and travel. Needless to say that I had complete trust in both of them as they were looking after my house, my dog, and used my truck while I was gone. I would not hesitate to recommend both of them in any… read more

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14 Sep 2022

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Flo and Steijn were with us for a month and helped us complete a lot of projects! We became close friends over this duration and they're very friendly.
Steijn made an amazing gazebo for us and is so good at art too. Also, an amazing cook and taught us so many recipes.
Flo has an amazing and a very comforting personality. She's so easy to talk… read more

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13 Sep 2022

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First we want to thank Isha for the great time we had with her at the farm. We stayed for 1 month and during this time we became very close and enjoyed some memorable moments together. Isha is a very kind, open minded, strong and thoughtful person. She inspires the volunteers to create something new, of their choice and liking, around the farm.… read more

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22 Jun 2022

Left by Workawayer () for host (Discover life and help teach ...)

We stayed for 2 weeks with Peter and his family and we had a good time. We felt very welcome and his mom is an amazing chef. We ate delicious traditional Lao food every day and Peter and his family took very good care of us. We stayed in a nice room with a big double bed, a fan and a private bathroom.

The first week we teached only the advanced… read more

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21 Jun 2022

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Flo and Steijn have had stays with me for two weeks, they are so nice, they helped me in teaching and cleaning in my house, they also help me in the garden, Steijn and Flo also went to market and served my family a very delicious hamburger, they enjoyed cooking and helped me every thing I need, Thank you so much for your sharing.

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2 Apr 2022

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Flo and Steijn stayed with me for 2 months during harvest season and I couldn't wish for a better team this time of year. Flo made me laugh many times and it was a delight to have her and Steijn living with our family. They also got along very well with the local people and we shared a lot of laughter together. They are both friendly, loving and… read more hard working people.
It's not easy to harvest olives, it takes a lot of psychical strength but Flo and Steijn gave everything on the groves and we harvested many olives trees. When we finished my groves we even helped two other friends of mine, Haris and Spiro, with harvesting. Flo and Steijn didn't had to help but it was a hard year for harvesting olives because of the weather conditions so Steijn and Flo wanted to help my friends so they didn't lost their harvest. This showed me again what a kind and hard working people they are.

When I talk about Flo and Steijn with Haris and Spiro they glow and tell me about the laugther Flo brought to the grove. Her free spirit and how she made something difficult like olive harvesting seem easy. She is a tough worker with a lot of positive energie.
When Harris and Spiro, two proffesional mountain farmers, talk about Steijn, they speak about his discipline, his hard work and his calm productive power. This also showed in his driving, Steijn drove the 4x4 car for me on hard mountain roads. Steijn was even driving better than me on those roads so he became the driver every time we went to the groves and back. Haris and Spiro miss them a lot but when we talk about Flo and Steijn we all glow and talk about the funny moments we shared together.

Something I also have to mention is that Flo and Steijn both love animals. They took care of my dogs very easily. Between olive harvesting and going to the factory every two nights I had little time left but because of Flo and Steijn I didn't had to take care of my dogs. Flo and Steijn loved them, lived with them, fed them and they did everything together. Flo and Steijn made this busy harvest season thats normally very hard for me a whole lot easier. They both brought us joy, laughter, love and hard work. We all miss them enormously but we talk about them and laugh together about the funny things they said and did.

Flo and Steijn, we hope you have an amazing time in Asia and we wish you the best travels and adventures. We are looking forward to hear about your travel stories and you are always welcome to come back to Selegoudi.

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23 Mar 2022

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help us with our olive ...)

Steijn and I stayed for 2 months in Selegoudi with Filio and her very friendly and kind family. We felt very welcome from the beginning and everyone took such good care of us.
We stayed with Filio during harvest season, which can be hard, but we had a lot of fun together. Filio is a very good teacher, there is so much she knows about olivetrees,… read more

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30 Mar 2022

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help to start Thai Massage ...)

We stayed 2 weeks with Nay in the jungle and it was amazing! We learned a lot about the lanna way of living, building with bamboo, cooking snake and how to drink lao khao with the locals. The locals we worked with are very special people, they treated us like family and made us feel like we were part of the team. One of the guys, Sumpet, took us… read more

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6 Feb 2022

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Flo and Stein. What to say and where to begin...I am immensely grateful to have had the opportunity to meet these versatile, above all interesting and wonderful unique souls. They are both great workers, all they do, they do with their heart and they give their best effort to achieve goal which we set up.
Flo is great with animals, she is… read more

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15 Nov 2021

Left by Workawayer () for host (Experience pure nature and ...)

Steijn and I spend 3 months at the Ranch. We didn't plan to stay this long but after a few days we noticed that this is a place where you can truly be yourself as long as you have a kind heart and put an effort in your work.

Petra and Ivan have a great view for the ranch and we were really happy to be able to contribute to this view. Even though… read more

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12 Aug 2021

Left by Workawayer () for host (Tiny house experience in ...)

Luka is a great host, explains the work well and gives you a lot of freedom to plan your own hours.
We slept in the tiny house located at the garden of his parents who are very welcoming and kind. We immediately felt at home.
We had a lot of privacy in the tiny house and we biked around the city of Pula, we had enough time to do nice things like… read more

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11 Aug 2021

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Flo and Stejin helped me out with painting a metal construction, gardening, cleaning and cooking and I was very happy with all of it! They are always eager to help, open to any task you might give them and always with a very positive attitude. We even had some trips together to the inland of Istria and had a lot of fun! I just have to add that… read more

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