Marek & Joanna

From: Poland

Account Type
Couple account
Travelling to
Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar ... more
Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Turkey, Vietnam
Travel dates
16/04/2018 - 24/10/2019
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Our status
Travelling
Description
We are from Warsaw in Poland. After a year of traveling around Asia, we returned to Warsaw when we currently live. We're extremely open and sociable people, who love food, traveling, meeting new people, and cultures. We are fall in love with Taiwan and Turkey( in 2017 we got married in Istanbul). Joanna is interested in Chinese medicine, holistic medicine, herbalism. She practices yoga and meditation. Also, she teaches people pranayama (breathing techniques) and she tries to use and promotes ancient knowledge of Ayurveda. She's interested in learning languages like Turkish, Chinese Mandarin, Korean, and English. Marek likes permaculture and he cooks great!!! He plays basketball very well and tries to get people involved in the game whenever possible.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Language practice
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Able to teach about:
Charity Work
Art Projects
More details about your skills
We're a married couple who have a big hospitality experience (Marriott Hotel and Best Western in UK). We worked at reception, organized events, and conferences. Also, Marek know how to make good cocktails :)
Marek's passion is photography. He posts photos on our Instagram account followustravelblog. He has a cam to taking pictures and doing movies so he helps you with social media. Joanna can teach English young children or help your staff to practice speaking. While traveling around Asia, we gained experience in permaculture farms. We learned how to build mud houses, plants trees, fruits and vegetables, gardening, pruning, make compost, watering, cutting grass, feeding animals, take care of greenhouse, etc. For 3 months we worked on a banana and coconut farm in Taiwan. We made coconut jam, milk, curry, and learn how to cut bananas trees to get more bananas. We helped to build a watering system from scratch. We learned how to cook traditional Asian dishes and we showed how to prepare Polish dishes like dumplings.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Turkish: Beginner
Chinese (Mandarin): Beginner
Age
34 & 37
Nationality
Polish
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No
- Special dietary requirements
  No

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14/10/2020

Left by host (Volunteer in a family run ...) for Workawayer (Marek & Joanna)

Marek & Joanna were perfect workawayers. They have quickly adapted to the farm, to the animals. They are friendly, easy going, helpful and kind. The talks and the work which we did together were really joyfull. Thank you again for helping in the olive harvest. You are always welcome to the farm.

(Excellent )

10/10/2020

Left by Workawayer (Marek & Joanna) for host for (Volunteer in a family run ...)

We just left the farm and we already miss this place. We stayed 10 days with Emine and that was a wonderful time. It was olive harvest season so we worked outside harvesting olives. We learned a lot about olives and mainly how to choose a good quality olive oil. Food is delicious here. Really delicious! We enjoyed everything what Emine and her mum… read more

(Excellent )

10/01/2019

Left by host (Come and help in a hostel and ...) for Workawayer (Marek & Joanna)

We are very lucky to have Marek & Joanna to stay with us for several weeks.
They are not only always done the work impeccably in terms of speed and quality, but also very chill to hang out with.
We will definitely recommend them to every host.
Hope you guys had a great time in Taiwan and enjoy your following adventure!

(Excellent )

04/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Marek & Joanna) for host for (Come and help in a hostel and ...)

We spent a great 19 days in the Hostel! Work wasn't hard and was after season so it wasn't very busy. Mostly we changed a beds, did lundry and hoover everywhere. We worked from 11-14 but we finsh early and have a time to see the city! Niki,Chen, Linda and Andy were very nice and helpful!We had a delicious lunch every day and we were really happy… read more

(Excellent )

07/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Marek & Joanna)

Excellent and excellent and Banbo food awaiting you back to temple and thank you guys help in the kickten ! We had wonderful time together !

(Excellent )

04/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Marek & Joanna) for host for (Volunteering in a Buddhist ...)

We spent wonderful 3 weeks in the Shaolin Temple. Mostly we worked in the kitchen cuting and chopping vegetables. Our last week just before the Forum we were busy with cleaning and preparing rooms for participants of the forum. It was busy time but the work wasn't hard. Food is delicious here! Even you are not a vegetarian you dont feel hungry at… read more

(Excellent )

17/11/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Marek & Joanna)

Marek & Joanna are lovely and very easy to get along with. They’re extremely helpful and friendly, with lots of hospitality experiences from the past working in UK and also now travelling around as backpackers. They pay attention to all the details and care about the hostel like I do. They do make efforts to keep the hostel clean and created a… read more

(Excellent )

15/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Marek & Joanna) for host for (Come learn about different ...)

We spent a wonderful time here! We stayed almost 2 weeks and that was our stop to rest because we've been traveling from 8 months. It wasnt so busy because is after season but still we had some guests who wanted to see Taroko National Park. Mostly we made a beds and did some cleaning. Every Saturday JoJo practices yoga on the rooftop so you can… read more

(Excellent )

03/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Marek & Joanna) for host for (Organic gardening and ...)

It was a wonderful week we spent on the farm. We couldnt stay longer because of our visa but we sincerely recommend this place because of amazing people who are here like Pierre and Sinya!!!Every day we had some weeding work but mostly all of us were focused to build houses from mud. That was a great experience!And food here is so good! Fruits and… read more

(Excellent )

15/07/2018

Left by host (We love friendly people to ...) for Workawayer (Marek & Joanna)

Thank you for your feedback. and
Thank you for coming here and help us with our resort. You both are very friendly too. I hope you both enjoyed your stay while you were here, with Thon's guidance. Apologize for not spending much time with you guys when you were around, as I was busy running my business in town. We looking forward to see you in… read more

(Excellent )

03/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Marek & Joanna) for host for (We love friendly people to ...)

I spend wonderful 7 days spent at the Resort. People and staff are super funny and very friendly. We love them. Best regards to Thon, our favorite manager :)) The owner is also a great man, helpful and kind. During this time, we had the opportunity to visit several places like waterfalls or a lake. The area is also very nice. We recommend and… read more

(Excellent )

05/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Marek & Joanna) for host for (Away from the city lights, ...)

Thank you for your kind words about us. Dawn, Tosh and their sons Zeke and Ben are superfriendly and very hardworking people!We couldn’t get better!!!Marek cut branches and I helped with weeding and invasive vines 4 hours per day, only at the morning. One day we helped with refurbishment one of the school in town. That was great experience and… read more

(Excellent )

03/05/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Marek & Joanna)

Two beautiful people! Friendly, easy going, helpful and kind. We thoroughly enjoyed having Marek and Jo with us. They worked hard every morning at whatever task was needed without any complaints. Many days they helped prune the jungle, carrying off heavy trees and branches. They also helped with cooking, cleaning trimming hedges, and the extremely… read more

(Excellent )

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