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We just completed walking the Portuguese Camino and now on our way to Strasbourg to attend our first Exchange Student's wedding!
Next stop for us is in the area in and around Jena in Germany where we would like to, and God willing, be able to engage in our first workaway. This way, we can experience something new and be able to spend time with our recently married daughter and son in law who have only just moved to Jena.
Michael and I (Yvonne) have recently retired and really excited to make new connections and I suppose have a different lifestyle from now on.
We have travelled to several countries as singles and with our four children in yesterday years. The travel bug 🐛 we realised has not left us! Actually, we passed it on to our children!
Yvonne:
Happiest when I can be ME without inhibitions.
A happy-go-lucky dot on the planet, I love singing, cooking and baking, gardening, travelling, meeting people from other cultures; learning and sharing skills, knowledge and expertise.
I also enjoy painting and decorating when I have the time and blending my artistic abilities in everything I do.
I take life seriously, so that the rest of my life can be the best possible and work hard at making it happen.
At the moment, Michael and I are visiting friends and family in Europe and India.
Michael:
Quiet, unassuming, hard working, willing to try new things and a good handy man.
Loves the outdoor life and working with his hands. Experienced in home Reno and gardening, bee keeping. Enjoys old motor bikes and bush walking, camping and travelling.
We are interested in a workaway experience (Oct 27- mid Nov) in Germany near Jena, Darmstadt, Munich and in France near Alsace or Brittany in November/ December.
Looking forward to our first workaway!
Interests
Winter sports
Technology
Self development
Sustainability
Sailing / Boating
Plant care
Outdoor activities
Nature
Music
Mountain
Languages
History
Hiking
Gardening
Farming
Events & social
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Dancing
Culture
Charity work
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Architecture
Art & design
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Hindi: Intermediate
Malayalam: Intermediate
German: Beginner
French: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
French, German and Spanish.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Charity Work
Art Projects
Being an elderly companion
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
General Maintenance
Some knowledge of:
Eco Projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Able to teach about:
Languages
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
Yvonne: completed a BCom degree and secretarial training in India. Worked as a secretary and travel consultant in India until I got married and moved to Australia in 1989
In Australia, worked as secretary and Tax Consultant and was involved with charity works, performing arts, community singing, choirs and community Gardening. I acquired several skills from experimenting, using self help books, videos, learning from others and engaging with the local community eg gardening, growing a variety of vegetables, making cider, wine, preserves, chutneys, pickles etc.
My aim is to be self sufficient as much as possible. A bit of an all rounder and being very optimistic by nature, I tend to have a go at everything. I bake sour dough bread, pastries, biscuits etc. Use seasonal fruit and vegetables to make chutneys, pickles, jams , preserves. I Dry excess fruit. I've had fun experimenting with making cider, wine, kvass and kefir as well as having a go at cooking meals from different cuisines.
On the garden front, I adapted Hügelkultur in my garden to grow vegetables and fruit successfully. I enjoy being challenged with new and innovative designs and ideas to make things happen.
Michael: Mechanical Engineer. Retired as Manager. Good at carpentry, fixing things around the house, good handy man, helps Yvonne in the kitchen and garden, still learning about bee keeping. Knowledge of working with circular saws, some machinery, good at learning and acquiring new skills. Involved with local community in organising local Eisteddfod
Age
66 & 64
What else ...
We are both young at heart and eager to have a go at anything within reason. If there's something we don't know it can't do, we'll let you know straight away.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Yvonne is allergic to cigarette smoke, cats and dogs.Special dietary requirements
Feedback
Our stay in November way excellent. Most enjoyable. Great conversations. We admire what you guys are doing. No easy task! We feel privileged to be a part of your dream and to have been able to contribute in some small way to your project of a lifetime! 😉
We hope someday to be able to visit… read more
It was our first workaway and we felt at home right from the start.
Evenings were spent in interesting conversations after dinner.
Katja and Tim introduced us to delicious local cuisine and shared their knowledge about all things local.
On our last night we had… read more
We enjoyed every day and had a really pleaseant experience.
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Feedback
Our stay in November way excellent. Most enjoyable. Great conversations. We admire what you guys are doing. No easy task! We feel privileged to be a part of your dream and to have been able to contribute in some small way to your project of a lifetime! 😉
We hope someday to be able to visit… read more
It was our first workaway and we felt at home right from the start.
Evenings were spent in interesting conversations after dinner.
Katja and Tim introduced us to delicious local cuisine and shared their knowledge about all things local.
On our last night we had… read more
We enjoyed every day and had a really pleaseant experience.
