Raphaela

Austria
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Travelling

My next destination:
New Zealand - from Oct 2026 until Feb 2027
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hi, my name is raphaela, i am 23 years old, i have two sisters and am from Austria. I always liked to travel and see other countries, other traditions and learn about their way of living. I finished uni this June and now I'm traveling around New Zealand with my campervan. The countries I aleady visited in my life are Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, France, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, Scotland, Croatia, Spain. The work i am most interested in, is farm work. I love working with animals, especialy horses, and beeing around them. Nature is also an important thing for me, thats why i choose countries where i know i will find a beautiful landscapes. Things i am good at is practical work, including working around animals and general outdoor works. I am also a decent cook and i am not so bad at painting, especially on my nails and face.
Interests

Sustainability

Politics / Social justice

Pets

Outdoor activities

Nature

Languages

Music

Movies & TV

Mountain

History

LGBTQ

Gardening

Drawing & painting

Fashion or beauty

Dancing

Culture

Cooking & food

Books

Beach

Architecture

Art & design

Animals
Languages spoken

German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Beginner
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:

Life at a Farmstay

Some knowledge of:

Languages

Light gardening

Animal Care
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My experiences are: In the sunmer of 2019 and 2020 i worked at a horse farm, this work included cleaning the stables, giving food to the animals, helping the riding students with the horses and sometimes giving them lessons. This summer i worked at a smoothie bar, making smoothies and selling them. I am also an experienced youth squad leader. Every week we have one hour where we play games with cildren and young teenagers, providing also an adventure week every year in summer. Kind of like scouts.

In autumn 2021 i was in Norway and did Workaway for 2 months with 4 different hosts.

In January and February 2022 I also worked on a stable, cleaning, feeding and basic carpentry.

In spring 2022 i was in Italy with Workaway. I had 4 diferent hosts. All of them were with horses. Again with feeding, cleaning and helping in the household.

In summer 2022 I did Workaway in Scotland and had two hosts. Both of them were stables with horses and other animals i had to take care of.

I am good at practical work and i love physical work above all else, i could never sit on a computer all day long. I am sporty and i work out, because i want my body to be strong.
Age

23
What else ...

I am good at doing make up, and painting my nails, also doing art on them.
I am a good swimmer and i know how to ride a horse. I am also interested in acting,singing and dancing
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- Driver's licence
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6 Jul 2022

Left by Workawayer () for host (Crofting experience on the ...)

I had a super lovely time with Guy and the other Workawayer Maria. It took us a few days to get used to the weather which was very windy, but we played some cardgames inside if it rained, or had nice movienights. Of course we were equiped with rainproof clothes so we were able to do our work. It was mainly to feed all the animals, groom them if it … read more

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6 Jul 2022

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help out with our daily life ...)

It was 3 and a half amazing weeks with Sophie, Jake, Lyra and Jubal. I shared my time there with the other Workawayers, Charlotte, Charlotte, Helena and Melissa. We had a lot of fun together, enoying nice conversations in the evenings. Our days consisted of getting horses in and out, tacking them up, looking after the dog, looking after the … read more

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30 May 2022

Left by Workawayer () for host (Small farmhouse in the ...)

I can't even begin to describe how wonderful my stay with Peta and Sandra was. Sandra, a workawayer from Poland, was such an amazing companion and Peta such a kind and wonderful host.
The work wasn't hard, we had to feed the horses sometimes, but mostly we did a lot of fencing, moving wood, cleaning the house, making a small veggie garden, … read more

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6 Jul 2022

Left by Workawayer for host (Crofting experience on the ...)

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6 Jul 2022

Left by Workawayer for host (Help out with our daily life ...)

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30 May 2022

Left by Workawayer for host (Small farmhouse in the ...)

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30 May 2022

Left by Workawayer for host (Come and help us with horses ...)

I was with Nini, Beppe, Massimo and Eyna for 3 and 1/2 weeks in February and March. I realy liked my stay there. The situation wasn't the most convenient though. The babies had just been born so Nini was resting and sometimes it was a bit hard to communicate with Beppe, because he doesn't realy know english. But then we translated each other with … read more

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2 Feb 2022

Left by host for Workawayer

Raphi was with us for 3 weeks. She has been nice to have in the family. Normally we do not have volunteers on the farm so late in the season so it was a bit boring tasks, even she solved them well. Raphi and the other volunteer have cleared sheep houses, prepared vegetables, planted garlic and more. Wish you all the best for the future Raphi. … read more

(Excellent)

9 Jan 2022

Left by Workawayer for host (Be a part of our family on ...)

I stayed with Jone and Torill for 3 weeks in November. It was a realy lovely time there and i was glad that there was another workawayer there, because we did a lot of work together, including cleaning the sheep house. Other works we did were putting away weed on the fields, harvesting carrots, planting garlic and covering fields against weed and … read more

(Excellent)

9 Jan 2022

Left by Workawayer for host (Varied tasks in the quiet ...)

I stayed with Hannah for 2 weeks in December. It was such a lovely experience and very chilled and not stressed.
I helped with the household, cleaned the fields from horse poop, fed the horses and i cleaned saddles and bridles. I also got to ride with Yrsa a few times, so lovely. Bamse was also the best dog ever and i also took him on a few … read more

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9 Jan 2022

Left by Workawayer for host (Help us on our farm in ...)

I stayed with Gaby and Rupert for 2 weeks at the end of October 2021. It was such a lovely experience on their farm. I learned how to make cheese, yoghurt, bread and the coolest thing was, i learned how to milk goats by hand. I also got to ride a horse a few times and i had a lot of free time to check out the beautiful surroundings. I helped with … read more

(Excellent)

26 Nov 2021

Left by host (Stay in our garden cabin near ...) for Workawayer

Raphi stayed with us for two weeks in October. She helped us look after our chickens and painted and sanded walls and ceilings indoors. She was very sweet, nice to talk to, and a great help! Thank you, Raphi!

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