Sarah

United Kingdom
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I am currently
At home
My next destination:
Canada
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I’m Sarah, a 28 year old from England who has been living in Victoria, BC for the past few years. I will be travelling with my partner Alex, a 31 year old Canadian. After a few years of being settled in Victoria, myself and my partner are looking to do a short Workaway this summer. I want to share with him the joys of Workaway, and ensure we spend some of our summer out in nature.

About us:

Sarah: I’m a hard-working and experienced workawayer, having volunteered for my room and board in Germany, France, Spain, Slovenia, Portugal, the Netherlands and Canada. I’ve had wonderful experiences where I’ve traded skills including landscaping, building, decorating & furnishing, translating, childcare, animal care and hospitality work - cooking, cleaning and guest care. I’ve loved meeting people from all over the world.

I currently work as a Content Designer, doing research and writing for higher education and government. I am looking to step away from the laptop and do some manual work - landscaping, gardening, cleaning, decorating, etc.

Alex: My partner Alex (31) is a French and Physical Education teacher. He's new to workaway! Alex is great with kids and loves sports and cooking. He can also teach French.

We met 4 years ago working in a bar and have over 15 years of hospitality experience between us, so we're also good with guests, organizing, and making sure everyone is having a good time! Neither of us shy away from hard work and we're looking forward to learning some new skills.
Interests
Beach
Yoga / Wellness
Cycling
Outdoor activities
Charity work
Farming
Gardening
Carpentry
Sustainability
Architecture
Art & design
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Writing
Books
Cooking & food
Culture
Plant care
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Being an elderly companion
Charity Work
Language practice
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
Sarah: I'm a quick learner so I welcome new challenges. Growing up, I worked as a local gardener for 3 years so I have experience in the garden with weeding, planting, mowing, edging, hedge cutting and general maintaining, though I'd like to know more. I'm great with house chores. I love painting and decorating - painting walls/fences/furniture is therapeutic to me. I have great customer service skills and worked as a copywriter for 4 years. My experience with writing means I can help with copywriting, editing, marketing and social media projects, though I'd much rather be getting my hands dirty. I also used to sew quite a lot of my own clothes so I may be able to help with any sewing projects you have.

Alex:
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Age
29
Nationality
British & Canadian
What else ...
I would really like to expand my skill set and am a quick learner, so if the skills you need aren't listed, I would probably like to learn them, and would be happy to help you.

If you're interested in where I have been so far, you can find out more at https://sarahandstuart.wordpress.com/
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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22/12/2017

Left by Workawayer (sarah) for host for (Help doing house work in ...)

I spent five weeks in May-June this year and I absolutely loved it. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to leave feedback. I felt like I was part of the family, work was fair and I had so much time to explore Tofino. I spent my mornings cleaning rooms with Stefan, then I'd have afternoons to hike and walk along the beaches. During my stay, I was lucky… read more

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14/05/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (sarah)

Sarah is and excellent Helper!!
She stayed with us for 3 weeks and we just loved having her! Sarah helped with a wide variety of tasks from painting (she is a painting machine!) To sewing, childcare to cleaning, dog walking and care for the chickens, ducks and garden. The kids loved her (and are still asking about her) and she was great company… read more

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13/05/2017

Left by Workawayer (sarah) for host for (Come join the family in ...)

I spent my first three weeks in Canada with Sarah, Travis, Tyee and Kodiak. It was a great introduction to the country to live with a young Canadian family and learn about their life here. Sarah and Travis are leading really interesting lives in terms of exploring and I wish I'd had chance to talk more with them about their travels and their wild… read more

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23/08/2016

Left by Workawayer (sarah) for host for (Help to run an eco-friendly ...)

Thank you Bela and Ole for a wonderful Workaway to conclude my summer of travels. This is a really special Workaway with a wonderful transient community who make the place feel like home and like a family. I feel lucky to have been here. I worked mainly with Bela cleaning the accommodations and preparing breakfast for the guests but also did some… read more

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A luxurious hen house I built and painted with a friend at my second Workaway, a house in Germany

Taking a day off in Croatia to explore the sea!

Working in the fields of an organic farm in Slovenia, my fourth Workaway

Landscaping the orchard in Buitenwerkplaats, my first Workaway

Cooking with a fellow workawayer in Slovenia

Helping with swimming pool construction at a chateau in France full of art.

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Raised beds I helped build in The Netherlands

A few months after I left, the plants I seeded in the raised beds I helped to build blossoming

Having fun cleaning out the mash tun whilst brewing a collaboration beer between a local brewery and my place of work

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22/12/2017

Left by Workawayer (sarah) for host for (Help doing house work in ...)

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14/05/2017

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13/05/2017

Left by Workawayer (sarah) for host for (Come join the family in ...)

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23/08/2016

Left by Workawayer (sarah) for host for (Help to run an eco-friendly ...)

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01/08/2016

Left by host (Join our team restoring a ...) for Workawayer (sarah)

Sarah is a bright light and greeted everything and everyone with a willing hand and a wonderful big smile. Everyone benefited from her good spirits and positive attitude . we were all very sorry to see her go even after she stayed double the time she had intended. There was nothing she didn't help with from moving boulders to cooking dinner.… read more

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29/07/2016

Left by Workawayer (sarah) for host for (Join our team restoring a ...)

I absolutely loved my stay with Steve. I felt welcome from the moment I got there and ended up extending my two week stay to just under a month. I'd have stayed longer if I could. Work was always fair - we worked the 5 hours in the morning and took the afternoons to explore the area. Main tasks were helping with gardening/landscaping, helping with… read more

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12/07/2016

Left by Workawayer (sarah) for host for (Help out our family on a self ...)

My time at the farm was transformative. Metka and Bodgan are really kind people and I am so grateful for having met them. I spent most of my time with the other volunteers weeding in the fields. We worked some pretty long days but the views from up there were stunning - over mountains, valleys and to the sea. Experiencing the almost daily… read more

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29/06/2016

Left by host (Help out our family on a self ...) for Workawayer (sarah)

Sarah thank you very much for staying with us. You tought us how to be strong and how to keep on going, also when there are some problems in our lifes. Sarah is a great team player and when needed also a leader of a group of the people. She makes the most amazing pizza. Her help on the field was very good. She always found something to do, she was… read more

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11/07/2016

Left by host (Share this tranquil, natural ...) for Workawayer (sarah)

Sarah is a modest, reliable, friendly and super talented young woman, who is helpful in everything she does. She fitted into the work team superbly, took on every task with enthusiasm and energy, used initiative when needed, with helpful suggestions for improvement and always a pleasure to work with. Sarah helped out with holiday cottage… read more

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31/05/2016

Left by Workawayer (sarah) for host for (Share this tranquil, natural ...)

Helen and Francis are fantastic hosts and I'd jump at the chance to return to this Workaway. I felt welcome from the moment I arrived. The work, living arrangements and social opportunities were the best on our trip so far and I couldn't rate it higher. During the stay, I met three other great workawayers, and ended up travelling on with one of… read more

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20/05/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (sarah)

Sarah and Stuart,you have done your task with great passion and perfection,thanks for the chicken house you build,it is perfect,we are now waiting for the chickens,and we will tell them about you:-)it was very nice having you with us,thanks again for your great help you both.

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15/05/2016

Left by Workawayer (sarah) for host for (Historical 350 years old ...)

We enjoyed our stay with Kamlesh and the boys. We were made to feel welcome and the job we were given - designing and building a large hen house - helped us to develop skills we sought. We enjoyed evenings talking with Kamlesh, Jens and trying to chat with the boys using poor German, occasional words in English and pointing at things a lot. It was… read more

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04/05/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (sarah)

They indeed are a lovely couple! With their help we managed to do lots in the permaculture garden and orchard. Good spirited, good conversation, smart although sometimes a little too eager. They are welcome back !

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26/04/2016

Left by Workawayer (sarah) for host for (Help us with future-farming ...)

We were so lucky to have this as our first workaway - we were welcomed by Maud and Dagobert into their lives and into their project at Starnmeer and learnt so much in the fortnight we spent with them. The work was mainly garden-based as we were blessed with good weather and we enjoyed it. We met so many wonderful and interesting people, including… read more

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