Melanie & Takumi

Travel information

We are currently

Activities we are interested in:

cooking, hiking, surfing, and other outdoor activities

Description

Hi! We’re Melanie and Takumi, 30 and 29 years old Estonian-Japanese couple travelling to New Zealand on a working holiday visa this September. Takumi is a professional chef who has worked in restaurants in Japan and Australia, and is currently working at an onion farm in rural Japan. Melanie has worked mostly in the service industry but considers travelling her real profession, she’s done workaway projects in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Australia, and is now working at a strawberry farm. We both love cooking, baking, and enjoying the outdoors. Our dream is to have our own restaurant and a small farm so we’re especially interested in projects where we can help with farming and other outdoor activities, as well as explore the beautiful New Zealand nature!

Interests

Pets

Farming

Outdoor activities

Nature

Hiking

Writing

Languages

Culture

Animals

Cooking & food

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Estonian: Fluent
Japanese: Fluent

More details about my language interests
We speak English and Japanese (and Melanie speaks Estonian)

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Art Projects

Life at a Farmstay

House & pet sitting

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Some knowledge of:  

Eco Projects

Teaching

Light gardening

Animal Care

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Light maintenance

Hospitality/Tourism

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Able to teach about:  

Languages

More details about your skills

We both have experience working in farms so we're physically fit and quick on our feet, Takumi also works with different farm machinery. Takumi's other skills include cooking, gardening and simple carpentry, Melanie has done previous workaway projects in gardening, teaching English, and looking after pets.

Age

30 & 29

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements