Thomas & Natalie

France & Austria
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We are currently
Travelling
Activities we are interested in:
Currently travelling in the Middle East. Next stop: Turkey! Looking forward to helping out on farms, hostels, teaching, learning new skills, and especially meeting lots of wonderful people!
Our next destination:
Israel
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We met six years ago while Natalie was an exchange student in Paris and we have since finished our university degrees, started our professional lives and travelled a lot together. Now we have decided to set out to travel again for a few months, to visit beautiful places and meet wonderful people while trying to have a positive impact wherever we go.

About Natalie: I have worked for the European Union for almost two years and am now taking a break from the hectic life in Brussels behind a computer screen to see something from the world. I enjoy drawing/painting, being outdoors, martial arts and other sports, reading, laughing and dancing and I love to travel whenever I'm free to get to know other cultures, mindsets and languages. I am creative, dedicated, easygoing, open-minded and love to learn and teach whatever I know. I’m also passionate about living sustainably and want to learn more about it (farming, gardening, off-grid life).

About Thomas: After having lived in a few European countries (Denmark, Belgium, UK, Italy, Austria, Germany and France) before I was 17, I studied engineering and economics. Now, I am taking a break from my job as a customer support engineer at a German startup to take advantage of my youth and good health together with Natalie to leave our comfort zone and discover the world to find the opportunity to live a happy and simple life. I am a truly international guy and I have never stopped loving travelling, getting to know new countries, people, food and learning new languages. I am warm and open-minded, I enjoy cooking, teaching, learning, sharing and smiling. I love sports (especially biking, hiking, skiing and football), building apps and websites and rising up to challenges.

But above all, what we share is our love for nature and we want to see as much of our beautiful planet as possible as long as we can: and now is the time!
Interests
Cycling
Technology
Vegetarian or vegan
Art & design
Drawing & painting
Gardening
Writing
Self development
Photography
Nature
Languages
Hiking
Farming
Charity work
DIY & crafts
Politics / Social justice
Performing arts
Music
Yoga / Wellness
Sustainability

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Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
More details about my language interests
We both love learning new languages, even when it’s just picking up a few new words, and are more than happy to teach you any of the languages we know!
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Gardening
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Charity Work
Art Projects
DIY and building projects
Some knowledge of:
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Hospitality/Tourism
Able to teach about:
Languages
Teaching
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
Teaching languages (English, German, French and Italian) and scientific subjects
Cooking
Taking care of children
Painting, drawing, doing handicraft,
Marketing, making videos
Programming (website development, apps)
Translating and interpreting
Age
28 & 28
What else ...
We both love to be outdoors in the nature (and are passionate about protecting our beautiful planet), travelling and doing sports (running, cycling, boxing, hiking, football, yoga). Thomas likes to play football, cook and build apps and websites. Natalie likes to draw, paint and dance. We’re both very social and open to new experiences.
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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27 Oct 2023

Left by host (Help us with gardening and ...) for Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie)

Natalie and Thomas were a lovely couple whom we got on very well with. They worked hard and were happy to help out with whatever needed doing. I am happy to recommend them to other workaway hosts.

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20 Oct 2023

Left by Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie) for host (Help us with gardening and ...)

Our stay here with Asli and John was wonderful. The place is beautifully located among wooded hills, olive gardens and small villages. The yurts are really comfy, the garden is huge and we greatly enjoyed plunging into the beautiful natural pool in the midday sun, going for runs and practising yoga in the morning. Also, the night sky is awesome.… read more

(Excellent )

26 Sep 2023

Left by Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie) for host (Come help us build a home ...)

We stayed with Jonathan, Stefanie and their three lovely children for about a week in September and greatly enjoyed our time with them! We helped plastering, decorating the chimney, painting wood and laying tiles - great fun for anyone wanting to get their hands dirty :) We also helped a little with the kids (playing with them and going on walks)… read more

(Excellent )

26 Sep 2023

Left by host (Come help us build a home ...) for Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie)

Natalie and Thomas were amazing workawayers!
we are really privelaged and honored to have hosted them especially after all theyre previous experience with workaway and the places theyve been to :)
It started with the online communication that gave us a good feeling about them, also with the building projects we had going on they were very helpful… read more

(Excellent )

13 Sep 2023

Left by Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie) for host (Looking for volunteers in the ...)

We greatly enjoyed our stay of about two weeks at Salman’s camp in Wadi Rum. The two staff Bakr and Shafik are great, we had fun with them :-) Concerning the work: there was not a whole lot to do, we mainly created content for social media, posted/commented in Facebook travel groups and managed booking requests/inquiries. It can be very quiet, so… read more

(Excellent )

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27 Oct 2023

Left by host (Help us with gardening and ...) for Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie)

Natalie and Thomas were a lovely couple whom we got on very well with. They worked hard and were happy to help out with whatever needed doing. I am happy to recommend them to other workaway hosts.

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20 Oct 2023

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26 Sep 2023

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26 Sep 2023

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13 Sep 2023

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8 Aug 2023

Left by host (Tree planting initiative in ...) for Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie)

Thomas & Natalie are a very had-working and self-motivated team! Despite arriving during a drought season where there was not enough water available to plant and water trees, they still kept themselves busy with other activities on the farm such as clearing out the old storage sheds, weeding the garden, watering plants (when water was available)… read more

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27 Jul 2023

Left by Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie) for host (Tree planting initiative in ...)

We stayed at Eric’s farm for about ten days and had a great time! We got to stay at the lovely volunteer house, which truly felt like a home away from home. The weather was too dry to plant trees so we helped Eric with some of his projects instead, which mostly involved moving objects from one place to another. We also took care of watering the… read more

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3 Jun 2023

Left by host (Experience African lifestyle ...) for Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie)

Thomas and Natalie are a great couple and very easy to live with They blended so well with my family,School kids and all the villagers . They taught the kids geography and English so well such that the kids still talk about them .
They followed all the house rules and taught us new things, I recommend them to any host all over the world. I hope… read more

(Excellent )

29 May 2023

Left by Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie) for host (Experience African lifestyle ...)

We stayed with Cynthia and Silumba in Nakawa for about ten days in May. They are such wonderful people! Thank you very much for having us, the delicious meals and genuine cultural exchange. We really enjoyed learning a bit of Lozi, playing with the children and the puppies, and watching the stars at night.
We taught grade 1 and reception class a… read more

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29 May 2023

Left by host (Eco-camp development project ...) for Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie)

Nathalie and Thomas were amazing! we got along well from the start as they are super friendly guys. Thanks to them I was able to take a break and entrust them with the camp which is a very involved task. They not only coped and recieved great reviews from the guests that stayed during my absence, but when i got back i was pleasantly surprised to… read more

(Excellent )

22 May 2023

Left by Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie) for host (Eco-camp development project ...)

Rupert has created a truly amazing place with the Camp. If you can, pass by! You won’t regret it for sure :-) We spent six wonderful weeks there in April and May. Rupert is a kind and fun guy who was happy to teach us about many things, from how to mix concrete to cooking hacks. We really enjoyed the good vibes at the camp and meeting so many… read more

(Excellent )

3 Apr 2023

Left by host (English teachers and maths ...) for Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie)

Hey Guys

It was nice having you around and thanks for helping create the website

We enjoyed the fact that you are multilingual, although I personally didn’t realize that Thomas speaks German as good :-)

Your Pogba Shirt is still in the minds of children and you guys are a perfect couple.

When I clicked communication skills as excellent we… read more

(Excellent )

25 Mar 2023

Left by Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie) for host (English teachers and maths ...)

We stayed at Amimi’s centre in Isithumba for two weeks. It was undoubtedly the best two weeks of our trip in South Africa!
Amimi, his family, the children and the community made us feel extremely welcome in the village and taught us quite a lot of Zulu! :-) We were invited to two festivities, attended a soccer match, hiked up the Isithumba… read more

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2 Apr 2023

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1 Apr 2023

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28 Jan 2023

Left by Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie) for host (Explore Slow-Living and ...)

We stayed with Franziska and Peter for three weeks in January and it was a fantastic time. They are incredibly kind people and we loved experiencing the wilderness and secludedness, seeing wild animals just while having breakfast sometimes :-) We helped out in the garden, with the animals and sitted the farm for a couple of days when they went… read more

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27 Jan 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Thomas & Natalie)

Natalie and Thomas where in January 2023 on our farm. They where involved with farmsitting, gardening, feeding and looking after the animals. Had some encounters with snakes, rock monitors and other wild animals. ;-) They adapted quickly and enjoyed the wildernes and remotenes.
You are lovely people and it was always a pleasure having you around… read more

(Excellent )

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