Simon

Belgium
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I am currently
Travelling
My next destination:
Darwin, Australia
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Description
Hello! I'm Simon from Belgium.
I am currently in Australia on a working holiday visa and I am looking for some good experiences outside of the big cities.
i love nature and growing up in a big city like Brussels i would love to learn how to live in more rural areas. I'm interested in learning how to live self sufficiently, like growing your own food and raising animals.
I am passionate about wildlife and i love learning about plants. I am also a an artist (sculptor) by education and I make a lot of music on my computer, I'm also able to play bass.
I worked with a gardening company the last year so i have experience working outside, trimming edges, mowing the lawn and the lot, and I'm not afraid of getting dirty and doing physical work outside.
i also love cooking! I make really good soups and I'm able to make (amateur) sashimi :)
Interests
History
Drawing & painting
Gardening
Culture
Nature
Mountain
Music
Cooking & food
Art & design
Animals
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
French: Intermediate
More details about my language interests
i like learnig a few words in every language :)
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Eco Projects
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Helping around the house
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Able to teach about:
Art Projects
Languages
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
I worked for a year with a gardening company doing garden maintenance. i did work like trimming edges, planting plants and trees, mowing the lawn, pruning plants and trees etc...
i have experience working with brush cutters, chainsaws, large lawn mowers, hedge trimmers and more.

i can cook a good meal. i can cook vegan, vegetarian or meat.

i have a masters degree in fine arts with a specialisation in sculpture, so I'm familiar with working with plaster, wood, concrete and clay.
Age
28
What else ...
I am also interested in martial arts, i've done jiu jitsu in the past and am interested in picking up muay thai and/or judo.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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14 Feb 2024

Left by Workawayer (Simon) for host (Outdoor gardening in South ...)

Rachel and Ralph were very welcoming and really helpful. I had a wonderful room with a nice view on Auckland. The food was delicious and Rachel made me an amazing lemon meringue pie,
I felt realy spoilt!
They have a beatiful garden full of native plants where you can see moreporks and glowworms.
All by all i had an excellent time and i am very… read more

(Excellent )

14 Feb 2024

Left by host (Outdoor gardening in South ...) for Workawayer (Simon)

Simon was great, very clean and tidy inside and a great gardener. He helped us with lots of different projects and was good fun to have around. Highly recommend.

(Excellent )

11 Jan 2024

Left by host (Registered animal sanctuary ...) for Workawayer (Simon)

We are very grateful for the time and contribution from Simon. He was so gentle with the animals and we enjoyed his company very much. We hope he has an amazing travel journey learning about animal conservation.

(Excellent )

17 Oct 2023

Left by Workawayer (Simon) for host (Registered animal sanctuary ...)

I had a great time at the sanctuary, Sabine and Maddy are lovely people. I enjoyed learning about taking care of amimals and doing the feedruns. The place is a massive gorgeous propperty with lots of nice views, sunsets and pretty stars every night.
There was lots of work to do amd sometimes you have to get dirty. Which is expected at an animal… read more

(Excellent )

28 Mar 2023

Left by Workawayer (Simon) for host (Help with home and gardening ...)

Had a great time with Cheri, Jade and Arty!
Had nice room with a big bed. Their property was beautiful with lots of wildlife like pademelons, qoulls and black cokatoos. Cheri is an amazing cook and provided delicious lunch and dinners. Also had a great time with Jade playing mario kart and watching sopranos. I highly recommend staying here! They… read more

(Excellent )

28 Mar 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Simon)

Simon stayed with us for seven weeks. We are fortunate to have him as our first workaway volunteer. We have extensive length of bush tracks along our river that hasn’t been cut for two years. Simon helped to recover them all, that required some good skills with landscaping equipments. He also built a possum proof garden bed for my herbs, helped… read more

(Excellent )

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14 Feb 2024

Left by Workawayer (Simon) for host (Outdoor gardening in South ...)

(Excellent )

14 Feb 2024

Left by host (Outdoor gardening in South ...) for Workawayer (Simon)

Simon was great, very clean and tidy inside and a great gardener. He helped us with lots of different projects and was good fun to have around. Highly recommend.

(Excellent )

11 Jan 2024

Left by host (Registered animal sanctuary ...) for Workawayer (Simon)

(Excellent )

17 Oct 2023

Left by Workawayer (Simon) for host (Registered animal sanctuary ...)

(Excellent )

28 Mar 2023

Left by Workawayer (Simon) for host (Help with home and gardening ...)

(Excellent )

28 Mar 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Simon)

(Excellent )

24 Jan 2023

Left by host (Natural building project on a ...) for Workawayer (Simon)

We enjoyed having Simon and Yolente stay here at Narara Ecovillage. Good humoured, interesting and friendly - they connected well with our family and people in the village. On top of that, their work was top quality and we enjoyed having them around. We wish them well on their travels!

(Excellent )

21 Dec 2022

Left by Workawayer (Simon) for host (Natural building project on a ...)

We had a great stay with Benjamin. He provided a tent for us, tought me about the local plants and animals and building a house of course. He took us to the gosford glyphs, which was amazing.
We also got to eat Carry's lovley cooking everyday and got invited over dinner every now and then. The village location is beatiful with some amazing walks… read more

(Excellent )

11 Jan 2023

Left by Workawayer (Simon) for host (Help maintain our peaceful ...)

Michael was a great host! Even though he got diagnosed with covid right before our stay, he made sure we could settle in and kept it safe. The property was beautiful and we got to stay in a luxurious studio with a real comfy bed. Lots of privacy and also a swimming pool! We got to explore Mullumbimby, which is a lovely small hippie town, with nice… read more

(Excellent )

9 Dec 2022

Left by Workawayer (Simon) for host (Help with some outdoor ...)

Had a great stay with Justine! Beautiful property in the bush. Had my own little tiny house so really fancy accommodation. She cooks delicious food and has her own little music studio which we had a little jam session in. Top host 👍

(Excellent )

3 Dec 2022

Left by host (Help a family of five ...) for Workawayer (Simon)

We fell in love with Simon's demeanour, his willingness to jump in and do anything that was asked. He got along really well with our kids, becoming Curtis's new bestie. He was also the first landscaper to visit us and was very productive, so much so that we recommended him for a local part time job in that industry. Enjoy your travels Simon and we… read more

(Excellent )

2 Dec 2022

Left by Workawayer (Simon) for host (Help a family of five ...)

I Had a lovely stay at Karl & Rayna's. They have a bautiful property. Lot's of cool birds flying around and kangaroo's skipping about.
I learnd a lot about the native fauna and flora from Rayna and i've learned alot about composting and making bio char from Karl. Had good times hanging out with the kids, i've had my first victory ever playing… read more

(Excellent )

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