Victoria & Alexander

South Africa & Netherlands
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Hello to you all! :)
After taking a 5 year break from workaway, we are back! And so happy to have the opportunity to contribute to your projects and learn from each other. We actually met at a Workaway in Italy 7 years ago, and been together ever since. Then in 2020 we cycled around Europe and volunteered at various workaways on our big cycling tour.

I am Victoria
I am from Cape Town and looking to get my hand dirty in some agricultural work. I am taking a 2 months sabbatical from living in Amsterdam as a data analyst and working for a software company. I am adventurous, easy-going person, and always eager to learn and experience new things. I work well in a team and believe I always contribute a lot (in terms of work and attitude), but I also like working independently and take initiative to get things done. I want to immerse myself in new activities or lifestyles to find satisfaction and resonation. I like reading and games and speaking to new kinds of people to learn something new. I'm a friendly person and get along with almost anyone. I'm looking to meet different kinds of people from my home country (South Africa) , see how you operate, to learn new skills, share my skills, and come back with another outlook on life. I hope we can help each other :)

Hello everybody, I am Alex.
Let me tell you something about myself. I love to work outside and with my extreme amount of energy I need to create things. I love to work with natural materials and try to make something out of nothing. I have made "hobbit mud houses" in the past and always experimenting with natural woods and plants to make something beautiful and functional.
Many years ago I studied economics and law but after working a year as a sales manager I found out I'm more an outside person that wants to see the results of a hard days work instead of chasing targets.
So I started to work in gardening and maintenance and I loved it. I went from that to roofing work, the bigger renovation projects and with that other handy skills came along. I now work as a "klusjesman" or handy man in Amsterdam.
I also love to work with people and when i was young loved to work in bars and hotels, even spending 2 years building up a hotel in italy (this is where Victoria and I met). I did the guests check-ins, cooking and helping out in the kitchen, building new rooms for the hotel, made fences, gutters, and different kind of maintenance like painting, building and fixing.
I'm good with kids and got all 20 of them to build little tree houses, going on treasure hunts or other fun activities.
I come out of a creative family that gives me a creative and open mind set.
I hope that together with Victoria I can help you with whatever you need help with.
In return we only ask for honest people to work with, good food, perhaps a lekker glass of wine, nice chats and a beautiful time with you.
Interests
Self development
Events & social
DIY & crafts
Outdoor activities
Team sports
Nature
Beach
Pets
Sustainability
Technology
Farming
Culture
Van life
Movies & TV
Cooking & food
Gardening
Plant care
History
Books
Drawing & painting
Carpentry
Writing
Camping
Mountain
Hiking
Cycling
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Afrikaans: Intermediate
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Babysitting and creative play
Being an elderly companion
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Able to teach about:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
More details about your skills
Victoria: Gardening, caring and playing with children, light cooking, quick to learn, strong and fit, piano, ukulele, good with animals, computer skills, life-guard experience.
Alexander: Painting, wood work, gardening, renovating, playing with kids, lots of strength, masses of energy and enthusiasm.
Age
31 & 36
What else ...
We want to keep traveling/ being nomads and enjoying this life together as much as possible. We want to avoid bleeding our wallets too hard, and ask that we get a small contribution for our work and effort if you think we are worth it (We certainly do). But it is by no means a requirement.
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  no
- Special dietary requirements
  none

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8 Mar 2021

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Alexander is very committed, extremely kind person, seriously hardworking. Amazing what he did throughout his short stay. Alexander came with Jay , asking to stay 1 week with us in exchange of helping around the hostel. In fact we were closed in that period but we needed some help around so we decided to keep them in our place. . They did a superb… read more

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25 Feb 2021

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We had a wonderful time together with Victoria and Alexander. They have been very helpful for us in different ways. We felt them part of the family and now we miss them. Because of these strange times with not many guest in the hostel, Victoria and Alexander helped us to build and decorate our house in the village. Alexander has so much energy and… read more

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6 Feb 2021

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We arrived last year september to work in a hostel in Tirana. Meet new people and life in a city for a while. When we arrived Ilir the owner told us about a village close by named pëllumbas. We went to give it a check and felt in love with the place. We could make a cool arrangement of working in the hostel during the weekends and work on… read more

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28 Sep 2020

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We had a lovely experience with Steve and Denise. We stayed in their cosy caravan and enjoyed all weathers of Montenegro (beautiful 30 degree heat and wild thunder lightening storm). We helped Steve cross off multiple things on his list (as he mentioned in detail on his feedback) including painting, fixing a roof, some wood work, chainsaw work and… read more

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25 Sep 2020

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Victoria and Alex spent 9 days with us and what a joy it was to meet & spend time with them. During their time with us they enthusiastically helped us with a wide variety of tasks that underline the breadth and depth of their skills & experience. They did a fabulous job of painting a large section of our metal boundary fence and vastly improved… read more

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8 Mar 2021

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25 Feb 2021

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6 Feb 2021

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28 Sep 2020

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25 Sep 2020

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24 Sep 2020

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Well 9 days was nothing,i fast get in simbios With them Easy. They dir our project and realize a perfect woodshield With the recicled materials i had here.
Tath perfect than i Will use as a sauna instead woodshield.
Those guys are Just magic,and the day they left was a Nightmare for me.
I really Hope to meet them again and i really suggest them to… read more

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31 Aug 2020

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help fix up my house and ...)

We spent 9 days at Matteo, and really Enjoyed our stay. We were with 3 other workawayers in a big farm house next door to him, where we had our own room and prepared our own meals. Although we were often up at matteos house for work, wifi or a "cariola" which is a bbq dinner.
We could choose our own project from the array that matteo has going on… read more

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9 Jul 2020

Left by Workawayer () for host (Join in the outdoors and ...)

We spent a week with Nancy and Antoine and we left inspired, invigorated, healthy and can we say it, loved. We got on really well and enjoyed every day with these loving, kind, skilled people.
We slept in our tent as there was another workawayer in the cabin, but they gave us a big mattress and lots of blankets. The work was fun and fair (4 hours… read more

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9 Jul 2020

Left by host (Join in the outdoors and ...) for Workawayer ()

What a perfect dream team (also called tornado team). Their job was more than perfect, more than amazing, no worlds for that, they can do everything ... They're creative, full of joy, passionate people, wonderful souls, a great exchange, a fantastic time spending toegether! Thank you for everything.

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11 Sep 2019

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Victoria and Alex are hardworking, reliable and friendly towards our hotel guests. Could not think of better host/ workers in general. They have guided experiences such as 4x4 safaris with our guest and renovated hotel rooms from the beginning till end. Endless skillset + social engagement level great!

Please come back! Leonard GM

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11 Sep 2019

Left by Workawayer () for host (Experience the real Tuscany - ...)

I stayed here for 3 weeks over the summer (July 2019) , but just before the peak season. I had a great time here as I met some truly remarkable and memorable people. What these Dutch people are achieving on a hilltop in Tuscany is impressive and i enjoyed being a part of it for a brief time.
The food was incredible and certainly a highlight of… read more

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19 Nov 2018

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Vittoria! Vittoria! I'm happy that she stay here in tenuta San Lorenzo gavi . She i very polite and clear but hard worker and good company we chatted a lot about movies live travel. I raccomand her she help in the wood in the fild to take care the plants. She is easygoing and trusted. Hope to see you in in South Africa and stellenbosh too! Good… read more

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31 Jul 2018

Left by Workawayer () for host (Live with our family among ...)

What a fantastic experience! Working in the fields with Lorenzo and his mom and the other workawayers from all over the world, was great. The work is very set and only a half day, so you get the second half of the day to have a delicious lunch, have a nap, and then maybe go out for a drink at a near by village with the others. And then come home… read more

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