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**** 2024 ****
After recently renewing our membership and reading our old 2018 description I decided to keep it below as looking back now it's a nice reflection point to where we are now!
Hi! We are Elle (28) and Alessandro (Pez, 30) from Australia. In 2018 we undertook a year of Workaways, mostly in Italy gaining a lot of experience with food and culture there. After a series of unexpected events, once back in Australia in 2019 Pez and I opened an Italian restaurant in my hometown, a beautiful small coastal town called Forster. It was an unexpected chapter in our life but 5 years on we are loving it! But in need of a much overdue break.
We are travelling for the next 4 months, doing a combination of holidaying, catching up with old friends, and Workaway! We had the most amazing experiences doing Workaway 6 years ago, we really enjoy travelling this was as we enjoy meeting new people, physically working, and getting an authentic experience of the place we are visiting as opposed to just being a tourist.
My 2018 description is still very much relevant. We love the outdoors, getting our hands dirty and being physically active. We are food and cooking enthusiasts, especially Italian food but would love to learn other cultures cuisines and traditions. We are basically keen on anything and everything! We are very easy going and and take all opportunities in life.
We look forward to meeting you!
*****2018 Description*****We have both recently finished studying at the University of Wollongong, Australia, myself studying international studies and Alessandro studying mechatronic engineering. We have both experienced full-time work after University but wanted to experience another culture, engage in different environments and meet new people. We both studied Italian at university, and hope to improve our speaking and delve into the Italian culture. I (Elle), majored in Global Sustainable Development and throughout my years at University my interest in sustainability has intensified and myself and Alessandro are very passionate about the environment and we do our best to contribute to conserve and protect it.
We both love keeping active and busy and work hard towards achieving the things we want in life. Here in Australia we love doing as much as we can outside, including surfing, hikes, and exploring new places. We are very passionate about food and equally enjoy eating it as much as we do cooking it! and would love to share some Australian dishes with you. We are very easy going, always eager to try new things and enjoy stepping outside of our comfort zones.
Given our interest in the environment, food and culture, we are very eager to work on projects or initiatives related to any of these things, with our primary goal being to learn Italian. We are very happy to exchange language practice if you are wanting to improve your English! Physical labor is not a problem for us as we are happy to get our hands dirty. Italy will not be our only venture abroad so we will be eager to work in any country that we visit. Overall, we want new experiences, new challenges, new environments and to meet new, amazing people, so we are not confined by anything. We want to try anything and everything and I hope that you would like to take us on board and be a part of our journey, and us a part of yours :)
Intereses
Deportes acuáticos
Escritura
Tecnología
Sostenibilidad
Autodesarrollo
Política / justicia social
Naturaleza
Actividades al aire libre
Fotografía
Cuidado de plantas
Música
Idiomas
Agricultura
Fitness
Jardinería
Senderismo
Historia
Eventos y sociedad
Dibujo y pintura
Ciclismo
Cultura
Acampada
Libros
Trabajo de caridad
Cocina y alimentación
Playa
Arte y diseño
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Italiano: PrincipianteMás información sobre tus intereses idiomáticos
Open to learning any new languages and can teach English.
Habilidades y conocimientos que queremos compartir o aprender
Nos interesa:
Jardinería
Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje
Vida en una granja
Proyectos ecológicos
Ayuda doméstica
Cuidado de animales
Trabajo de caridad
Proyectos artísticos
Enseñanza
Podemos enseñar:
Cocinar para toda la familia
Mantenimiento general
Hostelería/turismo
Idiomas
Ayuda con ordenadores/Internet
Que habilidades tienes?
- Both speak intermediate Italian and fluent English
- Help with gardening and with animals
- Help harvesting
- Can do physical work and long hours
- Both been involved in volunteering
- Can help with cooking and cleaning
- Outgoing and confident
- Restaurant skills and commercial cooking skills
- Help with technological problems (Internet, mobile phones, PC computers)
- Enthusiastic learners
- Business management
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28 & 30
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We love absorbing what the world has to offer! New languages, food, cultures, people...
We would love to get to know you and for you to get to know us, and learn things from each other along the way!
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We could not have asked for more supportive, enthusiastic and engaging volunteers, from lending expert hands to some of our more labor intense winter restoration projects around the property to taking over the… read more
Andrea, Julia and la Bella Rita! Alessandro and I miss you and think of our time in Vetulonia everyday. We spent in total about a month with Andrea, but it felt like a lifetime purely because we felt so welcomed, comfortable and at home. There is something so uniquely special about this place and the people there. The work was rewarding… read more
Dova is a small small village, but it has so much character and… read more
These guys are such a special unit. We felt endlessly cared for and appreciated by them and truly apart of their family. When your away from home for a long time it is really special to find people who take you in so warmly. There was never a dull moment (yes olive picking can be a bit repetitive haha!) but Lucy and… read more
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We could not have asked for more supportive, enthusiastic and engaging volunteers, from lending expert hands to some of our more labor intense winter restoration projects around the property to taking over the… read more
Andrea, Julia and la Bella Rita! Alessandro and I miss you and think of our time in Vetulonia everyday. We spent in total about a month with Andrea, but it felt like a lifetime purely because we felt so welcomed, comfortable and at home. There is something so uniquely special about this place and the people there. The work was rewarding… read more
Dova is a small small village, but it has so much character and… read more
These guys are such a special unit. We felt endlessly cared for and appreciated by them and truly apart of their family. When your away from home for a long time it is really special to find people who take you in so warmly. There was never a dull moment (yes olive picking can be a bit repetitive haha!) but Lucy and… read more
We stayed with Janine and Llyod a few weeks ago now and we already miss it! They were incredibly generous and comforting hosts and really made you feel like part of the family. As it is coming into winter we did a lot of wood-chopping and moving but the time really does fly then you… read more
Ely And Alessandro both solid young minds have positive energy to sell ...missing it !!!
they can do whatever tusk they set their mind on with that magical smile of theirs ..makes all the
difference in this world at or off work ...sort of stuff can only get in long time friendships… read more
Where to even begin! Two weeks and we felt completely at home with these guys. Not only did they make us feel completely welcome and comfortable but they also taught us so many valuable lessons, may it be planting oregano or laying the floating deck to larger life stuff like persuing your dreams and passions! We honestly can’t… read more
Elizabeth and Alessandro were great volunteers. Very respectful, reliable, and hardworking. I was very pleased with them and it was a pleasure to have them as my guests for a few weeks.
Good luck!
Marco