Gillian & Veronica

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We both live in the north west of the UK, Veronica in Manchester and Gillian 20 miles north of Manchester in Lancashire.

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We, Gillian and Veronica, met when we worked together as college lecturers many years ago. Now that we are both retired and our children are grown up we've decided to team up and go adventuring. First stop - Australia.

We both like gardening, meeting new people and hearing about lives, experiencing new cultures and the world, we like exploring, walking, nature and are very open to general home maintainence, gardening, permaculture, eco-projects, etc.animals, pets

Here are the skills we can offer:

Garden maintence, eco and permaculture projects, organic gardening.
General Maintenance & DIY: Fairly experienced in hands-on projects and repairs.
Animal Care: Most of our lives we have owned dogs but had or helped with other animals including chickens and horses.
Eco-Project Support: We are keen to support and work on these.
Housework & Cooking: We are skilled in managing household tasks, planning and preparing healthy vegan meals; we are also happy to clean, organise cupboards, freezers, garages/lofts, sell things online or otherwise, shop locally and online.
IT Work & Social Media Promotion: Gillian and Veronica met when they used to teach IT and have experience in social media promotion, and other digital tools, photography etc - we can help you organise your computer files too.
Knitting, sewing, crocheting - Veronica runs a craft group with refugee women in Manchester.

Gillian is a retired lecturer and educational IT professional. Veronica is also a retired lecturer and has worked in many other areas including the airline industry, road haulage and owning an antique shop.

We strive to live ethically and as environmentally conscious as possible.We are deeply committed to justice—social, environmental, and economic—and bring our enthusiasm and dedication to projects that align with these values.

We have both travelled a fair amount and enjoy experiencing diverse cultures. This will be our first Workaway experience. We land in Australia on 17th February for 4-6 weeks and are looking forward to the whole adventure.

Intereses

Vegetariano o vegano

Tecnología

Sostenibilidad

Política / justicia social

Cuidado de plantas

Fotografía

Mascotas

Actividades al aire libre

Naturaleza

Agricultura

Jardinería

Eventos y sociedad

Bricolaje y manualidades

Arquitectura

Animales

Trabajo de caridad

Cocina y alimentación

Idiomas hablados

Inglés: Fluido

Habilidades y conocimientos que queremos compartir o aprender

Nos interesa:  

Proyectos ecológicos

Trabajo de caridad

Jardinería

Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje

Mantenimiento general

Vida en una granja

Ayuda doméstica

Cuidado de animales

Ayuda con ordenadores/Internet

Cuidado de casas

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Ciertos conocimientos de:  

Hostelería/turismo

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Podemos enseñar:  

Cocinar para toda la familia

Enseñanza

Que habilidades tienes?

Cooking
Cleaning
General house maintence
Animal care, dog walking, feeding, mucking out, etc
Gardening maintenance
Happy to work on eco-projects, permaculture projects, orchards, etc
Open to different ideas and keen to learn new skills, particularly eco- environmental ones.

Whilst we both have children and good with them we are really not wanting to do child-care.

Edad

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We are fairly laid back pair of ex-colleagues, both happy to experience new things, learn new skills, meet new people. We are both vegans interested in eco developments, organic, sustainability, but are very flexible.

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