Wyon & Janet

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Descripción

We love to travel, meet others, and experience the different ways people live; sharing wisdom, fun, conversation and caring. We like to get below the surface of a country, meet local people and enjoy making a contribution wherever we stay. Over the last few years we have volunteered on farms and projects in Norway, Morocco, Nepal, France, Texas, and Spain. In terms of tasks, we have repaired and put up fencing, made compost bins, made attractive mosaics, helped to take care of animals, planted, weeded and harvested vegetables, fruit and hay, as well as helping out with domestic cooking and cleaning. We've also done painting, decorating, fixing plaster boards, basic carpentry, and helping to prepare for and greet visiting tourists. There's also been a bit of online help - for example making and placing ads to sell things. We've done similar work-exchanges before - for example, lots of WWOOFing (willing workers on organic farms) on previous travels to Australia and New Zealand, and have loved this way of visiting. We also have experience as house/pet-sitters, and are registered with Trusted House Sitters.

Janet is interested in community-building, performing arts, being active outside (running, cycling and wild swimming). Wyon is interested in games, butterflies, science fiction, writing (he has written a novel), Buddhism, cooking, refugees, homelessness. Both: have up to date (clean!) criminal record checks, meditate regularly and are quick learners who like to work as well as play. We are conscientious, reliable and able to take initiative and work independently when relevant.

We are also Workaway hosts, so we know and understand what it's like having people volunteering in your home!
We are both triple-vaccinated against Covid, and had omicron in February.

Intereses

Habilidades y conocimientos que queremos compartir o aprender

Nos interesa:  

Jardinería

Compañía para ancianos

Proyectos ecológicos

Hostelería/turismo

Proyectos artísticos

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Ciertos conocimientos de:  

Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje

Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos

Mantenimiento general

Cocinar para toda la familia

Vida en una granja

Ayuda doméstica

Cuidado de animales

Práctica de idiomas

Ayuda con ordenadores/Internet

Enseñanza

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Podemos enseñar:  

Trabajo de caridad

Que habilidades tienes?

Wyon: Good handyman. Enjoys gardening (including landscaping - see photos of our garden complete with rainbow fence made from old pallets), decorating, including painting and tiling (see photo of bathroom tiling), functional carpentry (see Little Free Library), vegetarian cooking, spreadsheets, problem solving, rolling up my sleeves. I have founded 2 charities, have been a manager for many years and am a qualified counsellor and social worker. I can teach didgeridoo and diabolo juggling.
Janet: vegetarian cooking, gardening/basic farm labouring, basic website design and social media PR, teaching songs (15 years as a community choir leader), writing and editing (previously worked as a magazine journalist and editor). Helps organise regular street parties and litter picks where we live.
Together: We are qualified as laughter yoga teachers (see www.oxfordlaughteryoga.co.uk) and have done an introductory course in teaching English (TEFL). We enjoy practising yoga and meditation. 14 years ago we spent months WWOOFing in Australia, New Zealand and Canada - we did lots of gardening and weeding, some stone wall building, cooking, fruit picking, some animal care. Happy to help with childcare and looking after pets/house-sitting. Other voluntary work we've done includes teaching dance and singing to Russian teenagers at an orphanage project south of Moscow, and with young women in Southern India (J), making bunk beds in Russian orphanage project (W), providing supervision for counsellers working with at-risk young women in S India (W).

Idiomas hablados

Inglés: Fluido
Francés: Intermedio
Árabe: Principiante
Español: Principiante

Edad

66 & 59

Nacionalidad

British

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We are currently travelling in a camper van and would be able to live in this, if necessary, when volunteering. Currently looks as though we can't get the van to Morocco though, so will be on foot there!

We have been happily married for 26 years and have a 24-year old son who has now left home. 16 years ago we travelled around the world for one year when our son was 7, working/volunteering as we went. We liked it so much we want to repeat it, and lay down some good memories.

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  Permiso de conducir

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  Alergia
  Wyon is allergic to dust, pollen, and cats but this does not prevent him from being with all 3 - he just sneezes.

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  Dieta especial
  Janet is vegetarian by preference and Wyon mostly is too (though he likes fish). Will eat meat/fish if vegetarian catering really not possible!