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Hello!
We are Iona and Ben, a couple travelling from sunny Scotland. We are taking a break from our Canadian travels to visit Chile for a few months over roughly Nov - Jan. We have a basic/intermediate understanding of Spanish and would love to have more practice. Please get in touch if you like the look of our profile!
We will be returning to Workaway in Canada in early 2026
Here is a little bit about our work experience:
Iona -
I worked in wildlife conservation for the UK's largest wildlife conservation organisation. I have worked at several nature reserves across Scotland, my work ranges from practical habitat restoration and species monitoring to community outreach and outdoor education. My recent work has focused on monitoring Beavers, but previous roles have involved working with protected bird species, trail maintenance, leading wildlife events and leading outdoor education sessions with schools.
Before working in wildlife conservation, I worked in hospitality and volunteered at a cat shelter.
Ben -
I have worked as a mental health support worker for the past 3 years, and I have just completed a MSc in Psychology. My support worker role included a lot of practical support, including cooking, cleaning, and other household and daily living tasks, and I have loved working with new people and learning about their experiences and cultures. I also have some experience working as a gardener, including horticulture, lawn mowing, driveway and path building, and light landscaping work. In addition, I have worked at music festivals for much of my life, involving anything from stage building and construction, marquee set up, sound engineering, and stage decoration. Additionally, I have also held a variety of hospitality and other customer facing jobs.
We have just finished working at a Glamping site over the summer so have experience in housekeeping, guest services etc.
We are both keen hikers and climbers. We enjoy hiking Scotlands mountains on our time off, whatever the weather!
We are both very keen cooks (vegan) and enjoy cooking for others and sharing recipes. Ben loves baking bread, and Iona loves making cakes!!
We love to learn about other cultures and traditions and we would love to share traditions from Scotland- including making veggie haggis!
We look forward to meeting you!
Intereses
Deportes de invierno
Tecnología
Deportes de equipo
Sostenibilidad
Autodesarrollo
Vegetariano o vegano
Política / justicia social
Cuidado de plantas
Fotografía
Mascotas
Actividades al aire libre
Naturaleza
Música
Películas y televisión
Montaña
Senderismo
Jardinería
Fitness
Eventos y sociedad
Baile
Bricolaje y manualidades
Cultura
Acampada
Trabajo de caridad
Cocina y alimentación
Animales
Deportes de aventura
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Español: Intermedio
Francés: Principiante
Gaelic (Scottish): PrincipianteMás información sobre tus intereses idiomáticos
Este workawayer ha indicado que está interesado en compartir su idioma o aprender otro. Ponte en contacto con él directamente para hablar sobre ello.
Habilidades y conocimientos que queremos compartir o aprender
Ciertos conocimientos de:
Jardinería
Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje
Mantenimiento general
Vida en una granja
Ayuda doméstica
Cuidado de animales
Hostelería/turismo
Enseñanza
Idiomas
Compañía para ancianos
Cuidado de casas
Podemos enseñar:
Cocinar para toda la familia
Proyectos ecológicos
Trabajo de caridad
Ayuda con ordenadores/Internet
Que habilidades tienes?
We both have experience as gardeners and some landscaping. We're both practical people and have experience with DIY and using hand tools, as well as a little experience using some power tools.
We both love to cook and bake and have done so for various groups during our travels.
We're also eager to learn any new skills!
Edad
30 & 30
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We both have UK driving license.
We both have an IEC Visa for Canada!
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Fumador
Permiso de conducir
Alergia
Dieta especial
vegan
Comentarios
With respect to work, Iona and Ben have a great work ethic and were very eager to… read more
We enjoyed the structure of our days as it… read more
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With respect to work, Iona and Ben have a great work ethic and were very eager to… read more
We enjoyed the structure of our days as it… read more
We are deeply grateful for all their contributions and their hard work. They brought a wealth of skills and knowledge,… read more
We felt welcome in their home from the moment we arrived. We stayed for the month of October and got to help with a range of tasks including tree felling, firewood prep and helping cater for an event they hosted. Roz and Francis… read more
If you want to have a short version: they are amazing :) ! If you love details keep reading.... Iona and Ben stayed with us almost three weeks in the summer. They adapted very quickly to our lifestyle and work on many different projects: landscaping, gardening, trail maintenance, assisting in construction, taking care of the… read more
We stayed for almost 3 weeks. We enjoyed the work and it was very varied so we never got bored.
We loved spending time with the family. The boys are your typical teenage brothers but are polite, well mannered and funny. As Stéphanie said, if you don't speak French you can't… read more
Karen and Mark were incredibly thoughtful and kind hosts, we felt very welcome in their home as soon as we arrived. We really enjoyed the tasks in the garden, and we loved learning from Karen who is a very knowledgeable gardener. We loved seeing the wildlife in the garden while… read more
