Rose & Dominic

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Dominic, Rose, Sylvie + William, an energetic and adventurous English Francophile bilingual family. Sometimes we travel solo as individuals, sometimes just as a couple and sometimes as a family. First I will give information about the qualities we share. But further down the profile I list specific skills for each of us.

We like simple living, healthy eating, exercise and working outdoors. We live in rural Normandy but until October 2016 we were living in the UK. We particularly like to explore France and sometimes more widely in Europe. We do not want to be just tourists. We love workaway - we can visit new places, meet new people and experience different ways of life. As a family we believe that sustainable travelling comes with a responsibility to give back to others and to the environment and to understand that the most rewarding experiences do not come with an enormous price-tag.

We eat whatever food is on offer and are non-smokers and tee-total. We are trustworthy, reliable and multi-skilled. We are family-friendly and accustomed to interacting and co-living with others of all ages. We are competent at caring for animals and love being close to nature and in the countryside. We keep our own hens, have been beekeepers for the last 18 years and have a range of practical skills and buckets of enthusiasm.

Dom has a wide range of experience in all aspects of building and renovation, one of his biggest projects was overseeing the renovation of an ancient barn complex into five luxury holiday lets. He is good at putting things right, high quality finishing and finding solutions for troublesome issues. He has a fine eye for landscaping, drainage and digger work. He processes all our firewood, has his chainsaw certificate and has worked at a sawmill. Vegetable gardening is a passion and we are never without home grown produce. He is an extremely knowledgeable and proficient beekeeper and he loves to teach others about these amazing creatures. Dominic is strong, calm and hardworking.

Rose is multi-skilled, a mother of four (+2 step-children) and family manager. She has had many jobs and is willing to muck in with most things. She manages our hosting with workaway and warmshowers and also welcomes lots of family + friends. She is efficient at housework and capable in the kitchen and the garden. She is a competent beekeeper in her own right and is handy with a sewing machine. She spends a lot of her time trying to keep the house clean and tidy, processing garden produce, making sure the bills are paid and that we never run out of toilet paper, not forgetting our appointments and most importantly organising our HOLIDAYS! She also is resilient, resourceful and has a sense of humour.

Sylvie and William are sensible, inquisitive, loving young people who know that it is important to respect other people, animals and the environment. They also understand the importance of treating homes and possessions carefully as they have a value and that it is not always easy to replace things. They are expected to help with cooking, housework and tasks outside. Sylvie has grown to be very self sufficient and is happy in her own company. She is a talented artist and loves any sort of creative activity to which she brings her individual flair. She is a fantastic walker and loves animals and nature. William is full of ideas and enthusiasm. He talks a lot in English and French. He loves to climb so proves very useful in the Autumn when he can be sent up the fruit trees for harvesting. He’s bright and loves nothing more than to conduct experiments and try out new inventions. He’s very independent spirited, makes brilliant scrambled eggs and can be relied upon to make cups of tea and do the washing up.

In our leisure time we like to walk and explore the countryside, if we are lucky foraging for fruit, nuts and mushrooms. We can all ride bikes for fun but Dominic is mad for cycling and likes to go touring when he can. We like to read and listen to audiobooks and the children like to play games which they can occasionally persuade their mother to join in but put a jigsaw on the table and Rose won’t be able to leave it alone. We are strong swimmers but prefer wild swimming to chlorinated pools. We watch some TV and films and use the internet but we do not have social media accounts or computer games.

Intereses

Autodesarrollo

Deportes acuáticos

Yoga / bienestar

Escritura

Sostenibilidad

Navegar / barcos

Cuidado de plantas

Animales

Actividades al aire libre

Naturaleza

Montaña

Idiomas

LGBT+

Senderismo

Jardinería

Agricultura

Dibujo y pintura

Bricolaje y manualidades

Ciclismo

Cultura

Cocina y alimentación

Carpintería

Acampada

Libros

Playa

Arte y diseño

Idiomas

Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Francés: Fluido

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Habilidades y conocimientos que queremos compartir o aprender

Ciertos conocimientos de:  

Compañía para ancianos

Vida en una granja

Proyectos ecológicos

Cuidado de animales

Hostelería/turismo

Idiomas

Proyectos artísticos

Enseñanza

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Podemos enseñar:  

Jardinería

Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje

Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos

Mantenimiento general

Cocinar para toda la familia

Ayuda doméstica

Que habilidades tienes?

Administration, Animal care, Beekeeping, Bilingual, Building, Childcare, Cooking, Cleaning, Forestry, Gardening, Landscaping, Maintenance, Organisation, Preserving, Renovation, Sorting, Woodwork

Edad

53 & 55

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We would like to use workaway as a more sustainable, educational and interesting way to travel.

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