Commentaires, feedbacks et évaluations Workaway - page 8

During her two weeks with us as a Workaway volunteer, Melanie was primarily responsible for looking after the children, and she did an excellent job. She connected with them quickly and naturally, creating a calm, reliable, and positive presence that the children clearly felt comfortable with and enjoyed. Melanie is generally very friendly, open, and approachable. She is attentive, thoughtful, and brings a good level of knowledge and awareness into what she does. She communicates clearly, takes responsibility seriously, and shows genuine care in her interactions with both children and adults. What stood out most was her flexibility. Melanie arrived during a particularly difficult and chaotic time for us, and instead of needing structure or guidance to function well, she adapted remarkably to our changing needs. She responded day by day with patience, initiative, and a practical mindset, consistently helping to make things easier rather than adding pressure. That level of adaptability and emotional steadiness was truly outstanding and deeply appreciated. Melanie was a real team player throughout her stay. She integrated smoothly into daily life, was supportive and cooperative, and her presence was genuinely enjoyed by everyone. We are very grateful for her contribution and would happily recommend her to any future hosts.

I spent two weeks with Shanti and Matu and it was a wonderful experience. They are both incredibly welcoming and kind people and made sure that all the volunteers were comfortable. It can be hard work, but it is varied and they are always accommodating to change tasks if you would like. The location is quite remote, but there is always plenty of food and everything one could need on the property. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking to unplug from city life! Gracias por todo Shati y Matu!! ❤️

Ali visited us previously last year, then returned shortly afterwards to spend more time with us, and has now spent roughly 3 months with us. He is a fantastic team player, who always made sure that all guests and colleagues were doing okay, and would also go above and beyond by making his delicious Hummus, which we would occasionally serve alongside the breakfasts for guests :D Ali was always in the kitchen cooking or baking for other colleagues, and helps out around the hostel not just in the kitchen, but also at reception, as well as doing extra tasks around the hostel. Ali adds a great vibe to the hostel, A huge thank you for all of the lovely times :D We wish you safe travels from the whole Team!

Julie was an incredibly welcoming host, and her home was a beautiful space to rest, reflect, and enjoy Costa Rican nature. I especially loved going to the waterfall daily after completing my work, which was just a two minute walk from the house! I enjoyed my tasks, which consisted of playing with Julie's daughter, taking her on walks in the neighborhood, and processing cacao beans by hand. I also appreciated getting to know Julie and her partner and learning about their perspective on natural healing modalities. Overall, I had an amazing experience and am grateful for the opportunity to have been in such a special place and eat beautiful fresh fruits and vegetables.

We spent just under a week with Mauri, Anna and Mateo and loved it! We are so lucky to have stayed with them as our first work away experience. They were welcoming and friendly, and we settled in right away. We loved learning about their future life plans for their lovely family, and about their plans for their new home that they're building in Nicaragua. We are so happy that we got to contribute to this and we hope that we made as much of an impact as they did on us. Thank you so much for hosting us!

Hi EMILIA Thank you for your feedback and thank you for coming and help Mrs Van' sons with English and German and our friends kindergarten and sharing our time with you Hope you have nice new year time Regards TRAN Founder .

Dani is a wonderful, kind, pacient, honest and hardworking person. He did a fantastic job at some carpentry work in my hostel, and also did an excellent job looking after guests too and helping out with the administration when necessary. 100% would love to have Dani come back. He is brilliant and a lovely person. Thanks Dani!

Hi Shivni Thank you very much to come and stay at Mrs Van House. Ms Van and her sons were very happy . You are always pay attention to teach English and play with the little son and spending your time with Ms Van Family . Thank you for joining us at hope centre to help disable students in art class. Thank you for giving your advise to my kid. Have nice new year 2026 Regard TRAN Founders

Hi Sharon Thank you for coming and stay with Ms Van to help her small son in English . Thank you for help my child with English Hope you have lovely new year Regards TRAN

Hi Enia Thank you very much to come and stay with us to help my small child in English writing and Spanish .She loved it . Thank you to let us show you my 2nd child choir performance and some part of Hanoi with our motorbike :) Thank you for help disable students in Hope Centre with alot of drawing and smile . They still asked about you and where you are Hope you have nice time for travel Regards Tran Founder

Marc was originally going to stay for three weeks, and it turned into three months. We had such a great experience with him living here and working on our sanctuary. Marc is SO conscientious, just remarkably so. He makes sure each task is done perfectly. He built a chicken coop while here that is likely to stand for 50 years. Not just that, he is so friendly, easy going, and just a great pleasure to be around. We noticed that everyone he met while here really liked him. I cannot imagine someone not getting along with Marc, he just has such a positive nature, great sense of humor, intelligent, kind. Our animals adored him, and he took such great care of them. He noticed small details about their health and well being, above and beyond what anyone would expect. He would not be going to far to say that he became family while he was here. We wish him all success in his future endeavors

Hi Thank you for coming and staying in Mrs Van house to help her small son with English Thank you for helping my kid with English and making video for her school presentation Thank you for helping at Hope centre with disable children with drawing and talking . They still asked about you , where you are? Have nice time in Japan and teaching and travel Regards TRAN FOUNDER

Dear Mr Brian Thank you very much for coming and staying with Mrs Trang Family . Mr Trang said this morning Kat went out and come back to to write " Goodbye " Note for you . Ms Tran was very happy to see Kat show that action with you . Mrs Tran was very happy to host you for staying in her family Thank you very much for teaching my little child with your books, making stories and playing with her with dolls . You made her like to learn more and practice on your book today also Thank you for join us at Hope Centre to bring happiness to disable children in their class. Hope you have nice time in Hanoi and Vietnam Regards TRAN Project Founder

Brightened up our place

Friendly, hard working strong girls from France. Extracted really big ice blocks from the frozen lake

Really nice couple

Maria stayed with us in 2025 for around one month. Maria did a great job helping us with housekeeping and cleaning. She interacted well with guests and loved joining us on hikes. We would gladly have her back anytime.

Pierre is a walking treasure and represents in flesh everything what the ideas of this site is all about for hosts like me! The good words I have for Pierre just stumble into each other in order to be the first! I would like to share with all the people on this site the good time I had while Pierre was here. Purely talking about his work skills and the perfect system he has when helping was out of this world! Pierre helped making possible the coverage of the barn roof, which was such a relief seeing it done and so other important jobs. Cultural and language exchange with Pierre was a pleasure. Pierre is such a good teacher if you are serious and want to learn French as he would explain in details every grammar aspect. Pierre made hosting incredibly easy to me and now I consider him as a dear friend!

Emma and Emile were all around super wonderful and helpful volunteers here. They are both very kind and gentle people with positive attitudes and big smiles on their faces. They were self-motivated to take on some creative projects building some furniture with bamboo and scrap wood, and also a huge help preparing and planting new fruit trees and other kinds of garden work. They seemed to really enjoy the creative aspect of designing and building the furniture, overcoming challenges, and seeing their finished masterpieces :) They worked really well as a team and also got along with everyone here, Emma was a super go-getter and Emile played the guitar very nicely (which everyone enjoyed listening to). These are two wonderful people who are both great company and helpful volunteers, we would definitely recommend them for any future projects they would be interested in. Thanks so much Emma and Emile and best wishes on your adventures 😊🙏

Diana was phenomenal in every sense of the word. Her yoga sessions with mentees and our partner schools brought a refreshing balance of calm, focus, and energy to the girls. Beyond the structured lessons, she went the extra mile by introducing creative activities that kept the children active, engaged, and genuinely excited to participate. Her presence created a safe and uplifting space where the girls could connect with their bodies, manage stress, and build confidence. The impact she made across the schools and within the community was deeply felt, and her contribution will continue to reflect in the wellbeing and growth of our beneficiaries long after her sessions ended.