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Sweden - du Sep 2022 au Fév 2023 Voir toutDescription
Hej, dear all!
We're Bart (40), Taniya (37) and dog Fyodor (7) and we're very much looking forward to travelling as workawayers again! Between 2017 and 2019 we travelled all over Europe for two years, stayed with about 25 hosts and had a brilliant time overall. We really loved meeting so many great people and experiencing different ways to live your life.
After that, we went back to the Netherlands, bought a house, made it pretty and turned the garden into a lovely place that attracts lots of birds.
And now we’re ready to pick up our travelling again! We’d love to spend autumn and winter in Sweden and Norway to see what life is like during that time of year. We already know that spring and summer are fantastic.
Some more about us:
Bart: crazy for birds, trees, nature in general, music, art. I've been working as a guitar teacher at a music school for over ten years. I've studied classical guitar but play all kinds of music. Apart from this I've also been working as a volunteer at a wildlife rescue centre for birds and small mammals for over 10 years. Learned a lot at that place! The guitar became less interesting over the years and I spent a lot of time with gardening and drawing. However since doing workaway my guitar is actually a lovely travel companion:) I'm a hard worker, quick learner, creative, like a good laugh and are very open minded.
Taniya: loves reading, animals, being creative, playing board games, watching and photographing birds, walking and cooking. Work experience in teaching (History & English), writing didactics, massages and some elderly care (activities mostly). And of course all kinds of jobs as workawayer!
Fyodor: Rescue dog from Croatia who spent the first four years of his life in isolation. Because of that, he can walk and cuddle endlessly 😊 He’s good-mannered, quiet and friendly, but also insecure and very attached to us. He’s good with other dogs (sniffs & walks away, usually) but an absolute nightmare with cats. Therefore, we won’t be able to stay with people who have cats indoors. Since he’s a very enthusiastic hunter, we keep Fyodor on a leash outside. He's certainly going to enjoy the winter in Scandinavia, as he thinks it's much too warm in the Netherlands 😉
We’re looking forward to meeting you!Compétences et connaissances que nous aimerions partager ou apprendre
Nous avons des connaissances :
Jardinage
Bricolage et projets de construction
Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
Entretien général
Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille
Éco-projets
Aider à la maison
S’occuper des animaux
Accueil / tourisme
Travail associatif
Projets artistiques
Tenir compagnie à une pers. âgée
Nous pouvons apprendre aux autres:
Pratique des langues
Enseignement
Quelles sont vos compétences ?
We are quick learners and very willing!
We had years of experience in teaching and animal care before we started as workawayers. As a workawayer we picked up a whole array of (sometimes) new skills, especially gardening skills! Up until now we’ve been doing a lot of wood collecting and chopping, clearing gardens such as leaves/brambles/general weeding/pruning, housesitting, grass mowing, working with vegetables (sowing/harvesting/clearing etc.), some pottery, using a chainsaw, fixing a roof, taking care of animals, a lot of cleaning.Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Hollandais: Courant
Allemand: DébutantPlus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
Taniya is an experienced and certfied teacher.Âge
40 & 37
Nationalité
Dutch
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Allergies
Régime alimentaire spécial
We are both vegetarians, eat mostly plant-based. We don't expect our hosts to eat as we do. We both enjoy cooking 😊
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We stayed in a mobile home which was perfectly fine and comfortable and we were given more… read more
This is not your typical workaway address. It's an animal sanctuary. While we arrived there was a bit of chaos. The… read more
Ralf and Jörg are happy with… read more
all the best for your travels and we hope to stay in touch! all the best, fred, anja and the kids
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The casita where we stayed was comfortable; we had our own kitchen and bathroom and a woodstove that… read more
They're very excited about their Quinta and their animals and their veggies and that is beautiful to see. Their… read more
Honest, independent, polite and hardworking, they make a very good field team!
Well connected with Nature and this place from the start.
They helped with many different things like clearing brambles, picking walnuts, quince fruit, olives and firewood.
As well as repairing pots on a path and… read more
The guesthouse we stayed in was… read more
When they arrived we first discovered that they live in de the same city we have lived in. Always time for a coffee, and a chitchat. Hard working and they got used to all the daily tasks very quickly and we didn't have to worry, they were done perfectly.
Hejdå :)
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We had a cozy cabin to ourselves and workwise it was searching for & carrying stones, stripping trees, cutting wood and weeding. They are very flexible… read more
they offered us every benefit we could possibly think of to receive from workawaying guests.
independent diligent workers, great humorous & honest company, the patientness to become temporary reference persons… read more
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The work was fair and good; on almost all days we helped pruning the vines and on the one day it was raining we helped indoors with bubbly wine making ;-) The accomodation is relaxed; you've got your own comfortable place.
Lone's cooking was excellent and… read more
Always keeping the woodpile full was a luxury not enjoyed before.
We even managed to run off for a holiday and leave them holding the fort.
Thankyou for your… read more
They're very caring people, always making sure that you have enough food (we got spoiled silly with yummy food!) and firewood and always willing to tell you about… read more
The area… read more
Taniya cleaned their house one day a week but mostly worked in the pottery which was brilliant! It is amazing to see Rachel at work and she's happy to teach you things and show you how to… read more
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