Gino & Helena

Information de voyage

Actuellement, nous sommes

Description

We are four young people, at least according to our own opinions ;) - Gino, Helena, Sebastian, and Pernille. We are two couples, Gino Helena and Sebastian Pernille, looking for great experiences to carry with us through life. You can find more specific information about each of us as individuals and as couples further down in the text.

We are all interested in one day settling in Italy, and therefore, we have agreed that Workaway is a good and educational way to experience Italy and learn the language. Our dream is to start a small farm primarily for our own consumption.

The reason we chose Italy is that we have been there before and love the culture. Additionally, we all have a keen interest in skiing, climbing, and hiking, which Italy is known for.

We hope that we are lucky enough to find a kind Workaway host willing to accommodate all four of us so that we can start our Italian adventure together.

Couple 1:
Gino and Helena, and our lovely dog Kaiya.
We're looking for an escape out of this fast-paced place that we call home. We're looking to live a more simple, sustainable life and strip back the way of life we have been used to and work not for money, but to share and teach others our skills and knowledge and where we can learn off others and grow as people, and to surround ourselves with others that share the same energy as us and of course to have fun :)

Gino English-born Italian guy, who can't speak Italian (haha).
Gino and Helena have both spend a lot of time travelling half of Europe with , partly exploring and volunteering on the way - in an amazing, cozy, rolling home Gino built himself, Coco the Camper (how cool is that?). Helena loves how Gino can make anyone laugh, not afraid of being silly. He is a hardworking handyman super disciplined, loves to get creative and is the cheekiest monkey ever.

Helena is a caring, kind and a lovable person who gets along with anyone she meets, she is forever putting others ahead of herself, baking treats and giving gifts to others comes second nature to her. Being around Helena is so uplifting, she always seems to bring energy right up and is a joy for anyone to be around. She is an ambitious person who loves to learn and educate herself (mainly natural health techniques) with knowledge that she can share with others.

We love the outdoors, yoga, hiking, anything that brings us closer to nature. We also love to cook, share meals and any activity with others that brings us closer as a community, like board games, dancing, group singing etc etc.

Helena is 26 years old and has a bachelor's degree in chiropractic. She is currently studying Chinese medicine/accupunture , which she will finish at the end of May.

Gino is 35 years old and has a degree in carpentry. With many years of experience, he has been involved in renovating various houses and has even built his own from the ground up. He is practically the definition of a handyman.

Together, Gino and Helena have acquired many skills that they can use to overcome most tasks that may be presented to them, and they are always ready to tackle and solve new ones.

Couple 2:
Sebastian and Pernille.
We are a young Danish couple, aged 27 and 28, respectively. We have been together for over 5 years and live together. We are very active, creative, and outgoing. Both of us are college graduates, with Sebastian being a biologist and Pernille a social worker. Currently, Sebastian works as a landscape gardener, and Pernille works in customer service.

In our free time, we love to engage in sports, creative projects, and outdoor activities. We both enjoy climbing and skiing, as well as hiking and appreciating nature.

We have traveled extensively and have visited many countries both in and outside of Europe.

Our dream is to settle in Italy, and therefore, a Workaway experience in Italy would be the perfect start to our dream.

We cant wait to have the adventure of a lifetime meeting and helping new people which will make our journey so special.
We're so excited and cant wait to hit the open road and hope to see you along the way.

Centres d’intérêt

Langues

Langues parlées
Danish: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Allemand: Intermédiaire
Italien: Débutant

Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
We're all interested in learning Italian.

Trouver un partenaire de langue

Compétences et connaissances que nous aimerions partager ou apprendre

Ça nous intéresse :  

Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

Éco-projets

Travail associatif

Langues

Projets artistiques

Enseignement

Tenir compagnie à une pers. âgée

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Nous avons des connaissances :  

Jardinage

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Aider dans une ferme

Aider à la maison

S’occuper des animaux

Accueil / tourisme

Aide informatique / Internet

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Nous pouvons apprendre aux autres:  

Bricolage et projets de construction

Entretien général

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

While travelling Europe we volunteered at;
Nøsen Yoga Retreat in Norway (where we met, hehe)

For 5 months Helena was involved in the general up keep of the center looking after guests, cooking and barista'ing in the cafe. After showing competence within these skills she then was offered the position of volunteer leader, organizing shifts and schedules, training new volunteers, and holding morning meetings for the week at hand.

While Gino's main skill is carpentry and has experience renovating houses, his tasks were to build and renovate additional guest rooms at the center, as well as taking care of the guests general needs.

At Namua's farm in France and Javier's Farm in Spain (Huertas Del Abrilongo)

For a total 3 months, we helped out on organic, permaculture farms where we lived an off grid lifestyle living off the land and maintaining the ground, harvesting, seeding, and the general TLC of the plants. We learned so much on how you can re-use green waste to put back into the ground to benefit the next crop and how nothing need go to waste.

In addition to this Helena volunteered at the "Donkey Paradise" in northern Spain where she looked after 26 neglected retired worker donkeys, feeding, cleaning and in general the overall care of all the animals needs within the farm. Furthermore she enjoyed cooking and leading yoga classes for the other volunteers.

Gino also volunteered at another Yoga retreat center in Sweden called Shambala Gatherings where he was the "handyman", fixing numerous jobs in order for the retreat center to run smoothly and for guests to have the best possible time, maintaining the garden and making sure that the sauna was on in the morning and evening every day.

We don't mind doing any work even if that means getting our hands dirty. We love to create things out of nothing and making things out of what some people would call rubbish.

Âge

35 & 26

Informations complémentaires

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  Permis de conduire

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  Allergies
  Peanuts

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  Régime alimentaire spécial
  local, organic produce.