Isabelle

Royaume-Uni
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Information de voyage
Actuellement, je suis
à la maison
Ma prochaine destination :
Finland
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Description
Hello,

Born and educated in London, England, my parents owned a boarding house so I am used to living amongst people of other cultures and helping them during their stay.

My training in holistic therapies led to teaching those therapies to students and to helping run a healing centre in Spain. I spent over 30 years in clinical practice, healing work and tutoring in a variety of colleges and institutions.

I also have experience in housekeeping, permaculture, gardening, caring for chickens, orchards etc. In Spain I also gave talks, workshops and courses in Aromatherapy in Spanish as well as in English.

Prior to that I worked in film, animation, office work, as chef in a restaurant and was a member in a workers' co-operative wholefood shop and restaurant in Manchester in the late 70’s where my interest in healthy eating and lifestyle began. I love cooking and baking. I have volunteered in galleries, stewarding and helping with tourists' enquiries. Presently I am concentrating on artwork.

I enjoy teaching conversational English to children and adults of any age, and make sure they get lots of practice whilst involving them in fun activities. I am told that I communicate well.

I have been involved with costume making and on-site catering for a local theatre group and I enjoy working in teams as well as on my own, have been a volunteer at a community gardening project helping to grow and sell organic vegetables with a community project where I studied Organic Horticulture and Permaculture. I am interested in learning about community life and have enjoyed short stays at co-housing projects.

I like walking, folk dancing, body boarding, swimming, sewing, arts and crafts, Yoga and related activities and enjoy peaceful places close to nature when possible. I am a grandmother and now that I have more flexibility I enjoy the opportunity to travel and work whilst meeting new people, learning about their way of life and sharing skills.

Isabelle
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: Courant
Français: Intermédiaire
Polonais: Intermédiaire
Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
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Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre
Ça m'intéresse :
Aider dans une ferme
S’occuper des animaux
J'ai des connaissances :
Entretien général
Éco-projets
Aider à la maison
Accueil / tourisme
Travail associatif
Projets artistiques
Je peux apprendre aux autres :
Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille
Langues
Enseignement
Quelles sont vos compétences ?
Cooking (mainly vegetarian and vegan)
Sewing
Housekeeping and general light maintainance
Typing
Teaching
Art and craft
Aromatherapy, Reflexology and holistic therapies
Gardening (light gardening)
Gallery customer assistant
Restaurant work
Âge
71
Autres infos...
I am also interested in sustainable living, co-housing groups, eco-centres and smallholdings where vegetables are grown.
Informations complémentaires
- Fumeur
- Permis de conduire
- Allergies
  no
- Régime alimentaire spécial
  vegetarian/vegan and also eat fish

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4 déc. 2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Isabelle) pour l'hôte (Help us in our Country home ...)

My time with Iva, Paul and the children was excellent and truly memorable. Rarely have I experienced such generosity and friendship shown to me as a volunteer from the very first moment I arrived as well as the great comfort and consideration given to me by a wonderful family. The children were great and I already miss them all . I enjoyed meeting… read more

(Excellent )

2 déc. 2017

Laissé par l'hôte (Help us in our Country home ...) pour le workawayer (Isabelle)

Isabelle was a wizard in the kitchen! We'd never seen anyone spend so much time cooking and baking. And cleaning up afterwards. ;-) We all enjoyed eating her delicious meals and miss her already. She also helped with some sewing and introduced us to the world of aromatherapy and reflexology. Thank you for everything, Isabelle. We hope to see you… read more

(Excellent )

24 mai 2017

Laissé par l'hôte (Various projects and pets at ...) pour le workawayer (Isabelle)

Our time with Isabelle was fruitful.
We worked hard and had time to have some fun.
Isabelle knew the island well and was very autonomous,
even inviting us to some interesting events.
She helped me with many projects, ranging from art to gardening to cooking
and excelled in all of them.
Isabelle had no problems letting us know also what she did… read more

(Excellent )

8 mai 2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Isabelle) pour l'hôte (Various projects and pets at ...)

I was delighted to work with Serafine, she gave me a variety of tasks so that no two days were the same and nothing was too hard at all.

My chalet was lovely and comfortable and there I was able to relax and enjoy the peace of this countryside situation in complete privacy in my free time. There´s lots of space in the gardens too with lovely… read more

(Excellent )

29 mars 2017

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Isabelle)

What can I say! Isabelle was like bringing in another member of the family. She arrived with a little something for the children to play with, and often came downstairs with a small activity she had thought of. They were transfixed. We eat in very similar ways, so I was very happy to hand off the cooking to her periodically, knowing that we would… read more

(Excellent )

10 janv. 2016

Laissé par le workawayer (Isabelle) pour l'hôte (Housekeeping and babysitting ...)

Thank you Alice and Tony for looking after me so well. During my stay I had fun doing arty things with the children, jigsaws and cooking. I also did some cleaning and laundry was daily yet nothing was too hard. Alice is a wonderful person to help any Workawayer through the volunteering experience. I have rarely experienced such kind attention to… read more

(Excellent )

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Amis

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4 déc. 2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Isabelle) pour l'hôte (Help us in our Country home ...)

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2 déc. 2017

Laissé par l'hôte (Help us in our Country home ...) pour le workawayer (Isabelle)

(Excellent )

24 mai 2017

Laissé par l'hôte (Various projects and pets at ...) pour le workawayer (Isabelle)

(Excellent )

8 mai 2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Isabelle) pour l'hôte (Various projects and pets at ...)

(Excellent )

29 mars 2017

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Isabelle)

(Excellent )

10 janv. 2016

Laissé par le workawayer (Isabelle) pour l'hôte (Housekeeping and babysitting ...)

(Excellent )

8 juin 2014

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Isabelle)

Isabelle is a ver interesting and sociable woman with an enormous amount of skills, knowledge and energy. She stayed with us for a month and took over the kitchen immediately cooking wonderful cakes, breads and meals from a range of world influences. Isabelle was a great help with the weekly changeovers and gardening. Her energy and enthusiasm for… read more

(Excellent )

2 juin 2014

Laissé par le workawayer (Isabelle) pour l'hôte (Eco HolidayCottages on the ...)

I enjoyed my stay here, a beautiful and peaceful country estate a few minutes' walk from a secluded beach and open countryside. Nature is beautiful in these islands. There was plenty to do on the estate, it being the beginning of the season, and also sufficient time off to explore the lovely islands nearby. Louise is a generous host who made sure… read more

(Excellent )

27 févr. 2014

Laissé par le workawayer (Isabelle) pour l'hôte (Creative people wanted to ...)

Lara is a great person to work with and to home share with too. She is really easy to get on with, is interesting and will be clear about what she needs a workawayer to do, the work is always reasonable. She was really accommodating and flexible and she went out of her way to make sure I was comfortable and that I had what I needed too.

I had… read more

(Excellent )

25 févr. 2014

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Isabelle)

Hi everybody!

Isabelle is not only a beautiful person but also a very interesting woman!
She was staying for a week but later she stayed almost the whole month:)
We had many great conversations and she was very kind and helpful with the house. Her cooking is very good ( Amazing home made pizzas!) and we have shared some time together doing… read more

(Excellent )

27 févr. 2014

Laissé par le workawayer (Isabelle) pour l'hôte (Organising and moving in ...)

Hello Workawayers,

I was very happy at Libby's and enjoyed getting to know Libby and her children. Libby is a warm and friendly person and the work was easy and flexible. The children are friendly and enjoy activities. Every care was taken to make sure I had all that I needed and we enjoyed days out and social times too, folk dancing with the… read more

(Excellent )

12 févr. 2014

Laissé par l'hôte (Organising and moving in ...) pour le workawayer (Isabelle)

Isabelle came and stayed with us early this year. She helped in so many ways while she was here...she was absolutely amazing! She has too many great skills to mention them all here, but a few we benefited from included, superb cooking, from cakes and pies, to stews and curries, you name it! She helped with all the chores in the house, went… read more

(Excellent )

18 avr. 2013

Laissé par le workawayer (Isabelle) pour l'hôte (Cook needed in a little nice ...)

I enjoyed my time with Anna and Aina, I had a pleasant room to myself and cooked for Anna from her weekly shopping which was always organic including lots of wholefood and fresh ingredients. I learnt a lot more about eating healthily and the importance of freshly cooked meals each day. I enjoyed Anna's generosity and hospitality. Anna took good… read more

(Excellent )

14 avr. 2013

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Isabelle)

Isabelle is a hardworking woman. She cooks delicious healthy food (I gained 2 kg. during her almost 4 weeks stay). She took well care of the 3 of us, also for Melis our cat. She helped us with her aromatherapy and put all her good willing in everything she did. She's eager to please and feels sorry if anything is not as expected. She likes to… read more

(Excellent )

14 déc. 2012

Laissé par l'hôte (Practice meditation and be ...) pour le workawayer (Isabelle)

At a time when it was doing its last retreat and shutting down for the season, Isabelle was instrumental in helping us with the cleaning, and closing down of the centre. As well as that During our last course she was one of the main assistants in the kitchen and helped us enormously, assisting the main chef, and was completely at ease in the… read more

(Excellent )

26 oct. 2012

Laissé par le workawayer (Isabelle) pour l'hôte (Practice meditation and be ...)

I really enjoyed my time at here, the setting was beautiful, varied woodland and gardens and the riverside where we could eat meals. The work was reasonable and well timetabled taking account of volunteers' preferences, talents and abilities. The hosts were considerate and it was lovely to have silent mornings and the opportunity to spend time by… read more

(Excellent )

27 oct. 2012

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Isabelle)

Isabelle stayed with us for a week and completely cleared my very large pile of ironing she also helped prepare vegetarian dishes in the kitchen. Wishing her luck with her trip.

(Bien )

26 oct. 2012

Laissé par le workawayer (Isabelle) pour l'hôte (Gardening help in an old ...)

The mill at Amberac is a beautiful place to stay, right on the river bank and in the middle of peaceful countryside. Sandy and Roger made every effort to ensure I was comfortable and were very helpful, giving me lifts and taking me out, making sure I had everything I needed and advising me on my travel arrangements. I enjoyed learning about their… read more

(Excellent )

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