Pia Sofie

Origine: Allemagne

Type de compte
Compte individuel
Destinations
Allemagne, France
Dates de voyage
10.03.2020 - 19.08.2020
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Mon statut
à la maison
Description
Hello, I`m Pia and I am 18 years old. I just finished schooled last year and decided that I want to see the world and meet new people before starting anything else.
I´m an easy-going, friendly person and I like to meet new people.
I try my best to help others in every situation.
I never stop something before I reach my goal and I really like to learn new things and become better in everything.
I really like animals and had rabbits and cats on my own.
Furthermore I like music and play the piano for almost 10 years now.
I´m also a sportif person. I did gymnsatics for 6 years and play volleyball for 5 years now. And I did horseriding and really miss it since i quit it which is the reason I want to restart it soon.
An other thing I really love is reading (in every language I understand :) ).
I love action but also quiet times :)
Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre
Ça m'intéresse :
Jardinage
Bricolage et projets de construction
J'ai des connaissances :
Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
Aider dans une ferme
Aider à la maison
S’occuper des animaux
Enseignement
Je peux apprendre aux autres :
Entretien général
Pratique des langues
Quelles sont vos compétences ?
I can do handworks such as painting a wall, or working with wood or just doing handicrafts. I worked on a farm in the barn as well as with horses and dogs.
I can work in teams but also for my own.
I love helping others and playing with or taking care of kids.
I am a sporty person and did gymnastics as well as horse riding for 6 years.
I play volleyball and the piano.
I never stop before an exercise is done or a problem is solved.
In schooled I learned English, french and Italian.
Furthermore I like to keep things clean as I don´t like when it´s to messy. ;)
I worked at computers as well as with people. I used to give extra help to students in school and train young kids in gymnastics. I also worked in a lab alone and with others.
Langues parlées
German: Courant
English: Courant
French: Courant
Italian: Courant
Âge
19
Informations complémentaires
- Fumeur
- Permis de conduire
- Allergies
- Régime alimentaire spécial

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13.07.2020

Laissé par l'hôte (Help with our kids or other ...) pour le workawayer (Pia Sofie)

Pia stayed with us for 2 months during the high quarantine / lockdown period. We didn’t “need” the help because we were at home but we decided to let her come so the kids have a new friend that can help break up the day.

Because of lockdown, there wasn’t much for her to do but we had her do some crafts or play with the kids toys or outside when… read more weather permitted. They got along well when we were around but unfortunately on the rare times (maybe twice) that she was alone with the kids, she couldn’t get them to listen or gain control of the situation. Perhaps it was because we were always around she didn’t get a chance to learn authority over them? But from what we saw she mostly got along with them so it’s a surprise to us that she would leave a comment saying they didn’t listen.

We also gave her other tasks such as help clean the garage, organize toys and clothing etc. With this she needed little supervision and got it done within the time frame.

As for the car rides comment, we were on full lock down and heavy fines of $1500 were being given to people who didn’t live at the same address so we had already explained to her why. Also because of the lockdown we were definitely not going anywhere special and certainly not taking any road trips and leaving her behind. It was a strange time dealing with Covid-19 but we had always told her if she felt like she needed to go back to Germany we were ok with that but she chose to stay.

As for the comment about not learning about her culture, we’ve hosted at least 4-5 different German workaways so we’ve learned quite a bit about Germany. We also know about her hometown, her family situation, life growing up so am not sure what else we were missing? She cooked for us once a German dish which was delicious and she was more than welcome to also cook more often if she wanted to but she didn’t. Whenever we had family dinners or friends over she was always included. When we would order takeout food we always got her own meal as well (at our expense) so we included her a lot.

Overall, Pia is quiet and doesn’t talk much which is perhaps why some of the comments can be a bit surprising as she didn’t give us feedback. Again because of lockdown maybe the experience wasn’t as great as the other workaways that we had because they could actually explore/travel on their time off. Overall, we are happy with her and we trusted her in our house and she followed all the quarantine rules.

(Très bonne )

09.07.2020

Laissé par le workawayer (Pia Sofie) pour l'hôte pour (Help with our kids or other ...)

I stayed with this wonderful and lovely family for more two month in April and May. Unfortunatly due to Covid 19 there were a lot of restrictions. As everybody was at home I had or got to watch the kids a lot during the day but also do some organizing, painting, gardening or what ever they needed help with. I really enjoyed my work. The kids are… read more

(Très bonne )

08.04.2020

Laissé par l'hôte (For Animal Lovers Only. ...) pour le workawayer (Pia Sofie)

Unfortunately Pia arrived the same time as the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike other hosts and against the advice of the Canadian government, we decided to go ahead with the placement for Pia as we didn't want to let her down and leave this very young person alone in a strange country and besides, keeping our word of the placement was paramount to… read more us.

Pia is extremely quiet, respectful and only speaks when spoken to. Sadly after a few days Pia decided she didn't want to be on a farm any more and wanted to leave. Unfortunately, by this time the government had made new emergency laws requiring everyone who had recently arrived in Canada to self isolate so Pia was unable to leave until 2 weeks quarantine had been completed. Due to the language barrier, she appeared to have trouble understanding the new laws of quarantine but after much discussion and explanations she decided to obey the law and stay... choosing to save all her days off until the end of her stay seeing that everything around us was closing and there was nothing legally she could do.

Pia was helpful in the barn and was clearly comfortable around horses and she was able to muck out and was never left alone to complete the barn by herself, there were always 2 or 3 other helpers. As in our profile, we allow people to work at their own pace so they can finish as early as they want to or as late, no pressure. 3 hours are allotted to each volunteer which is plenty of time to slowly get the job done especially with so many people around to help.

Pia walked the dogs twice a day. It was apparent she had never been around dogs, especially young and active dogs. However, the dogs always enjoyed their walks with Pia and Pia always said that she did too. :) Pia was never allowed to have a dog at home and sadly, it showed in her lack of understanding of canine behaviour.... but we worked hard on that and she soon became consistently kind to them. :)

Being very approachable, typically volunteers come to us if they are struggling with something and we always make things right for them... but Pia always said that everything was good so unfortunately we never had the opportunity to work with her on any issues she may have had.

Pia, I am so sorry that amongst other things, you also did not understand about good nutrition and the need for fresh fruit and that in Canada, nothing grows here in the winter so we have to import. I tried to do my best to explain the need for good understanding of English on my profile, but ironically, sometimes even that is not understood. I really like you and wish that you had been able to tell any one of us that you were having difficulties. I wish you nothing but the best on your COVID-19 restricted travels and hope you and your family stay safe and healthy. :)

I am so grateful that you have stayed in touch since you left. :)
I am so grateful for being a part of your life's journey.
I am so grateful that you were beginning to gain confidence and also to understand the meaning of commitment, obeying the law, truthfulness and empathy. As you travel through life, you will see how important those values truly are. Take care my friend. :)

(Bonne )

29.03.2020

Laissé par le workawayer (Pia Sofie) pour l'hôte pour (For Animal Lovers Only. ...)

(It is important to read through the whole feedback as some stars can't describe an experience)
First of all, I wanted to thank you, Lin, for the time at your farm. You are really kind and the food was excellent!
However I honestly didn't feel at home. Which could also be a bit because of the strange situation due to the covid 19 virus. I felt… read more

(Bonne )

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