Simeon

Origine: Royaume-Uni

Type de compte
Compte individuel
Destinations
France
Dates de voyage
03.12.2017 - 21.03.2018
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Mon statut
en voyage
Description
I am a traffic engineer taking a career break, and intending to travel internationally during that time. I love to hike in the outdoors: mountains, valleys, and coast. Enjoy making music (singing, guitar), Like to get amongst local history and culture: through reading and visiting. Enjoy playing ball sports...and like to relax by juggling! Daily yoga stretches are valuable :)
Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre
Jardinage
Entretien général
Aider à la maison
Pratique des langues
Quelles sont vos compétences ?
17 years experience in a work environment as an engineer.
Volunteer work experience in gardening and grounds maintenance (tree cutting; earth moving; basic woodwork)
Recent workaway experience including concreting (removal and laying), carpentry, basic plastering (mostly sanding) and all fire lighting associated work including prepping the wood!
Duties for volunteer youth hostelling manager:
- Customer Care( Greet guests on arrival in a friendly, welcoming and helpful manner; Book guests in and answer general queries; Deal with telephone calls and look after the hostel shop; Volunteers must be on duty each morning and evening.)
- Housekeeping (Ensure that the hostel is cleaned daily and ready for use at 5.00pm each evening including: toilets and showers, kitchen and dining rooms, lounge and other public areas and bedrooms; Providing clean bedding for guests and ensuring dirty laundry is ready for collection; Ensuring the hostel is warm and welcoming to guests.)
- Security, Health and Safety (Carry out an on-arrival tour of the hostel and complete the checklist provided; Ensure that the hostel building is secure during closed periods/unmanned afternoons (applicable at that hostel) and report any defects in the building or equipment quickly to the hostel manager or supervisor; Ensure that YHA's Health and Safety policy (which includes security and fire) is implemented and monitored on a regular basis; Ensure the implementation of YHA's Child Protection Policy)
- Administration (Ensure all paperwork is completed and cash accounted for on a daily basis; Sending and receiving booking information to the Hostel by fax machine.)
Langues parlées
English: Courant
Welsh: Débutant
French: Débutant
Âge
49
Nationalité
UK
Informations complémentaires
- Fumeur
- Permis de conduire
- Allergies
  No
- Régime alimentaire spécial
  No (try to eat healthy, and not eat alot of meat)

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27.10.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Simeon) pour l'hôte pour (Volunteer at our children's ...)

I had a great experience here in August; Emmanuelle and family were very kind to me: I had some great experiences in the region, and had terrific fun playing with the kids! :) Also it was useful to keep practising my French, and Emmanuelle was a patient teacher! This is a great workaway in a great part of the world, and I take good memories of it… read more

(Excellente )

02.09.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Simeon) pour l'hôte pour (Help with the winter damage ...)

A magical workaway experience! I came here with a fuzzy head from a big city...and this place made me better! Inspirational people and surroundings, a really exceptional campsite: go and help out and have a great time at this unique workaway experience :)

(Excellente )

28.06.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Simeon) pour l'hôte pour (Help with new eco-projects, ...)

Fantastic workaway! David and Samantha were always really generous hosts , and terrific company. Have taken away great memories: playing with the kids, walking the dogs, some brilliant ideas for cooking...and the conversations that accompanied the meals the end of the day :). I had a lovely 2 weeks here, loads of variety with the work and… read more

(Excellente )

27.06.2018

Laissé par l'hôte (Help with new eco-projects, ...) pour le workawayer (Simeon)

Simeon was a great workawayer, Very helpful, polite, friendly and always positive and cheerful. He stayed with us for 2 weeks, worked very hard doing far more than requested, always at hand offering to help, he did excellent weeding, helped with flooring our caravan, good with the animals and did an amazing job of organising our garage. We… read more

(Excellente )

07.05.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Simeon) pour l'hôte pour (A small eco place with ...)

Formidable workaway! J'ai passe 4 semaines..et appris beacoup sur le monde de vin. Malgre le petit francais avec moi, Francine et Klement etaient tres poli et patient avec moi en expliquant, et aussi tres gentille. Le travail etait tres interessant, et c'est bon pour ayant fait beaucoup de travail pendant le journee! C'etait une privilege pour… read more

(Excellente )

01.04.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Simeon) pour l'hôte pour (Help with gardening, animals ...)

C'etait une grande privilege en restant avec, et connaisaint, Nadia, Jean-MArc et famille. Toujours tres gentille, et toujours travail tres interessant - beaucoup de variete, quelque chose different chaque jour! Pendant mon sejour, ils ont m'accepte en la famille avec gentillesse. Ils ont appris a moi vannerie...et ils etaient tres patient avec… read more

(Excellente )

20.03.2018

Laissé par l'hôte (Help with gardening, animals ...) pour le workawayer (Simeon)

Simon is great! We spent a month and a half together. A real happiness every day! He loves to cook and we loved the cakes!!! He brought us a lot of help for the animals, the sorting of the Wicker, the DIY, the storage... And still a lot of other things. He is really very positive and very willing. Our house will always be open to him and we will… read more

(Excellente )

06.02.2018

Laissé par l'hôte (Permaculture smallholding and ...) pour le workawayer (Simeon)

We miss him!
He has an unfailing optimism, brilliant sense of humour, is always looking to help, so polite and grateful you can take him anywhere! Won't forget him persuading Léna (6) that "yes boys could have their nails varnished too" and ending up with a beautiful manicure on Christmas Day.
Takes on anything asked of him with enthousiasm and… read more

(Excellente )

20.01.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Simeon) pour l'hôte pour (Permaculture smallholding and ...)

This was a fantastic workaway: It was my 2nd workaway, and i was very fortunate to have the chance. There was always the opportunity to learn new skills, being in the renovation of a restaurant building, or the daily upkeep of farm life. Helen and Phil as hosts are always looking after your welfare, and also providing the best food I have ever had… read more

(Excellente )

09.01.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Simeon) pour l'hôte pour (Help on a farm and with ...)

This was a great workaway experience - tough at times but really valuable. It was fantastic to be part of such a great team at the time, and there was a real team spirit during a week of really bad weather! Being exposed to the outside for near the entire day was hard at times during bad weather (the kitchen is separate to the main house - covered… read more

(Très bonne )

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