Vicky

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100.0 %
Information de voyage

Actuellement, je suis

à la maison

Ma prochaine destination :
Malta
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Description

My last few trips have been in Europe -Spain, Portugal and Italy where I have been doing a combination of house and animal sitting with two friends -we met at University many years ago and find the combination of the three of us works well. We have a range of talents between us and would love to do more of the same in 2025.

I am a very active retired ex-teacher with a passion for travelling. I was a teacher in a fantastic community college where I worked with both adults and children. I was responsible for Family Learning in our busy college and spent the last ten years of my career working in adult education. I was sorry to leave but wanted to do more exploring. I used to teach maths as a main subject and I also have a CELTA qualification to teach English but have limited experience with ESOL learners. I am a keen cyclist and have done a lot of cycle touring over the years in many countries quite often carrying both camping and cooking gear. My other passions are food and cooking and I ran a successful catering business in the UK for 13 years. Nowadays I do less catering but love trying different styles of food and cuisines from different countries. I speak reasonable French and have a basic knowledge of Spanish. Above all I am very sociable and combining travelling with voluntary work offers me the chance to keep meeting interesting people and contribute to development of local communities.
I have recently returned from an eight week trip to Cambodia and Laos where I combined travel with voluntary work helping adults and children improve their English. I loved it!
Keen to spend some time back in Europe during spring and summer and currently exploring possibilities for a trip to Spain.
Centres d’intérêt

Animaux de compagnie

Animaux

Nature

Jardinage

Langues

Activités en plein air

Randonnée

Fitness

Cuisine et alimentation

Cyclisme
Langues parlées

Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Espagnol: Débutant
Italien: Débutant
Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre

Ça m'intéresse :

Jardinage d'entretien

Travail associatif

J'ai des connaissances :

Aider à la maison

Je peux apprendre aux autres :

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Accueil / tourisme

Langues

Enseignement
Quelles sont vos compétences ?

I am a very good organiser as well as being a teacher and am happy to try my hand at anything. I love learning about local food production and my cooking skills mean I am a good provider of food and not daunted by cooking for large numbers. I love seeing people grow in confidence and have taken part in English immersion programmes in Poland which have offered a fantastic cultural and language exchange. I have also worked gathering crops and learning harvesting techniques. I love being with like minded people and sharing experiences .
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25 oct. 2025

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

Me and two University friends (all in our 70s) have so much enjoyed three fantastic weeks with Hilary in her beautiful property with her gorgeous dogs. Hilary has been so generous with her time and her amazing hospitality….. the three of us were reluctant to leave a review as we want to keep the place all to ourselves! The work was varied and we … read more

(Excellent )

10 oct. 2025

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

Vicky, Ann and Barrie left this morning after three glorious weeks of help, laughs and many hours of enjoyable company. They were here with two Japanese guys for part of their stay and were very welcoming and helpful with them in helping them enjoy their first visit to Europe. Many tasks were completed to a very high standard. Along with the basic … read more

(Excellent )

10 sept. 2024

Laissé par le workawayer () pour l'hôte (Stay at our place in the ...)

My stay at Julie’s had different components as I worked alongside Julie in her lovely house in a super location learning the ropes for a few days prior to doing a house and animal sit alone whilst she went away to a seminar for a week . The area , town, house, room, pool, animals etc were great but being August the weather was a definite … read more

(Très bien )

16 avr. 2023

Laissé par l'hôte (Social family with different ...) pour le workawayer ()

It was very nice to recieve Vicky and her friends, Barry and Annie for a couple of weeks. They were easy going, positive and enjoyed the outside living. We had lovely and inspiring chats at the lunch. They were very involved in the different tasks they got and worked really well. They found a great balance between working and relaxing. They … read more

(Excellent )

7 avr. 2023

Laissé par le workawayer () pour l'hôte (Social family with different ...)

Three of us were lucky enough to spend over three weeks working with Femke on her property with such a variety of animal life. Femke agreed that me and two old university friends could all do some useful work on the large estate with trees, herbs, vegetables, fruit bushes and grazing animals. We were able to negotiate roles that suited us … read more

(Excellent )

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Communication:
(4.5)

Compétences:
(4.8)

A respecté les règles de la maison:
(4.3)

25 oct. 2025

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

(Excellent)

10 oct. 2025

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

(Excellent)

10 sept. 2024

Laissé par le workawayer pour l'hôte (Stay at our place in the ...)

(Très bien)

16 avr. 2023

Laissé par l'hôte (Social family with different ...) pour le workawayer

(Excellent)

7 avr. 2023

Laissé par le workawayer pour l'hôte (Social family with different ...)

(Excellent)

28 avr. 2022

Laissé par l'hôte (Help me to practice English ...) pour le workawayer

I would like to thank Vicky for her language lessons: she is a good teacher.
I am an experienced workaway host. I use to do the best for my guests and integrate them into the Andalusia's culture, inviting them to restaurants and outdoor activities, if they want to come, so that they feel welcomed and happy. I believe that the spirit of workaway is … read more

(Bien)

19 mars 2022

Laissé par le workawayer pour l'hôte (Help me to practice English ...)

I stayed with José for four weeks. The accommodation was comfortable and all the food was provided. I am an experienced Workaway but found this placement far too intense and demanding of my time (25 hours formal teaching plus many extras) so I decided to leave early. José is a good student and I think he looking for a full time tutor and coach on … read more

(Bien)

8 août 2019

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer

What a great experience for us! Vicky was very proactive and sensitive - very willing and very capable. And I very much enjoyed the chats and sharing of world experiences. A very cool week :)

(Excellent)

30 juin 2019

Laissé par le workawayer pour l'hôte (Come join our home-schooling ...)

I really enjoyed my stay with such an interesting family near Bovey Tracey. They were very welcoming and there was scope to do a whole range of different activities every day -I enjoyed the variety. House and accommodation was great as were the super conversations that we shared. Be very happy to go and house sit/Workaway again which is a sure … read more

(Excellent)

12 mars 2019

Laissé par l'hôte (Come & help with our unique ...) pour le workawayer

Terima kasih vicky - The Bahasa Indonesia for "thank you". We're supposed to call you "mbak vicky" - miss vicky. Your energy for teaching and sharing the experience for us was so extraordinary. We have received all your sincerity. You came with marijke and both of you became our seniors and we enjoyed your style of teaching us, how to speak in … read more

(Excellent)

12 mars 2019

Laissé par le workawayer pour l'hôte (Come & help with our unique ...)

I stayed here (in the style of a cruise ship) for a week and had a fantastic time. The set up was really impressive and well thought out. I loved working with the students who were either training to work on a cruise ship or returning after some work experience. The whole experience was so worthwhile. Adik and his wife Indri were so hospitable and … read more

(Excellent)

5 févr. 2019

Laissé par le workawayer pour l'hôte (Help us end homelessness and ...)

I was motivated to apply for this Workaway experience as there was a lot of detail about the placement and what it entailed as well as many good reviews. I stayed there for two and a half weeks and took part as a supervisor for the Chinese students who were teaching lessons in English to Rohingya refugee children in a school run by Korean sponsors … read more

(Bien)

26 janv. 2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer

Vicky spent 3 weeks at the project with us; it was lovely to have her to volunteering. She is very good English teacher in our project, she is easy going person, very friendly, amazingly creative helpful, hardworking with every task in the project: Teaching, farming, gardening, maintenance and cleaning. Vicky had an extraordinary relationship with … read more

(Excellent)

26 janv. 2018

Laissé par le workawayer pour l'hôte (Join our eco-resort and ...)

I have really enjoyed working on the project. I stayed for three weeks and met fantastic people - volunteers, staff and local Lao people. I was mainly helping with teaching the Lao workers attached to the project in their daily session in English but I also worked in the local school when it was open to do some extra English activities with the … read more

(Excellent)

11 févr. 2017

Laissé par le workawayer pour l'hôte (Share your English skills ...)

I have just spent three fantastic weeks with the project and can really recommend it. It was great to have a daily routine of breakfast, lesson prep, cycling into town for a relaxing coffee, teaching the 1-3 class which was busy, noisy but exciting as well. For me the classes for older, more experienced students were my favourite. The centre is … read more

(Excellent)