Kevin & Casey

Royaume-Uni & États-Unis
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Information de voyage
Actuellement, nous sommes
en voyage
Notre prochaine destination :
Thailand
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Description
We have both traveled a bit independently before we met almost 5 years ago, and are looking forward to the adventures that lay ahead.
We are both laid back individuals, and are very open minded. We have diverse employment histories and both have a wide skill set. We are eager, quick learners, flexible, quick thinkers and problem solvers. Travelling is a passion we share and we are excited to do a work-away!
-About Casey- I am almost 32 years old and have held a number of different positions before leaving the US to begin traveling. I first came to Asia in 2014 and stayed nearly 2 years before heading home to finish my bachelors degree in Public Health. Once I finished I decided to take time off to travel again.
Prior to coming here I was primarily in retail, sales, and customer service. I have also done bartending and waiting tables, and front desk at a lodge in Glacier National Park for a summer. I have also done unpaid work such as baby sitting, pet sitting, house sitting, gardening and minor landscape projects with my family, and small building projects as well such as decks. I feel that my wide range of positions gives me broad skill set and allows me to adapt well to many situations, and gives me an ideal skill set to do workaways.
I love nature, hiking, reading, yoga, poetry, camping, swimming, SCUBA diving, Skyping my family, cycling, writing, and generally experiencing life. I consider myself liberal and extremely open minded. I enjoy meeting new people and fellow travelers. When working in GNP for the summer we were a very small close-knit community of about 50 employees, living in shared cabins, so rustic living is not new to me and something I enjoy.
-About Kevin- I am 36 years old, and before traveling I was most recently in school to become a Learning Disability Nurse in the UK, which I graduated with a distinction in. I also have a Bachelors in Sociology and a Bachelors in Fashion Design. Education is something I enjoy and I feel that I will end up with at least one more degree in the years to come.
My professional background is a bit varied as I have done retail and call center work, but for the last 8 years I was working for a company called the Action Group, providing care and support work for adults with support needs. This could be anything from psychological problems to physical and learning disabilities. This job allowed me to develop a broad range of skills and abilities that can be applied to any situation in life. I am a very patient and caring person by nature, and my job suited this part of my personality.
Volunteering teaching English has been very rewarding and something I love. I came to Thailand to visit twice before coming in October last year, and I fell in love with this country. Traveling is a passion, and doing a workaway for the first time is something I look forward to.
In my spare time I enjoy, long walks, art, music, yoga, hiking, camping, cycling, drives with no purpose, writing letters to friends back home, googling random thoughts, having a beer, seeing performance art, and just being alive. I am an open minded person and liberal. Living simply is my way of life, so I am not worried about basic accommodations.
Thanks for reading and we both look forward to meeting you!
Centres d’intérêt
Montagne
Plage
Nature
Camping
Fitness
Yoga / bien-être
Cyclisme
Randonnée
Bénévolat
Ferme
Jardinage
Dev. durable
Animaux
Animaux de compagnie
Architecture
Arts du spectacle
Livres
Musique
Cuisine et alimentation
Végétarien ou végan

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Compétences et connaissances que nous aimerions partager ou apprendre
Ça nous intéresse :
Jardinage
Éco-projets
Pratique des langues
Projets artistiques
Nous avons des connaissances :
Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille
Entretien général
Aider dans une ferme
Aider à la maison
S’occuper des animaux
Accueil / tourisme
Quelles sont vos compétences ?
-Customer Service
-Animal care
-Bartending
-Landscaping and Gardening
-Social Media
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Âge
38 & 34
Nationalité
UK/USA
Informations complémentaires
- Fumeur
- Permis de conduire
- Allergies
  No allergies
- Régime alimentaire spécial
  No dietary needs.

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09.05.2016

Laissé par l'hôte (Life, Art and Nature in south ...) pour le workawayer (Kevin & Casey)

Thank you so much for hard worker!.
For an open your mind and learn the things you've never done before.
The shared experiences of life in 3 week together, we know that we have more friends.
And we hope to see you on October :)

James,Nymm,Din

(Excellent )

05.05.2016

Laissé par le workawayer (Kevin & Casey) pour l'hôte pour (Life, Art and Nature in south ...)

It’s hard to know where to begin, but we will start with the obvious, James and Nymm are amazing hosts, and became wonderful friends as well. We spent 3 weeks with them and wished we could have stayed longer, and are already planning to come back in October.

We worked most days (usually 6 a week) but we also had a few days where work was going to… read more a market to sell art for the Songkran festival. We also got to make some paintings to sell, which was a bunch of fun. While working in the garden it is hard work, definitely physical labor, but it is very rewarding to see all the progress made each day. Most days we were mixing cement by hand and helping to build the foundations for the houses James will build for his home stay. The next phase he will do is starting the construction, and we were a bit bummed out we didn’t get to help with it, as learning to build a house from clay bricks would be a very amazing experience. We worked usually from about 9:30-12 and then had a few hours off to escape the hottest part of the day, and then worked again from 3-5:30 or so. You can take breaks if you need them, and he provides plenty of water to stay hydrated.

Sleeping in the garden was great, he provided a tent (maximum 2 people per tent!) and we fell asleep and woke up with the sounds of nature all around. There is plenty of wildlife to be seen from geckos and lizards to frogs and insects galore. The outdoor bathroom is amazing, it’s a bamboo structure with a western style toilet, and a shower with natural rock floor. It’s almost like showering under a waterfall, and the air temperature is plenty warm so no need to worry about hot water. The food is lunch and dinner daily, usually cooked by Nymm’s mom, but we would help and cook our own food as well some days. It is all Thai food, local style, but they make sure it’s not too spicy for foreigners. It was all delicious, and always enough for us.

On days off James would make sure we had an activity to do or somewhere to go. He took us to the local waterfalls, there is a beautiful temple right behind Nymm’s parents house, a local fresh market you can visit, and we even got to go to the beach. On our last day off James arranged for our group to go on a tour of the caves in the area, and split between all the volunteers the price was more than reasonable. The caves were an amazing experience and I would say on of my favourite in Thailand so far.

All in all it was such great fun, and our time there is something we will always remember. James and Nymm make you feel more than welcome, they make you feel like family. James will help you learn some Thai, and he appreciates any help with English you will give. They are wonderful people and we highly recommend them for a workaway. The local area and people are charming, and this is the best that South Thailand has to offer.

(Excellent )