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Information de voyage
Actuellement, je suis
en voyage
Ma prochaine destination :
New Zealand - du Fév 2023 au Avr 2023 Voir toutDescription
I'm a very energetic, easy-going and experienced workawayer - it was my life for 4 years (and allowed me to visit my scattered family) until covid hit. Now I am returning to the variety, friendships and learning of workaway life!
My passions are caring for people, gardens, animals and the environment, and learning from people of all ages and cultures. My English is excellent; French was fluent; Italian improving again ready for my next trip; Spanish and Japanese now very basic.
I have volunteered in 13 countries and 45 workaways: helping with gardening, milking goats, renovating buildings, at retreat centres, with a mobile cafe, caring for children, the elderly and people with chronic illnesses, teaching English, painting ... and lots of cleaning!
After being a teacher of English language for 7 years then spending 15 years in the international aid departments of the Australian and NZ governments, I love meeting people on a more individual basis.
I look forward to meeting you.Centres d’intérêt
MontagneNatureYoga / bien-êtreCyclismeDanseActivités en plein airFermeJardinageDev. durableAnimauxAnimaux de compagnieLanguesArchitectureBricolage / artisanatÉcritureMusiqueCuisine et alimentationPolitique/justice socialeCultureHistoire
montrer plusLangues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Intermédiaire
Italien: Intermédiaire
Espagnol: Débutant
Japonais: DébutantCompétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre
Ça m'intéresse :
Jardinage
Tenir compagnie à une pers. âgée
Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille
Aider dans une ferme
Éco-projets
Aider à la maison
S’occuper des animaux
Travail associatif
Langues
Enseignement
J'ai des connaissances :
Entretien général
Quelles sont vos compétences ?
gardening, housekeeping, care of children, animals and the elderly, household maintenance, teaching
Âge
65
Informations complémentaires
Fumeur
Permis de conduire
Allergies
NoRégime alimentaire spécial
No. I can be vegetarian for months on end and prefer lots of fresh vegetables, but I eat what what my hosts eat.
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I had a pretty self-contained cottage for overnight and breakfast, with lunches and dinners together in the gorgeous main house. It was very gratifying to see the huge piles of weeds we pulled.
Vicki and Herman were generous in taking me… read more
David is an excellent host, showing me around the island and introducing me to people before he went away, and careful in case of covid when he came back.… read more
She stayed with us for two months and was a pleasure to host. Super considerate and hard working, she's had a wealth of experience and took the initiative wherever she could to get work done to an impeccable standard. She almost single handedly planted all our native trees this season - a… read more
You'll need to eat well as the work is… read more
Amis
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I had a pretty self-contained cottage for overnight and breakfast, with lunches and dinners together in the gorgeous main house. It was very gratifying to see the huge piles of weeds we pulled.
Vicki and Herman were generous in taking me… read more
David is an excellent host, showing me around the island and introducing me to people before he went away, and careful in case of covid when he came back.… read more
She stayed with us for two months and was a pleasure to host. Super considerate and hard working, she's had a wealth of experience and took the initiative wherever she could to get work done to an impeccable standard. She almost single handedly planted all our native trees this season - a… read more
You'll need to eat well as the work is… read more
Walking Willem is not onerous - he has short legs and is very slow!
Julie, thanks also for your flexibility so I could help my family overnight when required.
I'll definitely be in touch next time I'm coming to Melbourne. All the best,
Carolyn
I'm only sorry I was too sick to do more than the minimum and didn't have a chance to explore the area, but very glad you didn't catch my flu.… read more
It was interesting to see the logging operations in the distance and very satisfying to plant together over 2000 native trees to… read more
Wishing you… read more
Sorry I couldn't stay longer, I hope your surgery happens soon and we meet again before long.
Wishing you all the best,
Carolyn
My room was very spacious and there was plenty of food, with Christmas treats at the end of my stay :)
Just watch… read more
It… read more
I highly recommend this wonderful person to any host!
I'm grateful, too, for your flexibility in allowing… read more
The work was easy: mostly help before and after your tours, water gardens… read more
My gardens are looking very tidy and the paddocks have also had a tidy up and there are a lot less thistles and other unwanted plants in places where they shouldn't be.
Carolyn… read more
For… read more
Carolyn is wonderful company, very flexible, a hard worker and I cannot recommend her highly enough as a… read more
Wish you the best.
Great conversations (in a mix of English and French) and food, lovely walks with the dogs each morning, lots of laughter. Thank you and… read more
Best wishes for the… read more
Let me know when you are setting up your next rural place - I'd love to help and catch up again!
Thanks also for driving me into town (it's easier for workawayers who have a car as the farm is on a busy road with no bus service) and the the other help you… read more
It's helpful if… read more
Thank you for your stay with us, good energy and good advices regarding the house!
It is true that we are now in a limited confort due to the lack of water, and the work is more about destruction and not quite yet renovation! Thank you for your hard work!!
Come back anytime, you saw the worst state of the project so it can only be… read more
we had Carolyn stay at our place, she was a fantastic work away, would do anything for us and never seemed to stop, we really enjoyed having her here and spending time with her, nothing was beyond her, even helping to pull large pine posts out of the ground, or heavy demolition works, always positive, loads of life… read more
You know age does not matter, or color of skin or gender.
Carol very super helpful, always nice smile and anger to do some hard or delicate work.
Carol please feel free to come back anytime, perhaps soon? Or I will see you in Australia.
Thanks so much to give us a wonderful help.
All the best,
Carolyn
The house is comfortable, meals… read more
........I needed a Mary Poppins and I got much more than - you're a rare treasure who has dynamism, enthusiasm along with plenty of energy and initiative and a love of helping and caring for everyone around you. I can't thank you enough for your help, support and encouragement over these past several weeks - you're… read more
All the best, Carolyn
James and Georgie.