Emily & Ollie

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Ollie and myself are bike-packing Oaxaca > Costa Rica Jan-April 24. Ollie has carpentry skills and I am a teacher (who is happy to help wherever!). Interested in camping and outdoor activities.

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We are Ollie & Emily, 30 years old, British. Camping, biking, sking, hiking - anything outdoor we love! We are currently (Jan-April 2024) on a cycling trip from Mexico to Costa Rica.

Ollie enjoys construction work, in particular carpentry and I am happy to help whenever possible! We are both hard working and enjoying getting the work done first thing in the morning so we can explore in the afternoon.

We are looking for a Work-Away between 25th March - 9th April in Costa Rica.

A bit more about us…

Ollie

- Completed 5 years in the British Naval Service.
- Experience building tiny houses and cabins on previous WorkAway.
- Experience constructing kitchen furniture, walls and decking.
- Experience doing natural building construction.
- Power tool experience

Emily

- A trained Primary School Teacher, with a special interest in Early Years.
- During previous Work Aways I supported with:
- Campervan conversions
- Gardening eg mulching
- -Manual Labour (moving firewood)
- -Fruit-picking
- -House-renovations eg plastering, painting and building a concrete step.
- -Child-care
- -Hospitality eg welcome host at a camp-site
- -House-keeping - cleaning at a campsite.

Interesses

Idiomas

Inglês: Fluente
Francês: Iniciante

Habilidades e conhecimento para compartilhar ou aprender

Temos interesse em:  

Jardinagem

Manutenção geral

Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

Vida na fazenda

Projetos ambientais

Ajuda a cuidar da casa

Hotelaria/turismo

Trabalho beneficente

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Conhecimento de:  

Projetos de construção/faça você mesmo

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Podemos ensinar:  

Cuidar de crianças/atividades criativas

Ensino

Quais são suas habilidades?

Ollie

Studying Outdoor Education at university allowed me to develop a number of skills related to this industry such as risk assessment, coaching and leadership. I further developed these skills whilst working two seasons at Camp America as a water-sport instructor for teens.

Beyond outdoor pursuits, I have experience working as a labourer and general maintenance including: tree planting, painting/decorating, driving dumpers, fencing and some limited experience in brick laying. Similarly, I have self-taught myself some basic carpentry skills as I have renovated my transit van into a camper. During my Work Away in Scotland April 2021, I have had the opportunity to work closely with a professional carpenter in his work-shop, primarily assisting to build a Tiny House. For example, with initial instruction from the host (and him being available for questions when needed), I have made a wine-glass holder, fitted work-surfaces, fitted drawers, hung a door with mitre and assembled a step-ladder and a sliding door. During this period, I have therefore developed my confidence when independently using a range of tools such as: a plainer, electric plainer, router, still-saw, mitre saw, jig-saw, electric sanders and a table saw. Please contact us for pictures if you wish.

When serving in the Navy, I learnt many skills such as: ship maintenance, seamanship, water survival, boat driving as well as how to clean something till you can see your face in it! Very high standards! On top of this, I also now highly value punctuality and I am able to follow instructions well and work hard.

At home, I have always had animals from chicken, quails, snakes, dogs and budgies so I am happy to help out with any animal care. I also know my way around a kitchen and enjoy cooking.

Emily

As a qualified teacher with a Masters in Creative education, my main skill set is with the educational field. As well as working in traditional classroom settings, I have experience working in educational contexts in the international development sector such as providing mobile education for refugees in Northern France; working as an English Language assistant in France; au-pairing and delivering peer education in Kenya and South Africa. These experiences have not only equipped with me teaching skills but also developed my flexibility, communication skills, resilience and sensitivity to other cultures.

I have also developed skills such as team-work, communication and adaptability when working with local NGOs. For example, when volunteering with a Homelessness service in London, I worked within a team to develop a curriculum for the service users. During the Corona Virus Lockdown, I further developed my problem solving and communication skills when taking an active role in supporting a local network to help vulnerable households with shopping and prescriptions, This involved training new volunteers, responding to feedback quickly to improve services and systems and managing team of volunteer callers. I also have sound communication skills when working with vulnerable groups developed when supporting local food banks. Overall, I think my experience volunteering locally and internationally have equipped me with the skill to adapt quickly to new situations, get along with a range of people from various backgrounds an cultures and learn quickly.

During a Work Away in Scotland, I developed my confidence with DIY and can now do the basis e.g. use a drill/impact driver. As a volunteer, I supported with work on the roof (using ladders). nailing in cabling, manual labour such as moving fire wood and supporting with chain-sawing, mulching in the gardening and painting/sanding for a campervan conversion.

I love being outdoors and being active. I love hiking, mountain biking, paddle-boarding and camping.

Idade

30 & 30

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