Ruth

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Back home in the UK - but still workawaying!
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Hello! I'm Ruth, I'm 30, and recently back home in the UK after two and a half years in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Nepal.

I worked from 2021 to 2023 as a junior carpenter, builder and workshop assistant, and am fully proficient in pretty much all hand and power tools. I have also worked six seasons as a winery cellar hand, most recently in Marlborough (NZ) and Tasmania and Coonawarra (Australia). The aim is to be a jack of all trades, but also master of a couple of them, given time of course.

I've moved around quite a bit and tried my hand a a lot of different things; teaching English in rural Nepal for a year, studying for my biology degree, lots of horticultural work when on a working holiday visa in New Zealand for 2+ years, youth work, and the aforementioned carpentry, construction and winery work.

I enjoy playing and watching cricket and badminton and do a lot of medium/long distance hiking and camping, most recently the 1000km Bibbulmun Track in Western Australia and north island section of Te Araroa in New Zealand. I also love cooking, baking, Star Wars, cross stitching, a bit of guitar, chilling in libraries, getting to know people, sharing skills and learning new things from each other.

I would be very open to any workaways where I can build on my existing skills, in particular with different types of building and carpentry (tiny houses?), ramble about some nice countryside, live in a community and encounter new ideas that have never crossed my mind before.

I feel like I have developed a beautiful network of friends and contacts through doing workaways overseas, and now I'm back home, but still [happily] without a permanent base, I'm keen to build myself that same network in the UK. Looking forward to meeting you!
Interesses
Cultura
Arte e design
Animais
Esportes de equipe
Filmes e TV
Política/justiça social
Ciclismo
Cuidar de plantas
Música
História
Culinária e comida
Caminhada
Astronomia
Sustentabilidade
Jardinagem
Carpintaria
Faça você mesmo
Camping
Arquitetura
LGBTQ
Atividades ao ar livre
Velejar/navegar
Livros
Naturaleza
Fazenda
Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Francês: Iniciante
Nepali: Iniciante
Habilidades e conhecimento para compartilhar ou aprender
Conhecimento de:
Jardinagem geral
Vida na fazenda
Projetos ambientais
Ajuda a cuidar da casa
Cuidar de animais
Trabalho beneficente
Projetos artísticos
Poso ensinar:
Projetos DIY criativos
Manutenção geral
Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
Ajuda com computadores/internet
Ensino
Quais são suas habilidades?
2 years of carpentry, building and construction, including decking, roofing, flooring, framing, insulation, plasterboard and plywood panelling, interior mouldings, and building tiny houses. Very basic electrics and plumbing. I've done numerous projects while workawaying requiring initiative and flexibility to work with the tools and materials available.

I can paint decently, use a mower, brushcutter, and most gardening tools. Good cook and baker, nothing too fancy, but good at feeding people healthy and delicious meals with what's available.

Experienced medium and long distance walker, always happy to talk about hikes and gear and outdoorsy things :)

Communication, leadership, decent organisational and management skills.
Responsible, reliable and hardworking :)
Idade
30
Mais algumas informações
- Fumante
- Carteira de motorista
- Alergias
  Peanuts - I have an epipen
- Dietas especiais

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10 jun. 2026

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Join us in our small cottage ...)

Lisa's lovely house in Hazelbrook is cosy and full of art and books and interesting things, and, along with Aloy the dog, she is a welcoming and generous host. The workload here is light; I did some land clearing and tree pruning, a bit of housework, and kept Aloy company when Lisa was at work. Lisa is a great cook and made some delicious dinners!… read more

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29 mai. 2026

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Join us in our small cottage ...) para o Workawayer ()

Ruth was amazing in completing tasks thoroughly . She cleared a large plot of old plants and trees with both a chainsaw and loppers in readiness for a community garden and cut back an overgrown hedge in her first few days here. She also did a great job in looking after my retriever when I was at work and Aloy became quite attached to her. She… read more

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23 jan. 2026

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Join our family and help ...) para o Workawayer ()

Ruth stayed with us for a few weeks and we loved having her here! She would have been very welcome to stay longer. We are really enjoying the deck that she made, which we refer to as 'Ruth's deck'. Ruth is a very competent woodworker, who works with a lot of focus and enjoyment.

Ruth is also considerate, curious, capable and an all round good… read more

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21 dez. 2025

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Join our family and help ...)

Ana and Andrew's in Hamilton Hill is one of those places that felt like home straight away; quirky, comfortable, and I was lucky enough to be there at a time with a really great group of other workawayers.

I worked mainly on installing recycled decking boards on the new deck at the back of the house which was a ton of fun, exactly the kind of… read more

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22 out. 2025

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Permaculture and syntropic ...) para o Workawayer ()

Ruth is a wonder! She came highly recommended by trusted friends, but still managed to exceed all expectations. She helped us out with so many things and was incredibly generous with her time and skills. It was a real shame that Nick was working the entire time she was with us so we had no cool building projects on the go but she was kind enough… read more

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10 jun. 2026

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29 mai. 2026

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23 jan. 2026

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21 dez. 2025

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22 out. 2025

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18 mai. 2025

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Help with DIY and our animals ...)

Dale and Jackie have created a beautiful space up on the hill, full of life and nature where you feel a true connection and appreciation for everything around you.
The work was varied and interesting - pruning berries, splitting and stacking firewood, making a worktop for the tiny house's outdoor kitchen area, helping Dale to net the fruit trees,… read more

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14 set. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Stay in a large room with ...)

I had a great week and a half with Matt, Danny and Erik. I stayed partly at their house and partly at one of their holiday cottages in Halls Gap.
We did some clearing up of fallen trees and branches after some very windy days, and some gardening, landscaping and woodworking projects at their house. The work was pretty laid back and usually… read more

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8 set. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Help our friendly family with ...)

Nick, Nicole and the extended family of the Seaview Zoo are some of the most open, kind and generous people a workawayer could hope to meet.
Their house and its setting are beautiful - sunsets on the beach just around the corner and all the delights of Adelaide just a walk, bike ride, bus trip or short drive away.
The jobs I did were suited to… read more

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23 fev. 2024

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Experience genuine ...) para o Workawayer ()

Everyone loved Ruth. Other workaways loved Ruth, my children loved Ruth and I loved Ruth. Ruth just fitted in like she had always been there. We were kindred spirits and shared a love of craft, cooking, baking and making. She arrived a few weeks before Christmas and was handed the task of helping me laminate all the croissant dough for Christmas… read more

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11 fev. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Experience genuine ...)

I spent 6 weeks at Kaaren's and had a wonderful time. This workaway was pretty much my first stop in Australia and I couldn't have asked for a more welcoming, kind and generous host. I stayed over Christmas and New Year and it was great to meet Kaaren's family and friends and other wildly interesting people of the hills. I and other workawayers… read more

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5 mar. 2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Happy little off-grid ...)

I spent a very happy three weeks in the woods, very lucky and grateful to Daryl for creating such a special, peaceful, chilled and beautiful place.
Felt super at home from the first day and despite it being February in England, the cabin was always toasty warm from the woodburner and the radiator in the caravan was frankly luxurious. The work was… read more

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25 fev. 2022

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Ruth is honest, trustworthy and a fantastic person, she has an independent and passionate approach to both her work and her spare time, happy on her own or leading the group with the tasks and even the games in the evening. I admire Ruth’s attention to detail and retention of knowledge acquired over her years of learning many useful things...
Also… read more

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28 jan. 2022

Deixado pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer ()

Ruth was my first workawayer, she has set the bar high. Ruth is such a lovely young lady.
We chatted about both being a host and workawayer which with it being my first hosting was really very useful, thank you Ruth.
We discussed tasks, how I would like it done, Ruth took this on board, she carried all tasks out to a high standard, I'm so pleased… read more

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25 jan. 2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Evolving syntropic style, ...)

I stayed for a week with Sophia, Jasper the dog, the three cats and various poultry in January and had a great time. Sophia's place is around a 15 minute drive inland from Aberystwyth, and I felt very welcome and comfortable from the start. We had a chat on the first morning about what jobs needed doing and which we would both prefer to do, so I… read more

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25 jan. 2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (House-sitting of our cabin in ...)

I stayed a week with Keith on his land in early January and had a mixed experience.
The land is in a beautiful part of Pembrokeshire with lovely views down into the valley and plenty of walks and paths around to explore. Keith introduced myself and another workawayer to lots of people in the local area and in and around Narberth, and meeting and… read more

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