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J'ai passé deux semaines chez Marie et Eric et je ne peux en dire que du bien. Marie et Eric m'ont immédiatement accueillie comme une amie et j'ai pu les accompagner à de nombreux événements, ce qui m’a permis de vivre de belles expériences et d’avoir des conversations enrichissantes. Le travail était très varié, principalement dans leur beau jardin, et j’ai beaucoup appris sur le jardinage et l’alimentation. Je pense que nous avons accompli beaucoup de choses pendant ce temps. Tous les deux étaient toujours très arrangeants et prenaient grand soin de nous (moi et mon compagnon qui est resté une semaine). Leur petit gîte est très confortable et tout l’environnement est simplement magnifique. Pendant ce séjour, nous avons beaucoup ri ensemble et j’ai eu le sentiment d’avoir trouvé de nouveaux amis :) Merci pour votre gentillesse et d’avoir rendu mon séjour si beau et si riche. Je vous embrasse, Marie

Genuinely the best Workaway we have ever done! Mustafa went above and beyond to ensure that we were comfortable and happy. The work was amazing, really fun to do, we absolutely loved the English group, we met so many great people we will consider friends for life. Everybody is so welcoming, kind and warm. We will really miss this workaway and will hopefully come back very soon!!

Qué linda experiencia! Julie creó un pequeño paraiso con su glamping y viñedo. Las cabañas tan acogedores y todo el lugar esta hecho con mucho amor y me senti muy en casa inmediatamente y durante los 10 dias de mi estancia. Ademas Julie es muy buena jefa (y persona :)): se preocupe de la gente, aprecia tu trabajo, da tareas diferentes y adaptas, y uno siempre puede elegir a qué hora quiere trabajar. Yo pinté una cabaña, un baño, una cerca y una silla. También me gustó etiquetar y empaquetar las botellas del vino y trabajé un poquito en el jardin. Todo muy agradable. El trabajo es a cambio de un poco de comida seca/ basica y podia quedarme en una de las cabañas hermosas con vista al viñedo. Me sentia como en la luna de miel. Gracias Julie por las charlas lindas, la cabalgata, la pequeña excursión a los Reyunos y las empanadas ricas. Disfrutó mucho de los clases de Yoga y del vino muy rico de Julie. También ya extraño mucho a los perritos tan cariñosos como mi Pancito - mi novio perrito! :) Muchisimas gracias para todo y que les vaya muy bien!

Je tiens à remercier André, et aussi Éliane, pour cette expérience extraordinaire et pour m’avoir permis de rencontrer de vrais nouveaux amis. J’ai passé deux mois chez André, et durant tout ce temps j’ai eu la chance de croiser des personnes vraiment adorables. André a été incroyablement encourageant et attentioné. Grâce à ce séjour et le jours dans L'Atélier, j’ai retrouvé mon énergie, ma confiance en moi et l’envie de reprendre la peinture. Je me suis sentie accueillie, appréciée, et très vite chez moi. Cela vaut tout autant pour Éliane, avec qui j’ai adoré passer du temps. Nos conversations m’ont énormément apporté : elles m’ont appris tellement de choses, m’ont fait découvrir encore davantage la culture française et m’ont aidée à améliorer mon français. Et puis… comment ne pas mentionner la cuisine d’André ? Il est un cuisinier excellent et chez lui, on ne manque jamais de rien. Merci pour tout — aussi de la part de mon compagnon, qui serait ravi de pouvoir venir lui aussi une semaine chez André — merci pour ce séjour inoubliable, pour votre gentillesse, et pour cette belle amitié qui fait maintenant partie de ma vie. Je vous embrasse très fort, Marie

We had the luck to have Gina as volunteer for a month and we are so happy that she chose to come to us! She helped us with many things during her stay: she joined a olive harvest, helped us chipping wood, preparing firewood, doing paths around the finca with the mulch, she planted trees, shrubs, bushes and succulents, she helped building doors for our bathroom and for our chicken area, she spent time with our animals in the days that we were at work. With us she learnt to do cob building and she did such a good job an the walls she plastered! For sure she did more, we just can't recall everything at the moment! She is such a good and hard worker and doesn't need any supervision while doing tasks! Basically she is the perfect volunteer: you can consider yourself lucky if she contacts you!

It was an honor for me to have Tyler as a volunteer for over five weeks. Tyler goes above and beyond volunteering to truly help with anything that was needed. He doesn't care about schedules or conditions, or how hard the work is. He was super respectful and kind with my children. He is a big, strong man with a heart that is just as big and strong. If you need a strong hand to do truly difficult jobs and at the same time someone supportive who has no problem with sweeping or cooking, Tyler is excellent. 100% recommended

Mitsuki is a wonderful person and an amazing workawayer! Having her for 2 month was very enjoyable in every sense. From a work perspective, she is a real hard worker with a great attitude and responsibility. On the personal side, she is a very sweet and nice person, smiling and polite and always willing to help. We can absolutely recommend her! Thank you so much Mitsuki for your help and a nice time together. We miss you and hope to see you again some day.

I am pleased to recommend Christina as an excellent volunteer and English teacher. During her time with us, she consistently demonstrated professionalism, patience, and a positive attitude. She prepared engaging lessons, communicated clearly, and adapted her teaching style to suit the needs of each learner. Christina is reliable, responsible, and very easy to work with. She brings enthusiasm to every task and creates a warm, supportive learning environment for her students. Her dedication and kindness truly made a difference. I also learned valuable lessons from her, which I have since applied to my own life. For these reasons, I highly recommend Christina for any volunteer or teaching position. She would be a wonderful addition to any team. Wishing you all the best, and please know that you are always welcome to come back anytime.

I spent a fantastic week with Thierry and Michelle mainly helping out in the vegetable garden harvesting and planting crops and preparing the planting beds for winter. Though my french level is pretty basic, they were very patient with explaining tasks and encouraging me to try and speak french as much as possible. I was a bit shy with trying to communicate in french at first but Thierry and Michelle were very welcoming and understanding and I certainly grew in confidence with french through the week. The countryside around their farm is also absolutely beautiful and often after working in the morning, I would go on long walks through the surrounding hills for which Thierry and Michelle were very helpful in providing maps and advice on the best walking tracks. I thoroughly enjoyed my first workaway experience and could not have asked for better hosts! Thank you Thierry and Michelle!

We really enjoyed having Anna with us. She was very helpful and got up to start work at 8 am, rain or shine (something we don’t require as our workawayers generally set their own schedule). She got along really and quickly made friends with our other workawayers . I love how her enthusiasm for beauty and nature made her smile and light up and how appreciative she was. She also contributed to cooking and her dish of gnocchis was delicious. It was truly a pleasure .

Sara and her team at the school were fantastic hosts, they made sure all needs were met and my stay was very comfortable. they really did make casa feel like home!!

I stayed a month and a half and had a great time here! I had plenty of time for myself and I loved that we were in a beautiful place surrounded by nature which was particularly beautiful in the Fall. The family is very welcoming and kind, specially Anouk. And in general it is an experience I really recommend.

Heidi und Hanna sind zwei junge Frauen aus Norddeutschland, die seit ein paar Wochen als « Helfer » in Irland und Frankreich waren. So kamen sie auch zu mir nach Quinçay und blieben 10 Tage. Ich verbrachte eine nette Zeit mit den beiden. Sie arbeiteten hauptsächlich im Garten, entfernten Unkraut und befreiten die Mauern von Efeu. Sie machten ihre Arbeit gewissenhaft und selbstständig. Ich hatte einige Termine in dieser Zeit und liess sie manchmal alleine arbeiten, was ihnen kein Problem machte. Unsere gemeinsame Sprache war Deutsch. Ich fand es etwas schade für Heidi, denn sie hätte sicher mehr Fortschritte gemacht, wenn wir französisch gesprochen hätten, aber Hanna verstand nichts und ihre Sprache, die sie in der Schule gelernt hat, war Spanisch. Wir machten ein paar dreisprachige Übungen manchmal am Morgen. Ich hätte lieber jedem einen Kommentar geschrieben, was leider nicht möglich ist. Hanna und Heidi waren im Umgang und im Kontakt sehr unterschiedlich. Ich empfand Hanna als eher zurückhaltend und scheu, während ich Heidi kontaktfreudig, spontan und offen erlebte. Tatsächlich habe ich Hanna überreden müssen, mit uns am letzten Abend zum Ball mit Volkstänzen aus Quebec zu kommen. Aber es hat ihr, dem Kommentar nach zu urteilen, wohl recht gut gefallen. Ich hatte in der Zeit auch einige Einladungen, bei mir zu Hause empfing ich 5 Studenten aus verschiedenen Ländern zum Mittagessen, es war ein anregender Nachmittag für alle, und ein anderes Mal waren wir zu einem Spielabend bei meinen Freundinnen eingeladen. Ich brachte die beiden auch mit dem Auto nach Poitiers; damit sie sich die Stadt etwas anschauen konnten (Ich machte andere Dinge in dieser Zeit), und am letzten Samstag fuhren sie alleine mit dem Bus in die Stadt Poitiers. Schade, dass die beiden ihre Wünsche nicht mitgeteilt haben, wenn sie in ihrer freien Zeit etwas anderes hätten machen wollen. Hanna und Heidi sind trotz ihres jungen Alters recht selbstständig, und ich wünsche ihnen noch viele interessante Erfahrungen bei ihrer Reise durch Frankreich. Ich kann sie ohne Weiteres weiter empfehlen.

I spent quite some time in La Città Invisibile, definitely more than originally expected. Miriam and Sandro were very kind to me in letting me stay while I sorted out some personal things. From the first days staying with them I felt like I was part of their family. The place is a really beautiful corner of Liguria and the house, even though is somewhat remote, has different spaces to do activities such as play music, do art, or even work remotely. The work was fair and well organized. I never felt like I didn't know what to do or how to do it. There was flexibility as for the hours and days worked. If you have the opportunity to visit La Cittá Invisibile don't think too much about it and go, I'm sure you'll spend meaningful time there! I know this comes a little bit late, but I hope everything is going well over there! warmly, Ivan

I cannot start this without saying thank you Don Gianni! I've been in San Gimignano for two months at the beginning of 2024, and even though a year passed, I remember every day. So if you are a workawayer reading this, please do not miss the chance. Gianni is a very kind person, trustfull and honest. A very good person. You can talk about everything and probably he has a story to tell. He is also always stand there to serve the community and volunteers, thanks again Gianni. The work include helping with church administration, cleaning, and organizing parish spaces around the village. By afternoon the volunteers are free, not before having incredible and traditional italian meals. This is not an exchange of work for meal and a roof, it is much more. Gianni includes the volunteer in every event, like having dinner with locals, feasts, or even trips around the area. In my stay he also gave me the opportunity to improve my italian. I feel very grateful, especially to Gianni and to all the people I met in San Gimignano.

River spent 3 weeks with us here in November. He prepared lunches for all of us, picked our baby kiwis and made some jam. He's someone who brings warmth through presence, stories and companionship, and we think he shines especially in moments spent together, sharing thoughts, magic tricks, and of course food. We wish you all the best River!

First workaway experience ever... And I've to say it was amazing. I strongly advice staying with Nik, he's an amazing guy and we had a lot of fun both during work and freetime. Thank you again <3

I stayed with Alessandro and his family for six weeks, and as my first Workaway experience, it couldn’t have been better. The farm is set in the beautiful mountains with an absolutely stunning view. Every day I enjoyed the epic scenery while tending the fruit trees, and on weekends I made sure to explore the area with some great hikes. The location is also fairly close to Las Palmas, so I’d definitely recommend taking a few day trips there. Alessandro is a wonderful host—friendly, respectful, and always clear in his communication. The two boys, Lori and Leo, are fun and full of energy, and Giovi is incredibly loving and a fantastic cook. And of course, Choco, the Buddha-dog, is one of my favorite dogs I’ve ever met. Overall, a warm, welcoming family in a beautiful place—I’m very grateful for the experience.

I want to thank André and Philip for giving me the amazing opportunity to volunteer at their Hostel in Rio de Janeiro. It was incredible to experience Brazil, and especially Rio, the authentic way. I volunteered at the reception for 3 weeks, working 3–4 days a week for about 6 hours. The tasks were really easy and straightforward, and the schedule gave me plenty of time to explore the city. Volunteering here also lets you connect with the guests in a really fun and natural way. We’d often go to the beach together or go out partying once the bar closed. If you come to this Hostel, keep in mind that you’ll probably end up partying almost every night, clubs, sambas, favela parties, Pedra do Sal on Mondays… it’s crazy, the energy is unreal! Again, thank you André and Philip. Hope to see you again soon, I’ll definitely be back in Rio!

I am sooo grateful that I got to meet Bob and Michelle, the moment I first came down their driveway it felt like a dream come true. The looks of the house and surroundings were just amazing with the forest right outside the back door. Bob contacting me was a true blessing, because it created an opportunity to experience many things for the first time. I went fishing for the first time and caught a fish, so awesome, I went to a Pumpkinfestival with an Artwalk in Battersea and was able to attend thanksgiving dinner. Bob shot his first Turkey and Deer so I got to eat them and experience butchering the Deer. I really enjoyed there hospitality and it truly felt like being part of the family. Thank you for having me, Thomas.