Manolo & Lisa

Italy & France
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Travel information
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Travelling
Description
Hi there! we are Manolo and Lisa (24 and 28, Italian and French).
We love nature and living in contact with it following its rhythms.
We like mountains, picking mushrooms, making a veggie garden, identifying and harvesting wild plants, cooking, rock climbing and play guitar and ukulele.

We are artisans.
Manolo loves carving wood to make sculpture of animals, spoons and kitchen utensils and jewelry.
Lisa loves weaving plants and natural fibers to make baskets.

In the past years we lived in Piedmont (Italy) and in the Drôme (france) where we had the chance to experiment a simple lifestyle making our own vegetable garden and processing food for the winter.

After we spent the last year in the Drome we decied to buy a van to explore more areas around the alps.
Interests
Sustainability
Music
Outdoor activities
Yoga / Wellness
DIY & crafts
Drawing & painting
Hiking
Mountain
Sailing / Boating
Self development
Technology
Photography
Videography
Vegetarian or vegan
Van life
Nature
Farming
Cycling
Camping
Cooking & food

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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
Art Projects
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
Gardening, permaculture, foraging, food processing, DIY, bread making, pizza making, cooking, wood carving, basketry, crochet, rock climbing, graphic design, photography, videomaking.
Age
24 & 28
What else ...
We like cooking - Manolo worked as a cook and pizzaiolo.
We can stay in our van, we have everything we need to live in it. We might need to connect the electricity to charge the battery and use some heater if its really cold.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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30 Jan 2024

Left by Workawayer (Manolo & Lisa) for host (Autonomy, permaculture ...)

We arrived at Laure's home in january. As it was winter there was no big work in the garden but still she found many nice tasks for us to do: help in the kitchen, a bit of gardening...
We had great time in the kitchen sharing cooking recipes during rainy days. Also beautiful sunny days outside helping in the garden.
It was a great experience for… read more

(Excellent )

25 Jan 2024

Left by host (Autonomy, permaculture ...) for Workawayer (Manolo & Lisa)

We are so happy to receive Lisa and Manolo. They are very kind and good workawayers. They have a lot of knowledge for the gardening and cooking. They are always happy. They help me a lot. We can talk about many things, they ytavelling a lot in different countries. We will very happy to receive them another time, if they want come back home, at… read more

(Excellent )

4 May 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Manolo & Lisa)

Manolo and Lisa brought their active and critical energy in our home for almost 2 months. They work hard when needed and took their time to invest in their own activities and interests when free. They are both really caring on the work results and on how things should be done, and creative at the same time, exploring different solutions and… read more

(Excellent )

22 Apr 2021

Left by Workawayer (Manolo & Lisa) for host (Vegetable garden design and ...)

We spent 5 weeks at Valentina and Garbriele's house.
We were their first workawayers and it was a beautiful experience.
The house is in the countryside and they have so much land in which they are working on so many different projects.
We were free to choose on which project to work on and so we felt really free with the management of our time.… read more

(Excellent )

22 Aug 2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Manolo & Lisa)

Manolo is very dedicated, humble, trustworthy and reliable person. He is very emotional, interested in making long-lasting friendships. He is a great helper and whatever he did was done with care and not a favor. Three months with his help went smooth. He is always there where you need help. He does more than expected. He is great as a kitchen… read more

(Excellent )

16 Aug 2018

Left by Workawayer (Manolo & Lisa) for host (International Retreat Center ...)

I spent 3 amazing months here and I am so grateful because this place is magical.
It’s the best place for stay in contact with the nature, meet new friends from all over the world and learn new things from other cultures.
I think I did all the kind of shift that you can do: dishwashing, kitchen, housekeeping, handyman...
Everything is organized… read more

(Excellent )

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